Nutrition and Aging – Some Signs

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Yes, I am discussing the topic ofnutrition again. With the concerted efforts of the Academy ofNutrition and Dietetic (AND) to become a monopoly in the field ofnutrition and force people with degrees in nutrition out of businessunless they become certified or licensed under their organization,people will need to learn nutrition on their own. We should notaccept the teachings of a monopolistic organization that uses mantrasand mandates.
I am hoping our state legislature willcontinue to protect the nutritionists of our state. It is refreshingto talk to them and know that they will work with you as anindividual. They know that in nutrition, “one-size-does-not fitall,” and each person has individual needs depending on age,ability to exercise, and general health. Since I am in the class ofelderly, they work with me to attempt to balance my nutritionalintake.
For those of us in the eldergeneration, we need to avoid many of the normal teachings of the ANDand learn that many years of whole grains (i.e. high carbohydrate)and low fat have done damage to us. We often need more protein,higher fat content in our food, and less carbohydrates than ouryounger generations. Even they might do better with fewercarbohydrates.
When I started to look for information,I thought this article in WebMD may have been useful, but it is notas specific or as helpful as I had hoped. The article focuses onanemia and iron deficiency more than anything. It rightly brings upthe B vitamins, but fails to point out any specific deficiencies andsigns to be aware of if you have any of the vitamin B deficiencies. This is the reason I do not like articles mentioning registereddietitians as they are not getting paid to be informative, thereforeit is all generalizations.
We need to be aware of other people onthe Internet that also bring in small items about nutrition and thosewriting about low carbohydrate diets. David Mendosa does like tomention foods that work for him. You should subscribe to his posts. Jenney Ruhl now has a book out titled Diet 101 that I have notbeen able to read, but hopefully will in the near future.
Other sites that are about nutritionexist, it is just finding them. Yes, here are a few I read, not on adaily basis, but as I can or they have a blog posted.
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/#axzz1pEQ4nwE5
http://www.diabetes-warrior.net/
http://myoptimalhealthresource.blogspot.com/
http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/
http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/17/index