Malnutrition in Elderly

| Modified on Mar 02, 2017
Malnutrition in the elderly is a serious problem, especially for those who aren't receiving careful monitoring by a family member. How can you help a family member who appears malnourished and underweight? Please let us know your natural remedies to help malnourishment.



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Posted by Mama To Many (Tn) on 03/01/2017
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My mother in law has multiple health issues, including COPD. She is taking a conventional approach to medicine.

A year ago she was doing very poorly. She was hospitalized for a week and was in a wheelchair when she went in to rehab after her condition stabilized. She was way too weak and compromised to go home at that point.

Fast forward to now, a year later. She has since moved to a very nice assisted living apartment where she has a number of friends. (Before the hospitalization she was living by herself.)

We have noticed a significant improvement in her health since moving in to assisted living. She has not changed medications or anything else. The once big change is that she is eating regular balanced meals. They are not what some would consider super healthy meals, but she is getting so much more nutrition than she was when she was cooking for herself. (It isn't too motivating to go to much trouble for that.) Also, she has meals in a dining room with friends; she probably eats more (though not excessively) just because of the social aspect of eating.

Anyway, we expected a steady decline in her health, especially after her week in the hospital with kidney and other issues. We are delighted to see that she is actually so much better than a year ago. Everything points to an improvement in her calorie and nutrition intake as the cause of her improvement. She can walk farther. She can remember more. I cannot discount that more social interaction is playing a part as well.

I thought I would pass along these observations; hopefully they will be helpful to someone else trying to improve general health of an older friend or relative.

~Mama to Many~


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Posted by Patty (Houston, Texas, US) on 11/21/2014

Any thoughts on how I can get a traditional medical sytem(hospital, doctors) to accept that malnutrition( admitted by the doctors )might by be helped by real nutrition (not cake, white bread, etc) and also at least a b vitamin supplements..she has weakness, disorientation and all other symptoms of malnutrition. Please help...have talked to the doctor and he agrees to give b vitamins (she also needs HC1 also and vit e, c, etc. but he has not done anything along those lines to help...it couldn't hurt as she will probbly be going to a mental facility (she's 79 and very sick now) please reply if you can...think I might give some vitamins without drs consent if possible...thanks for your knowledge ad God bless you and your associates

Replied by Rsw
(Uniontown, Oh)
11/21/2014

Hi Patty,

This is a formula that was developed to provide excellent nutritional benefit to people who are on feeding tubes, instead of the high carb, basically junk food they have been given. In addition, it is also sold as a meal replacement, and as you can see, is derived from excellent food sources. It would be a good addition to the diet of the person you mention who is malnourished.

https://www.functionalformularies.com/product/liquid-hope/

Best wishes.



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