GRAND Magazine - May/June 2017 - 17

Wonder Granny

Eat protein to keep your muscles strong

As we age our bodies don't use protein efficiently. It becomes
more difficult to build and maintain muscle mass. Insufficient protein also contributes to impaired wound healing, loss of skin elasticity, and inability to fight infection.

Good sources of protein:
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Seafood
White-meat poultry
Milk, cheese, and yogurt
Eggs
Beans
Nuts and seeds
Soy
Lean beef or pork

Q. My grandchild's parents

* Rapid heart rate
* Low blood pressure
Dehydration becomes more common with aging because the
amount of body water decreases by approximately 15% between
the ages of 20 and 80. Plus we may have decreased sensations of
thirst, or take certain medications, or generally eat and drink less
than we used to. So, drink throughout the day, and eat juicy fruits
and vegetables.
Here is a fun little video you can share with your grandkids

both have demanding careers.
My son has two weeks of
parental leave and my daughter-in-law will go back to work
after three months. I don't tell
them it worries me, but it does.
How is daycare working out for
young children?
A. You're not alone in this concern. Families were much less
likely to have two working parents when we were raising our children two or three decades ago. Today, more than 60% of mothers
with young children work outside the home. Studies are constantly
being done about how day care affects young children and many
of them are reassuring, mostly because the differences seen later in
childhood for children who were in daycare and those who weren't
seem mostly insignificant. In fact, a study by the U.S. National
Institutes of Health found slightly higher cognitive and academic
achievement scores among teens who spent time in high-quality
daycare as young children.
The key word there is "high-quality." Factors such as the level of
interaction between children and their caregivers, the ratio of caregivers to children, and the education and qualifications of the day
care staff were found to be most important.
One other aspect is that children who spent time in day care
were the exception in our day. Now their peers are likely to have had
similar experiences and daycare is more the "norm."

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Water, water everywhere

You've heard it before - by the time you feel thirsty, you're already
in the beginning stages of dehydration. That can lead to:
* Confusion
* Difficulty walking
* Dizziness or headaches
17 GRAND

MAY JUNE 2017

Cheryl Harbour is the special editor of the
"My GRANDbaby" section and author of
Good to Be Grand: Making the Most of your
Grandchild's First Year, a combination of up-todate information and grandparently inspiration.

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