Lifestyle, food and health articles
Most people who have availed themselves of our services here at MagicKitchen.com know that we deliver nutritious and delicious meals right to your door. They know that we provide prepared meals that meet a wide variety of nutritional requirements, to include diabetic and dialysis friendly, …
Hey…HEY! It’s us, your hard-working kidneys and yeah, we know it’s been a while since we talked…like in forever, but we thought it was time to give you some advice about what types of food to eat in order to keep us filtering out the …
This is going to amaze you. The vegetables and fruits we know today are vastly different from what they began as. OK, three guesses, what is this? A. Squash B. Banana C. Some kind of starchy vegetable If you guessed B. banana, you were right! …
One item most people seek to maintain as they age stands out among all others and that item is independence. Many seniors struggle with the notion that they may need looked after in a manner similar to (gasp!) a child and they stubbornly cling to …
Type 2 Diabetes is a well-known, potentially life-long disease. It seems to be more prevalent now than it ever has before. The good thing is you can control it by monitoring and adjusting your diet and exercise habits. If these things just don’t work for …
The phases of life provide many challenges. Growing up and living alone has to be the most exciting. However, as we grow older, often we can no longer be independent as we once were. Seniors may be living alone due to a spouse passing on, …
From time to time we all experience that mess in our kitchen: the unfinished meals and huge amounts of leftovers we often don’t know what to do with. Before cleaning up your fridge, think about these numbers: The annual food waste amount is enough to …
1. Bionic Vision – You probably never thought something would come along to give you super-vision. But this Canadian doctor has invented a lens for implantation in your eye that will give you exactly that. “If you can just barely see the clock at 10 …
Ok, I finally admit, I hate to cook. I used to love it, but as I get older, forget it. I’m not the only one around who hates cooking. Just turn to Twitter and search “hate to cook” and plenty of Tweeters pop up with …
Approximately 20% of adults ages 55 and older have some sort of mental health concern, yet nearly 33% of them do not receive treatment. The first step in improving mental health for seniors is recognizing the signs and symptoms and talking with health care providers …