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Posts by Ayela Spiro:
Swallowing Difficulties – A Serious Issue
Swallowing Awareness Day 2018 is on March 14th and provides us with a good opportunity to reflect on how Dysphagia...
Don’t believe All You Read – Asparagus Has Not Been Shown to Cause Cancer!
Quite strangely, Asparagine, a building block of protein, has hit the news. This followed publication of a study in mice...
EAT for Pressure Ulcers – Evidence, Assessment, Take Action
Nutrition and hydration play a key role in keeping the skin healthy. NHS Improvement, as part of part of the...
Poor Oral Health Increases Risks of Frailty
Don’t get confused – this is still the nutrition blog! But it is important that we are aware of the...
Spices – Could they have Nutritional Benefits?
Alteration in taste is relatively common in ageing and is often associated with other sensory impairments (like smell), poorer health and...
Can We Still Talk About Brussel Sprouts?
We are fond of discussing the benefits of vegetables in the nutrition blog! This week we are highlighting a new...
What Does ‘Outstanding’ Nutrition Care Look Like?
Some stark statistics as we go into the New Year - in 2015, 850,000 people were living with dementia and...
Packed With Nourishment
Time for some Christmas cheer – a resource promoting the importance of oral care, nutrition and hydration for care home...
Put Your Nutrition Specs on When Working With Older People
That’s what the Malnutrition Task Force and Age UK urge following their recent State of the Nation report, which aims...
Oral Nutritional Supplements for Dementia – Are They Helpful?
In mixed patient groups oral nutritional supplements (ONS), sometimes referred to as sip feeds, have been shown to be effective...