Taking care of your parents health

What can you do at home?

1. Physical examination from head to toe
- Hair quality - look for unnatural greying or hairfall
- Eyesight - are they removing their glasses often?
- Shoulders - are they slouching from the shoulders?
- Stomach and arms - is the stomach getting bigger and arms thinner?
- Hip flexibility - can they sit down without any problem?
- Walking style - has their GAIT changed?
- Toes - are their toes curled up or open?

2. Exercise interventions
- Yoga class once a week
- Strength training once a week
- Cycling
- Climbing stairs
- Regular massage

3. Diet tips
- Start morning with nuts, have tea/ coffee after that
- Have fresh breakfast, if not too hungry have a banana or cup of milk
- Mid morning have a seasonal sherbet
- Have a chutney or pickle with lunch daily
- 20-40 min nap in afternoon
- Curd/ chaas/ lassi after the nap
- Wholesome meal in evening, e.g. roti with ghee and jaggery
- Dinner latest by 8 pm. Ideally, a rice based dinner.
- Milk at bedtime