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THE JEWg-INEWS

Elissa Dishell stretches during her yoga routine.

deed, a well-balanced diet fol-
lowing the standard of the latest
nutritional pyramid has been the
dietitian and nutritionist's advice
for years.
"Everything in moderation"
has long been their slogan.
Elissa and Don Dishell became
interested in nutrition some 40
years ago while raising their chil-
dren.
"Don and I started practicing
yoga before it was popular, and
we ate a lot more protein back
then, especially meat," recalls
Mrs. Dishell of Franklin. "We
thought we were eating right and
healthy because we were active
— biking, hiking, siding, playing
tennis or golf.
"Today, we eat differently
based on the newer medical evi-
dence. I went on a low-fat diet a
few years ago and found I ate
more, but was always hungry
and never felt very energetic.
"I stopped because it wasn't
working and decided to eat every-
thing in moderation. I feel much
better, have more energy, and my
skin isn't so dry.
"The one thing that hasn't
changed is our yoga — Don and
I have kept up with it through-
out the years."
Maintaining a healthy weight
remains important but it gets
more difficult when activity lev-
els decrease, such as retiring
from a job to a relatively slower-
paced life. To avoid becoming
overweight, less active people
over 50 should be reducing the
number of calories they consume
each day.

At the same time, they need to
understand that their body's re-
quirement for protein, carbohy-
drates, minerals, and vitamins
remains the same. In other
words, it is even more important
to eat high-quality foods —fruits,
vegetables, and whole grains —
and to avoid the processed foods
often high in calories, fat, sodi-
um, and refined sugar.
According to Gail Posner, a
registered dietitian in Farming-
ton Hills, getting older often
makes it harder to get all the nu-
trients that are needed.
"A person's metabolism slows
down every decade," explains
Mrs. Posner, "so that the caloric
needs are reduced about 2 per-
cent every 10 years. That's equal
to 120 calories a day, or one piece
of fruit or bread.
"Not reducing the calories or
increasing activity to burn them
off results in adding 12 pounds
every 10 years. So maintaining
the right weight becomes an im-
portant factor in maintaining a
healthy and active life style.
"Problems arise when older
people, especially the very elder-
ly, don't get proper nutrients be-
cause of deficiencies, or excesses,
or imbalances in their diet. These
people are basically malnour-
ished."
Inspired about good nutrition
after reading one of the practic-
ing good health books written by
John D. McDougall, M.D., Esther
Frank of West Bloomfield start-
ed eating primarily vegetarian
meals about 15 years ago.
"The problem was that I

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