A growing number of tube feeders are using blenderized tube feeding formulas that contain whole foods.

The natural antioxidants in fruits and vegetables help keep your body’s immune system working at its best. Consume at least the recommended 5 servings a day of fruits and veggies to give your body a strong defense against illness. Wash your hands regularly and stay physically active to round out your flu-fighting arsenal.   Add… Continue reading Flu Fighters: Fall Fruits and Vegetables

You or your senior may need to increase your calorie and protein intake if you have lost weight or are having trouble gaining weight.

Reduce your risk of developing this chronic disease by talking to your doctor, eating well and staying active. Read this article for more tips.

Seniors are particularly vulnerable to poor nutrition status. Good nutrition can improve health and functional status.

In this video, Amy Long Carerra, MS, RD, goes through the steps of how to gravity feed, and gives tips to make the process go smoothly.

Gravity feeding is a way to deliver formula through your feeding tube. With this feeding method, formula flows out of a bag and into your tube by gravity. This method is slower than feeding with a syringe and uses a roller clamp on the bag’s tubing to control the rate. Most people who gravity feed take a… Continue reading Tube Feeding: How to Gravity Feed

Watch this seven-mintute-long EnteraLite Infinity Pump Training Video, with clear, step-by-step instructions given by a registered dietitian.

Malnutrition is an imbalance between nutrients required and nutrients actually taken in. This imbalance results in deficits of energy, protein or micronutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, that may negatively affect growth and development in children. Both overnutrition and undernutrition are included in this definition. Overnutrition is associated with obesity and resulting chronic disease. An estimated… Continue reading Recognizing Pediatric Malnutrition

In this video, watch Shield HealthCare's Registered Dietitian's show viewers how to bolus feed , also known as syringe feeding.