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Show A Senior Pulse Salina SunGunnison Valley News Wednesday, May 15, 1998 Page 6 Reverse mortgages can A nutritious diet can extend help cash poor seniors y0ur Ufa according to studies Many older Americans are house rich, but cash poor. Typi- cally, theyre living on fixed in- comes and having trouble making ends meet. Theyre often forced to sell the home they love, just so they can afford to live. There are two good Reverse Mortgages programs available, FHA Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (called HECM) and needing extra money for living expenses or an unexpected bill, Maybe you need money for home repairs, to fix your car or buy a new one. With a Reverse Mortgage, you actually borrow against the value of your home. You then receive the loan proceeds according to the payment plan you select. Several payment options are available and you can change plans as many timesasyou wish. As long as your (NAPS) - Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be - if you eat a nutritious diet. Growing older can mean changing your lifestyle, especially when it comes to what and how you eat. According to recent studies, older adults have unique nutritional needs. A decline in the bodys abi I ity to correct nutritional Fannie Mae Home Keeper, imbalances can put them at a disHECMs are sponsored by the US advantage, while increased use of Department of Housing (HUD) homeremainsyourprincipleresi-an- d medication can change nutrient insured by FHA. dence, you dont have to repay a absorption and the sense of taste. Another factor affecting appetite penny. When your home is AReverseMortgageallowsyou tap the equity in your home nally sold, the loan value plus is the declining number of taste (your home should be free and accrued interest becomes due and buds. Due to the role diet plays in clear of loans or have a low bal- - is payable from the proceeds of diseases of later life, many older ance). You can receive a monthly your home. Any proceeds re- adults become concerned about To make up fora diminishing appetite and fewer tastebuds, check, have a line of credit that maining pass to your heirs. If eating a nutritious diet. older adults can enhance the flavor of food with sugar, value in balance can of exceeds the use nutrients remains you please, your you any way Getting ample onions, garlic, herbs and flavored vinegars. or take a lump sum of cash to pay your home, the FHA Insurance essential to good health. Here are off bills, take a trip or anything makes up the difference. So nei-el- some tips on how to get what you of offered by churches and commuyour diet. unchoose. Best of need: all, you theryounoryourheirswillbeleft Calcium increases bone mass nity organizations to enjoy meals like a regular home equity loan, with a debt and you can never be Limit fat intake. Thirty percent and reduces the rate of bone tissue in the company of others. you dont have to repay a penny as forced to vacate your home as or less of yourtotal calories should loss. Increase calcium intake by Physical activity can help you long as you stay in your home, long as you choose to stay in it. A come from fat. increase low-fmilk your energy levels, build products including There is nocredit or income quali- - Mrs. Allen said, After my More than half of your calories in and muscles, improve strengthen diet. your band died, I thought I would hav : should come from carbohydrates the health of your circulatory sysTo improvecalcium absorption, You may not be made of to move in with mv son Thanksto such as fruits, vegetables, cereals, increase the Vitamin D in your tem and bones and keep arteries money, but your home is. You my Reverse Mortgage, Ive been sugars, breads, beans and pasta. 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