ElderHeal

30/09/2025

We were told that animal fats caused heart disease & vegetable oils were the antidote. It was a fat load of nonsense. Discover the dirty truth about 'healthy vegetable oils'.

30/09/2025

Important.

Some doctors say you can't reverse dementia because you can't bring damaged neurons back to life. Read how Lea Nelson achieved the miracle and how you can, too.

16/09/2025

Sometimes its the obvious that's not obvious. 😊

Even though I've been preparing for a different hands-on healing workshop (), that focuses on the face, I am always thinking about how important face-to-face connection is for our elderly in their mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.

A smile says to them - I'm safe, I'm connected to others, I am seen, I belong, I matter, I am worthy of an acknowledging smile!

This is especially true of some who might have cognitive decline, where they have feelings of isolation, fear and confusion – when you smile, albeit briefly - their mirror neurons will then cause them to mirror your action and sincere smiley state.

Sometimes the simplest things, simply work deeper than we know.

Warmly,

Jenny 🕊️

https://jennyelenihealth.com/elderheal

14/09/2025

Indeed- whats happened to the respect for elders?

14/08/2025

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Why Hearing Stimulation Matters 👂

• Keeps the Brain Active
Hearing sounds (especially familiar ones) stimulates the auditory pathways in the brain, keeping them engaged and slowing cognitive decline.

• Supports Emotional Memory
Music, voices, and sounds tied to positive memories can trigger emotional responses, helping people reconnect with their past and feel more grounded.

• Reduces Frustration and Isolation
When hearing is poor, people can feel left out, confused, or overwhelmed. Supporting hearing helps them stay involved, reducing emotional distress.

• Promotes Communication
Better hearing means better understanding—and that builds stronger conversations, even if verbal communication is limited.

• Improves Mood and Sleep
Familiar, calming sounds can lower anxiety and agitation, promoting relaxation and better sleep.

14/08/2025

Beautifully said. Thank you Daniela.🌸🙏

“Why don’t people hug us more as we get older?”

There are several emotional and societal reasons this happens—none of which make it right.

💔 Why it happens:

Ageism and invisibility

Older adults are often treated as if they are less in need of affection, touch, or connection. Society tends to focus on youth and overlooks the emotional needs of the elderly.

Fear of physical fragility
People might worry that a hug will hurt or overwhelm an older person, especially if they have mobility issues or frailty—even when a gentle hug is perfectly safe and welcome.

Discomfort with ageing
Some people avoid physical closeness with older adults because it reminds them of their own ageing or mortality. This fear is rarely acknowledged, but it’s real.

Loneliness and isolation
As people age, they may lose spouses, close friends, or even become estranged from family. Their social circles shrink, and so do their opportunities for affection.

Cultural or generational differences
Some older adults grew up in cultures or families where physical affection wasn’t common—so they may not initiate it, even if they deeply crave it.

💖 But here’s the truth:

Touch is healing.

A hug can say “I see you,” “I care,” and “You still matter.”

Whether it’s a hand on the shoulder, a warm embrace, or simply sitting close—affection remains essential at every age.

If you work in aged care or simply love someone older, don’t underestimate the power of a gentle hug. Sometimes, it's the most human thing we can offer.

08/08/2025

More touch please, for our elderly.
This is biology (too).

According to science, there's a natural decline in sensory perception as one ages - yes, healthy ageing too, in different degrees.

This includes touch sensation & perception of touch. The central nervous system changes with a healthy ageing brain, around 8th or 9th decade. There's a slowing down (whether that is super subtle in or strong) of processing of stimuli.

A down-regulation occurs in CNS processing of sensory perception - to and from the brain.

According to science, in the aged, they have diminished quantity of sensory axons, therefore, they need greater stimulus strength to recruit certain number of sensory axons (of which respond to stimulus like TOUCH).

Essentially, as your loved one ages, he/she needs even more (tactile) stimulation to be aware of the sensation!

In touch therapies:
Does this mean go harder?
Not necessarily.
Does this mean, make the treatments longer?
Not necessarily.
What is necessary is that the aged simply require more touch stimulus to have the sensation awareness that produces all those feel good chemicals & all the physiological benefits touch therapy can produce.

It means that a paradigm shift needs to happen here for the elderly - especially in aged care home where touch is not minimal, but non-existent. It means, that, with this knowledge, the practitioner is even more mindful, more intentional, more aware of not only the individual need for healing touch in a treatment, but it's literally biology.

Touch more. (they) Sense More. Heal deeper.

As their body is changing, down-regulating to an extent, less density of sensory receptors. less blood flow, less neural firing - it's even more critical to provide healing touch therapies for the touch deprived elderly.

Love,

Jenny 🕊️

🔗 https://jennyelenihealth.com/elderheal



P.S.
[I'm not one to subscribe to the doom and gloom, the fear and exaggeration of perils of ageing- I don't buy it. However, at some point, our body-suits will age - well or not well, fast or slow, up to the individual. This post is, rather, to highlight touch for elderly. 😊 ]
I digress!

19/07/2025

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"It was mum's fault!" 🧡 She’s the reason I do this!
Just in case you missed my story on how I specialised in this rewarding field: massagefordementia.co.uk/spread-dementia-awareness
To all my followers both old & new ... a warm welcome to you and a HUGE THANK YOU for supporting & following my work.
Your support helps build a society where dementia is met with understanding, not fear.

17/05/2025

This one can be a challenging one in manual therapies/ healing work.
To "see" the other as whole whilst the physical body is presenting quite the opposite can take practice.

The healer is there to bring out the healing that already lives in the body; to see wholeness, not sickness. The healee feels this.

See the other as whole, not broken.

Warmly,
Jenny

https://jennyelenihealth.com/elderheal

17/05/2025

For many, and for love and protection [though, misinformed] – we cautiously might keep our elderly out of the sun.
When in fact the older we get, the more sun exposure our bodies need! More skin, please! More sunshine, please! More, more more Light from divine Source, God, Universe to the body, give nutrients to the cells, give to the body.

We have been conditioned to fear the sun. Why would Creator have a dangerous sun? Of course, common sense is required with sun exposure - but for the most part, it is our free nourishment and 'food' Mother nature has gifted us.

Our elderly more than anyone need to expose as much skin as possible and sit in the sun.

Our bodies are filled with, light, sound, energy, electricity ⮕ requiring sunshine to thrive.

In addition to replenishing Vitamin D stores (which capacity diminishes with age), sunshine has a powerful effect on mood and emotional wellbeing.

As our elders might become less mobile, they may walk less, hence go outside less, or walk in nature less, and get much much less sunshine!

Sunshine is food for the body and for the Soul. Early morning sun exposure sets the circadian body clock right. But, really, any sun helps!

No hats. No sunscreen (toxic stuff!) and lots of skin, please. Whilst not burning or intense, some sunshine for our elderly can make the world of difference.

Warmly,
Jenny

https://jennyelenihealth.com/elderheal

16/05/2025

The very presence of you, just being with an elderly person, heals.
Being in your own frequency, or vibration of pure Self-love, just love ( = authenticity; honouring the Soul-you) is healing for others who are in your presence; for the elderly person, or loved one that is sitting right opposite you.

No matter how it looks, how ill, old, sad, lonely, in pain - the other person looks or feels: if you can maintain your high vibration– this is healing for that person. Their vibration will try to match yours. It's spiritual and quantum law.

When you are present and in your body, centred and grounded - that is healing. Your presence, grounded in authenticity and good intention becomes the resonance that expands out into the other person's energy field. Your presence will 'entrain' and cause the elderly person's resonance to try to match yours.
This is science, quantum science and spiritual truth.

So, when you are with your elderly loved on or client and through the filter of your eyes , he/she looks sad, or bleak, hopeless, in pain...keep your spirits and energy strong and high - because it influences and can change the other person's energy....which gives more health and wellness than you can imagine.

Presence and love-frequency in You, the healer - becomes the healing medicine for the healee.

Warmly,
Jenny

P.S. Join me in June for a 2-day workshop: ElderHeal. All details:
https://jennyelenihealth.com/elderheal

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31/03/2025

Most of have heard of the pervasive, highly innervated, connective tissue " fascia " if you're the slightest bit interested in the body and health!
It envelops everything in our body, and is everywhere to the tiniest miniscule cell. It's filled with nerves, lymph, blood and carries information, filled with water...oh so much to say. But, this post is not about fascia.

What I'd like to highlight here is that you don't have to massage or manipulate every inch of the body to affect the whole body; to affect the nervous system; to affect the entire back region in this case.

By applying gentle yet precise and very very intentional (in direction and force) manipulations over the posterior neck muscles, notably the sub-occipital group: you will affect (that is, calm down) the nervous system, activate proprioception, and affect the entire posterior line of muscles down the back and further in both directions.

I'm highlighting this because it's important to acknowledge that when you're treating the elderly and if in a seated position, you may feel that you are limited and you can only affect the upper back/neck a little bit with some massage.
Not the case! I will teach you some highly effective methods and manipulations that can ease their pain in the entire body (when done correctly), notably and especially in the back, neck, head/eyes, but not limited to.

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