The Tea and Toast Syndrome

Have you heard of this? It refers to the decline that some people, especially older people, experience when they don’t eat properly. Preparing a well balanced, complete meal day after day doesn’t work for everyone. Instead, whether it’s because of fatigue, lack of skill, failure to get to the store, or just personal preference, some will skip that full meal, and settle for tea and toast.

Too much of that kind of a diet is one of the things that can bring about a decline in our health.

The other part of the syndrome is the psycho-social component… the idea of eating that “meal” in solitude, or with the droning of the TV.

We aren’t made to live in isolation.

If you’re not eating wholesome meals in the company of friends, you will drop the turkey.