We may not want to admit it, but we Baby Boomers are huge users of prescription medicines. According to a 2013 report from the United Health Foundation, nearly 8 in 10 seniors (which includes the oldest Boomers!) are currently living with at least one chronic health condition. Twenty percent have diabetes, and more than 70 …
There’s no denying–Baby Boomers and seniors face many challenges for healthy aging. What we don’t need are irrational fears clouding our fitness options! But a recent article in Parade Magazine (“What Are You Afraid Of?,” 1-18-15) showed that much of what Americans fear is unfounded. The media plays a role in some of the hysteria, …
The common link in many chronic disease Scientists are exploring a new way to treat many of the maladies afflicting Baby Boomers and seniors–heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease. It seems these chronic killers all have a common link: inflammation. And this promising research may uncover what causes plaques to burst, cells to mutate, …
Still Number 1! Baby boomers and seniors, take notice! Despite years of public health efforts to curb this epidemic, the statistics remain alarming: heart disease is still the #1 killer in the nation, claiming 600,000 lives each year–approximately one in four deaths. According to the American Heart Association, for younger boomers, more than 10% of …
