Today, you want to know where your food is coming from. It needs to be as fresh as possible, free from added chemicals, produced sustainably and locally. But like most baby boomers and older adults, you probably can’t guarantee the safety of your food supply. And who has the time, experience, or patience to grow …
Whether you’re a baby boomer, an older adult, or even a youngster, and you’ve read my blogs before, you know I’m a huge proponent of fruits and vegetables! Adequate intake of these foods floods your body with phytochemicals–tiny life-sustaining micronutrients found only in plants. Phytochemicals can reduce inflammation, reduce the risk of oxidative stress (act …
In California, this past Sunday was the 6-month anniversary of our governor’s stay-at-home order. It goes without saying that life has changed for all of us. No one knows when or if we’ll ever get back to “normal,” so we need to find ways to make the best of what we’ve got. Supporting our health …
A couple weeks ago I addressed baby boomers and older adults about fast food dining. It turns out this portion of the restaurant industry, while not the most healthful, has been booming in the past few months. Customers’ order sizes and the average checks have gone up–we’re eating more or buying for multiple people. Digital …
At the risk of alienating a few readers, my guess is most of you are grandparents. If not, you know someone who is. The annual day to honor you esteemed baby boomers and older adults is just around the corner: Grandparents Day is celebrated this year on Sunday, September 13. And with the ideal official …
Today, it’s more important than ever for Baby Boomers and older adults to take charge of their health. And one of the best ways to accomplish that is to eat a diet with an abundance of fruits and vegetables–foods that provide thousands of beneficial micronutrients. And it’s also critical to focus on a sustainable, local, …
I was watching with amazement yesterday as our grandchildren devoured their watermelon. (Of course, watching little ones at snack time can be of great entertainment to us Baby Boomers!) Our two-year old grandson was only interested in having me scoop out the luscious red fruit so he could slurp up the juice that surfaced! …
This sticker–Balance What You Eat–caught my eye twice this month, at two different locations hundreds of miles apart. So I decided to do a bit of research. Like most baby boomers, the idea of “balancing” what I eat, drink, and do sounds reasonable to me. I mean, good health is all about moderation. But adjacent …
If you’re like most Baby Boomers and older adults, you probably wonder where all that extra body fat came from? I mean, a few years ago, there was just a lot less of it. And now if you’re sitting around more than usual, that waistband may be getting even tighter! Here are 10 facts about …
Have you been struck by the Corona 15? You know, those extra pounds that somehow worked their way into your body recently. If you’re like the typical baby boomer, older adult, or anyone who’s been home sitting a lot more lately, you know exactly what I mean! According to some recent polls, about 1/3 to …
