Maintaining a healthy diet and consuming essential nutrients are important throughout a person’s life. The foods we eat have a significant impact on our bodies and our overall health, helping to keep us strong and healthy and preventing disease and illness. However, it’s even more crucial for those over the age of 50—especially women—to prioritize what they eat and where they … [Read more...]
Best of Boomer Blogs: A Potpourri of Thoughts
Once again, our Baby Boomer bloggers have been typing away at their computers and documenting their thoughts, dreams, and observations about life as we age. This time it’s a real potpourri touching on various topics. A family member that will make you blush Do you have a family member you find to be horribly embarrassing in public? They mean well. You love them. … [Read more...]
Where Did All the Candles Come From?
Age is a funny thing. How old do you have to be before you get only one polite candle on a birthday cupcake? Is it time to grin and quote Robert Osborne, “my age and my phone number are both unlisted?” You can change it! Do a little math and you’re in the forties . . . not including the summers. How about celebrating your 40th birthday for the 28th time? You can … [Read more...]
Core Values of a Vital (if Somewhat Vain) Boomer
As a teenager and in my early twenties, I was excessively preoccupied with my weight and, to a lesser extent, with a somewhat prominent nose. But my avoirdupois and nasal configuration, I'm happy to say, are worries of the past. My once-outsized nose has assumed its rightful place in my adult face, blending nicely with the other … [Read more...]
What do Women Over 60 Want in Life?
If you are a member of the Baby Boomer generation, you are probably in your 60s or 70s. As a woman of this age, you have experienced the ups and downs of life that may have affected the way you feel about relationships, health, family, or finance. I’m sure you have had miraculous times and moments of great challenge. It’s all part of this great journey we call life, … [Read more...]