Alzheimer’s prevention is possible, but you need the right tools and information. If you or someone you know has been diagnosed; you don’t have to give into the disease and let it destroy your life. Remaining positive is just the first step, but being ready to face it head on and arming yourself with the right information will help you to be able to beat it.
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People may be living longer today, with higher life expectancies for those
in many countries around the world than thirty years or so ago, but it sure
doesn’t feel like it from where I’m sitting. Heart disease, strokes,
diabetes and other life threatening conditions seem to be much more common and
striking those that haven’t even reached their sixties yet, and that includes
the baby boomers!
The stroke seems particularly terrifying to me. If it doesn’t take your
life, it can leave you in a wheelchair, render you unable to take yourself to
the toilet or feed yourself and all manner of other thought-provoking consequences.
In the worst-case scenario, it can leave you a prisoner in your own body.
Nobody wants that, but the stroke is affecting more and more people every day,
and largely thanks to an unhealthy lifestyle. Now, there is no way you can know
whether or not you will have a stroke, and no way that you can stop it if it
is going to happen, but there are ways that you can try and help yourself.
If you have led an unhealthy life up until now then stop! This moment is your
revelation, your little push to help you stay fit and well in the coming years.
It is exciting being a baby boomer at the moment, with children, grandchildren
and retirement to enjoy, but that will not be any good to you if you’re
not here or in a fit state to enjoy it. It is never too late to change and get
healthy so use the points below to get healthy:
Be healthy and sensible but always remember that life’s too short to
be miserable, even if you are thin!
I was reading an article the other day which was about staying healthy as you
get older, and one of the interesting points made, was that we tend spend very
little time just listening to our bodies. It included the obvious such as a
grumbling stomach when we’re hungry ..etc, but what I found intriguing was the
notion that we nearly always put off action, in response to our body’s signals,
until it’s too late. For example, if we feel a knot of tightness in our stomachs
in certain situations, we’ll almost certainly tell ourselves that it will wear
off, and go on doing what we were doing, rather than stopping and finding out
exactly why we’re feeling like that.
As I considered that, and recalled examples of when I’d done exactly what I’d
just read about, I thought it’s surprising how much time we spend not listening
to our bodies, just getting on with life. These symptoms can be indicators that
we are living an unhealthy lifestyle, or we are creating an unhealthy environment
for ourselves, and the consequences can be extremely damaging to our long-term
health. There were a few things recommended, such as yoga, meditation, regular
exercise ..etc, but I wondered how many of us, having read the article, would
actually go and do something about it, or change the way we do things?
I hear often about people who have a health or fitness regime and manage to
stick to it religiously, but no matter how hard I try, I just can’t seem to
keep it up. I know there are many more people like me, and I often wonder if
it’s something in our genes or are we just lazy? I confess to a certain amount
of laziness, but I think this is more to do with motivation. I find that when
I’m sharing a task with someone else, I’m much more inclined to stick with it.
It’s only when I’m on my own that I seem to lose energy for it. Perhaps that’s
the secret - don’t do it on your own.
Continued from http://www.cafebabyboomers.com/blog/health/over-50s-weight-resistance-workout-9
WORKOUT
– Warm-up
First off, before you start your workout you need to perform your warm up.
This will assist with warming up your muscles and preparing them for your workout.
So how long do I spend performing my warm up?
Perform 20 minutes on the treadmill or bike. Start off slowly and gradually work your way up increasing the intensity. If you start to “huff and puff” you are training too hard so make sure you drop the intensity eg. slow your walking or pedalling.
As you get towards the 20 minute mark, gradually start to slow down. If you are walking or cycling at a higher intensity and stop too quickly you will more than likely feel ill or dizzy. Training safely is always the best policy.
– Your Workout
Note, I mention Neutral Position below: Neutral Position - Stand with your feet approx shoulder width apart, your midsection firm and your chest out. Do not hold your breath. Keep your knees slightly bent - not locked out. Have your arms by your sides so your hands are at your thighs.
You very well may think that with all the advantages the United States has in Medical Research and expertise, along with what it spends, that it would have a corresponding preeminence in life expectancy. This simply is not so. Would it surprise you to learn that Jordan, in the middle east, has a greater life expectancy than the U.S.?
The fact is that there are 41 countries that enjoy a life expectancy greater than what a newborn can anticipate in America. Japan is in the lead where a female born today can expect to live to 86. Although the U.S. prides itself on it’s perception that it offers the best health care in the world, that belief is contradicted by the fact that in just two decades, American life expectancy has fallen from 11th to 42nd. (more…)
