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More and more, Baby Boomers are growing concerned with the inevitable changes brought on by the aging process. An anti-aging agenda targeting boomers has become a darling of the media, and the internet is full of pitches touting remedies for aging skin and a variety of dietary supplements said to mitigate the outward signs of growing older. Scientific anti-aging research has become big business.

Aside from the burgeoning number of anti-aging products, there are other approaches that a growing number of baby boomers are adopting, including some that are discussed in the article that follows. Some of the recommendations seem rather radical. Baby boomers have never let tradition stand in the way of change. Is it possible that some of the tips offered here will become mainstream as time passes? Continue Reading »

Are we compelled to acknowledge an inexorable societal bias toward the young that demands us to simulate youth? Permitting ourselves to absorb the profusion of media buzz, promising that those of us who are aging can look young again, hints that there's nothing more to it in order actually to feel young.

These constant importunings do nothing, of course, to alter our views and core beliefs about ourselves. Certainly, no one would argue that older people ought not strive, within reason, to present a nicely turned out appearance. Acting and feeling old in keeping with negative stereotypes about becoming older that sadly prevail in our society is not a requirement. The article below offers some solid suggestions on how we can sustain a younger mindset inside regardless of what may be going on with our outsides. Continue Reading »

There are demonstrable health benefits derived from meditation, and that applies to easing the effects of the aging process as well. As the median age of populations in developed countries continues to increase, so will the resources and costs associated with providing services and medical care begin to soar.

Modern societies would be well advised actively to advocate ways of preventing or slowing the more pronounced and costly effects of the aging process, and encouraging the practice of meditation would certainly be one of them. The article that follows outlines the positive benefits of meditating when we reach a certain age and is well worth reading.

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The aging process is not only inevitable, it also is complex. However, there are a number of relatively simple steps we can take to combat the onset and effects of aging. It’s been said that life is a temporary victory over everything that can kill you. Why not take reasonable precautions to ward off the signs and effects of the aging process until there is nothing left to fight with?

The following article delves into eight steps you can begin to take immediately to prolong the temporary victory just mentioned. Continue Reading »

With the aging of the baby boomer generation, questions about slowing the aging process abound. A considerable amount of serious research is being conducted to determine whether diet and certain supplements can impede the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

An extensive study has been undertaken at Columbia University in light of the anticipation that these conditions will become more prevalant as the aging population swells. The following article delves into this issue and is worth the read.

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