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I’m getting better at listening to myself, a still-developing skill I owe in part to the discussion I had here with Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. She’s a businesswoman, theologian, motivational speaker, boomer generation expert and the author of 25 books. She’s also full of life and full of tips on how to lead a better, more fulfilling life.
I remembered what she said when I recently encountered one of the most unusual situations of my career. It was one in which—no matter what I did—the “other side” couldn’t hear me and the messages from “over there” became more conflicting and confusing, wasting my time and distracting me from my goals. I called upon some of the principles Dr. Orsborn explains in this video.
Let it go and walk away, I said to myself. And I did.
“Surrender the notion that you have control over life when things keep coming at us,” she says. When bad things happen—and they will—embrace your powerlessness, she writes in a recent blog on her site, www.FiercewithAge.com. Look for her book of the same name this fall.
It is a basic tenet of spirituality—and spirituality is work, she says. No one said what’s really valuable in life comes easily.
No One’s Exempt
Baby boomer women, like the lioness, use resilience to become fierce with age.
Among baby boomers, especially super-achievers, many have been fortunate enough to “float” through their earlier decades without too much “drama.” “But nobody gets into their 50s or 60s without something spinning out of control,” says Dr. Orsborn.
That’s where resilience comes into play, the ability to bounce back when the sand castle tumbles down. Take a breath and then take a walk. Trust your unconscious mind, and be open to that breakthrough that helps you figure out what to do next. Ask yourself, “How can I be less stressed about this issue?”
Resilient to the Core
In doing so, you’re building your “core strength,” and Dr. Orsborn doesn’t mean just beefing up your abs. It’s a quality that can be learned and nurtured, that will help your spirit remain intact as you age and endure other hardships. It will help you adapt to adversity, focus on your gains instead of losses, and rebound gracefully and productively when you knock heads with forces beyond your control.
Finally, remember, says Dr. Orsborn: You can’t always stop the bad things from happening—but you can’t stop the good things, either.
I think this video will put more good tools in your resilience arsenal. Hope so!
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Mind Your Body TV continues its series for baby boomers on elder abuse with a reminder that you do have help. If you’re supervising care of a parent or other relative, either close by or from afar, and you suspect something is awry, go with your intuition.
In this episode, we present the expertise of Stacey Lindberg, program manager of Orange County (CA) Adult Protective Services—it’s part of the county’s Social Services Agency.
No matter where you live in the United States, resources exist at either the state or county level: Adult Protective Services (APS) offices insure the safety and well-being of elders and adults with disabilities who are in danger of being mistreated or neglected, are unable to take care of themselves or protect themselves from harm, and have no one to assist them.
Don’t get bogged down with government terminology here. You may have to “dig a little” to find exactly what you need.
You’ve got a friend:
Most APS services are available regardless of income. According to the U. S. Administration on Aging, National Center on Elder Abuse, this is what APS usually does:
*Receive and investigate reports of elder/vulnerable adult abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation
*Assess victim’s risk and capacity to understand his/her risk and ability to give informed consent
*Develop case plan
*Arrange for emergency shelter, medical care, legal assistance, and supportive services
*Monitor services
*Evaluate
Know that most APS programs serve both older and younger vulnerable adults. In some states, APS is responsible only for cases involving older adults.
Ethical principles:
These can help you guide your loved one’s care:
*Adults have the right to be safe.
*Adults retain all their civil and constitutional rights unless some of these rights have been restricted by court action.
*Adults have the right to make decisions that do not conform with societal norms as long as these decisions do not harm others.
*Adults are presumed to have decision-making capacity unless a court adjudicates otherwise.
*Adults have the right to accept or refuse services.
The “states” of APS:
Here in my home state of California, every county has an APS office that investigates reports of abuse of elders and dependent adults who live in private homes and hotels or hospitals and health clinics when the abuser is not a staff member. Reports of abuse that occur in a nursing home, a board and care home, a residential facility for the elderly, or at a long-term care facility are the responsibility of the state Ombudsman’s office.
You really can help an elder who can’t help him or herself—even more important when it’s a relative or dear friend.
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(Production note: First, my apologies for the audio on this episode—this won’t happen again on Mind Your Body TV. Call it a “growing pain.”)
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Dr. Joe Galati explained the new research that shows that more baby boomer patients are dying from hepatitis C than those infected with HIV. Anyone born between 1945 and 1965 should have a one time test for hepatitis C, regardless of your risk for hepatitis C. Dr. Galati and Liver Specialists of Texas are located in Houston, in the world famous Texas Medical Center. Dr. Galati is the Medical Director of the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at The Methodist Hospital. For more information visit www.texasliver.com, or call 713-794-0700 to make an appointment with Dr. Galati, or to be evaluated for a research study.
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Gold medal-winning cross-country skiers have solid upper and lower bodies and are in great cardiovascular condition. The trendy sport of Nordic walking—said to be one of the world’s fastest-growing sports with good reason—is recognized as a time-efficient, low-stress and total body workout, perfect for boomers. All you need is proper walking shoes and proper poles, and a door to the welcoming outside world. Almost anyone can do this any time, anywhere and in any climate, as today’s video expert, Bernd Zimmermann, demonstrates to me. He’s the founder of the American Nordic Walking Association.
Muscle up your boomer workout: According to Zimmermann and ANWA, “plain walking” with a fast pace and good stride only uses approximately 70 percent of the body’s muscle mass at any given time. Hold some Nordic walking poles in your hands with the proper technique and you’ll utilize up to 90 percent of your body’s muscle while increasing your heart rate significantly. Good for you!
Take first steps: Start with carrying poles in “2-wheel drive” position. Then grip using your upper body, so you’re in higher “4-wheel drive.” ANWA suggests each step begins with your heel on the ground, rolling forward to ball and toe, then pushing off to go forward. Keep hands in constant “grip-n-go” position, holding the pole every time it contacts the ground. Let it go as it is drawn back behind the body, finishing with an open hand. Allow this natural flow, so torso and hips work in a “counter-swinging motion” from the lower body. Advanced techniques include jogging, running, jumping strides, hiking/trekking and inline skating.
Nordic walking boomer benefits:
• Raises heart rate 5-17 beats per minute higher. Normal walking is 130 beats per minute, while Nordic is 147.
• Increases oxygen consumption and burns approximately 400 calories per hour, versus 280 calories per hour for normal walking.
• Releases pain and muscle tension in the neck and shoulders, increasing lateral mobility of neck and spine.
• Involves 90 percent of all muscles in its total body workout…actively engages forearm extensor and flexor muscles, rear part of the shoulder muscles, the large pectoral and broad back muscles…strengthens upper body and creates resistance to build better bone density.
• Reduces load on knees and other joints, and on “heel strike force,” thus reducing possibility of joint problems.
What you need: Start with a good-fitting pair of walking shoes. Don’t be tempted to use your skiing or hiking poles, for you need light-weight, rubber-tipped Nordic walking poles—you can change out the tips for different terrain. As an Internet search confirms, these can be priced from approximately $25 a pair to as much as $200. Don’t skimp on yourself, since this is already a recession-proof sport requiring minimal investment.
Where to learn: Doing an activity correctly adds to its benefits. ANWA holds workshops across the country, or you can purchase the organization’s excellent instructional DVD.
This sport comes naturally. Chances are you’ll pick it up easily in no time, so “walk on” to better health.
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As a fellow baby boomer, maybe you remember when grocery stores weren’t an entire city block long and didn’t contain thousands of products, but hundreds. I remember the plain A&P store in Charlotte, N. C., around which I’d dutifully follow my mom, “helping” her fill her cart.
Now a trip to the store can be a dizzying experience, one which also places more responsibility on us to be highly informed shoppers, says internationally-known Ashley, Koff, R.D. She’s on what she calls her “Qualitarian” mission, and it doesn’t include (bad for you) processed foods. Did you know, for example, that nearly 10,000 new processed food products are introduced each year, with plenty of savvy marketing punch behind them?
Pick and choose smartly:
This extensive variety elevates the chore of reading food labels to an entirely new level. You don’t love them either? Here’s Koff’s astute suggestion: “Don’t buy food with labels. Buy food in its whole form.” Easy, isn’t it? We both already know that an egg is usually an egg, and that fruits and vegetables don’t have labels—unless they’re designated “organic.” She recommends food in its “whole food form.”
When reading labels, Koff says, think of a downward pyramid while being cognizant of “optimal nutrient balance.” The first on the label ingredient is the main one, and so on, down the lines of the pasted-on nutritional grid.
You may already know that dangerous fast food ingredients that have been linked to various cancers and/or obesity include MSG, trans fat, sodium nitrite, BHA, BHT, propyl gallate, aspartame, Acesulfame-K, Olestra, potassium bromate, and food coloring Blue 1 and 2, Red 3, Green 3, and Yellow 6.
Read the labels on grocery store products and you’ll recognize some of those same culprits. Why, asks Koff, would we eat anything artificially “blue”?
Skip the GMOs:
Koff believes food is the body’s protector. We eat so much of it, it’d better be good. “Give the body what nurtures it,” she says. And she encourages open lines of communication between you and your doctor. If, for example, your lab results show troubling high cholesterol numbers, maybe you and your physician try to adjust diet first. “Diet is the foundation to help prevent and manage chronic disease,” she says.
In this video, she explains more about foods we should eat:
*organic
*non-genetically modified organisms: In North America, over 80 percent of our food contains GMO!
*plant-based vegan
*supplements: If you take supplements, remember they don’t replace anything, and “they have to be as high quality, if not higher, than your food,” she says.
For a primer in sound, basic nutrition, see her “Nutrition for Optimal Energy” plan. Enjoy one of two stories with the vivacious and magnetic Ashley Koff. And eat well!
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Chris Campbell, VP-Strategic Marketing and Business Development and Bankers Life and Casualty Company, discusses findings from “Retirement Healthcare for Middle-Income Americans,” a new study from the Bankers Life and Casualty Company Center for a Secure Retirement, on Annuity News Now.
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View a Fox 45 news report on the 50,000 Mile Check-Up and watch Jeff Barnes as he completes his screening.
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