April 30th, 2012 -- Posted in Exercise |
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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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April 30th, 2012 -- Posted in Healthy Diet |
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Approximately 200,000 people underwent bariatric or weight loss surgery last year. If you’re considering it, meet Dr. Scott Cunneen, director of bariatric surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
His new book is Weighty Issues, Getting the Skinny on Weight Loss Surgery. It’s written in understandable and friendly language and I’ll bet it answers (almost) every question “in the book” about bariatric surgery. It’s also written from questions his patients have asked him—questions you may be asking yourself if you’re considering a bariatric procedure. Here’s the statistical skinny on the obesity epidemic in this country.
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) says…
–Almost 34 percent of adults age 20 years and over are obese.
–More than 34 percent of adults age 20 years and over are overweight (and not obese).
–The Obesity Society says…
–Obesity is responsible for the deaths of more than 100,000 Americans each year.
–Costs attributable to obesity and overweight have been estimated at $270 billion annually, including direct medical costs and indirect costs, such as absenteeism and productivity losses.
–A LifeGoesStrong.com poll says approximately 36 percent of us baby boomers are obese.
According to MedScape, the growing rate represents a pandemic that needs urgent attention if obesity’s potential toll on morbidity, mortality, and economics is to be avoided.
Is Bariatric Surgery for You?
Dr. Cunneen’s patients come in because of deteriorating health. “They’re diabetic, hypertensive, at risk for heart attack and stroke, their kidneys are failing, their hips and knees are shot from carrying so much extra weight. They have gall bladder problems, back problems, sleep apnea—or any combination of the above.”
They ask and he tells them about these types of surgeries:
1. restrictive: Your stomach is made smaller, and food is processed normally in your system.
2. malabsorptive: Your mouth is hooked up to your colon and food goes virtually from your mouth straight into the toilet. If you think these more invasive surgeries sound rather extreme, you’re right.
Fantastic Gastric
He then explains these popular procedures:
1. gastric band (or lap band): An inflatable band limits how much food you can eat.
2. gastric bypass surgery (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass): The small intestine is cut to about 1½ to two feet below your stomach and is attached to the new, small stomach pouch created by surgery.
3. sleeve gastrectomy: It removes approximately 90 percent of your stomach. A tube connects your esophagus to your small intestine.
4. gastric placation: This newer procedure doesn’t cut the stomach, but folds it in on itself, reducing its size.
In this video, Dr. Cunneen explains that the journey only begins with a procedure. “Losing weight to reclaim your health requires a huge commitment and a complete change of lifestyle with regard to food…In the long run, is it worth it? You bet it is!”
Duration : 0:4:32
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April 30th, 2012 -- Posted in Healthy Diet |
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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!
Duration : 0:5:57
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April 3rd, 2012 -- Posted in Diabetes |
Dr. Jose Oliva, Allegheny General Hospital hepatologist and medical director of the liver transplant program, was interviewed on NBC Nightly News by Dr. Nancy Snyderman about the Hepatitis C epidemic and how it is affecting baby boomers. A patient at AGH’s Center for Digestive Health was also interviewed about her experience.
Duration : 0:2:14
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February 8th, 2012 -- Posted in Exercise |
Are you a “Baby Boomer?” Join George Cook’s weekly “Boomer Groomer” workout group and get inspired to live a stronger, more healthy life! George will guarantee a creative and challenging workout in a small group setting (maximum 6 participants).
This full-body functional workout will help you burn fat, strengthen your core, develop balance, become more flexible, and improve your energy. Let’s not forget to throw-in a little fun and laughter along the way.
Duration : 0:0:14
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January 26th, 2012 -- Posted in Healthy Diet |
http://www.alexisabramson.com/ Dr. Alexis Abramson is an inspiring speaker, corporate consultant, successful author and award-winning entrepreneur and journalist. Her expertise on boomers, caregivers and mature adults has been featured in many national publications including TIME, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur and People magazines. Doctor Alexis is an Emmy and Gracie award-winning journalist who has appeared, in addition to many other media outlets, as an on-air expert Gerontologist for NBC’s Today show and Weekend Today. She is also highly sought after as a keynote speaker at conferences, focusing on critical baby boomer, caregiver and mature adult issues relevant to corporations, consumers, government agencies and nonprofit groups. Her engaging presentations provide innovative insight to reach and understand this exploding demographic and to improve their quality of life.
Duration : 0:0:52
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January 26th, 2012 -- Posted in Healthy Diet |
http://www.alexisabramson.com/ Dr. Alexis Abramson is an inspiring speaker, corporate consultant, successful author and award-winning entrepreneur and journalist. Her expertise on boomers, caregivers and mature adults has been featured in many national publications including TIME, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur and People magazines. Doctor Alexis is an Emmy and Gracie award-winning journalist who has appeared, in addition to many other media outlets, as an on-air expert Gerontologist for NBC’s Today show and Weekend Today. She is also highly sought after as a keynote speaker at conferences, focusing on critical baby boomer, caregiver and mature adult issues relevant to corporations, consumers, government agencies and nonprofit groups. Her engaging presentations provide innovative insight to reach and understand this exploding demographic and to improve their quality of life.
Duration : 0:7:52
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December 19th, 2011 -- Posted in Healthy Diet |
Today on Fabulous at 60, our host Andrea Warshaw-Wernick interviews Celebrity Chemist Jerry Hickey, and asks “Why is Vitamin D the ULTIMATE Supplement?”
You’ll be surprised by how much Vitamin D adds to the health of your body and mind!
We have been studied the importance of vitamins for our well being and found that the processed foods we eat tends to destroy vitamins. This is why we are adding an entire line of vitamin supplements to our Fabulous Store, with educational videos like this one to help you find what you and your body is needing to look and feel FABULOUS!!!
Duration : 0:3:9
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December 13th, 2011 -- Posted in Healthy Diet |
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December 2nd, 2011 -- Posted in Diabetes |
http://www.AfterFiftyLiving.com is a social community and resource for Baby Boomers and folks over 50. We are the most influential generation today. http://www.AfterFiftyLiving.com provides resources on health, fitness, finances, companionship and senior dating, work, active- and senior-living issues. Join this great community! With us, it’s personal!
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