Baby Boomer Health, Beauty, Fitness & Aging

Advice & Tips to Boomers for Enjoying a Better Retirement

There are a plethora of Websites dedicated to Baby Boomer health, beauty, fitness and aging. See our resources section for links to some of the major health sites. Rather than repeat information available from these resources, we highlight here a few simple steps you can take to enhance your quality of life during your retirement years.

Baby Boomer Health Tips

There are a few simple things you can do that will have an immediate impact on improving your health, yet cost little or nothing to implement:

If you smoke, QUIT! This will add years to your life, improve your lifestyle and save tons of money.
Improve your diet. Foregoing red meat and sugar for fruits and vegetables. Eat wheat products instead those based on white flour. Add red wine to your dinner menu.
Cut back on alcohol consumption. A few drinks daily is OK, but if you consume more than that, maybe it's time to take a look at your lifestyle.
Lose weight. Improving your diet and exercising regularly will cause the pounds to drop off. It has been proven that there is a direct correlation between your waistline and your health. Carrying extra pounds leads to heart disease and other illnesses like diabetes.
If you are sexually active with multiple partners, use condoms!
Get regular medical check-ups and follow your doctor's orders!

Baby Boomer Beauty

Baby Boomer beauty products abound. Be sure to wear sunscreen when performing outside activities! A wealth of beauty products exist for women...and men... to make Boomers look and feel younger. These range from anti-aging creams and supplements to products like Rogaine that re-grow lost hair. The one suggestion we offer here is to be sure to use sunscreen when doing outside activities. Remember, you are at an age where the cumulative effects of sun exposure - wrinkles and skin cancer - start to appear.

With a little online research, you will discover that many skin care, hair and cosmetic products can be purchased at a discount.

Baby Boomer Exercise & Fitness

Exercise daily. This will add years to your life. You don't have to go to the gym everyday to get sufficient exercise. Take a walk, jog or go for a bike ride. Use stairs instead of elevators. Baby Boomer fitness through exercise and vitamins is key to enjoying retirement. Walk the golf course instead of riding. Doctors recommend that you work up to one hour daily of exercise. Once you alter your lifestyle to include daily exercise, you will be pleased to see how much more energy you have!

Take vitamins. It is hard to satisfy daily vitamin requirements from food and drink alone. Taking a daily multivitamin will help to overcome any deficiency.

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Baby Boomer Aging

Aging is state of mind as much as anything else. Some Boomers age well and keep their minds sharp because they remain active and engaged. Other languish and succumb to illness or mental diseases, often leading to suicide. Here is what you can do to "age well:"

Stay connected. Remain involved with your family. Develop a supporting network of friends. Volunteer for a worthy cause.
Nurture your spirituality. Whatever your beliefs, exercise them. As retiring Boomers, we are entering the "winter" of our lives. Develop inner peace and put your beliefs into action.

Exercise your mind. The more you use your mind - whether through work, puzzles, or whatever - the better your odds of avoiding diseases like dementia and Alzheimer's.

Enjoy a loving relationship. Studies have show that Boomers who are in a loving relationship have a better quality of life and live longer. And besides, doing things is always more fun when you have someone to share it with.

Get a pet. Cats and dogs are great companions. They give unconditional love....as long as you feed the on time ;~)

Find time to relax. Schedule time everyday to do something you particularly enjoy. Read a book, meditate or watch a movie. Relax!
Women - eat chocolate! It gives women a feeling of well-being ...and makes their husbands happy.
Create a "bucket list." What do you want to do or accomplish before you die? Make a list and plan how to achieve each item. Energize your life by instilling adventure into it. Try new things. You only have so many years left - Why not make the best of them?