Research projects are many regarding how not to succumb to the couch and shrivel up after retirement. Here are a few tips that will keep you going whether or not you are working and employed. Read the rest of this entry
I have this dear friend who closed his business 11 months ago and is floundering about what to do now. His father retired over a period of years and stayed in a warm climate for a couple of months and then for 6 and 7 months. His father could afford to enjoy a leisurely life when he retired and he did. He also had a couple of major health issues that curtailed his activity so retirement was a perfect fit at the time. But that was then and this is now.
My friend has been thinking about starting a new business, something part time I suspect, and is even willing to work for someone else if the person and work are suitable. So far he has arrived at a fat zero and encouraging him to look in this or that direction seems to make matters worse. So I mention the idea search when I see him because that’s all it is now, but I quickly move away from that topic.
Today a new version of retirement is emerging from the trauma of the credit crunch and the simple fact that we are living longer. Some of us will be living 30 and 40 years after retirement.
The messages are mixed. A European study recently reported that the newly retired are much happier since they stopped working. The same group of researchers also reported that workers slept better after retirement than previously. The participants were 15,000 French workers, most of them men, who answered questions 7 years before they retired and 7 years after their retirement. Workers who felt worse before retirement reported greater improvements when they retired.
The other side of the coin in my next post.
If you are retired are you at a happier place or has the economy made that question too difficult to answer. Let us know what you think.
To your healthy and successful retirement
Ruthan brodsky
I will probably understand a lot more about food additives when I finish reading David Kessler’s book, The End of Overeating. In the meantime I can think of a major additive that needs discussion.
Whenever we go out to dinner with a couple we’ve known for years, the wife always asks that no MSG be added. Years ago I thought that was a question you only asked when you were eating Chinese but I was quickly informed that cooks use this additive anywhere.
Monosodium glutamate, or MSG, is an amino acid used as a flavor enhance in soups, salad dressings, chips, frozen entrees, and restaurant food. It is commonly associated with Asian foods and flavorings. Using MSG allows cooks or companies in processed foods, to reduce the amount of real ingredients in their foods such as the chicken in chicken soup. MSG reduces costs.
Since 1960 the use of MSG has cau8sed some concern when it was discovered that large amounts of MSG fed to infant mice destroyed nerve cells in the brain. This research forced baby food companies to stop adding MSG to their products. Even so, MSG may be hidden in infant formula, low fat milk, candy, drinks, over the counter medications, as a finder, as filler for nutritional supplements, and in prescription drugs.
Children are more sensitive to MSG than adults. Neonatal exposure to MSG can cause a permanent reduction in the secretion of growth hormone. Other reactions, by both children and adults, include headaches, nausea, weakness, wheezing, changes in heart rate, and difficulty breathing.
The following ingredients on a label also indicated MSG:
I don’t know if you can completely eliminate MSG from your diet but you certainly can take a good stab at it, mentioning it at restaurants, and certainly not cooking with the ingredient. I didn’t realize this topic of food additives was so big. I want to mention one more additive, artificial sweeteners, but that topic is huge by itself.
The wonderful thing about all this information is that it is never too late to think about doing it for yourself, for your kids and your grandchildren.
To your healthy aging success.
Ruthan
If you are not exercising, if you are overweight, and if you are eating a diet heavy in starchy, sugary goods, you are setting yourself up for diabetes. Read the rest of this entry
You and I know that exercise is good for us. I admit to being very good about doing aerobic exercise on a regular basis but not so good about strength training. I need to set aside time for longer workouts at least a few times a week. Read the rest of this entry
I don’t believe that you can stop aging. Neither do I believe that you can reverse aging. I do understand that there are medical and surgical and pharmaceutical things you can do and have done to you that may help you look younger and may even give you more energy, but those aren’t the secrets I’m seeking.
I’m convinced that the secrets to not becoming old are wrapped up in the lifestyle habits I need to include in my daily activities that will give me:
Secrets To Health and Aging is an exploration to discover what we need to know and do to lead extraordinary lives as we age.
I suspect you have additional ideas about what your secrets are to healthy aging. Will you share them with us? Scroll down to comments and type your tips for healthy aging. Let’s see how much good information we receive.
To your healthy aging success.
Ruthan
