At Well Past 50, our goal is to share the good news that impacts those of us who have hit the magic age of 50. Whether it’s new or new-again, beauty tips, health tips or keeping sex an important part of our lives, we aim to cover it all.
After reviewing information shared with you in 2006, we picked what we felt were our most important findings - whether for just good fun or for sustained good health - and we made up a Top 10 list. Simply click on each article link for all the details and enjoy! And, please don’t be shy about adding your comments. Well Past 50 is about you and we value your opinion and experience. Hoping your 2006 was a year of peace, good health and joyful living and that 2007 will be more of the same. Continue watching Well Past 50 to provide all that’s new for beauty and being for the best years of life. Happy Holidays!
10. Simple stuff made good and easy Turn down the power of your hairdryer? Sit down without using your hands? Sometimes the most unlikely daily activities can be the difference in improved health. Sleep on Your Back and Other Tips will lead you through some common sense changes to your daily routine that may make you feel and look better.
9. Great rubs – better brains
Anyone that’s ever had a massage will probably attest to the near-drooling affect it creates as your muscles loosen up and tension takes leave of your body. There’s more: A massage can also alleviate depression and make us more mentally alert. The Healing Benefits of Massaging even discusses how cancer patients can find relief from their pain through this addictive pleasure.
8. Good food that’s good for you
Decadent eating just does it for me. I love to bypass the veggies for the nuts and candies and now I can feel better about doing just that! Choose Cashews! will point you to the healthy benefits of those big, fat, sweet/salty treats. It doesn’t say that we can eat the whole cache, and I know the veggie tray is still the healthiest stop on the hors d’oeuvres tour – but this is a nutty little light in the darkness of my dieting life.
7. Foods that battle Alzheimer’s
I doubt that there are any of us in the 50+ family that does not have at least a passing fear of the dreaded affects of Alzheimer’s. Some are probably already experiencing this either within their families or, perhaps, even perceived symptoms within themselves. The fear is there and it’s a legitimate one. Brain Food: Tips to Preserve Your Mental Power provides some really good information on five ‘brain foods’ that can help fend off this horrid disease. Read the article and follow the link contained within it for additional info.
6. Get your groove back
I greatly enjoy the intimacy and physical rewards of sex with my husband. I hope this continues but I’m not blind to the changes that are taking place in all parts of my life as I age. Sex Drive in High Gear with Hormone Replacement Therapy is an article that offers some helpful information for the changes that do take place in this area of our lives. Interesting!
5. Chubby is good
How can you beat that headline? Here’s how. The Chubbier the Better! shares information from David Lipschitz, MD, PhD who tells us “individuals who are 10% to 15% above their ideal body weight tend to have the best chance of a long and independent life.” ‘Tho we’ve never met – I think I could love this man. He’s not talking obesity here, but it helps to know that model-skinny can look good but when it comes to being healthy – hey, I’m on track. After all – he’s the Doctor!
4. That special ingredient. (It may not be #1 but it’s my favorite) –
If you are of the belief that eating greasy, salty, fatty foods may not be in the best interest of your heart and waistline (reference #5) – then I’m sorry for you. Okay, okay – you may be right – but, please don’t miss reading The Secret of Longevity. It’s a tale of a wonderfully sweet and very active 83-year-young lady who has a special way of cooking that not only makes everything taste wonderful but we’re wondering.... She’s 83 and her husband is 85 and she’s cooked up food with a special ingredient throughout their married life. Could it be the secret of their longevity? Something’s working - I’d like to think this might be it.
3. Men say sex gets better after 50…and they mean with us
This has got to be good news, right? Men and Woman Agree: Sex is Better After 50 provides a link to some very good information. Primarily, it tells us that 50+ men are discovering such things as the joy of intimacy with their wives that comes with an empty nest and the privacy that now abounds. There’s something here for everyone who considers that sex is still an important part of their life – or want it to be, again.
2. Dark chocolate and red wine – a heart healthy combination
Researchers discovered flavonoids in chocolate and started recommending that we add a half ounce of dark chocolate to our diet every day. Now there’s a doctor’s order that I can follow! And, with an abundance of reservatrol in red wine, you can actually stabilize blood glucose levels by adding a couple of glasses to your daily routine. Both of these tips do come with a suggestion of moderation. My New Health Regimen: Wine and Chocolate serves up some other good tips, as well. Go ahead and grab a glass of red wine, a handful of dark chocolate chips and dig into the Well Past 50 website. You probably should wait if you’re at work, though.
And…the #1 Best News of 2006….
1. Friends – the best news of all
We treasure them as trusted confidantes; shoulders to cry on, arms to lean on, ears that listen and smiles that light up our lives. They’re our friends. And the best news of all is that these same people that laugh and cry with us are good for our health! The Friendship Prescription shares that spending time with friends releases a calming hormone called oxytocin. So, don’t waste anymore time on false promises of getting together. Do it! There will come a day when those special people that have shared so much of our good times and bad – won’t be here, anymore. Seize the day!
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Posted by: ninoka | January 30, 2007 at 05:32 PM