Boomers
This section is for you, the healthy, active Boomer! We’ve compiled the best of our articles and information just for your lifestyle. Scroll through our article list to learn how you can have fun staying FIT!
Mental Clarity, Memory and How to Get More of Both
May 8, 2012
by Optimum Wellness
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Looking for ways to improve mental clarity and memory, think big, and lessen your risk for depression? It begins with increasing levels of Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor (BDNF). BDNF is part of a class of brain chemicals called neurotropins (proteins that help cells to grow). BDNF is a naturally occurring protein (in our brains) that acts on the brain and peripheral nervous system supporting the growth of neurons (nerve cells) and synapses (the area of communication between nerve cells).
Tips for Your Metabolic Best
April 17, 2012 by Optimum Wellness 0 Comments
1) Sleep well to be well, feel great, improve blood sugar and lose weight!
Be sure to get a good night’s sleep. Lack of sleep puts people at a greater risk for obesity and diabetes-as poor, sporadic and irregular sleep raise blood sugar levels and slow metabolism. Set your intention and your goals to support a great nights sleep-here’s how: get to bed the same time each night.
Limit AGEs to Slow (or Reverse) Aging
March 21, 2012 by Optimum Wellness 0 Comments
As Baby Boomers, we’ll admit to the occasional obsession with anti-aging products and propaganda. The messages appear everywhere now, almost unavoidable. That, combined with the plethora of mirrors that never fail to remind us we’re no longer drinking from the Fountain of Youth, is enough to make us wonder; what is truly in our control [...]
A Matter of Heart
February 27, 2012 by Optimum Wellness 0 Comments
Heart disease continues to rank as America’s number one cause of death. According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease and stroke account for at least 40% of deaths for all Americans in the United States.
Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention
October 19, 2011 by Optimum Wellness 0 Comments
October 2011 marks the 25th anniversary of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Most women are hyper-vigilant when it comes to their health and doing what they can to be proactive, leading a healthy lifestyle. And yet, with research constantly changing, it is often difficult to know what choices are truly the best when it comes to helping protect our bodies and prevent certain diseases.
Crushing 100
August 16, 2011 by Optimum Wellness 1 Comment
“Exercise is king, diet is queen. Put them together and you have a kingdom.” ~ Jack Lalanne
I have a burning desire to live very well; well beyond my 100th birthday. I am fully enrolled with the belief that I will realize this intention and enjoy the fruits of its eventual success everyday living towards its [...]
Antioxidants and Alzheimer’s
April 17, 2011 by Optimum Wellness 0 Comments
In a study involving over 1400 senior citizens, results showed that individuals consuming lots of fruits and vegetables lowered their risk of developing dementia by 21%. Previous research has shown a connection between the consumption of high antioxidant-containing foods and a lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
Help for Hot Flashes
April 6, 2011 by Optimum Wellness 0 Comments
Hot flashes are a challenging reality many women nearing or entering menopause; that time in a woman’s life when menstrual periods become irregular and eventually stop all together. The process of menopause begins as the ovaries cease to produce an egg each month and eventually stop producing sufficient reproductive hormones including estrogens, progesterone and testosterone.
Spirited Resilience
March 12, 2011 by Optimum Wellness 1 Comment
All of us will be celebrating a birthday this year. With mine just around the corner this month I am examining my beliefs about how I will wear my age inside and out in the year to come. I have always embraced my birthdays with both gratitude for being alive to experience the anniversary and with the excitement for putting the things I have learned in the past year into action to better live their lessons in the coming year. With all that we know about our behaviors and beliefs, what will you do this year to express your life and your well-being?
Taking Charge of Our Heart Health
February 8, 2011 by Optimum Wellness 0 Comments
In the 2010 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics update published by the American Heart Association, over 80 million adults have one or more types of cardiovascular disease. This equates to more than 1 in 3 Americans. Almost 2300 Americans die of heart disease every day. This is a staggering number. There are many risk factors [...]
