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BABY BOOMERHealth and Nutrition
Presented by Mary Lou Butler
July 1, 2007MMG 508
Information Research & TechnologyCatherine Seo, MS
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DEFINITION Born between (and including) the years
1946 and 1964 World War II population boom Compose the largest population
demographic in history Women outnumber the men “I am woman hear me roar”
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HEALTH The Baby Boomer generation is an active, health
conscious group searching for effective strategies to promote continued good health.
The mental image of the older person in a rocking chair has changed to the fun-loving active baby boomer
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HEALTH STRATEGIES Exercise programs The right diet; Nutrition; Reducing stress; Living more fulfilled existences; Education that includes alternative methods of health care; Anti-aging remedies; Soul soothers.
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CURRENT HEALTH TREND Baby boomers age 51-56 More pain, Drinking problems, Psychiatric problems, Difficulty with daily physical tasks
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EXERCISE Exercise helps with weight control Improves cardiovascular health Increases muscle mass Decreases propensity for many diseases Decreases stress Improves mental health
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MULTIVITAMIN Betatene 5,000 IU – antioxidant Lutein 120 mg. (6mg. Elemental)-healthy
vision Natural (gamma form) Vitamin E 400-800IU
Decreases cholesterol oxidation, promotes a healthy immune system, & protects brain & memory health
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Multivitamin - Continued B complex including folic acid, B1, B2,
niacin, B5, B6, & B12 – produces energy & maintains healthy heart & nervous system
Folic acid – 800-1,000 mcg B6 – 50-100 mg B12 – 500-2,000 mcg Calcium citrate malate – 500mg (elemental) Vitamin D – 700 IU increases bone mass
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MULTIVITAMINS - Continued Selenium – Promotes cellular health Chromium (polynicotenate) 200-400mg –
assists insulin utilization, increases lean muscle & decreases body fat
COQ10 10-60 mg – antioxidant Garlic 400-900 mg - antioxidant Ginkgo & ALA 30-120 mg- antioxidant
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RESISTANCE TRAINING Stay young, healthy and more beautiful
longer than you had ever expected to. Growth Hormone ("GH") decreases 14%
per decade after age 30, resulting in many age related symptoms
Resistance Exercise and Proper Diet is one of the most effective ways to increase GH levels
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Recipe for Knowledge about Aging
Ingredients: A desire to take control of your own aging and health.
Add: Your increased knowledge about aging can come from major organizations – check web site below for agencies
Stir: Search for these organizations on the web. If you do not know how to use the web, try using Seniors Surf the Web by Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) to help older adults use the Internet for communication and information. Website: http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/nutrition/senior/
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Recipe for Knowledge about Aging CONTINUED
Bake: Consider joining an organization that is right for you.
Serve: Become active and encourage your friends to do so!
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DECREASE STRESS Put On Some Music
Stretch in the Shower
Eat a Balanced Breakfast
Drink Green Tea
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DECREASE STRESS – CONT. Write in Your Journal
Morning Walk
Yoga
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Warning Signs of Vision Problems in Older Americans
Reading and doing close-up work, such as sewing, becomes increasingly difficult
There are changes in the way you see color Experience impaired vision at night, especially
while driving, caused by effects of bright light Double Vision
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VISION PROBLEMS – CONT. Frequent changes in your eyeglass
prescription Problems with glare from lamps or the sun Halos around lights White spot or cloudy spot in the lens of the
eye (the pupil, instead of being black appears milky or white)
Trouble seeing things to your side
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ANTI-AGING
I. Precision Anti-Aging Exercise II. Balanced Anti-Aging Diet III. Anti-Aging Stress Reduction Techniques
IV. Natural Hormone Enhancement V. Optimal Anti-Aging Supplementation
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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE Many boomers demand alternative medicine
options because of their frustration with the limitations of mainstream medicine in providing the answers they seek.
Other factors include a growing body of scientific literature linking chronic degenerative diseases to nutritional and emotional factors
a greater awareness of the medical practices of other cultures such as Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic and Native American.
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SPIRITUAL HARMONY Boomers are searching for
a deeper meaning in life Disillusionment with
conventional religious sexual abuse and hypocrisies that have permeated our society
Boomers are ignoring rituals
Spiritual rather than religious
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CONCLUSION Baby boomers are highly complex and
diversified Health is a major consideration Boomers Are better educated than previous
generations Boomers posses the power to change the
way we chose to live in retirement Boomers will challenge the system