BABY BOOMERHealth and Nutrition

Presented by Mary Lou Butler

July 1, 2007MMG 508

Information Research & TechnologyCatherine Seo, MS

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”

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

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.

CURRENT HEALTH TREND Baby boomers age 51-56 More pain, Drinking problems, Psychiatric problems, Difficulty with daily physical tasks

EXERCISE Exercise helps with weight control Improves cardiovascular health Increases muscle mass Decreases propensity for many diseases Decreases stress Improves mental health

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

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

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

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

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/

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!

DECREASE STRESS Put On Some Music

Stretch in the Shower

Eat a Balanced Breakfast

Drink Green Tea

DECREASE STRESS – CONT. Write in Your Journal

Morning Walk

Yoga

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

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

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

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.

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

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