"Old Is The New Black"

I talked to my mom on Monday night. She had gone to a senior center to hook up with a bunch of other women for their monthly "Lunch Bunch" meeting. Each month they meet at the senior center building, just about a block from my mom's house and the group divides up and a group of four will ride with one person. Apparently my mom drove to the center and hopped out of her car and went into the center to see if her friend was there. Her friend was in the center along with the rest of the group so they divided up and off they went to a restaurant for lunch. When they returned to the center the receptionist came out, when she saw my mom, and handed my mother the keys to her car. Apparently, when my mother hopped out of the car, my mom had left her car running until someone noticed it had been running for how long? I didn't find that out. So now what? It wasn't but 3 months ago the doctor had her tested and said there was just a teeny weeny bit of brain dem...

I subscribe to the  Amen Clinic's  E-Newsletter (has nothing to do with religion) and everything to do with brain, behavior, health. This month's newsletter is about Alzheimer's testing, especially for those of us who may have the disease in the family. The test is "within sight and could eventually help us in our quest toward reversing the disease's onset....." The two pictures are of a healthy brain, the smooth one and an Alzheimer's patients brain, the lumpy one. The pictures are called Spect scans. My mom is 82 and she got *confused* a couple of months ago. They did a blood test on her and found she was dehydrated - dehydration can cause confusion. The doctor also said he tested for a B12 deficiency, which also can cause Alzheimer's behavior. Besides getting confused she continues to say things like "I can't remember right now, I think my mind is going". I try to reassure her that all of us are more forgetful these da...

Just got home from a 2 ½ hour, beginning, Tai Ji class taught by a woman who looks 40 and I’ll bet she’s almost 70. She said her father was a Tai Ji Master for over 50 years and only after he had ulcers and some other bad medical stuff happening to him at the age of 20. After a year of doing Tai Ji his ulcers had healed, his allergies were gone and his arthritis had disappeared. She said it all has to do with the range of motion we get while exercising. Unlike American exercise where you go up and down, side to side or forward or backward, this has to do with twisting and turning your body and a total range of motion moving your joints. She said because Tai Ji makes us use both sides of our brain, Alzheimer's isn't in the cards for people who do Tai Ji daily. As is Osteoporosis non-existent with Tai Ji. Makes sense to me. Sure feels like its working – already – only after 2 lessons. The lessons are only once a week but we’re to do 20 minutes a day. And, she said...

Definition Of A Baby Boomer Baby boomers  are people born during the demographic Post–World War II  baby boom  between the years 1946 and 1964. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the term " baby boomer " is also used in a cultural context This is the first post on this blog and we welcome to all of you. The point of this blog is to cross generational lines, a little bit or a lot more, while being as diverse as possible. Here you'll find topics on exercise, news, recipes, gardening, current affairs, books, debates, stories of years past, jokes and more! It's your own personal rant, rave, emotional outlet, a place for you to connect with and to people. It's local, it's national, it's international. It's a pen pal site. And it's a place to go when the newspaper or all online news is just too overwhelming. Begin a topic, come here for all your useful information from others or just lurk until you're ready to post! Any and all sugg...