Baby boomer summer health: “I’m so hot I could just die.”
Not everyone believes climate change exists. It’s hard to ignore the hard data contained in the report, “The Killer Summer Heat,” from the Natural Resources Defense Council. It says that by 2100, more than 150,000 Americans may die due to intense heat. If you live in these cities, you’re most at risk now, says the [...]
Technical difficulties: WordPress (reprising American Idol post)
My apologies for the state of your most recent feed from my blog. Thanks to WordPress widget/plug-in corruption issue, you received a garbled message last week. I was excited for you to read about the “American Idol” finale, and if you didn’t get to do so because of the hieroglyphics that landed in your Inbox, [...]
Baby boomer entertainment: All Idol-eyes on last night’s finale
The “American Idol” finale time lived up to its hype. What a trip! A quick glance around the 7,000-seat Nokia Theater yesterday revealed that we baby boomers were well represented even as the audience was heavily populated with long-legged and long-haired 20-somethings in (very) short skirts. Last year, a 30-second spot on the show, with an [...]
Baby boomer health: Coffee’s brewing with health benefits
So what’s a coffee drinker to do? Maybe, tip that cup. According to a National Cancer Institute study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, when men drank 2 to 3 cups a day, they had a 10 percent chance of living longer than those who drank none—for women, the number was 13 percent. [...]
Baby boomer skin: These mean screen
“Sun, sun, sun…here it comes.” So goes the 1969 tune from the Beatles “Abbey Road” album, a perennial reminder that when the sun comes (out), we need to slather sunscreen (on). Here’s what we still know, as echoed by the Environmental Working Group’s 2012 Sunscreen Guide: The FDA has never “finalized” its 1978 sunscreen safety [...]
Baby boomer behavior: Nomophobia means you can’t leave that phone alone
It’s estimated that almost 87 percent of us boomers owned a cell phone last year, and that number feels “just about right” as I think of all my friends and colleagues—for sure, they all do own a cell phone, smartphone or tablet. Surely you’ve noticed how some people feel they HAVE to punch away at [...]
Baby boomer finance: This bank can leave mine—a loan
Things aren’t always what they seem, especially in the world of banking. In water cooler or cocktail hour conversation, the word “bank” is likely to inspire different reactions. Some may champion Occupy Wall Street’s stand against financial greed and corruption, while others collectively blame banks for the current housing crisis. Still others decry the lack [...]
Baby boomer mental health: Seems there’s less of our boomer stress
How’s your stress level lately? If it’s low, good for you! And if it isn’t, hopefully you’re working on some inventive ways to bring yourself more into the “aaah” mode. If you’d like to know how others are doing, American Psychological Association’s “Stress in America” report for 2011 has the story. Here are highlights I [...]
Know when to get caregiving help
Mind Your Body Episode 33 with Forrest Hong, Ph.D. You know that feeling, watching your parents struggle with things they used to “just do.” It’s frightening and embarrassing to them, and it’s emotionally devastating for you. You long for “the way it used to be” knowing that it won’t be, and that this is the [...]
Baby boomer nostalgia: I’m “mooning” you
Breaking tradition, I’m posting Friday’s blog on Sunday, on purpose. Did you see last night’s Supermoon? The big, white luminous ball looked to be more than 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than other full moons, which are never half bad. Here in SoCal, Mr. Moon didn’t disappoint at approximately 8:34 p.m. PDT, hitting [...]
