| Retirement
life appeals to seniors seeking an active, informed and healthy life after retirement filled with better senior sex, travel,
humor and more for a happy retirement lifestyle. | |
REJUVINATE WITH AN AFTERNOON
NAP
.
Don't fight it and don't feel
guilty or old just because you want a nap in the middle of the day. Contrary to the notion you
only need a nap if you didn't sleep the night before, studies show that a 90 minute nap in the middle of the day clears the brain's short term memory storage and makes
room to collect more information.
THE NEW 'OLD' TODAY
Besides the fact the term "old" is hated by seniors, it doesn't even apply in many cases. Retirees are more active
today than at any other time in the past and that's why the age where a person is considered “Old” has climbed
from 60 to 79.
Today, 85% of retirees report they're in good health. Their life expectancy
is about 20 years longer than what their parents could expect. In fact, studies show that some seniors will spend more time
in their retirement years than they did raising families or in the workforce.
As the country's 78 million baby boomers reach the age of retirement, there are an increasing number who are continuing
to work, others are traveling a good part of the year, they are retiring abroad, and some are even going back to school.
Seniors are also healthier and increasingly more active than previous generations. For many, adventure rules.
( more on adventure)
The question now is, where do you want to spend all those additional healthy years?
Factoring in these new priorities, we put together a list of the best places to live out your next chapter in five kinds
of destinations: big cities, small cities, foreign cities, mountain towns, and even some traditional sun and golf hubs, albeit
of the slightly unexpected sort because today's retirement life is anything but what it used to be.
WHAT IS A BUCKET LIST?
The
short answer is that it is a list of things a person wants to do before they 'kick the bucket', hence the phrase. However,
there are other reasons you should want to make your own list after retirement. Read More
THREE STEPS TO A HEALTHY HEART:
1. Eat more fruits and vegetables, and less red meat
2. Cut out at least cut down the amount of sugary drinks. And not just sodas. Juices also have a lot of sugar.
Did you know that a 12 oz glass of cranberry juice cocktail has 200 calories, and 12 teaspoons of sugar?
3.
Lift weights on a regular basis after retirement. It reduces blood pressure and resistance training is shown to be more effective
than aerobics. You can start with a can of soup and work your way up.
CANCER FIGHTING FOODS
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HEALTHY LIVING FOR SENIORS
As
our bodies change we have different needs to maintain good health, from the food we eat to exercises for a healthy mind and
body. Read More
SAFE PLACES TO RETIRE
As we age, seniors become more
concerned about safety when thinking about retirement life and where to retire because we aren't as strong as we once were,
our reflexes aren't as quick, and seniors are often targets of crime. Here is a list of the safest cities to
live after retirement. Read more
Hepatitis-C and TransplantsAccording to the results of a
study found in Health Day News, a rise in demand for liver transplants is directly correlated to the aging population
in the U.S.
Findings suggest that liver cancer in seniors with hepatitis C is responsible for much of
the demand and will increase as boomers continue to age.
Between 2000 and 2010 rates of new candidates
for liver transplants with hepatitis C quadrupled for people born between 1941 and 1960.
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