Barbara Morris:
At Forty and
Fifty Plan to Avoid “Plain Torture"
An article
in the Miami Herald (November, 23, 2009)
(1) told about 92-year old Ann Monroe who still
drives and works out every week. She describes
herself as an “ordinary” 92-year old.
The reality
is that she is not “ordinary”. Most people at 92
are no longer driving and as for “working out” –
that stopped about 40 years earlier. However,
it’s also a reality that many, many more 92-year
olds could be just as active and competent. But
I’m getting ahead of myself.
The comment
below appeared in response to the Herald
article. I assume it’s from an elderly woman:
Yikes:
"The Holidays" are here. It doesn't make any
difference whether you equate that with
Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza, Winter Solstice or
even Festivus; this time of year has something
for everyone to celebrate. And that "something"
usually brings with it a massive dose of stress.
Why? Because "the Holidays" represent a perfect
emotional storm -- the nexus of inviolate
tradition, unplanned change, and great
expectations.
To get to where you can actually have fun with
"the Holidays," you have to appreciate the force
of that storm and realize you are in it. It's
not as simple as just saying "This is
complicated." But it doesn't require taking
leave of absence from your entire life for two
weeks of the year either (thoough this is my
favorite fantasy).
It can happen when you start
something new or bump into something old: you
feel contrasts that seem like walls. What if a
wall is really a bridge in disguise?
Someone I know mentioned a desire
to start using guided meditation as part of her
process not only to learn to relax but also
manage and shift some of her habitual thoughts.
I gave her a CD I had. The next morning she
shared she didn’t think it would help. Every
time the speaker instructed her to imagine
something, she experienced a contrast. The
contrasts that surfaced in her mind caused her
to charge up negative associations. Instead of
relaxing, she got more and more tense. Her
initial and understandable judgment was that
she’d hit a wall, or several, and couldn’t go
any further.
As
always, there are some really helpful links you
won't want to miss. There
is something for everyone.
Here are some highlights:
Fitness Levels Decline With Age, Especially
After 45; New Technique For Injectable Facial
Fillers Improves Comfort, Recovery; Why
Antidepressants Don't Work For So Many;
Violence Between Couples Is Usually Calculated,
And Does Not Result From Loss Of Control, Study
Suggests;
Processed food could have role in depression,
says study;
Statins May Worsen Symptoms In Some Cardiac
Patients;
Testosterone Improves Women's Sex Lives;
Persistent Pain Common For Many Women 2 To 3
Years After Breast Cancer Treatment;
Vitamin D deficiency linked directly to heart
disease;
Why Can't Some People Give Up Cocaine?;
Carolyn Hansen:
Why Do We
Struggle With Our Fitness?
Improving our health with participation in a
proper exercise
program shouldn't just be something you do when
the weather is warm and summer is approaching.
It should be part of a much bigger picture of
your life journey where your strength and
fitness is so important it is 'something you
become' not just 'something you do'
whenever you have an urge to do something
physical.
If you are always struggling to "get" fit it
becomes a mountain that you never seem to reach
the top of and always seems to be just out of
reach. Making the leap from "doing fitness" to
"being fit" is what it is all about and where
the true benefits are.
Dr. Mercola interviews Sharyl Attkisson the
investigative reporter behind the groundbreaking
CBS News study that found H1N1 flu cases are NOT
as prevalent as feared.
Video:
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This video has been on TV
but it's worth seeing again.
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Yikes:
"The Holidays" are here. It doesn't make any
difference whether you equate that with
Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza, Winter Solstice or
even Festivus; this time of year has something
for everyone to celebrate. And that "something"
usually brings with it a massive dose of stress.
Why? Because "the Holidays" represent a perfect
emotional storm -- the nexus of inviolate
tradition, unplanned change, and great
expectations.
As
always, there are some really helpful links you
won't want to miss. There
is something for everyone.
