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  • Weight

    I’ve had a few discussions with friends lately about weight. I think it’s a myth that you MUST gain weight as you age…yet I know some believe that..

    Yes your body changes but the changes need not lead to increased weight. And don’t forget that muscle weighs more than fat so if you work out – you will lose inches but not necessarily a lot of weight. Losing the weight may come at a slower pace than losing the inches. But being lean is good!

    Our bodies all work differently – which is why there can never be a “for everyone” diet – yet I see eating recommendations that do not mention any metabolic differences….one size fits all can’t work for human bodies and eating.

    Take a look at the people around you – some are thin, some are more muscular, some are tall, some are short, some are men, some are women, etc. Should they all be eating the same foods in the same proportions? Nope!

    I learned a while ago that I am a protein eater…my metabolism needs more protein per meal than my very active friend who needs more carbohydrates per meal. If I ate as much in carbohydrates as she does – I’d balloon and not only gain weight but get lethargic. If she ate as much protein as I do, she’d feel lethargic. Is something wrong with either of us? No- we have very different metabolisms.

    There are some short paper/pencil tests that quickly assess your metabolic profile. No physical testing needed. If you would like more info about this – fill in the info box and I will email back asking you for a phone number as most of you are not near enough to come to my office…I will call you and in 10 – 15 minutes I can give you info – and it’s free.

    glyconutrients, healthy aging, growing older, aging, nutrition, exercise, eating properly,

  • 8 weeks of skin care

    Here are my eyes and mouth after 8 weeks .

    April 23

    June 23

    April 23

    June 23

    The dark circles and lines under my eyes are nearly vanished…and the lines around my mouth are finally disappearing…but hey it took me years to develop those lines – so making them almost go away in 8 weeks is great!

    Other differences I have noticed are that my hands are in better shape as they also get the product rubbed into them daily and my fingernails are stronger.

    glyconutrients, healthy aging, growing older, aging, nutrition, exercise, eating properly,

  • Scams

    I’ve mentioned some scams by name – but I will not give those persons any more “ink” than they got…

    Of late – I have noticed a new take on scams – or at lest they are hitting my junk mail/spam boxes….

    These are the ones that tell you that you are a finalist or winner [or whatever] in a drawing by a Foundation…
    I’ve checked and the Foundation names are legitimate….unfortunately the contests and drawings are not.

    The usual clues are the many misspellings….especially as these spammers want you to think they are from legitimate sources. Legit mate sources would not spell so poorly or misstate the obvious names of USA or European agencies.

    Please beware… I read that as more and more of the over 50 ish population gets more into being online – many of these are targeting us..

    How do they get our info? That too unfortunately is very easy….One can buy email and postal addresses by age or other demographics! Or they buy millions of email addresses hoping to find the one who believes…

    To stop spreading email addresses please do this…use the bcc: function in your mail program…it stands for blind carbon copy and it hides the addresses of all those you are sending to..

    Also if someone sends you an email with many names and addresses showing – pass along the bcc info to them…

    and when forwarding or replying – erase the RE: or change the subject heading….

    There are programs that scour the Internet seeking those addresses that come in bunches and to often when one replies or forwards – all those names are again included…hence the RE: as a signal to the sapmmers…

    glyconutrients, healthy aging, growing older, aging, nutrition, exercise, eating properly,

  • Hmmm…why are the over 65 people seen as targets?

    Here’s another scam that does not surprise me. Anytime the bottom line is more important than people – you get abuses…be it people food, pet food, medications or health care and insurance…

    And remember that United Health is the one that pays AARP to use the AARP endorsement.. I find that offensive! Yes it’s called a contract between them but for me what is means is that United Health is given free access to the AARP data base. and they are not the least expensive at all – they just like you to think they are – and to make you think that if you are an AARP member you are getting a “deal.” I at first signed on with them when I was 65 and my “guaranteed” rate for a year went up after 6 months – so I found other insurance…..and got a very rude call from UnitedHealth….

    Humana, UnitedHealth Suspend Some Health Plans After Complaints

    By Aliza Marcus

    June 16 (Bloomberg) — Humana Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc. and five other U.S. health insurance companies agreed to stop selling a type of government-funded plan for the elderly in response to complaints that sales agents forged signatures and enrolled dead people.

    The seven companies are working on new marketing guidelines with the U.S. Medicare health insurance program for the elderly and disabled. The voluntary sales suspension will end as each company adopts the guidelines, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said yesterday.

    Full article HERE

    glyconutrients, healthy aging, growing older, aging, nutrition, exercise, eating properly,

  • "Our" babies – April and June


    We watch the goslings as they grow each year – this is one of the 2007 groups….

    April

    June

    AWWWWWWW – aren’t they cute?

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