Health & Fitness
Positive Prescription for Healthy Aging
We set off for the Anti-Aging & Healthy Living Expo in Melbourne, FL. Our target: To find more positive solutions for our own healthy aging, and then promote them to our fans.
Most of us over 50 share the desire to both“feel” and “look” good, and hopefully we also look younger than we really are!
As we noted in our blog it does not seem likely that immortality will be an option during our lifetime. Since we both like to have as much control of our lifestyle as possible, the positive thing to do was load up the car and “Road Trip here we come”! So we set off for the Anti-Aging & Healthy Living Expo in Melbourne, FL. Our target: To find more positive solutions for our own healthy aging, and then promote them to our fans.
The first exhibitor we spoke to was a doctor of Cenegenics, a “new age” medicine which focuses on “low-glycemic nutrition, exercise, nutritional supplements and hormone optimization." His medical belief was that the body is “geared” to shut down around 120 years max, so the real focus needs to be on improving quality during the aging process. Hmmmm, we were good with the nutrition, exercise and supplements, but not sure about my desire to take hormones….
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We moved on and spent some time talking with a sales team who promoted Jusuru, a very tasty, albeit costly, liquid supplement, designed to not only improve joint movement, but also take years off your appearance by removing creases and wrinkles. Tempting, yes, but doubtful we can afford this as a permanent item in our budget!
We passed several health care providers, facilities offering botox and other cosmetic solutions, plus many other exhibitors offering free samples of sun screen, nutrition bars, ionized water and sleep enhancements, all claiming to be necessities for healthy aging. We couldn’t possibly sample everything, but after trying out the sleep enhancements and a brief nap…
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We left the Expo, and walked outside of the hotel. Our ears perked up and our steps quickened as we heard live music drifting our way through the breezy November sea air. We quickly found our positive balance, and taking our own healthy aging prescription and advice to heart, we danced together on the beach as the sun was setting. Ahhhh...the spirit of youth...we feel younger already!
