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Baby BoomersClaim Your Health

Peg Doyle, M.Ed., CHHCWellness and You

Westwood MA

PegCopyright © 2014 Wellness and You All rights reserved

Considerations

why boomers need to care about your healthwhere are you on the spectrum?can you get better?what tools are required?next steps

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Why? Some Numbersby year 2000 40.4 million Americans 65+by year 2020 55 million Americans 65+increase of 36%once age 65, men can expect to live to 82.2 yrs; women 85 yrs


What does all this mean?

Which Path will You Choose

Positive Lifestyle ChoicesChronic Decline and Limited Activities


Food Changes Your Health

Food Plays a Vital Role

Wherever you are on the spectrum of health, you can get better with food.

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Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food- Hippocrates

Where to Begin“Eat real food, mostly plants, not too much” - Michael PollanLook at your food habits and become educated on eating simple whole foods - give up diets for goodGo for the fruits and vegetables that you like Hydrate with water, not energy drinksEat real meals, prepared at homeCopyright © 2014 Wellness and You All rights reserved

True StoriesNorma acid refluxme cholesterol, triglyceridesLynda weightJohn blood pressureSandra prediabetic The Diabetes Prevention Program study found that

people with prediabetes who walked or did other exercise for a half-hour at least five times a week and lost 5 to 7 percent of their total weight cut their risk of developing full-fledged diabetes by nearly 60 percent. The lifestyle changes were twice as effective as taking a pill.


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Healthy Eating or Illness what choice will you make? what choice will you make?

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