Can Our Economy And Health Care System Survive Aging Baby Boomers?

The generation of people born between the years of 1940 and 1960
are expected to have major effects on health and social service
systems. By the year 2030, about one out of every five
Americans, or 20% of our population, will be a senior citizen in
the United States. In other countries such as Japan, Germany,
Sweden and the United Kingdom, senior citizens are even greater
in number.

There have been improvements in the Social Security system that
includes the introduction of Medicare that has had important
effects on the economic well-being of senior citizens in the
United States. Today, the percentage of senior citizens with
incomes below the poverty line is about 10%. These gains have
not been shared by all senior citizens. Poverty rates are higher
among certain groups of senior citizens that include:

•Black Americans
•Hispanic Americans
•People who never finished high school
•People living alone
•People 85 and older
•People living in central cites
•People living in rural areas

Level of education among US senior citizens in the future is one
of the most dramatic changes. By the year 2030, 83% of seniors
will have completed high school. Senior citizens with a bachelor
degree or more will have increased to 24%. These changes are
significant for health and social service systems because
education is closely related to lifetime income, and people with
more education generally are in better health and at lower risk
of disability. However, the better-educated seniors are expected
to be more demanding health care consumers.

Widowhood is much more common among senior citizens due to the
fact that women generally live longer than men. Senior citizens
who live alone after losing a spouse usually prefer to remain
independent and continue living alone as long as health and
finances allow it. Even though many of this group of senior
citizens have families or friends nearby they are still more
likely than those who live with others to feel lonelier and more
isolated.

Average life expectancy in the United States is currently
highest for white women, followed by black women, white men, and
black men. As an average, women who live until age 65 can expect
to live to age 84. Those who live to age 85 can expect live to
age 92. The number of people living to age 100 in the United
States is certainly growing.

Disability and diseases are much more common in senior citizens
than in people younger than 65. Common chronic conditions among
senior citizens include:

•Arthritis
•High blood pressure
•Heart disease
•Diabetes
•Lung disease
•Stroke
•Cancer
•Hip fractures
•Parkinson’s Disease
•Alzheimer’s disease
•Dementia

An increase in the senior citizen population means more health
care expense, and the likelihood of having more than one disease
among senior citizens also increases. Among people age 65 and
older, 30% have three or more chronic diseases. Having more than
one disease complicates care. Sudden change or illness in one
body system may stress another body system and make it difficult
to interpret symptoms for a definitive diagnosis. Sometimes the
symptoms one disease may hide the symptoms of another disease.
For example, a person with arthritis may never be physically
active enough to show symptoms of heart disease, which makes
making the heart disease difficult to recognize.

Senior citizens who need assistance with routine ADLs rely first
on family. The use of paid helpers, however, is consistently
higher among older adults living alone and increases with age.

On the average, senior citizens go to the doctor more often than
younger adults. Senior citizens are also hospitalized more
frequently than younger people.

Senior citizens utilize the services of home health care that
includes medical treatment, physical therapy and homemaker
services more than the younger population. Prescription drugs
are a major part of medical treatment. At least 80% of senior
citizens take one or more prescribed medicines.

One of the most important, unanswered questions is whether or
not our increased lifespan will be filled with good days and
years. It is not likely one answer can be applied to all senior
citizens because of the great variations in health and
functioning from one senior citizen to the next.

Other unanswered questions can only be answered by the passage
of time. These questions include:

•Will the increasing numbers of senior citizens with more
education and longer lives contribute productively to the larger
society?
•Can the health care system handle the greater number of senior
citizens?
Some analysts fear the great increase in the numbers of senior
citizens from the baby boomer generation of people born between
the years of 1940 and 1960 may place a strain on the medical
care system and the public programs that finance health care and
retirement to the breaking point. What we have on our side is:

•Improvements in health behavior
•Medical breakthroughs
•Financial prosperity

These three may help diminish the threats from the increased
senior citizens from the baby boomer generation of people born
between the years of 1940 and 1960.

Source: Foundation for Health in Aging

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food
and Drug Administration. The information in this article is not
intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. All
health concerns should be addressed by a qualified health care
professional.

Anti-aging Theories Part II

Anti-aging Theories Part II


Waste Accumulation Theory

The waste accumulation theory of aging states that in the course
of a life span cells produce more waste than they can properly
eliminate. The waste includes various toxins that when
accumulated to a certain level they can interfere with normal
cell function and ultimately kill the cell.

Limited Number of Cell Divisions Theory

This theory is concerned with the number of cell divisions
directly affected by the accumulations of the cell’s waster
products. As more wastes accumulate over time the cells quickly
degenerate thus causing aging and ultimately death.

Hayflick Limit Theory

Dr. Hayflick theorized that the aging process was controlled by
a biological clock contained within each living cell.  Studies
done in 1961 concluded that human fibroblast cells (lung, skin,
muscle, heart) have a limited life span. They divide
approximately 50 times over a period of years and then suddenly
stop. They also concluded nutrition seemed to have an effect on
the rate of cell division. Final conclusion of this theory
states that improper functioning of cells and loss of cells in
organs and tissues may be responsible for the effects of aging.

Death Hormone Theory (DECO)

Brain cells or neurons are unlike other cells in that they do
not replicate. At birth we have roughly 12 billion of them and
over a life time about 10 percent die out. Dr. Donner Denckle
speculated that as we age the pituitary begins to release DECO
which inhibits the ability of cells to use thyroxine. Thyrozine
is a hormone produced by the thyroid-governing basal metabolism,
which is the rate at which cells convert food to energy. The
metabolic rate brings on and accelerates the process of aging.

Thymic-Stimulating Theory

Dr. Alan Goldstein says “the thymus is the master gland of the
immune systems.” The size of the gland continues to reduce and
shrink to round three grams by age 60. Scientists are
investigating the possibility that the disappearance of the
thymus contributes to the aging process by weakening the body’s
immune system.

Mitochondrial Theory

This is the free radical theory is supported by directed
experimental observations of Mitochondrial aging. Our primary
source of energy comes from ATP. Mitochondria are the
energy-producing organelles in the cells that produce ATP.  They
produce cell energy by a process that leads to forming
potentially damaging free radicals. Evidence seems to tell us
that various kinds of accumulated DNA damage over time
contribute to disease. New research in mitochondrial repair
could play an important role in the fight against aging.

Errors and Repairs Theory

Dr. Leslie Orgel suggested in 1963 that because the “machinery
for making protein in cells is so essential, an error in that
machinery could be catastrophic.” Since the system is incapable
of always making perfect repairs on these molecules, the
accumulation of flawed molecules can cause disease and other age
changes to occur.

Redundant DNA Theory

This theory is similar to the error-and-repairs theory in that
it also blames errors accumulating in genes for age changes. A
difference is that as these errors accumulate the reserve
genetic sequences of identical DNA that take over until the
system is work out.

Source: The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food
and Drug Administration. The information in this article is not
intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. All
health concerns should be addressed by a qualified health care
professional. 

Theories Of Aging Part I

The Wear and Tear Theory

The Wear and Tear Theory was first introduced by Dr. August
Weismann, a German biologist in 1882. He believed aging occurred
when the body and its cells were damaged by overuse and abuse.
The major organs of the body such as the liver, stomach,
kidneys, skin and so on are worn down by toxins in our diet and
in the environment, by excessive intake of fat, sugar, caffeine,
alcohol and nicotine, by the ultra-violet rays of the sun and by
the many other physical and emotional stresses to which we
subject our bodies. Simply using the organs over time wears them
out even if you never touch a cigarette or have a glass of wine
and stayed out of the sun, etc. Abuse just wears them out
quicker. He also believed it takes place on the cellular level.

Nutritional supplements and other treatments can help reverse
the aging process by stimulating the body’s own ability to
repair and maintain its organs and cells.

The Neuroendocrine Theory

The neuroendocrine theory was developed by Vladimir Dilman,
Ph.d. The theory elaborates on the wear and tear theory by
focusing on the neuroendocrine system that governs the release
of our hormones and other vital bodily elements. Different
organs release various hormones under the governance of the
hypothalamus, a walnut-sized gland located within the brain.
Hormone levels are high in youth and account for menstruation in
women and high libido in both sexes. As we get older the body
produces lower levels of hormones which can have serious effects
on our functioning. Hormones help repair and regulate our bodily
functions. When aging causes a drop in hormone production, it
causes a decline in our body’s ability to repair and regulate
itself.

The hormone replacement therapy is a frequent component of any
anti-aging treatment and helps to reset the body’s hormonal
clock and then reverse or delay the effects of aging. The theory
holds that if our hormones are being produced at youthful levels
the cells of our bodies are stimulated to active and we stay
young.

The Genetic Control Theory

This theory focuses on the genetic programming encoded within
our DNA. From birth we are equipped with a unique genetic code,
which has a great deal to say about how quickly we age and how
long we live. When our biological clock goes off it signals our
bodies first to age and then to die. The timing on this genetic
clock is subject to enormous variation and depends upon what
happens to us as we grow up and on how we actually live.

Anti-aging medicine attempts to prevent damage to our cells and
increase repair of DNA to help us escape our genetic destinies,
at least to some extent.

The Free Radical Theory

This development in anti-aging research was first introduced by
R. Gerschman in 1954 and developed by Dr. Denham Harman of the
University of Nebraska, College of Medicine. Free radical is a
term used to describe any molecule that differs from
conventional molecules. Free radicals possess a free electron
that makes it react with other molecules in highly destructive
ways.

The theory holds that free-radical damage begins at birth and
continues until we die. In our youth its effects are fairly
minor because the body has extensive repair and replacement
mechanisms that in healthy young people function to keep cells
and organs in working order. With age, the accumulated effects
of free-radical damage begin to take their toll and are part of
what ages our cells. Free-radical disruption of cell metabolism
may also create mutant cells leading to cancer and death. Free
radicals attack collagen and elastin. Collagen and elastin are
the substances that keep our skin moist, smooth, flexible and
elastic. When these vital tissues fray and break under the
assault of free radicals, we begin to notice folds of skins and
deep-cut wrinkles.

Another way of looking at free-radical changes is to think of it
as rust and our aging process is similar to the rusting away of
a once-intact piece of metal. Oxygen itself is free radicals and
so our breathing and aerobic exercise generates free radicals
that help us along the aging process.

Substances that prevent harmful effects of oxidation are
antioxidants. This is why specialists in anti-aging medicine
prescribe a host of natural and manufactured antioxidants to
help combat the effects of aging. Many vitamins and minerals and
other substances fight aging by acting as free-radical
scavengers.

Source: The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food
and Drug Administration. The information in this article is not
intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. All
health concerns should be addressed by a qualified health care
professional. 

The Stimulating Magical Powers Of Coffee Actually Began As A Food

Coffee has not always been served as a beverage. African tribes
crushed the ripe cherries from wild coffee trees, mixed with
animal fat, and rolled them into round balls. These “coffee
balls” were served at their war parties. The result of eating
these coffee balls was:

1.fat combined with raw coffee’s high protein content provided
the African tribes with nourishment
2.the considerable caffeine content of the mixture was of course
a “stimulant” that stirred the warriors on to greats heights of
warrior abilities

I guess one could sort of compare those African tribe coffee
balls to the cans of spinach Popeye use to consume to become
mighty and strong enough to battle with Pluto for the quest of
Olive Oil’s love!

When coffee appeared as a beverage in Africa it appeared not in
the form as we know it, but as a wine that was made from
fermented juice of the ripe cherries mixed with cold water.

Later in around 1000 A.D. the Arabs learned to boil coffee. This
is when coffee became a hot drink.

From coffee’s first discovery the new drink was surrounded by
mystery, and thought to have magical properties. The first
coffee drinkers described experiences of sensations ranging from
exhilaration to religious ecstasy.

Legends about how coffee could create great physical and mental
feelings of well-being created a mythical status that spread
throughout the Arab world. It was at first consumed only on the
advice of a physician or a beloved priest. Coffee as a beverage
became rapidly popular. Doctors accepted coffee as beneficial
and prescribed it to their willing patients.

Dervishes provided coffee at night-long religious services in
Aden, Yemen, Cairo and Mecca. They passed huge jars of coffee
around and chanted prayers until the new day arrived. Lawyers,
artists and those who worked at night discovered the benefits of
coffee for staying awake for long hours. Soon doctors no longer
had to prescribe coffee. Coffee was becoming a permanent staple
of the civilized Eastern world.

As the demand for coffee continued to grow, the Arabs developed
an effective form of cultivation. They started coffee plants in
nurseries from seed and transferred the young plants to
plantations in the foothills of nearby mountains. They irrigated
the plants using a system of pebble-lined trenches that
distributed water from the mountain streams throughout the young
coffee tree plants. Shade poplars protected them from the sun.
As popularity of coffee grew methods of preparation became more
sophisticated.

People started preparing coffee as a decoction from the dried
hulls of the bean. Then someone got the idea of roasting the
hulls over charcoal fire. Further advances in preparation
included whole beans roasted on stone trays, then on metal
plates. Next, the roasted beans were pulverized with a mortar
and pestle and the powder was combined with boiling water. For
over 300 years, this decoction that included ground and all was
consumed, as the main method of coffee preparation. 

The Humble Beginnings Of The Devilish Beverage From Ethiopia Called “Coffee”

The Humble Beginnings Of The Devilish Beverage From Ethiopia
Called “Coffee”


Do you realize the intricate and varied history of coffee as you
sip on a cup of coffee? There is a long and entertaining story
of how coffee was invented, how it migrated to your particular
cup and an unending effort to produce the many flavors of coffee
that continue to make it such a popular beverage.

Each country has added its taste preference and its own way of
brewing as coffee spread around the world. This has resulted in
a plethora of coffee drinks for us all to savor and enjoy. The
unique customs across cultures has also added to this ritual of
drinking coffee.

Where is your favorite coffeehouse? Coffeehouses became very
popular as news about the magical powers of coffee spread from
Ethiopian shepherds and monks in Ethiopia to all corners of the
world.

Despite the popularity of the coffeehouses, they were at times
deemed immoral. They were accused of drawing men away from their
obligations to their homes and religious beliefs. Coffee
drinking was even forbidden periodically because of these evils.
However, the bans on coffee drinking did not last long due to
the strong appeal of the pleasurable drink. The suppression of
coffee drinking based on religious and political grounds was
only a moment in time and coffee became a universal drink in the
Arab lands. Coffee was eventually considered a moral and sober
alternative to wine and spirit drinks. Coffee became a household
word and was adopted into social customs as a featured beverage.


In Arabia, coffee was thrown at the feet of the bride as a
religious offering. In the country of Turkey, coffee became a
staple in the home. Failure to keep a supply of coffee for one’s
wife in the home was considered grounds for divorce in Turkey.

As travelers from Europe returned home they brought with them
tales of the exotic coffee beverage. Coffee was regarded by some
Westerners as the devil’s hellish brew. Despite this horrible
reputation of coffee for some Westerners, it became a Christian
drink with the blessing of Pope Clement VIII who loved the taste
of coffee.

For centuries coffee distribution was controlled by the Arabs.
They held a tight and zealous monopoly on the cultivation of the
coffee plant until the 17th century. In the 17th century Dutch
traders managed to steal some viable seeds and started
commercial plantations in Indonesia.

It was not long until a French officer under the rule of King
Louis XIV felt that the coffee plants should grow equally well
in the French colonies of the West Indies. Gabriel Mathieu de
Clieux and a gardener stole a cutting from a coffee plant in
King Louis XIV’s botanical gardens. He planted the cutting in a
glass trunk and sat sail for the West Indies. His journey was
not easy. More than once Clieux placed his life on the line for
his precious cargo. He fought off a Dutch spy who managed to
tear off one of the plant’s limbs. He shared his ration of water
with the plant when all the sailors were near to perishing of
thirst. Clieux finally arrived at the island of Martinique and
this one single plant started commercial coffee plantations that
successfully rivaled the plantations of the Dutch. It is ironic
to note that the initial cutting was taken from the coffee plant
that was given to King Louis XIV as a gift from the Dutch!

King Louis XIV had a passion for coffee and enjoyed preparing it
for guests in his golden coffeepot. After plantations started in
Martinique a few years later a young Portuguese officer from
Brazil charmed the French governor’s wife in French Guiana. She
secretly saved some coffee cuttings to present to him as a token
of her love for him. The Portuguese officer planted the cuttings
in Brazil and began what are now the largest coffee plantations
in the world.

Low Back Pain Causes and Treatments

Lumbar spine pain is a common complaint. Lower back pain is a major cause for lost productivity and activity restriction. Reasons for lower back pain include, but not limited to:

• pregnancy
• obesity
• poor physical fitness
• high levels of stress
• anxiety
• depression
• children can suffer from backpack overload
• strains
• sprains
• disc problems
• inflammation, injury or infection in the abdominal organs including the bowels, reproductive system and urinary tract

Most people are uncertain about the cause of their back pain. The first place to start is with  your primary care physician. Doctors can only diagnose from what you tell them in addition to clinical examinations and tests. Keep a diary of your pain, when it occurs, where it occurs, how long it last, and describe it in detail. Take the diary with you when you visit your doctor. It is more difficult to explain symptoms after they occur then while they are occurring. Determining the exact cause of your back pain will determine course of treatment.

Clinical examination will include:

• your back
• pelvic area and legs
• nerves and blood supply

If necessary your doctor may then go on to further investigations that include:

• blood tests to look for general markers of illness and inflammation
• specific tests such as HLA-B27 gene for ankylosing spondylitis and rehumatoid factor for rehumatoid arthritis
• x-rays
• CT scan
• MRI
• Myelography
• bone scans
• electromyography and nerve conduction tests

Other specialists that may be called in are:

• neurologist
• neurosurgeon
• orthopedist
• rheumatologist
• physical therapist

When to call your doctor:

• sudden onset of severe lumbar pain
• intense back pain that lasts several days and prevents you from doing everyday tasks
• lumbar pain with fever and/or sweating
• sudden or increasing pain in legs
• bowel or bladder incontinence
• impotence
• numbness in anal area or groin

Lumbar Pain Treatment may include:

• home remedies (applying heat and/or cold to the painful area to help relax tense muscles)
• over the counter pain relief with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen
• rest, but not more than a day or so
• stay clear of high-impact or twisting exercises when you have acute lumbar pain such as running, basketball, rowing and even golf
• strengthen your core, but not in acute stage of back pain, a strong core can help prevent back pain as weak muscles in the lower abdomen and pelvis is a common cause of strains, sprains and disc problems
• physical therapy can help strengthen the core, improve mobility and flexibility and promote better posture
• massage
• acupuncture
• spinal manipulation

You might be able to get recommendations from local friends for a good therapist. If you don't see considerable improvement within six sessions of any approach, then it is unlikely the approach is helping.

Your doctor may recommend a variety of other treatments dependent upon your diagnosis. These include:

• biofeedback
• nerve block therapies
• epidural steroid injections
• transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
• surgery when other treatments fail

There are a variety of surgical procedures that include:

• vertebroplasty
• spinal laminextomy 
• discectomy

Treatment always depends upon professional diagnosis.

Your best course of action is to hopefully prevent back pain. Walking is probably one of the best exercises to prevent most back pain problems as it helps to strengthen your core muscles. Other exercises that strengthen the core muscles done regularly can make a huge difference in overall posture and preventing common back pain ailments. Drink plenty of liquids and be sure you are getting enough minerals and vitamins from your daily diet. source: University Health News

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Is Your Memory Loss Mild Cognitive Impairment, Normal Aging or Dementia?

Lapses in memory often momentary and nothing to be worried about are a normal part of aging. Some of these include:

• forgetting someone's name
• forgetting where you parked the car
• forgetting why you entered a room

There are 3 levels of decline as we age according to Gary Small, MD and director of geriatric psychiatry at UCLA's Longevity Center. They are:

1. The most common decline called "normal aging" refers to memory slips like suddenly forgetting where you put the car keys. This kind of memory lapse does not impair daily life.
2. The next stage is when recall problems progress, referred to as mild cognitive impairment
3. The 3rd level is actual dementia that includes Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia among others. Mild cognitive decline or normal aging does not always progress to dementia.

About 20% of people over the age of 65 experience mild cognitive impairment. This is when:

• it is harder to remember appointments and conversations
• more difficult to follow a sequence of steps such as recipe directions or organizing financial information to do taxes

Even with the above worsening cognitive decline most people are still able to maintain an independent lifestyle. They are considered people able to take care of activities of daily living. ADL's include:

• basic hygiene
• preparing meals
• paying bills

Some typical signs of dementia include:

• asking the same questions over and over
• losing the ability to accomplish complex tasks such as cooking
• becoming lost in familiar places
• having a hard time recognizing common items like toothbrushes and TVs
• having trouble coordinating movements
• neglecting personal hygiene

The progress from normal age related memory loss to mild cognitive decline to dementia can take many years. One of these does not automatically lead to another. Some of these can be reversed depending upon the actual cause. In other cases, progression can be slowed down. There is mounting evidence that there are interventions and lifestyle habits that can delay symptoms. Some interventions include:

• controlling high blood pressure
• controlling elevated cholesterol levels
• treating mood disorders such as depression
• physical exercise
• and what you eat (Mediterranean diet is most recommended)

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• drug side effects
• vitamin and mineral deficiencies (Americans are deficient in minerals. In fact, way back in 1936, the Department of Agriculture told congress that 99% of the population was deficient. Regrettably, there are many more recent studies confirming varying amounts of mineral deficiencies in our diet, mainly due to their depletion in our soil. ) Life's Abundance Minerals and Antioxidant Drink mix can help with your mineral deficiency.
  
• certain infections
• stop smoking and drinking heavily as tobacco and alcohol can take a toll on your brain

What you can do:

Know the difference between normal aging, mild cognitive decline and dementia. Knowing which you have provides a pathway for treatment. There are medications available now to help people with dementia maintain higher functioning. The only way to know for sure is through a thorough medical evaluation. 

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