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October 3, 2011
Not Your Mother’s Mid Life!
As you may know, if you are “one of us”, the average Oaks Guest is a 50-65 year old female. Our demographic is a powerhouse on many fronts, both personal and professional. We look better, feel better, and are enjoying a greater level of health than the generations before us, so let’s discuss staying on the right track!
Having a positive outlook on life is of tremendous value. This “can do” attitude breeds confidence and self assurance that may have been missing in earlier decades. What you tell yourself (or let yourself be told) about a situation will CHANGE how you feel about it. Looking for a creative solution of viewing circumstances and people with a more kind and generous eye makes US feel better! What you think, positive or negative, effects directly how you feel, changing attitudes and behaviors for the better or worse. Choose the better!
Using readily available information makes us proactive in regard to not only understanding what’s going on with our overall health profile, but choosing the right medical advice and help when necessary. We know more now than we EVER have before. We are learning that just being healthy beats anything pharmaceutical every time. Always try that route FIRST.
Eating better makes us better. Yup. On many levels, “you are what you eat”, so eat good stuff. Fresh stuff. Stuff in it’s most original form. Lots of plant based stuff. Good fat is unsaturated fat. Good fiber. Antioxidants from sources like beans (red are best followed by kidney, pinto, and black), berries (wild blueberries are best followed by blackberries, cranberries, and strawberries), artichokes, apples, and russet potatoes weigh in well too! Kiss off “fake food” in packages, boxes, and bags and go GOOD! You’ll feel good. Spice up your life with turmeric, cinnamon, and cayenne for natural flavor with healing benefits. Make water your beverage of choice!
Balance. We are juggling working hard/playing hard/resting enough better than any other generation. Caring for self balanced appropriately with caring for others is a good thing! We also GET IT that exercise alone isn’t enough- it’s too hard to catch up if our eating/drinking habits are out of control. The converse is also true- just eating well without moving enough is not good for our bodies OR our minds- we were made to MOVE! So when it’s time to work, work hard! Be excellent! When it’s time to break, walk away and break! When it’s time to exercise, play hard. Give it your all. When it’s rest time, hit the “OFF” switch and really rest. Then sleep. Balance!
There is, as always, so much more to say, but can I just encourage you to REMIND YOURSELF today of all the good things you already KNOW and put a few of them into practice! We as midlife women are doing great, but there’s always room to improve so we can say with surety,
“This is NOT my mother’s mid- life!”
PS. I just became a Grandma. I’m feeling pretty good about it!
Emelia Adele Wilde was born August 31st!
Go Gamma Nancy!!
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