WELCOME TO BABY BOOMER MEMOS
BLOG #79
WELLBEING IS A LIFESTYLE CHOICE FOR AGING BABY BOOMERS
Most Baby Boomers have heard the term 'wellbeing.' What does it mean? Broadly defined, wellbeing is the ability to live a productive, fulfilling life - regardless of health status.
How do boomers maximize wellbeing? Mostly by making healthy lifestyle choices. We know this. And, we also know it is not easy to resist temptations to indulge in one or more unhealthy behaviors.
Ordinarily, it takes something serious to finally change unhealthy lifestyle choices. For example, it's common knowledge that smoking is harmful. Yet, some boomers still choose to smoke ... until a health scare panics us to finally quit. This type of scare is referred to as 'salience', i.e. We are more motivated to make radical changes when health warnings have personal meaning.
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Baby Boomers take a major step toward wellbeing by assuming responsibility for our health. An essential part of this process is becoming informed, activated health consumers.
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Boomers Become Activated Consumers ...
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DO AGING BABY BOOMERS FOLLOW HEALTH ADVICE?
WELCOME TO BABY BOOMER MEMOS
BLOG #78
DO AGING BABY BOOMERS FOLLOW HEALTH ADVICE?
Doesn't it seem impossible to count the times, throughout our long lives, that Baby Boomers have been advised to eat nutritious foods, stay active, regulate stress, get adequate sleep, be drug-free, curb alcohol use, avoid negative relationships ... yada, yada, yada ...
Typically, boomers (and everyone else) take the constant flow of advice seriously only when repercussions of unhealthy choices spoil life-satisfaction and threaten wellbeing. Then, we make pledges of good behavior. Doesn't it also seem impossible to count the times pledges get broken?
NOTE
A flippant phrase gains relevance for Baby Boomers when we assess our current health status: 'If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.'
A trite, but true response: 'It is never too late to begin!'
STAY TUNED
Wellbeing Is A Lifestyle Choice ...
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: drwendykyman@gmail.com
BLOG #78
DO AGING BABY BOOMERS FOLLOW HEALTH ADVICE?
Doesn't it seem impossible to count the times, throughout our long lives, that Baby Boomers have been advised to eat nutritious foods, stay active, regulate stress, get adequate sleep, be drug-free, curb alcohol use, avoid negative relationships ... yada, yada, yada ...
Typically, boomers (and everyone else) take the constant flow of advice seriously only when repercussions of unhealthy choices spoil life-satisfaction and threaten wellbeing. Then, we make pledges of good behavior. Doesn't it also seem impossible to count the times pledges get broken?
NOTE
A flippant phrase gains relevance for Baby Boomers when we assess our current health status: 'If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.'
A trite, but true response: 'It is never too late to begin!'
STAY TUNED
Wellbeing Is A Lifestyle Choice ...
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: drwendykyman@gmail.com
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