| Enjoying ones life is important and as we get older we | | | | the American Heart Association,middle-aged men |
| need to focus on making sure happiness is always a | | | | overweight and obese are at higher risk of heart |
| focus. With aging, we are more likely to become | | | | attack and death whether they have the metabolic |
| depressed so being able to manage such feelings will | | | | syndrome. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of |
| help us to enjoy the aging process more instead of | | | | risk factors associated with the development of heart |
| dreading such blessing years. One of the reasons why | | | | disease and diabetes. |
| I wrote this article as a licensed mental health | | | | Men with the MetS have a higher risk of heart attack, |
| counselor and psychotherapist working with a large | | | | stroke and premature death, whether or not they are |
| population of geriatric patients in the Miami Florida Area, | | | | overweight. According to new research in the British |
| is to promote mental and physical health during all | | | | Medial Journal, women who put on weight as they go |
| stages of development especially baby boomer | | | | into middle-age could reduce their chances of enjoying |
| generation which is people born between 1946-1964. | | | | a healthy old age by up to 80%. This means that |
| Research suggest today's baby boomers are more | | | | woman who have a high body mass index in middle |
| active and positive they generations before therefore | | | | age is significantly more likely to suffer from major |
| one should take the opportunities presented with to | | | | chronic diseases such as cancer and coronary heart |
| continue to exploration of happiness and self-fulfillment. | | | | disease and poor quality of life. As you can se, eating |
| These are the years one is still active and should use | | | | healthy in addition to maintaining active during your |
| this towards your advantage to continue or begin | | | | middle-age are crucial for good health. |
| maintaining a healthy lifestyle. | | | | Improve Sleep regimen. Most research on sleep |
| Healthy living should be a way of life and goal for all of | | | | suggests one should sleep between 6-8 hours in order |
| us. If one chooses to slow down during this time on | | | | to feel well rested and function well throughout the |
| your life by retiring or making any other changes in | | | | day. Make sure you get talk to a physician if you are |
| your professional life, it does not have to be for all | | | | having trouble sleeping. You may have a sleep or |
| areas in your life. One should focus on staying active, | | | | mental health disorder causing this interruption and |
| positive, social, and motivated for the future no matter | | | | must be attended as soon as possible. |
| how old you are. All developmental stages in life have | | | | Try taking a new class, or pursue a new career. |
| both limitations and benefits but most importantly | | | | According to Value Options Healthcare an article they |
| allows you to grow as a better individual. Below are a | | | | posted on baby boomers, reported that "the Boomer |
| variety of ways one can increase happiness in | | | | Generation is often portrayed as a generation of |
| different stages in ones life especially during the baby | | | | optimism, exploration and achievement. Compared with |
| boomers years when one begin to settle for a more | | | | previous generations, younger adults pursued higher |
| relaxed and "retirement" from living attitude. | | | | education or relocated away from family to pursue |
| Reach out to your family not only when you need | | | | career and educational interests." Because the baby |
| them for support but to maintain a healthy and happy | | | | boomer generation has evolved in such a way one |
| relationship. Disagreements with respect will always | | | | sees aging process less negative and focus on |
| exist in a healthy relationship. It is when it gets ugly and | | | | enjoying the benefits instead. |
| abusive that it becomes unhealthy and dangerous. | | | | Take a trip down memory lane by connecting with |
| Abuse is something everyone should avoid in any type | | | | your past. Visit your grandparents childhood |
| of relationship by any means necessary. The longer | | | | neighborhood or an important site that means |
| you wait the worse it will become. | | | | something to your family. According to published |
| Try making friends. Having ones family is important but | | | | research by a University of Illinois expert in tourism and |
| most of the time not enough. I believe that for one to | | | | recreation, genealogical tourism is one of the fastest |
| be a healthy functional human being you should have a | | | | growing markets in vacation travel because it |
| health support system including family, friends, partner, | | | | represents a conscious shift away from relaxation and |
| co-workers etc. The more people you have in your life | | | | into the realm of personal enrichment and fulfillment." |
| the happier you will be. | | | | Aging plays an important role in defining a person's |
| Stay active by exercising regularly, taking walking in | | | | choice of tourism, and genealogical travel is |
| the parks, planning an outdoor activity daily with family | | | | contemporary society's way of attaining a more |
| and/or friends or even for just some simple alone time. | | | | coherent and continuous, albeit imagined, view of |
| Make it fun and focus on doing things that you love | | | | ourselves in connection with the past." What this |
| and bring out your passion. Life is too short for you not | | | | means is that aging plays an important role in choice of |
| to even try. Research suggests that trying and having | | | | tourism and genealogical travel as it is a way of |
| motivation to do something you love alone helps one | | | | attaining a view of ourselves in connection with the |
| to better manage depression throughout life span. | | | | past. Anything we can do to feel good about |
| Eat healthy. When you eat healthy, you live and feel | | | | ourselves is always beneficial. |
| better. Less health issues throughout your life will also | | | | I hope you find this article to be helpful as happiness |
| cut medical cost in the long run and you can use the | | | | should always be a goal no matter what age you are. |
| money to take a vacation instead which will also help | | | | Feel free to contact me directly for further assistance |
| maintain your health. This will also help regulate your | | | | and/or support if you are experiencing issues in any of |
| weight which is important especially since according to | | | | these areas. |