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Summer is just around the corner here in the northeast and it’s time to shop for this seasons’s supply of sunblock. Today’s boomer generation foolishly spent their teenage summers on the beach or poolside, slathered in baby oil, seeking the perfect tan. Today, our skin is showing the results. And our dermatologists are warning us, if we don’t get the right skin protection there will be serious consequences.

No one wants to look older than they are. But skin, especially facial skin, can reveal your age faster than just about any other feature. You can call them “freckles” but when those brown age spots start to grow and pop… it’s time for some serious prevention.

• If the damage has already been done, you might find this online e-book helpful: Eight Years Younger: Turn Back Time By Implementing These Moisture-Infusing Techniques.

If you’re shopping for sun protection, I suggest you bypass the sunscreen and go directly to the sunblock. Sunscreen does what it says: it screens the harmful rays of the sun, but they still get through, no matter how high the number. What you want to do is BLOCK the sun’s damaging rays, and for that you need to get a product that contains ZINC, the best know blocker on the planet. Remember those lifeguards with their noses covered with white cream? The smart ones used zinc to protect their facial features. Without it, serious sun damage was inevitable. There are a number of products on the market to choose from. Here is the one I prefer.

Solbar Zinc- The Best Product Out There. Goes on light, gets absorbed quickly and feels soft and not sticky. Buy it online. Here is the Dermstore “blurb” about Solbar:

SOLBAR creates high sun protection factor (SPF) sunscreen products for dermatologists and their patients by Person & Covey, Inc., the company that pioneered development of products to protect skin from the harmful effects of UVB and UVA radiation. All Solbar products offer broad-spectrum protection with special appeal and benefits suited to an individual’s type of skin and exposure. Solbar was developed in response to dermatologists’ requests for therapeutic and cosmetic-quality products to protect patients with light or sun-damaged skin, people who live in sun-intensive areas, people who spend extended time in the sun, and those with photosensitization caused by medical conditions or medication.

Check them out at Dermstore. It’s a great product!

This is the fourth tip for boomer investing in a series of five:

1. GO GREEN!
2. Invest in Your Mind – Education
3. Invest in Your Health  – Good Food

TIP # 4

Most of us take life way too seriously. Sure we have problems, every one does. But don’t dwell on them. In this time of economic turmoil, it’s a good idea to stay away from TV News, newspapers and radio shows that focus only on what’s wrong with the world. It’s time to focus on what is going right. If listening to the evening news—especially just before your head hits the pillow—gets you up at night, or never lets you sleep… then STOP listenting to the evening news.

Don’t worry, the world is not going anywhere. If you need to, check in once a week… Meet the Press on Sunday morning with a cinnamon roll and a cup of coffee… that’s not a bad way to see what’s going on in the outside world.

I’m not suggesting you hide your head in the sand, though some people may just need that right about now. Take yourself to a museum. Read a good book. Take yourself to a play, or a movie. Spend the $10 and even indulge in some popcorn!

Invest in a Good Time!

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Review all the Investment Tips for Boomers in this series:

1. GO GREEN!
2. Invest in Your Mind – Education
3. Invest in Your Health  – Good Food
4. Invest in A Good Time
5. Invest in Your Dreams

This is the third tip for midlife investing in a series of five:

1. GO GREEN!
2. Invest in Your Mind – Education

TIP # 3

One of the smartest investments you can make is in taking TIME to EAT RIGHT. It’s all in the choices you make.

I know, you are way tooooo busy with work, home, kids, grandkids, clubs, volunteering, whatever— we all have excuses for grabbing the Big Mac or the fast food prepared dinner from the grocery freezer. But if you don’t eat healthy now, it’s almost guaranteed that your body will rebel somehow, someway, sometime soon!!!

In a recent book: Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother’s Tokyo Kitchen by Naomi Moriyama, the author focuses on the remarkable health of the women of this asian country. Diet makes a big difference. Taking the time to eat properly is something you deserve!

As a college student in New York, eating fast food, nibbling on salt and sugar laden morsels, Naomi who had always been petite, blossomed into an overweight blob. She was heading for serious health problems, when four years later, she finally returned to her native Japan and the healthy eating habits of her chldhood. The change to her health was remarkable. She shares her experience in this simple straightforward account and offers delicious recipies that will help you invest in your own health.

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Review all the Investment Tips for Boomers in this series:

1. GO GREEN!
2. Invest in Your Mind – Education
3. Invest in Your Health  – Good Food
4. Invest in A Good Time
5. Invest in Your Dreams

Are you a midlife man dealing with a menopausal woman? Or a midlife woman trying to understand what the #$%@! is going on in this middle aged body? Read on. Susan Megge has some good ideas.

Men Dealing With Women’s Menopause Symptoms

Author: Susan Megge

Some of the changes and symptoms women encounter as they approach menopause can be difficult to withstand, and it’s not unusual to wonder if you’ll ever feel “normal” again. Not only are you dealing with physical symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes, night sweats, irregular periods and weight gain, but there are many emotional changes that take place as a result of declining hormone levels.

You may experience moodiness, depression or feelings of sadness and hopelessness. If this is the case, there’s a strong likelihood that your mate is feeling somewhat confused by your behavior and may be left wondering if you still love him and want to spend the rest of your life with him.

If your husband or partner is anything like mine, it’s not likely that he’ll research information that’s available to him in order to figure out what’s happening within your body and how it may be affecting your emotions. If men don’t have the answers, how will they respond to the “foreign” you? Continue Reading »

Author: Teresa Cheong

WOMEN over 40 generally find it harder to lose weight and stay in shape. Hormonal changes, plus poor eating habits, accentuate the problems of slower metabolism, thicker waistlines and creeping weight gain.

Though hormonal changes are inevitable for women over 40, there are healthy eating tips which women over 40 could follow to lose weight and stay in shape.

Here are five healthy eating tips for women over 40:

Healthy Eating Tip 1 – Do Not Skip Breakfast

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is needed to rev up the body’s metabolism (after a night of fast) so it can start burning calories at the next meal. Skip breakfast – and the body’s metabolism slows down throughout the day; thus, burning less calories and making it harder to lose weight and stay in shape.

No matter how busy you are preparing breakfast for the kids or family, do not skip breakfast. Grab a fruit if you are in a hurry.

Healthy Eating Tip 2 – Cut Down On Sodas And Sugary Drinks

Families eating out often end up in fast-food joints because of the children’s clamoring for fries and soda.

Soda drinking is bad for women over 40 who want to lose weight and stay in shape because of its very high sugar content (there are 10 teaspoons of sugar in one ounce of soda!) Continue Reading »