Active Senior Living

Live Long, Live Well.

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Recently, AgingFabulous.com had a list of simple anti-aging tips anyone can incorporate into their lives. Nothing earth shattering on the list. The same simple steps keep coming up over and over again.

To improve longevity:

• Minimize sun exposure.
• Quit smoking.
• Exercise regularly.
• Get a good night’s sleep.
• Drink plenty of water.
• Incorporate green and red vegetables in your diet.
• Keep sugar intake to a minimum.
• Eat fish regularly.

You can read the complete entry at Aging Fabulous.

Understanding The Grandmother Hypothesis

Not every woman is pleased to find out that they will soon be a grandmother. On one level it may be a very happy family occassion, but it does mark the beginning of a new phase of life and brings with it a new title of grandmother that may take some getting usd to.

The New York Times has an interesting article on the contribution of older women to society. Known as the Grandmother Hypothesis, the basic premise is that as women go through menopause and end the reproductive stage of their lives, they are able to focus their energies on helping their children raise their children. By providing this extra level of assistance, a grandmother helps to improve her grandchildren’s chance of survival.

Whether the theory proves to be correct or not, it provides an interesting perspective for post menopausal women looking for direction and purpose in their lives.

Find a social network focused on your generation

For several years now, Social Networks have been the place to be on the Internet. Millions of people join these online communities, find answers and share information. Current popular sites for social networks are MySpace and Facebook. The problem is that they are not for everyone.

The New York Times recently hilighted this problem in an article entitled New Social Sites Cater to People of a Certain Age. and focused on a number of sites that are catering more to the concerns and issues of the Boomer and Jones Generation.

If you are looking for a way to get involved with social networking but find that MySpace or Facebook don’t quite align with your current life situation then take a look at these sites.

• TeeBeeDee.com
• BoomJ.com
• ReZoom.com
• Eons.com
• Multiply.com