Munich: Surf City Europe
Where will we go when we have time to go somewhere? Where will we live when we have time to retire? BoomerCafé publisher and co-founder David Henderson has found one place that never entered his mind … until he got visions of the Beach Boys at Surf City. My wife and I have gotten to the stage and age in our baby boomer lives when we find ourselves discussing not retirement but what new adventure might be ahead for us. We keep returning to the idea of possibly living somewhere in Europe. We
A Renaissance For Boomer Entrepreneurs
From the Baltimore Sun, Felton Barner, who started ReIMAGE gallery in Savage Mill in retirement. A story published today in the Baltimore Sun suggests that entrepreneurial activity is highest and most concentrated among Baby Boomers 55-64 years old, and lowest among 20-34 year olds. “[The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation study] predicts the United States may be on the verge of an entrepreneurial boom because of a growing aging population. For the past decade, the 55-64 age group ha
Senior sexuality a gray area, Pa. official says
(AP) — READING, Pa. - With America’s growing population of senior citizens-many of them coming from the more permissive Baby Boomer generation-the issues of love, intimacy and sexual expression are out of the bedroom and into senior living communities, personal care homes and even long-term care facilities.But tiptoeing around the need for public education on issues involving seniors and sex in community long-term living situations appears the rule rather than the exception.“Usually it’s conside
Arena’s Edge in the Obesity Drug Race
Jamie Moye submits: As the U.S. obesity epidemic grows ever bigger–pardon the pun–with aging Baby Boomer and Generation X waistlines expanding and record numbers of obese Gen. Y children burgeoning into adulthood, three companies are vying to become first to market with potential blockbuster-status weight loss drugs. Arena Pharmaceuticals ( ARNA ), Orexigen Therapeutics ( OREX ) and Vivus Inc. ( VVUS ) are in play with weight loss drugs in late stage clinical trials, but all face hurdles in
The baby boomer opportunity for CPG firms
Baby boomers are shifting their grocery purchase patterns as they approach retirement age, according to new research from the US where - like Australia - baby boomers represent a significant proportion of the population. The latest IRI research, “Baby Boomers II: Preparing for the Upcoming Wave of Aging Shopper Growth,” examines the broad range of baby
Marvel film exec: Smith is in running for Cpt. America
So says MTV’s Splash Page blog . I doubt it’ll happen, though. As we’re seeing with the upcoming Green Lantern movie ( to the chagrin of some ), Hollywood studios tend to prefer the safe choice – Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern of the aging baby boomer generation that dominates comics fandom, which includes a growing number of Hollywood types – over the less safe one – John Stewart, the character used in the animated Justice League cartoons and is the Green Lantern to a much younger generati
Yoga Poses for Aging | Prevent Aging With Yoga Poses | Yoga Techniques
Yoga Poses for Aging According to yoga, an individual’s age can be identified with the flexibility of the spine, not through number of years. Yoga poses for aging process can help you in preventing body’s degeneration from misuse and abuse by spending your adult years working extremely, eating food with too much calories, and sitting before the television all the time. When your body doesn’t get any exercise then ultimately it will collapse, as it is a living machine and needs to be taken ca
Senior Communities Give Help to Retirees
July 22, 2009 There has been substantial growth in the over 55 retirement communities real estate market. A large reason is the aging baby boomer population who may be looking for a community of similar aged people, the ability to maintain home ownership, added security, amenities not offered through other communities, and maintenance-free living. Friendships can be easily established with people the same age and there are less problems with neighbors without children. Most of these 55 communiti
Census Data Shows Need For Financial Solutions For Baby Boomers
The world’s 65-and-older population will triple by mid-century to 1 in 6 people, leaving the U.S. and other nations struggling to support the elderly according to census estimates released. The number of senior citizens has already jumped 23 percent since 2000 to 516 million, more than double the growth rate for the general population. According to the Associated Press, the U.S., residents who are 65 and older currently make up 13 percent of the population, but that will double to 88.5 millio
The Legal Limits Of Care In Assisted Living Facilities
When aging parents come to the point when assisted living seems like the best choice, it is usually their baby boomer children who see it first. Perhaps the adult children live in another state. Perhaps they are unable to visit Mom or Dad often enough to feel comfortable leaving them alone. The death of a spouse or a gradual loss of independence in self care, any of these reasons may lead to the adult child’s decision to move the parent. As an assisted living facility representative is likely to
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