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In reply to the discussion: Baby boomers are killing themselves at an alarming rate, raising question: Why? [View all]Babel_17
(5,400 posts)110. May I humbly suggest
Amazon has a section devoted to people over 50. http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=5856180011
"Customers ages 50+ can find nutrition and wellness items, exercise and fitness equipment, medical supplies, personal care and beauty products, entertainment suggestions and more"
Naturally, you need to first consult with your doctor, a lot of supplements have drug like properties, but I've found relief from some of them.
Lemon Balm and Passion Flower are generally seen as mostly safe and providing mild relief for several discomforts. Though some people find them to interact with their medication as they can act as COX-2 inhibitors (pain relievers). Boswellia (Frankincense, as in from one of The Three Wise Men) and Bacopa (for a bright mental outlook) are also worth looking at.
It's all too easy to accumulate an insufferable amount of supplements to take so I find it helps to research for the stars amongst them and alternate those.
B-Complex with Methylcobalamin, not the cheaper stuff, and absorbable Magnesium (like Magnesium Glycinate) and Strontium (for bone density) help supplement a good diet. As do odorless garlic caps.
You might not be aware of it but there are games for the computer that look great and challenge the mind while not requiring a very expensive PC and added video card. http://www.adventuregamers.com/
Those Tablets you see see kids using are also ok for playing simpler (but highly addictive!) games and reading books, listening to music, and browsing the internet. If you are like me then the bigger the better for browsing the internet on a tablet. If you wouldn't use one outside of bed or the house then a laptop can be a better buy.
Amazon has a good one and so many others.
I realize I'm advocating a near obscene level of consumerism but there's no law saying you have to buy a lot or can't shop for bargains. With games, there is free stuff to be had. Same thing for e-books.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Free+e-books
I can't swear by all those links of course, they are on the internet, but Project Gutenberg is amazing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gutenberg
You can read those books right in your browser. Just pick the version saying "HTML".
P.S. A lot of people swear by SAM-e but some people don't react well to the average dose and require the rarer ones that come in tiny doses.
I realize my response is a bit presumptuous, my regrets if it isn't appreciated but hopefully there was some food for thought in it.
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Baby boomers are killing themselves at an alarming rate, raising question: Why? [View all]
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
OP
There are may psychological studies that point to the relative nature of wealth.
napoleon_in_rags
Jun 2013
#1
The thing that strikes me in your description is the tie between self-worth and work for some.
napoleon_in_rags
Jun 2013
#4
"We don't teach that" because it's not true. If it were, it wouldn't have to be 'taught'.
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#6
in actual practice, life is cheap. fact. it's not a question of how we see it, it's a question of
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#70
you're not getting my point. you're talking 'should be'. i'm talking *is*. the fact *is* that
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#98
When most people are asked at a party "So, what are you?" They respond with a job title.
lumberjack_jeff
Jun 2013
#44
I wish I could give you a hug. A beer out in the woods. But I won't lie:
napoleon_in_rags
Jun 2013
#17
I would love to have an ongoing conversation about this, napolean_in_rags...
OneGrassRoot
Jun 2013
#22
I measure wealth by the ability to provide the essentials ... and also luxuries
Babel_17
Jun 2013
#66
I suspect a lot of it is also related to the number of prostate surgeries....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jun 2013
#53
They aren't that old! To me its stressful to be young, or old old. But 50's is easiest (for me)
progree
Jun 2013
#7
I know its not paradise in the 50's in this economy, what I said was compared to other age groups
progree
Jun 2013
#52
I do understand, again, I'm saying the 20-somethings and the really elderly have it worse
progree
Jun 2013
#56
I said 3 times compared to other age groups, particularly those in their 20's and the really elderly
progree
Jun 2013
#54
Thank you. And I'm sorry to be overly sensitive / thinned skinned and all that n/t
progree
Jun 2013
#57
Eh, I don't know of another generation that sheltered under their desks from nuclear bombs
Fumesucker
Jun 2013
#26
Thank you. And while the economy for many people was good as the boomers grew up, it
raccoon
Jun 2013
#32
Not true, the silent generation had it much better in many ways than boomers
diane in sf
Jun 2013
#69
I'm a boomer, mid 50s, and frankly I don't see much hope for my golden years.
Sheldon Cooper
Jun 2013
#30
That may be your answer but that's not what most people ask the question for
Fumesucker
Jun 2013
#49
This has NOTHING to do with the aches and pains of aging and EVERYTHING to do with
duffyduff
Jun 2013
#47
I also think the deficiency issues (especially those caused by the lack of nutrients
dixiegrrrrl
Jun 2013
#94
It was not the life he envisioned. Bingo. I live with a granddaughter-in-law who fell for the old
jwirr
Jun 2013
#41
"Perhaps a little more adversity in youth could have helped prepare them"
lumberjack_jeff
Jun 2013
#42
I agree, the job market started getting sucky in the 70s by deliberate design
diane in sf
Jun 2013
#71
The irony of this piece being written by a twit that is the beneficiary of the betrayal
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2013
#74
"a little more adversity in youth could have helped": Yes, that VietNam thing was sooo cushy!
WinkyDink
Jun 2013
#86
It's tempting to create a profile of the writer for that one sentence alone. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Jun 2013
#93
The author seems to have forgotten that there were TWO recessions between 2000-2007
eridani
Jun 2013
#100
raise your kids to take care of you? how about them living their lives and reaching their
NRaleighLiberal
Jul 2014
#130