1) The document discusses considerations for baby boomers to take care of their health as they age, noting that by 2020 there will be over 55 million Americans aged 65 and over, a 36% increase. 2) It outlines two potential paths for aging baby boomers - making positive lifestyle choices focused on nutrition, exercise and wellness, or facing chronic decline through inactivity and poor diet. 3) The document emphasizes that food plays a vital role in health and that small dietary changes focused on whole, plant-based foods can significantly improve health conditions like acid reflux, cholesterol, weight, and blood pressure or even prevent diabetes.

1. Baby Boomers
Claim Your Health
Peg Doyle, M.Ed., CHHC
Wellness and You
Westwood MA
Peg
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2. Considerations
why boomers need to care about your
health
where are you on the spectrum?
can you get better?
what tools are required?
next steps
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3. Why? Some Numbers
by year 2000 40.4 million Americans
65+
by year 2020 55 million Americans 65+
increase of 36%
once age 65, men can expect to live to
82.2 yrs; women 85 yrs
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4. What does all this mean?

5. Which Path will You Choose
Positive Lifestyle Choices
Chronic Decline and Limited Activities
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6. Food Changes Your Health

7. Food Plays a Vital Role
Wherever you are on the spectrum of health,
you can get better with food.
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Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food- Hippocrates

8. Where to Begin“Eat real food, mostly plants, not
too much” - Michael Pollan
Look at your food habits and
become educated on eating
simple whole foods - give up diets
for good
Go for the fruits and vegetables
that you like
Hydrate with water, not energy
drinks
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9. True Stories
Norma acid reflux
me cholesterol, triglycerides
Lynda weight
John blood pressure
Sandra prediabetic The Diabetes Prevention Program study found that
people with prediabetes who walked or did other exercise for a half-hour at least five times a week and lost 5 to 7
percent of their total weight cut their risk of developing full-fledged diabetes by nearly 60 percent. The lifestyle
changes were twice as effective as taking a pill.
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10. How to reach me
Peg@wellnessandyou.com
508-359-6804
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11. Healthy Eating or Illness
what choice will you make?
what choice will you make?
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