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On Getting Older

Papoon

Active Member
Good ideas for growing old disgracefully -
Magnesium, for muscle soreness. Also a great relaxant, sleep aid.
Nootropics for cognitive function and neuroprotective effects. Research indicates these compounds help prevent Alzheimer's.
Glutamine to enable stronger workouts without crashing.
Gingko biloba for improved brain function. Also, new research indicates it is anabolic for older folk, who typically lose muscle mass, which is the beginning of the end.
Yoga. For everything. Serious yoga, like vinyasa or Iyengar. The ultimate workout.
Learn something new as often as possible. Try practicing more use of your non-preferred hand to increase left-right brain communication.
Sex. Lots of it.
Stop sitting so much. It is catastrophic in its effects. There is an epidemic of lumbar spine damage, primarily caused by excessive sitting, usually slouched.
Walk around more. Pushbike instead of drive.
Find new music. Enjoy novelty.
Seek the company of younger people and LISTEN rather than advise and correct. This prevents 'boring old fart' syndrome.
Sing and dance. Walk in the rain. Enjoy.
I am 60, and have never felt so damn good. Being older means so much less stress about trivia and social image. Unless you are lazy. In which case, it is miserable.
:)
 

Draka

Wonder Woman
Good ideas for growing old disgracefully -
Magnesium, for muscle soreness. Also a great relaxant, sleep aid.
Nootropics for cognitive function and neuroprotective effects. Research indicates these compounds help prevent Alzheimer's.
Glutamine to enable stronger workouts without crashing.
Gingko biloba for improved brain function. Also, new research indicates it is anabolic for older folk, who typically lose muscle mass, which is the beginning of the end.
Yoga. For everything. Serious yoga, like vinyasa or Iyengar. The ultimate workout.
Learn something new as often as possible. Try practicing more use of your non-preferred hand to increase left-right brain communication.
Sex. Lots of it.
Stop sitting so much. It is catastrophic in its effects. There is an epidemic of lumbar spine damage, primarily caused by excessive sitting, usually slouched.
Walk around more. Pushbike instead of drive.
Find new music. Enjoy novelty.
Seek the company of younger people and LISTEN rather than advise and correct. This prevents 'boring old fart' syndrome.
Sing and dance. Walk in the rain. Enjoy.
I am 60, and have never felt so damn good. Being older means so much less stress about trivia and social image. Unless you are lazy. In which case, it is miserable.
:)
I already take ginkgo biloba everyday. I've found it is beneficial in migraine management and prevention. I still get the occasional headache (more sinus than anything due to my allergy issues), but the frequency and severity of my migraines has decreased since being on it. If I had known this years ago I would have never been on topiramate and end up with kidney stones, and have to have surgery for them and contract MRSA which caused a cyst flare up twice in a matter of months which resulted in surgery again plus 4 bacterial infections (including MRSA again) and a wound that still hasn't healed fully. Why didn't I know about ginkgo a long time ago? :(
 

lewisnotmiller

Grand Hat
Staff member
Premium Member
I decided the best way to not get old was to ignore it.
So I still play basketball, tell my aching bones to deal with it, and generally act like a loon when I get the chance.

I'll admit, it's harder than it was. Responsibilities and all that. But that's my plan, and I'm sticking to it, dammit.
 

beenherebeforeagain

Rogue Animist
Premium Member
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An old high school buddy worked for a time at a retirement home. He said he learned two things there: First was Keep Your Teeth. Second was Take Care of Your Knees, Because You'll Miss Them When They're Gone. Unfortunately, he didn't get the chance to get old like the rest of us...:(
 

beenherebeforeagain

Rogue Animist
Premium Member
At an impromptu high school reunion a few years ago, we all agreed that, even though we were all in our early/mid-50s (with a variety of health issues distributed among us that limit some activities), none of us felt any older than our late 20s. Don't think any of us have changed that opinion yet, either.:D
 
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