John Fodor’s Health Corner

HEY – GETTING OLD MAY NOT BE SO BAD AFTERALL

Let’s face it; we all age, some of us more gracefully than others, some grudgingly and some bitterly. There are of course a few more aches and pains as we get older, our energy level may fall a bit, we may not be as agile or as strong as we were when we were younger, we may tire more easily and we may not be as sharp mentally as we once were. But if you think about it, there can be a lot of good things that happen as we age.

We generally have more time to relax and enjoy our surroundings.

We can enjoy doing things that we did not have time to do when we were younger.

Many of us are sexually more relaxed, and can still enjoy an active sex life.

We do not have the stresses of making a living and raising a family.

Through the years we have learned more about ourselves and have a better perspective of life.

We do not have to prove our worth to anyone else as we did when we were younger.

We are generally more confident and don’t have to “keep up with the Jones’.”

We know better what it takes to satisfy ourselves.

We have a greater capacity to give and receive love.

We have learned to appreciate those around us.

Most importantly we have learned how to take more responsibility for our health.

And the good news is there are a lot of things we can do to help maintain our health and vitality throughout the years of our life.