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Our cultural stereotype of older men offers a sharp contrast to the emotional reality of loneliness. We focus on “socially desirable” messages such as retired men playing golf, fishing, or acting as the patriarch of family events. However, for many older men loneliness is a chronic problem, and for a large number it is a recent (since retirement) experience. Loneliness is multi-causal and multi-dimensional with large individual, relational, cultural, and value differences.

To provide perspective, it is important to note that the majority of men do thrive with aging and retirement. However, a significant number-as many as 30%-“crash and burn.” This involves high levels of anxiety and depression, alcohol or drug abuse, and greater risk of suicide attempts and completion (McCarthy B, McCarthy E. “Therapy with Men after Sixty.” New York: Routledge; 2014). One of the best predictors of major problems is when a man stops being sexual. This does not just mean stopping intercourse, but avoiding any type of sensual or sexual touch, including affectionate touch.

We have all been under some sort of lockdown over the past 15 or 18 months.

Isn't it time to plan a great experience in a big way?
Senior community experts agree that now is the best time to start planning.

Planning Your Best Vacation
Combine
- incredible way to see a place
- trip customized to your situation and trip goals
- a place you either love or have always wanted to see

Suddenly it is looking like a great vacation.
nutshell:
- carefully select all lodging
-  in charming places
-  perfected suited to the locale
-  a perfect mix of culinary experiences
- wine tastings
- private cooking classes
- tours; with well trained, multi-lingual guides who know the area.

Entering your senior years need not be a reason for you to go out and travel the world.
A lot of seniors 50 and older are taking trips, and there is no reason why you cannot, too.
While there may be some limitations, there’s no better time to travel than when you’re a senior.

So how do you plan a senior trip?
There are many things you can do to ensure that your planned trip will be a success. Here is our guide on how you can plan the best possible senior trip.

How do senior trips work?
Senior trips are not all that different from traveling at any age.
- special preparations involved when considering each participant’s situation and goals
- but there is absolutely no reason why we cannot enjoy a trip when we want.

Here is a list of some of the best advantages of going on a senior trip.

Having the luxury of time
- fewer worries about time.
- family responsibilities are more or less done or almost completed.
- With this luxury of time, seniors can plan their trips according to how they want them.
- 3 days or 3 months, most seniors have a lot of time in their hands to do whatever they want. 

Seniors are more financially set
 
Where should you go for your senior trip?
The follow-up question when planning a trip is always this:

Where should you travel?
When planning a destination for your trip, here are some of the things you should consider. 

Stay local or go overseas?
As a traveler, you can go with either approach. Are you raring to travel the world, or you want to start with visiting places found in your own country first?

Find an adult-friendly place

Decide on when to travel
While some senior men and women have more spare time than ever before, that doesn’t mean that your available time is infinite.

Decide on where to travel
Aside from the schedule, the place to visit is often a source of debate for any group of friends.
Deciding on a place to go should be done in a consensus.

Set the budget
Each person has a threshold on how much they are able (or willing) to spend.

I like guarantees when traveling. I like to think I got the best deal possible. I'm sure you do too. 

BOTTOM LINE

CheapAir is excellent for cheap airline tickets and last-minute deals. If you don't mind that fares are nonrefundable, you'll enjoy the wallet-friendly travel deals on its website.

PROS

Discounted fares and travel deals

Price-match promise

Earn up to 2x points with the app

CONS

Cancellation fees

Nonrefundable tickets and fares

How does CheapAir work?

Signing up with CheapAir lets you manage your travel, check previous transactions and track flights directly from your account. Members also have the added perk of earning points on every $1 spent, resulting in discounts of up to 20% on flights and 55% on hotel bookings.

CheapAir lets you access inexpensive flight deals in more than 30,000 domestic and international locations through its online booking system. The company also partners with hotels, motels, and resorts to provide discounted stays. You can get additional savings with Enterprise, Alamo, and Budget through CheapAir.

The CheapAir app lets you access flights, hotels, car rentals, and exclusive deals from an iOS or Android device. Customers can manage their travel on the go, receive live updates on itinerary changes or notifications, and earn up to two times the amount of points by booking through the app.

What is CheapAir?

CheapAir partners with more than 400 carriers, including Air France, Jet Blue, Spirit Airlines, and United Airlines, to provide affordable, budget-friendly travel experiences. The online travel site makes it easy to compare flight, hotel, or cruise options and book them at your leisure.

Each fare comes with CheapAir's price-match promise – if you find a lower price for the same itinerary within 24 hours of booking, CheapAir matches it and refunds you the difference.

CheapAir has a loyalty program, deeply discounted fares, and an easy booking system, and I recommend the company for budget-savvy travelers and customers looking for cheap flights. Even during COVID, we managed to rack up over 14,000 miles in the air. During the expected time, we would log many more miles.

In addition to managing your account online, the online travel site also provides accessible local guides and travel tips for destinations around the world.

My Review

I have over 35-years of domestic and international travel under my belt. I was flying nationally before there were mileage and award programs. For the past 25-years, my wife and I have traveled by air extensively. I have over 2 million miles in the air and have stayed at hotels all over the world. I'm spoiled by the airline and hotel award programs. 

The price guarantee is a very nice feature which ensures that you are getting the very best prices. 

On the downside are CheapAir's cancellation and refund policies. Be sure that your plans are firm. Once you book the reservation and the money has been transferred, except for special situations, there are no refunds. 

If you think you might have a magnesium deficiency talk to your doctor about having an RBC blood test to determine if you should, or should not go on a magnesium supplement. Without this simple blood test you are shooting in the dark. The last thing you want is to have too much magnesium in your system which can have adverse health effects.

 Past studies have shown magnesium combats everything from heart health to osteoporosis, stroke, memory loss, and depression.

But the latest research adds yet another benefit to magnesium’s greatest hits list — diabetes. A new analysis of studies published in the Journal of Human Nutrition & Food Science reveals dietary magnesium intake combats diabetes and related conditions, such as metabolic syndrome, obesity, high blood pressure, and cholesterol.

The standard American diet fails to meet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recommended daily allowance of magnesium – of 400-420 milligrams per day for men; 310-320 for women — federal government studies show.

Dr. Dean believes health officials and the mainstream medical establishment need to do more to raise public awareness of magnesium’s many benefits.

“100 years ago we were getting 500 milligrams in our daily diet. Today we are lucky to get 200 milligrams, which is about half the very low RDA,” she said. “Most people think that their doctors would have warned them about this problem. But doctors are as ignorant as the public.”

The landmark analysis found that NHANES study participants who meet the recommended daily magnesium intake are far less likely to be overweight or obese, have diabetes, metabolic syndrome, elevated blood pressure, or high cholesterol, compared to those who don’t meet the minimum standard.

"Our analysis found that dietary intake of magnesium from foods or from food plus supplements was associated with improvements in many diabetes-related health outcomes,” says lead researcher Yanni Papanikolaou, with Nutrition Research at Nutritional Strategies Inc.My comment - If you think you might have a magnesium deficiency talk to your doctor about having an RBC blood test to determine if you should, or should not go on a magnesium supplement. Without this simple blood test, you are shooting in the dark. The last thing you want is to have too much magnesium in your system which can have adverse health effects. 

“These results further demonstrate the importance of meeting magnesium intake recommendations and illustrate the usefulness of dietary magnesium supplementation when these recommendations cannot be met with diet alone."
Magnesium assists in more than 300 metabolic reactions, helping support bone health, as well as nerve and muscle function, the researchers noted. It also helps convert food to cellular energy.

Sources of dietary magnesium include fruits, green leafy vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and dairy products.

Magnesium is found in the body’s muscles, bones, blood, and tissues. It’s involved in regulating everything from blood pressure to heart activity, energy production, nervous system function, metabolism, cell growth, bone density, fat and protein synthesis, muscle strength and metabolism.

It can be taken as a supplement, but is also present in a range of healthy foods, including spinach, fish, yogurt, wheat germ, brown rice, beans, tofu, soybeans and a variety of nuts.

Experts say commercial agricultural processes have depleted the levels of the mineral in soil and in a variety of crops over the past 60 years.

The best way to determine if you have a deficiency is to consider the symptoms that Dr. Dean says can “give you a clue.” Among them: muscle cramps, twitching, heart palpitations, migraines, insomnia, angina, irregular heartbeat, asthma, anxiety, gastrointestinal problems, fatigue, poor concentration, depression, and numbness of hands or feet.

 

People over 50 should not have to suffer with ongoing arthritis pain. Nearly 65% of people over the age of 65 report diagnosed arthritis. 

Even though arthritis cannot be cured, it can be managed with a combination of treatments and lifestyle changes. 

We all know there is no Fountain of Youth. However, we can take simple steps to improve our skin health that will improve our overall health and assist in our Anti-Aging Strategy. 

What happens when you walk one-mile a day? What happens when you walk 100-miles in a month? 

Racking up steps and miles by walking is arguably one of the easier forms of exercise. 

Benefits - 

Boost in body image
Your concentration will improve
Struggling with pain. Walk. 
You will lose weight if that is your goal
Your digestion will improve
Your risk for heart disease will decrease
Stress level will likely decrease
Improvement of mental health
Boost your immune system
You will sleep better
You will get stronger
It is fun

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Join Mark as he interviews Dr. Ken Weizer from Providence Bradley J. Stuvland Integrative Medicine Clinic about his cancer diagnosis, his journey from Hollywood Director to Doctor, and his hopes for the future of treating patients.

Ken Weizer, N.D., is a cancer survivor who has a deep personal commitment to serving cancer patients. By listening and responding to the unique physical and emotional needs of each patient, Dr. Weizer hopes to support not just the body, but also the mind and spirit. With the intention of supporting the patient in a way that is reasonable, simple and thorough, Dr. Weizer focuses his suggestions on diet, exercise, stress reduction and evidence-based natural medicines.

I realized that the reasoning I was using not to get the jab was flawed. I was saying one thing and doing another. I was a hypocrite.