Whether it's flu season, a pandemic, or bad air, one thing Baby Boomers want to avoid is a respiratory disease. As I sit here writing this post, fires are engulfing forests and towns all over the Western United States. Bad air or the beginning of a cold can cause you to have an itchy throat or a little cough. If you don't take care of it, it may develop into something … [Read more...]
Terry Bradshaw Interview: Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Last year, I interviewed singer Patti La Belle who was promoting the All About Your Boom™ campaign to spread awareness about pneumococcal pneumonia. Well, it’s that time of year again. Flu season is just beginning, and if there’s one thing Baby Boomers don’t want is for the flu to turn into pneumonia. This year the spokesman for the campaign is Terry Bradshaw and I also had the … [Read more...]
Patti LaBelle Interview: Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Pneumococcal Pneumonia is a disease every Baby Boomer needs to know about. That’s because people over the age of 65 are 13 times more at risk of being hospitalized for it than those who are 50 and younger. It’s also a major cause of death. I interviewed singer Patti LaBelle who has teamed up with Pfizer to bring awareness to the disease in a campaign called “All About Your … [Read more...]
Who Gets Bronchitis in the Summer? Apparently, Me
For quite a while, I managed to avoid catching a cold. I used to get Bronchitis all the time and it sucked. That meant struggling to breathe and having to take antibiotics. But then, I stopped getting sick. I attribute my turn of good luck to diligently applying Thieves Oil every day to both of my wrists. I don’t know how else to explain it but it really worked. I was having a … [Read more...]
Health Dangers that Baby Boomers Need to be Aware of as They Age
You'd think with all the technology today and scientific research, Baby Boomers would be poised to stay healthy for life. However, statistics prove we're less healthy than our parents were at our age. That's scary! We use more prescription drugs (thanks to all those endless commercials on TV) and have more chronic diseases than ever before. Most are related to obesity like … [Read more...]
