Comments on: Senior Survival Guide http://communicationisinspiration.com/2007/03/20/senior-survival-guide/ Generation 2 Generation: Let's Talk Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:09:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=Communication is Inspiration hourly 1 By: Scott Weintraub http://communicationisinspiration.com/2007/03/20/senior-survival-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Scott Weintraub Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:24:07 +0000 http://communicationisinspiration.com/2007/03/20/senior-survival-guide/#comment-116 This is such an important topic, as all of us have family members who are getting older, and we all (hopefully) will grow older one day ourselves. Hillary, in response to your question of what we can do to combat the physical decline -- the point you amd Jack made about being careful is an excellent one. On top off that, I think we can do many things now, while younger, to prepare for, and perhaps prevent, a decline when we're older. The more we can exercise now, and take care of our body, they better off we'll be later in life. In fact, I think the same thing is true for mental health. If exercising the body makes our muscles and body stronger, then it stands to reason that exercising our minds will make our minds stronger, and possibly prevent, or lesson, mental deterioration later in life. I think that just like investing money in a savings account will pay off later in life, investing in our mind and body will pay similar dividends. This is such an important topic, as all of us have family members who are getting older, and we all (hopefully) will grow older one day ourselves. Hillary, in response to your question of what we can do to combat the physical decline — the point you amd Jack made about being careful is an excellent one. On top off that, I think we can do many things now, while younger, to prepare for, and perhaps prevent, a decline when we're older. The more we can exercise now, and take care of our body, they better off we'll be later in life.

In fact, I think the same thing is true for mental health. If exercising the body makes our muscles and body stronger, then it stands to reason that exercising our minds will make our minds stronger, and possibly prevent, or lesson, mental deterioration later in life.

I think that just like investing money in a savings account will pay off later in life, investing in our mind and body will pay similar dividends.

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