I love being this
age...I'm wiser (that's not hard), drama-free, sincerely self-confident (no pretending to not care what people I hardly know
think of me...I really like me now so I genuinely don't care if someone
doesn't, unless I've grown to value his/her opinion), calmer, and
generally the best person inside and out I've ever been (that includes no more monthly cramps, mess, &
bloating from a long gone menstrual cycle...).
Youth is vastly
overrated; I don't pine for it (those
poor folks who peaked in high school or college...) nor do I
value it more than age.
That said, with aging comes
a few non-lethal ailments beyond the aches of minor arthritis, and I don't mean
high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, or obesity, all problems for many
Boomers that can be exacerbated by age and so many years of poor health habits,
but not necessarily age-related.
The following 5 conditions
are likely to occur once you've reached a certain age (eg over 50), all
remediable if you stay alert for them:
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