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Thoughts on getting old vs aging
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Sigh. I am 44 and just found out today that I have arthritis in my knee. I am really active and my knee has been slowing me down for years already. This feels like a nail in the coffin.
Wrong thread? Sorry for being a Debbie Downer. Any wisdom/advice?
The best advice is to keep moving
This.
I'm 64. I was at a family function last year. Talking to a cousin who's in his 80's. I asked him how he kept active - he said "If you want to keep moving, you've got to keep moving." I took that to heart.
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I turned 65 in March, always been active, even though I have arthritis (I take turmeric), I walk with my dogs, 2-5miles/d;ay & go to gym. Today I'm taking yoga class for first time. My best friend is 68, she just finished her second semester at collage for child development & is grate grandma to 31
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The turmeric paste I have everyday has helped my arthritis & tendonitis 98%, I also give it to my senior dogs, anyone else take it?2
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We don't stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.
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The turmeric paste I have everyday has helped my arthritis & tendonitis 98%, I also give it to my senior dogs, anyone else take it?
Is this something you buy or make? Can you give me the details? I have fairly newly diagnosed arthritis in both my knees and curious about dietary interactions.0 -
When we stop moving...we start to rust.3
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I'm 51. When my grandmother was my age, younger, she decided she was too old for so many things. She didn't take risks without a huge push. Eventually she reached an age and a level of health where she really couldn't do the things she claimed she couldn't, only there was an an intervening 40ish years in between the two points.
I've had my struggles, with physical and mental health, but I feel so much younger at this age than she did. I still have a childlike side. Sometimes I think about all the young people who think there comes a time when they'll magically become a different person, as illustrated by their opinions on what a person of a certain age should wear, act, do, listen to. They're in for a big surprise when they're one day told to act their age, meaning settle down, and realize that they're not ready to trade in their passions for the rocking chair. Okay, well, I do like a rocking chair, but that's not the point.
Thank God we don't have to feel too old too soon, if ever.5 -
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56 coming soon bring it on I earned it!! There are times when I need to remind myself that I am in my 50’s and that’s ok I will be the grandparent that arrives by motorcycle lol! I work hard to stay healthy, eat well and my work shows me that I must continue to be nice to myself “my wellness” I am only as old as I feel today2
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[rSigh. I am 44 and just found out today that I have arthritis in my knee. I am really active and my knee has been slowing me down for years already. This feels like a nail in the coffin.
Wrong thread? Sorry for being a Debbie Downer. Any wisdom/advice?
The best advice is to keep moving -
My Dad is 93 y/o -He has had arthritis problems for better then 30 years, he walks slow now, and is kind of crooked. He is just now looking into getting a handicap tag for his car. I think it might be because his girl friend uses a cane to walk & some days she needs a walker.
My advice keep moving no matter how much it hurts I have OA in both knees and refuse to have surgery. This is my pain and I know what I can do to make it better surgery does not always help. Try different exercises I found spin worked well for me and keep your weight down good luck1 -
The turmeric paste I have everyday has helped my arthritis & tendonitis 98%, I also give it to my senior dogs, anyone else take it?
Is this something you buy or make? Can you give me the details? I have fairly newly diagnosed arthritis in both my knees and curious about dietary interactions.
I buy the pills through amazon for my dogs, but for myself I make paste. You can go on you tube, they often call it golden paste but It's 1 cup water, 1/2 cup turmeric powder, 1 Tsp black pepper, 1/8 cup oil(I use olive oil, but you can use coconut oil) & you can add other spices to your taste like cinnamon, honey etc, you cook the water, blk pepper & powder for few minutes & add the rest I hate the taste so I mix a heaping Tbl of it into my cashew milk & it's tolerable. I can't tell you enough how much it helps, most days I have 0-3% pain, without it I have throbbing pain. You have to put the black pepper in2 -
My best friend is 68, she finished her 2nd semester of college in child development, she hopes to work at or be a directer of a daycare facility. she has a boyfriend & 3 great grand kids & is full of energy3
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One of the most common questions I hear at family gatherings, because when I play with the kids I play like crazy
is "Don't you know how old you are?" I usually answer "Well, yes. Yes I do." With a smile lol.
A 20 something year old friend of my daughter in law told me it was great to see the "elderly" trying to stay fit! I was mortified!
I'd like to hear others thoughts on this.
signed,
The 35 year old 59 year old
Great You still are a go, go, go individual. The "elderly" comment just had me laughing, I almost fell over.
I turn 58 soon, and I am the same, and as another commented, Age is just a number, for most anyway.
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One of the most common questions I hear at family gatherings, because when I play with the kids I play like crazy is "Don't you know how old you are?" I usually answer "Well, yes. Yes I do." With a smile lol.
A 20 something year old friend of my daughter in law told me it was great to see the "elderly" trying to stay fit! I was mortified!
I'd like to hear others thoughts on this.
signed,
The 35 year old 59 year old
Great You still are a go, go, go individual. The "elderly" comment just had me laughing, I almost fell over.
I turn 58 soon, and I am the same, and as another commented, Age is just a number, for most anyway.
Happy Birthday...soon lol.0 -
I'm an older person, but I didn't know I was old until younger people started reminding me of it and defining me by my age and gray hair. Almost nothing makes me madder.
I went back to college after my husband passed away and finished a degree a year ago. I want to continue once I figure out how to pay for it. The college library staff tried to chase me out several times, saying "The library is only for current students." Somebody the other day called me a little old lady. Get over it, people. Embrace life and do what you want and stop defining other people. Encourage them - and yourself -- instead.14 -
I'm an older person, but I didn't know I was old until younger people started reminding me of it and defining me by my age and gray hair. Almost nothing makes me madder.
I went back to college after my husband passed away and finished a degree a year ago. I want to continue once I figure out how to pay for it. The college library staff tried to chase me out several times, saying "The library is only for current students." Somebody the other day called me a little old lady. Get over it, people. Embrace life and do what you want and stop defining other people. Encourage them - and yourself -- instead.
Condolences for your loss. And yes to the bolded. Good for you to press on.1 -
My grandfather referred to people his age as, ‘those old folks”. He remarried at the age of 98. I just turned 60, and I am beginning to notice some of my friends act much older, not many, but some. I feel kind of sorry for them. Age, in my family has always been looked upon as mental outlook, if you stop growing and learning things, yes, you will age rapidly in your mind.
and when someone says to me, “act your age” I turn right around and say, “I am, this is how, I, Catherine acts at age 60”. So go out there and toss around water balloons with the kids! Dress up for Halloween, go parasailing etc.! Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death (my mother’s favorite saying).5 -
I'll be 50 in January but have never been healthier. My mom has advanced Alzheimer's as did her mother, and I'm fighting with every bone and muscle in my body to stave that off (if that's even possible). To add to this, I have a nearly 8 year old daughter, so there is a lot of general running around. I have quite gray hair because I stopped coloring about 6 years ago, and some of my daughter's friends wonder if I'm her grandmother. I hope to prove them wrong by being able to run circles around them 5
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Gentleman using a walker was in the weight room at the gym yesterday. He was wearing a WW2 Veteran hat. That man isn't aging.11
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Here is my take. I will hit "Medicare" age next year. For years, I have felt much older than I actually have been and that has been in large part due to very diminished mobility due to deteriorating joints most notably my hips along with taking less than optimum care of myself. I didn't help myself at all by also living in denial and resistance to seeking specialized care for what ailed me. All that ended when I finally reached my "enough's enough" point late last year and underwent two hip replacements to start this year. Once I got thru rehab and PT, I decided I wasn't stopping. I enrolled in a "next steps" program to continue and enhance my exercise. Before starting, I was "pre-assessed" to determine the current state of my body (this was mid August). One of the things disovered was that my "body age" was 71. That didn't sit well with me. I began that program with a focus such as I haven't had in long time. I didn't miss a single session for the entire eight weeks of program and took advantage of free access to fitness center which I continue to do until I get "post assessed" on the 16th. I will be very disappointed if I don't knock that body age down closer to my actual age. In the meantime, I haven't been feeling as old as I once did. Maybe there's something to "age is just a number"! Oh, and I AM joining the fitness center once I get assessed. 😊13
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Getting old: hmm-mm. Maybe I could use a brow lift, some lipo, and a bit of Botox here and there.
Aging: Screw that. Rather spend the money on Christmas in Paris...or a skiing in the Alps...I've always wanted to see Scotland...New Zealand...perhaps a safari???
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cbstewart88 wrote: »Getting old: hmm-mm. Maybe I could use a brow lift, some lipo, and a bit of Botox here and there.
Aging: Screw that. Rather spend the money on Christmas in Paris...or a skiing in the Alps...I've always wanted to see Scotland...New Zealand...perhaps a safari???
Love that attitude, CB! Go for it!
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geraldaltman wrote: »Here is my take. I will hit "Medicare" age next year. For years, I have felt much older than I actually have been and that has been in large part due to very diminished mobility due to deteriorating joints most notably my hips along with taking less than optimum care of myself. I didn't help myself at all by also living in denial and resistance to seeking specialized care for what ailed me. All that ended when I finally reached my "enough's enough" point late last year and underwent two hip replacements to start this year. Once I got thru rehab and PT, I decided I wasn't stopping. I enrolled in a "next steps" program to continue and enhance my exercise. Before starting, I was "pre-assessed" to determine the current state of my body (this was mid August). One of the things disovered was that my "body age" was 71. That didn't sit well with me. I began that program with a focus such as I haven't had in long time. I didn't miss a single session for the entire eight weeks of program and took advantage of free access to fitness center which I continue to do until I get "post assessed" on the 16th. I will be very disappointed if I don't knock that body age down closer to my actual age. In the meantime, I haven't been feeling as old as I once did. Maybe there's something to "age is just a number"! Oh, and I AM joining the fitness center once I get assessed. 😊
I am hard pressed to think of the person who disagreed with this as anything but a nitwit.10 -
I am 68 years old and really moved to my current residence because I saw other people in this area, some more elderly than me, living actively and exercising regularly. Everyday, I see 80 and 90 year olds bicycling past me, while I also see 16 year olds who could never keep up with those 80 and 90 year olds because their exercise consists of changing the earbuds on their smartphone or turning on their Ninetendo Switch and few healthy meals can be found at the fast food drive through. Aging will happen to everyone, but the point that a person becomes old is a combination of both genetics and their own mindset.
I believe there is a Rascal Flats song that expresses my mantra..."I want to be running till my time runs out". Life is too short to be "age shamed" like some people have described here. Laugh, play, run, tomorrow is promised to no one...young or old.
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Getting old, aging; doing both. What I have learned today is that what I have been doing fitness wise lately has knocked my "body age" two years closer to ny actual age. Stealing a youthful phrase, "I'm totally down with that"!!2
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keytracker51 wrote: »... I believe there is a Rascal Flats song that expresses my mantra..."I want to be running till my time runs out". ...
Love that expression - now off to YouTube to find this song! Thanks for sharing that, @keytracker51.
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jrh_this_better_work wrote: »I'll be 50 in January but have never been healthier. My mom has advanced Alzheimer's as did her mother, and I'm fighting with every bone and muscle in my body to stave that off (if that's even possible).
Hey, I recently found these studies about tea, which may be of interest.
"regular consumption of tea lowers the risk of cognitive decline in the elderly by 50 per cent, while APOE e4 gene carriers who are genetically at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease may experience a reduction in cognitive impairment risk by as much as 86 per cent."
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170316093412.htm
And this one. A smaller study, but still intriguing:
"regular tea drinkers have better organised brain regions -- and this is associated with healthy cognitive function -- compared to non-tea drinkers"
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190912100945.htm
My main motivation in keeping fit is having a healthy brain and mind. I've seen a lot of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and general nuttiness up close and want to avoid all that, please!
I don't have links handy, but there are also promising studies about fish oil and weightlifting helping the brain.
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That's a quote from the movie "Auntie Mame" about a vibrant, adventurous woman who lived life on her own terms. Great old movie.gatamadriz wrote: »My grandfather referred to people his age as, ‘those old folks”. He remarried at the age of 98. I just turned 60, and I am beginning to notice some of my friends act much older, not many, but some. I feel kind of sorry for them. Age, in my family has always been looked upon as mental outlook, if you stop growing and learning things, yes, you will age rapidly in your mind.
and when someone says to me, “act your age” I turn right around and say, “I am, this is how, I, Catherine acts at age 60”. So go out there and toss around water balloons with the kids! Dress up for Halloween, go parasailing etc.! Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death (my mother’s favorite saying).
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The destination of all living matter is death - it's how we get there, it's the journey which counts!5
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I just turned 48 last month. My biggest gripe is the grey hairs that keep popping up. Otherwise, it's been business as usual.
I credit that, though, to no smoking, no drugs, very moderate drinking, so-so eating (lol) and mentally impressing myself with the value of thinking young since I was a late teen.2
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