Posted on 08/20/2011 5:05:02 PM PDT by Publius804
Baby boomers face of what used to be called the retirement age are offering 70 million members strong market for the legions of companies, entrepreneurs and plastic surgeons willing to take advantage of their “forever young” mode think, either through wrinkle creams, face lifts or training schemes.
That adds to the potential bonanza. Market research firm Global Industry Analysts projects that fuel the boom in consumer base, “seeking to keep the dreaded signs of aging at bay,” will drive the U.S. market anti-aging products for about $ 80 million today to more than $ 114 billion by 2015.
The baby boomers who grew up in an exaltation of youth culture, against a range of options as to when and how to be part of that market.
Anti-aging enthusiasts claim that life expectancy can be prolonged through interventions such as hormone replacement therapy and dietary supplements. Critics, including most doctors say that many anti-aging interventions are ineffective or harmful.
Of the major organizations like the National Institute on Aging, the general advice is that a skeptical consumer on guard for potential scams involving alleged anti-aging products.
“Our culture places great value on staying young, but aging is normal,” says the institute. “Despite claims about the pills or treatments that lead to endless youth, no treatment has been shown to reduce or reverse the aging process.”
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She’s not a boomer.
You are right except the blame goes beyond Obama. All of the deficit spending for the past decade that was approved by Bush and Obama administrations after being passed with votes from both parties in CONgress. The problem is that they are ALL crooks and have left us with the bill. They have made promises that we cannot possibly pay for out of current tax revenue and have permitted government spending to double in the last decade. IT IS ABOUT THE MATH,
I wana die healthy.
Boy, do I hate being lumped in with this crowd. I have nothing in common with them. I’m a ‘late boomer’. It’s sickening.
Is this what I am supposed to do to fend off the advances of aging?
Not sure it is a wise investment of my dwindling SS dollars, for it won’t catch me a rich boomer-guy.
Now, don’t all come a-calling, fellas.
#1 is still on the upside of the daisies!
will drive the U.S. market anti-aging products for about $ 80 million today to more than $ 114 billion by 2015.
That's really what it's all about. We all age - it's inevitable. All the youngsters that suddenly hate the boomers will grow old as well. Their stuff will be falling apart before they know it.
The best thing you can do to combat aging is to stay healthy. Exercise. Work out a little. Eat reasonably healthy. Stay active. You'll enjoy your older years a lot better if you retain as much health as possible.
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I firmly believe my mother-in-law died of cancer because of hormone therapy. It’s not natural. 10-15 years of women were sucked into this, not unlike the surge of hysterectomies these past 20 years. Now, thank God, these fads are dying. The just rip it out, drug them to death era is dying.
And as my very savvy brother says, at some time everyone that has done this regimen will be laying in a hospital bed dying...wondering what the heck happened.
This is a natural product that works. Gets rid of free radicals which causes aging.
http://www.mylifevantage.com/radio/default.aspx
What’s the point. I’d rather age with dignity. Well, I do the hair-coloring bit, but even that will be useless eventually. My mother-in-law went to color her hair one day and it ended up green. The hair dresser took out the green and she was left with beautiful snow-white hair. Talk about a shock! She hadn’t seen herself without hair color in years!
The age of Obamacare? Nothing works better for anti-aging then death.
That’s the plan by this admin for the Boomers...
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