Debunking myths about weight and well-being for baby boomers
As many boomers already know, we need to watch our diets and what we eat, particularly after age 50. The National Institute of Health agrees and has posted an online “Weight-loss and Nutrition Myths”...
View Article7 Things We Can Learn About Aging Gracefully
It might seem a little strange for our online magazine, dedicated to the active lives of baby boomers, to run a story about people who already have passed the 100-year mark and are still going pretty...
View ArticleOne baby boomer’s fight against cancer
Baby boomers aren’t unique in our coping skills, but as the oldest generation that isn’t already suffering massively from both mental and physical ills, perhaps we’re the generation that knows the...
View ArticleHow herbs help to keep baby boomers active
Here on BoomerCafé, we run lots of stories about active baby boomers. But this one is a twist: it’s about what helps keep baby boomers active. Thanks to our friends at Grandparents.com, here are Eight...
View ArticleBaby boomer trends in fitness and health
In this still-young new year, we think it’s a good time to look at baby boomer trends in fitness and health. And for that, we’re leaning on the boomer health reporter for the Palm Beach Post, Steve...
View ArticleHealth benefits of walking for people over age 50
Walking is healthy. It’s a fact, backed up by research and people who are in the habit of walking. What’s surprising is just how powerful a medicine a daily or near-daily walk can be. New studies find...
View ArticleWe baby boomers haven’t yet “lost it”
As baby boomers, we’re not quite at the stage of life where people are wondering whether we’ve “lost it.” But that stage is within sight. Which is why we really like this piece from our friends at...
View ArticleAre boomers going too far to be healthy?
The world in which we grew up is not the world in which we live today. So as baby boomers, we face a challenge: how can we stay healthy in a world designed to make us fat and lazy? That’s the name of...
View ArticleA Boomer Asks … Can I Trade This Body In On A New One?
We like what Los Angeles comedian Forrest Brakeman writes. In the past he has produced pieces for BoomerCafé asking, “Was That My Midlife Crisis?” And explaining “How Boomers Can Avoid Being...
View ArticleWant to be a fit and healthy boomer? Quit nibbling
How fit are you? If you want to live like baby boomers live nowadays, the question’s important … or, more to the point, the answer. That’s why we’re publishing this piece from Philadelphia-area boomer...
View ArticleKnow what it takes for boomers to live healthy
Here at BoomerCafé, our focus is on active and healthy lifestyles for baby boomers. That’s why we’re ending the year by sharing this piece that we saw on the website of our friends at NextAvenue.org....
View Article7 Things We Can Learn About Aging Gracefully
BoomerCafe.com 7 Things We Can Learn About Aging Gracefully It might seem a little strange for our online magazine, dedicated to the active lives of baby boomers, to run a story about people who...
View ArticleOne baby boomer’s fight against cancer
BoomerCafe.com One baby boomer’s fight against cancer Baby boomers aren’t unique in our coping skills, but as the oldest generation that isn’t already suffering massively from both mental and physical...
View ArticleHow herbs help to keep baby boomers active
BoomerCafe.com How herbs help to keep baby boomers active Here on BoomerCafé, we run lots of stories about active baby boomers. But this one is a twist: it’s about what helps keep baby boomers active....
View ArticleBaby boomer trends in fitness and health
BoomerCafe.com Baby boomer trends in fitness and health In this still-young new year, we think it’s a good time to look at baby boomer trends in fitness and health. And for that, we’re leaning on the...
View ArticleHealth benefits of walking for people over age 50
BoomerCafe.com Health benefits of walking for people over age 50 Walking is healthy. It’s a fact, backed up by research and people who are in the habit of walking. What’s surprising is just how...
View ArticleWe baby boomers haven’t yet “lost it”
BoomerCafe.com We baby boomers haven’t yet “lost it” As baby boomers, we’re not quite at the stage of life where people are wondering whether we’ve “lost it.” But that stage is within sight. Which is...
View ArticleAre boomers going too far to be healthy?
BoomerCafe.com Are boomers going too far to be healthy? The world in which we grew up is not the world in which we live today. So as baby boomers, we face a challenge: how can we stay healthy in a...
View ArticleA Boomer Asks … Can I Trade This Body In On A New One?
BoomerCafe.com A Boomer Asks … Can I Trade This Body In On A New One? We like what Los Angeles comedian Forrest Brakeman writes. In the past he has produced pieces for BoomerCafé asking, “Was That My...
View ArticleWant to be a fit and healthy boomer? Quit nibbling
BoomerCafe.com Want to be a fit and healthy boomer? Quit nibbling How fit are you? If you want to live like baby boomers live nowadays, the question’s important … or, more to the point, the answer....
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