I posted a thread that I was 50 this year, okay it has it's advantages..cheap bike insurance, wisdom but it has a lot of disadvantages too. Have to have reading glasses and now I have hypertension(High blood pressure) and raised cholesterol..
My lifestyle is very good, non smoker, good diet but I have to thank my late father for implanting those genes in me.
They say age is only a number but unfortunately some other numbers come with it...160/100, 6/1 mmol/l.
Could anyone direct me to the Fountain of Youth please if not I will continue taking the medication.
Sympathy please..lots of it!!

Oh man, you mean I could have waited until I was fifty?!

The route to the Fountain is uphill. The problem with hitting the half century mark is that good diet and being a non-smoker isn't enough, although it puts you ahead of some of your contemporaries.  Add 30-60 minutes of hard aerobic exercise (swimming or bicycling or other low impact stuff so you don't injure those aging joints!)6 days a week and your cholesterol and BP will drop--I promise.  Plus, you'll feel like you dropped a decade or three as well.  Works for me anyway....

You want the fountain of youth?  Open your case, pull out your instrument and PLAY IT!  Nothing better for the soul.  A good body needs a good soul.  
 
 
Let it be known there is a fountain
That was not made by the hands of man.
 
 
 
 
Bill, tgo

If you're taking statines for cholestorol, and you start dropping things, then discuss other options with your doctor. The effect of statines on cholestorol levels is actually a side-effect of this drug, which was intended for other problems than cholestorol. That is why you may experience side-effects that are actually the regular workings of statines. Lowering or stopping your statine intake will not have an immediate effect, but it would show in a couple of months.

I refused ther statines because this happened some years ago when I was a shift worker and I was eating junk food, chips, chocolate biscuits, take away meals so I declined the medication, I am on anti hypertensives.
I trained very hard in taekwon do some years ago but stopped because of knees hurting(kicking into air is not good!)
I aim to get the BP sorted then take up the exercise regime. I have stopped the after gig meals now so I my blood lipid profile will be re assessed in three weeks.
The Alembic gets played every day so I hope it helps.
Age sucks but it is better than the alternative, thanks for the sympathy AND the advice, just goes to show, the members of this club have experinece in all walks of life

The Fountain of Youth is at 11 Magnolia Avenue in St. Augustine Florida.  Been there many times but I gotta say, I don't think it's working

FOY = Diet& Exercize. Can never overdo fruit &
veggie intake. It's all the good stuff we need to watch out for. Welcome to the 2nd half...

All you need is a 23yr old girl & you'll be fine!

Got a 38 year old  girlfriend who is a runner, does that help(or not)!!!

It all depends.Can she catch you?
 
Chuck

Great thread bringing smiles as I also am hitting the number 50 this year.  I'm sharing in your sympathy!  
 
Art

Aww come on Terry..50 aint so bad. If you wake up in the morning it's a good day ! My girlfriend is 11 years younger than me and I can still move better than her. Since taking my pension last November I've found a little more rest and less stress are beneficial, the blood pressure went from 161/110 to 110/60. Remember, you're not old, just a little older. But I want to know where the thinning hair gene came from.
Now 60..well that'll be a whole nother thread when it comes up.
 
Gary

Gare - yes better than the alternative and yes Chuck - she can catch me!!!
Anyway I have eating more veg and bran but the gas production has gone up(oops).
I do have a moderate metabolic rate so I know my lipids will drop without statines. I will get it done at work when I go back as I have been off for a week.
Artswork99 - oh yes welcome to the half century club

30 Years Difference
 
1973: Long hair
2005: Longing for hair
 
1973: KEG
2005: EKG
 
1973: Acid rock
2005: Acid reflux
 
1973: Moving to California because it's cool
2005: Moving to California because it's warm
 
1973: Trying to look like Liz Taylor
2005: Trying NOT to look like Liz Taylor
 
1973: Seeds and stems
2005: Roughage
 
1973: Hoping for a BMW
2005: Hoping for a BM
 
1973: The Grateful Dead
2005: Dr. Kevorkian
 
1973: Going to a new, hip joint
2005: Receiving a new hip joint
 
1973: Rolling Stones
2005: Kidney Stones
 
1973: Passing the drivers' test
2005: Passing the vision test
 
Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will certainly change things.
 
The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1985. They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.
 
Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
 
Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
 
The CD was introduced the year they were born.
 
They have always had an answering machine.
 
They have always had cable.
 
They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
 
Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
 
Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
 
They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
 
They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
 
They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
 
They never heard: Where's the Beef?, I'd walk a mile for a Camel, or de plane Boss, de plane.
 
They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J. R. even is.
 
McDonald's never served food in Styrofoam containers.
 
They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter or a rotary phone.
 
Do you feel old yet?  
 
PS - Save the earth. It's the only planet with chocolate