Category Archives: well-being
Listen up, Sandwiched Boomers. For the first time since the influenza epidemic of 1918, life expectancy is falling for 1 in 5 American women. The downward trend, more evident in rural and lower income areas, seems to be driven by an increase in deaths related to high blood pressure, smoking and weight. More than 30% of the U.S. population is obese and 60% is overweight – which is often asociated with diabetes and heart disease. There is some speculation that stress also plays a part in these new statistics. And … Continue reading
Posted in well-being, your self
Tagged diet, exercise, family stress, heart disease, life expectancy, obesity, Sandwiched Boomers, women's issues
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Hillary Clinton beat Barack Obama by 10 points in Pennsylvania last night – and the race goes on. She was gracious, her talk emotional and personal, speaking about her family and to the voters. She held herself out as a role model for women, sharing vignettes about a 90 year old woman who was born before women could vote and about parents reassuring their young daughter that she can be anything she wants. Clinton, echoing the crowd’s chant of “yes we will,” declared that the tide is turning. She added … Continue reading
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Tagged Hillary Clinton, Pennsylvania, Sandwiched Boomers, tenacity, Tim Russert
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Does it matter that Hillary Clinton’s track record includes her being a member of the Sandwich Generation? Campaigning last week in Pennsylvania, she stood between her 88 year old mother and 28 year old daughter. While renewing her efforts to engage women voters, she was also personalizing the issues for Sandwiched Boomers facing the demands of parents and children. Do you think her experiences increase the likelihood of her being more sensitive to your concerns? Clinton’s agenda does include efforts to ease the burdens on women who are struggling to … Continue reading
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Tagged aging parents, Gloria Steinem, Hillary Clinton, Sandwiched Boomers, women's issues
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