Supplements

Great demographic changes are occurring as the baby boomers reach their golden years..

Since we arrived on the scene in 1946, we have been the source of significant trends in most industrialised nations. When the baby boomers were infants, companies marketing baby food and nappies grew substantially. As the baby boomers grew up, they spawned other economic trends. These include:

1950s - substantial growth in toy production and building of primary schools.

1960s - rise of fast food chains and the music industry (as baby boomers became teenagers)

1980s - real estate booms (as more baby boomers entered the market)

1990s - discount superstores (as early baby boomers reached peak spending years).

Although baby boomers make one-third of the developed world's population, we control two-thirds of the wealth. The first baby boomers are reaching retirement age but we don't want to "grow old gracefully" as our parents did. We want to feel young, stay fit and be active. We want to keep a youthful appearance. In other words, we don't want to grow old. Despite this, some of us are beginning to suffer from degenerative diseases and we want intelligent solutions to our health problems.

A growing number of baby boomers are turning to nutritional supplements to help stay young and active, and prevent the degenerative diseases that plagued our parents. The high disposable income of baby boomers, combined with our growing concerns about health, is the foundation for the continuing trend in the growth of the health and wellness industry.

Increasingly, baby boomers are turning to nutritional supplements to maintain optimal health, combat ageing and prevent degenerative diseases. The decision of many baby boomers to take their health into their own hands and benefit from nutritional supplements isn't wishful thinking. It is based on scientific research.

In a report titled The Benefits of Nutritional Supplements, The Council for Responsible Nutrition (based in Washington, D.C.) reviewed over a decade's worth of scientific research measuring the health benefits of multivitamins and other nutritional supplements. They found that nutritional supplements can promote health and help prevent disease among the discerning baby boomers.

Annette Dickinson, Ph.D. and author of the report, said, "The critical mass of science now building around the material impact of supplementation on adults in mid-life is extremely positive."

"The data underscores the opportunity baby boomers have to significantly improve both their short and long-term health outlook with very simple lifestyle changes. Like not smoking and getting regular exercise, supplement use in now being shown to have a dramatic, positive effect on health."The first baby boomers, born in 1946, are just entering their sixties and are expected to live at least another 20 years on average. The last baby boomers, born in 1964, are only in their early forties and are expected to live into their eighties. As more and more baby boomers recognise the health benefits of nutritional supplementation the use of vitamins will continue to grow for a long time to come".

About the Author: Myrna Widlend is a baby boomer, who has spent a great deal of time doing her own research in the area of vitamins and nutritional supplements when she suffered from Chronic Fatique. She enjoys sharing her experience of how to enjoy good health in the golden years. She is continually searching for ways to maintain a healthy balance between work and family. In her spare time she enjoys travelling, reading, working in the community and educating people about the real truth of vitamins. Additional information can be found on http://www.vitaminprotection.com

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