It Could Be Worse!
When I fell and broke my knee
I asked “WHAT will become of me?”
I thought “Oh Woe”, but suddenly
I stopped my being sullenly
And pity-ingly … when solemnly
I turned for help in rhym-ed verse
And knew that it could be MUCH WORSE!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
A Healthy Liver For Healthy Aging
It has been said that the liver is a “life-saver and a waste basket”. It is the organ that stocks all the toxins that are eaten or consumed – alcohol, cigarettes, pesticides, coffee, excess fat and even stress, anger and sadness.
When the liver is overstocked, there is weight gain, feeling of fatigue, increase in cholesterol and even drab looking skin.
To aid the liver in eliminating the toxins, there is nothing easier. Eat and drink a lot of vitamins and minerals found in fruit juices and raw vegetables.
Grandma Nature
Futile Worries
They are the things which cause us needless fret
Even when the worse to come has not happened yet!
What if there’s rain?
What if I’m sick!
What if there is no train?
Whose portrait should pick?
What if I seem to be
Too old for the task?
Will I still be esteemed
Or someone else be asked?
When at last “they” did occur
There was not any pain,
“It’s” easily won over “hers”
My worries were in vain!
Futile can be quickly changed into more positive thought:
To become fertile and arranged with much will, and NOT of naught.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for Age Esteem®
Leg Health To Enhance Age Esteem
It is easier to feel good about yourself at the age you are and to glow with age esteem when you are healthy. – And healthy legs are important to your overall health.
You can do much to prevent varicose veins and keep your legs healthy.
Age-esteemers know it is important to care for their legs.
Grandma Nature
It’s Tennis Time!
It’s Tennis Time
For one and all.
(I hope this rhyme
Is “on the ball”!)
Deuce or love or match or set,
Challenges are “on the Net;”
Played with lobs or stunning serves,
Be a winner, live with verve!
Some games are lost,
And others won.
This “ball” is tossed
For champions!
Courts are clay,
Or sometimes green,
But Your next play
Is Age Esteem.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Raw Tomatoes For Healthy Aging
Raw tomatoes are rich in vitamin C and in lycopene, which because of its antioxidants protect the body from cancer and cardio vascular disease.
Eaten regularly and over a long period of time, tomatoes reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. This includes tomato-based foods such as ketchup.
Tomatoes also contain fiber and vitamins E and B, and minerals such as potassium, which help to lower blood pressure. Low in calories, the tomato is a good a source of weight control.
Next time you are at the grocery store pick up some tomatoes for healthy aging.
Grandma Nature
Waiting In Line
Waiting in line,
Trying to rhyme,
Time’s going by,
Life’s on the fly!
Each minute counts
Anxiety mounts!
STOP!
Simmer down!
Unwrinkle those frowns,
Luck’s on your side¨
Pluck at your pride!
Treasure the day,
Measure each way
To stifle that sigh
And smile at the sky;
It’s time to have fun
“Here comes the sun!”
(Thank you Beatles)
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Still Alice – Living With Alzheimer’s Disease
The movie, Still Alice, starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin and Kristen Stewart is not an easy film to watch. It deals with one of our greatest fears as we age – realizing that we have Alzheimer’s disease. And yet it is a must-see film for several reasons.
First it is superbly acted. You are drawn into the lives of each of the characters concerned.
Secondly, it creates awareness around this disease that still carries a social stigma. Alice tells her husband, “I am sorry that I don’t have cancer. When you have cancer people support you with pink ribbons and run races to raise funds.” With Alzheimer’s, people avoid you.
Thirdly, in it Alice reminds us that to “Live in the moment is all I can do. Live in the moment.” Whether our minds are healthy or disease ridden, yesterday, even a second ago, is part of the past that can never be changed. Tomorrow will always remain in the future. This moment is all that we can be certain of, so let’s make the most of it.
Bonnie Fatio
Geraniums For Healthy Aging
Geraniums are soon to be planted in many of the window boxes of mountain chalets in the Swiss Alps. They are beautiful and full of color. Did you know that they are also beneficial for healthy aging?
Geraniums known also as pelargoniums, produce oil, which is a natural antiseptic to be used for cuts and bruises. Geranium oil also improves circulation and can reduce blood pressure.
In former times geraniums were used for treating sore throats and sinus conditions.
When you age with age esteem you know that it is beneficial to pamper yourself. When adding the geranium flower and petals to a bath, the scent of the steam enhances a feeling of well-being and reduces stress.
Grandma Nature
Private Transformation
Public transportation:
A wonderful invention!
Private transformation
A marvelous prevention
For all the woe of aging. –
So try to strive for changing
The one you might have seemed
Were you not Age Esteemed!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
