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Aging Gracefully:How to Maintain Your
Health & Vigor After 50
Presented by CIGNA Employee Assistance Program
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Seminar Goals
■ Debunk some common myths about getting older
■ Learn about the changes in our bodies and our lives that typically occur with aging
■ Learn ways you can slow the aging process, and maintain your health and vigor as long as possible
■ Know the benefits of your Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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What Changes Occur As We Age?
■ Physical appearance
■ Physiological changes
■ Sensory changes
■ Cognitive changes
■ Personality and lifestyle changes
■ Positive changes
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Changes in Physical Appearance
■ Skin loses underlying fat layers and oil glands, causing reducedelasticity and wrinkles
■ Age spots are caused by deposits of melanin
■ Hair loses its pigmentation and turns white (though it looks gray at first)
■ Muscle strength and tone diminish, and muscles start to sag, especially for those who don’t exercise
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Physiological Changes
■ Decreased bone mass
■ Wear and tear on joints
■ Reduced capacity of heart and lungs to get blood and oxygen to the rest of the body results in reduced physical endurance
■ Arteries become less elastic, causing the heart to have to work harder
■ Loss of muscle, increase of fat, means we burn fewer calories
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Sensory Changes
■ Changes in sight
– Difficulty focusing close up usually begins in 40s
– Increased susceptibility to glare after 50
– Difficulty seeing in low light after 50
■ Changes in hearing
– Decreased ability to hear high frequency tones
– Decreased ability to discriminate similar pitches
■ Slight reduction in ability to distinguish certain flavors and smells
■ Reduced sensitivity to touch and perception of pain
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Cognitive Changes
■ Reduced efficiency of nerve transmission in the brain results inslower information processing
■ Memory is less efficient, especially for recent events, which also slows learning
■ Most people experience no functional impairment despite these changes, due to the brain’s resiliency and ability to compensate for limitations
■ Greater experience-based knowledge, better judgment, and improved ability to handle familiar tasks
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Personality Changes
■ Basic personality traits usually remain stable throughout adulthood, but…
■ Increased focus on one’s inner life
■ Men and women become more similar in terms of values and personal styles
■ Greater inter-individual differences, or individuation
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Positive Changes
■ We understand ourselves better
■ We express ourselves more openly and authentically
■ We care less what other people think
■ Our capacity to love may increase
■ We are able to let go of unrealistic expectations, and relax
■ We become wiser and “know a lot more stuff”
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Factors That Can Affect Aging
■ Exercise/physical activity
■ Diet
■ Weight
■ Smoking
■ Alcohol and drug abuse
■ Stress
■ Sleep
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Exercise, Exercise, Exercise
■ The benefits of exercise
■ Aerobic exercise
■ Muscle strengthening
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Exercise, Exercise, Exercise
■ Stretching and warming up
■ General level of physical activity
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Diet Matters
■ Why? What? How?
■ New food pyramid at www.mypyramid.gov
■ Changes from earlier food pyramid
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Diet Matters
■ Changes from earlier food pyramid (continued)
■ One size doesn’t fit all: age, sex, activity level
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Weight Management
■ The costs of being overweight or obese
■ Weight management vs. weight loss
■ The problem with dieting
■ Eating for weight management
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Weight Management
■ Physical activity is key to success
■ Setting realistic goals
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Additional Strategies for Staying Well After 50■ Don’t smoke or use tobacco products
■ Don’t abuse alcohol
■ Get plenty of sleep
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Additional Strategies for Staying Well After 50 (continued)■ Get regular medical check-ups
■ Consider vitamin and mineral supplements
■ Protect your skin and eyes from the sun’s rays
■ Avoid loud noise or protect your ears
■ Learn to manage stress
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Additional Strategies for Staying Well After 50 (continued)■ Stay involved with people
■ Get your “mental exercise”
■ Mind over matter
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Benefits of the EAP
■ Face to Face Sessions
■ Confidential
■ Prepaid
■ Unlimited Telephonic consultation
■ Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
■ Household benefit
■ Work/Life Support such as eldercare, childcare and pet care.
■ Financial Services
■ Legal Services