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On Ageism
Front-Ranger:
“Indeed, many old people themselves are ageist, having spent their lives absorbing the same anti-aging messages as everyone else.” our friend Katharine wrote in the Star-Tribune. http://www.startribune.com/challenging-ageism/451306873/
What a great story! I thought this would be a nice subject for our forum. I'm sure I have several ageist notions I would like to exorcise.
CellarDweller:
I'm sure a lot of people have ageist ideas/thoughts.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on October 20, 2017, 02:48:26 pm ---
“Indeed, many old people themselves are ageist, having spent their lives absorbing the same anti-aging messages as everyone else.” our friend Katharine wrote in the Star-Tribune. http://www.startribune.com/challenging-ageism/451306873/
What a great story! I thought this would be a nice subject for our forum. I'm sure I have several ageist notions I would like to exorcise.
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Wow, FRiend, I just saw this! (I really need to start getting out more. :laugh: ) How nice of you to mention my story! Writing that one has made me much more aware of how deeply ageism is embedded in our culture.
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on December 07, 2017, 01:07:58 am ---(I really need to start getting out more. :laugh: )
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:laugh:
Front-Ranger:
I was at the doctor yesterday and she recommended that I start taking Lipitor for cholesterol. I was surprised to hear that because last year at my annual exam the doctor didn't ask me to start taking meds, even though my "bad" cholesterol was 20 points higher. When I pointed this out, the doctor said that because of my age, I now fall within the higher risk category. That's it, just because of my age. I'm not going to go on strong meds just because of a statistic!
I know from my mom's experience that any med will probably lead to high blood pressure, constipation and dizziness, which will result in more meds. Besides, hasn't cholesterol been largely exonerated as a disease creator? The real culprit is lack of exercise, as it nearly always is.
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