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IfLiving not Immortality whatInabout The Senior Life Bali The 120 Club? Since there are few resources or media in Bali that My good friend Alexander Everett died in 2005 aged cater Boomer generation, seems like a 85 on to histhe ranch in Oregon. It wasn’tit really a ranch, more like idea an Ark. Alexandera just liked to hang smashing to dedicate regular column to out this with animals, certainly not eat them. Hewas an segment of Bali’s expat community that is growing educationalist and an English eccentric much ever larger by the year. Many Boomers are retiring to influenced by Rudolf Steiner and Huxley’s Perennial Bali for very obvious reasonstolike the balmy Philosophy, who decamped Oregon in theclimate, 1960s the cheerful aandleading welcoming disposition the local becoming figure in the ofpersonal development movement that at that population, the availability ofbecame covetedpopular amenities and time. As a young man he had been crippled by polio services and the preponderance of the modern day but claimed to have cured himself. He was, he told equivalents ofofthe baker, butcher and committed candlestick me a member the 120 Club, all of whom maker. themselves to live to be over 120 years old. Alas, Alexander didn’t make it. He died 35 years short aged 85, which is respectable. Somewhere around the age of 18 or 19 our bodies cease developing and from that moment on the various body clocks that comprise what is us, start their remoseless countdown to our eventual demise. How long we last from that point on depends on good luck, our genes, our lifestyle and how much money we have. The process doesn’t usually start to manifest visibly until our mid-30s or so and, given good genes, psychologically we don’t usually start to feel old until our early 70s. Here’s what we’re all up against: Chronic Inflammation Other attractive elements that draw us here are the exotic
culture, the natural yoga havens and the Aging people suffer attractions, an epidemicthe of outward palpable spiritual vortex of the place. Boomers and retired inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, but chronic inflammation also damages expats already make up a sizeable block of Bali’s expat brain cells,and arterial heart valves community that walls, creates a need for aand platform that can other structures in the body. Heart attack, function as a focal point for sharing practical information stroke, heart valve failure, and Alzheimer’s about life here. The Boomer is to be a column have retired all been linked to the Corner chronic inflammatory cascade. about issues and concerns that touch upon senior life in
Others have interests that are rather eclectic and far- While we will help where we can, we don’t have the the cell membrane and purging the cell of toxic debris. aging humans, excessive levels of dangerous cytokines resources tothat address your practical problems ranging. But whatever we’re coming heart from, you’ll Mitochondrial depletion angle lead to congestive failure,be are produced causeallthe immune system to turnoronlegal its issues; neither can we function as an ombudsman service. muscle weakness, fatigue and neurological disease. sure to find something to your liking and worthy of your host and create auto-immune diseases,, such as allergies, anemia, rheumatoid heart disease arthritis. But we will try and cover a broad spectrumand of topics so that interest. What’s more, we are also inviting participation on lupus, Hormone Imbalance the part of our readers so you can contact us with topic most of the puzzle pieces about Boomer life in Bali will fall Non-Digestive Enzyme Imbalance suggestions relating our subject and mandatetoat into place. So read on and come along with us on an Trillions of cells in thetohuman bodymatter are synchronised excitingcellular voyagefunctions of discovery. Foronstarters next few the emailby address notedsignals below. We wanthormones. this to be a platform function chemical called Aging Internal depend multiplethe enzymatic creates hormonal imbalance that about; can lead to depression, withCorner precisewilltiming. causes blogs of occurring the Boomer deal Aging with affordable that deals with issues you care a place where you reactions osteoporosis, coronary heart disease and loss of libido. enzyme disturbances in the brain and liver, which result in find useful information, a spot to pull together all info medical insurance options for foreign seniors, caring for a severe neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s or loved onememory with Alzheimer’s disease, memory issues versus relevantCalcification to aging Boomers. This, in a nutshell is our mission. persistent Excess loss. Impaired liver function results in the normal process, toxic damageaging to every cell inand the how body.to stay fit and supple Calcium ionswe are transported out of cells through The topics intend to coverinto willand extend over many areas in a mature body. calcium channels into the membrane. Aging disrupts and subjects. So far we have identified a list thatthis will Digestive Enzyme Deficit process and the result is excess calcium in the cells of the undoubtedly grow as we explore the many nooks and brain, heart valves and arterial walls that can lead to The aging pancreas often fails to secrete enough digestive crannies of what it means to live a Boomer life in Bali. Here enzymes, while the aging liver does not secrete enough arteriosclerosis and Alzheimer’s. is a sampling of what you may see covered in future bile acids. The results are the chronic digestive problems many face as they age. columns: • Heath care and physical well-being as we grow older • Living/coping with disabilities and chronic conditions • Retirement communities in Bali • Focusing on the most important things at an advancing age • Social and other important resources for aging expats
The aging brain loses control of its release of neurotransmitters such as glutamate and dopamine, and this results in devastating brain cell damage and destruction. Circulatory Deficit
• Fear of dying • Dealing with the mechanics of dying, burial or cremation, repatriation of remains • Importance of wills, living will, last rites and instructions • Dealing with local staff • Villa/property care & maintenance • Finding reliable and quality contractors and ‘tukangs’ • Voting & taxes • Financial survival & money matters
Bali and you will find a myriad of topics handled and • Visa & option/desirability of citizenship Glycosylation Fatty Acid Imbalance discussed in this space. • Relationships with the ‘old’ country, relatives & friends Diabetics age prematurely, but even non-diabetics suffer To make even morereaction, of a levelwhere playingprotein field and cover as from thisit chemical molecules bind to glucose moleculesit forming non-functioning many bases as possible, was decided to present structures. Glycosylation is most evident in senile viewpoints from different people, male and female, with dementia, stiffening of the arteries, and degenerative varying opinions, origins, backgrounds, experiences and diseases of the eye. interests. Ergo, this blog will be penned by a team of rotating Methylation authors. All ofDeficit us are Boomers, originating from countries
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• Dealing with local culture, politics The body requires essential fatty acids to maintain cell energy output.issues Aging causes alterations in the enzymes • Language required to convert into specific fatty acids the • Personal essaysdietary on ourfats experiences body requires. The effect of fatty acid imbalance manifests • Finding kindred groups or buddies to practice yoga, as irregular heartbeat, joint degeneration, low energy, dance, play chess, read and books, knitof orother go sailing. hyper-coagulation, dry skin a host conditions. • Continuing to work rather than retire. DNA Mutation • Etc. Etc.
with their very own retirement peculiarities. We are longOur cellular DNA requires constant enzymatic action for term expats living therepair. still working life and maintenance and Agingor retired cripplesBoomer methylation we aim to cover a variety topics relating senior life metabolism causing DNAofdamage that cantomanifest asin cancer, liver older damage brain cellissues, degeneration. Bali, growing withand its attendant expat concerns,
Numerous synthetic and natural compounds mutate We hope you likecause our ideas andcells will to help us Aging spice up our cellular DNA and cancer form. cells blogtheir withDNA yourgene suggestions, opinions and and the experiences. lose repair mechanisms result is DNA damage cells to proliferate out of Whilegenetic our mandate is tocauses cover topics relating to Boomer life control, i.e., turn into cancer cells. etc. Some of us have a certain niche we feel comfortable in Bali, we realise that the very act of living here will engender Mitochondrial Energy Depletion with, like health insurance, geriatric health care, maintaining the inevitable bumps and scrapes that accompany a life in a Immune Dysfunction poise and grace while growing older, the legalmitochondria, and technical country that is not our own, with its many idiosyncrasies, The cellular energy powerhouse, requirespertaining a complex series of etc. chemicals to maintain For a variety of reasons, the aging immune system loses matters to retirement, inevitable misunderstandings and shortcomings. critical functions such as transporting nutrients through its ability to attack bacteria, viruses and cancer cells. In
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Microcapillary flow of blood to the brain, eye and skin is impaired as a part of normal aging. The result is that disorders of the eye (such as cataract, macular degeneration, glaucoma) are the No.1 age-related degenerative disease. Major As one of my centenarian relatives told me once, growing and mini-strokes are common problems old is nothing. It’s being old with that’scirculatory the challenge. Since we associated deficit to the brain. all probably want to live out our twilight years in the most
pleasant and stress-free way possible, we hope that with Oxidative Stress this dedicated Boomer Corner, we can help make the challenges of are growing older just a wee bit lesshave onerous. Free radicals unstable molecules that been The Boomer a columnassociated dedicated towith people over implicated in Corner most is diseases aging. Antioxidants have becomeis to popular supplements to 60 living in Bali. Its mandate cover topics, practicalities, protect against free-radical-induced cell damage, but few activities, issues, concerns and events related to senior people take the proper combination of antioxidant life in Bali. needed to do any good. supplements
By Ines Wynn By Shari By Adrian TheBoomer BoomerCorner Corneris columndedicated dedicatedto peopleover over The Boomer Corner is isaa acolumn column dedicated totopeople people over The livingininBali. Bali.ItsItsmandate mandateis istotocover cover topics, practicalities, practicalities, 6060living topics, practicalities, activities,issues, issues,concerns concernsand andevents events related senior lifelife in in activities, related to to senior life in Bali.We We welcome suggestions from readers. Bali. welcome suggestions from readers. E-mail : Baliboomers@gmail.com E-mail usus atat : Baliboomers@gmail.com Copyright 2020 Boomer Corner Copyright ©© 2019 Boomer Corner Copyright © 2019 Boomer Corner You can read past articles You can read allall past articles ofof You can read all past articles of BoomerCorner Corner at www.BaliAdvertiser.biz Boomer at www.BaliAdvertiser.biz Boomer Corner at www.BaliAdvertiser.biz
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