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If not Immortality what about The 120 Club? Living The Senior Life In Bali

My good friend Alexander Everett died in 2005 aged Since there are few resources or media in Bali that 85 on his ranch in Oregon. It wasn’t really a ranch, cater to the Boomer generation, it seems like a more like an Ark. Alexander just liked to hang out smashing idea to dedicate a regular column to this with animals, certainly not eat them. Hewas an segment of Bali’s expat community that is growing educationalist and an English eccentric much influenced by Rudolf Steiner and Huxley’s Perennial ever larger by the year. Many Boomers are retiring to Philosophy, who decamped to Oregon in the 1960s Bali for very obvious reasons like the balmy climate, becoming a leading figure in the personal the cheerful and welcoming disposition of the local development movement that became popular at that population, the availability of coveted 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 me a member of the 120 Club, all of whom committed equivalents of the baker, butcher and candlestick themselves to live to be over 120 years old. Alas, maker. 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:

Others have interests that are rather eclectic and farranging. But whatever angle we’re coming from, you’ll be sure to find something to your liking and worthy of your interest. What’s more, we are also inviting participation on the part of our readers so you can contact us with topic suggestions relating to our subject matter and mandate at the email address noted below. We want this to be a platform that deals with issues you care about; a place where you find useful information, a spot to pull together all info relevant to aging Boomers. This, in a nutshell is our mission. The topics we intend to cover will extend over many areas and subjects. So far we have identified a list that will undoubtedly grow as we explore the many nooks and crannies of what it means to live a Boomer life in Bali. Here is a sampling of what you may see covered in future 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 • Fear of dying Chronic Inflammation Other attractive elements that draw us here are the exotic • Dealing with the mechanics of dying, burial or culture, the natural attractions, the yoga havens and the cremation, repatriation of remains palpable spiritual vortex of the place. Boomers and retired • Importance of wills, living will, last rites and instructions expats already make up a sizeable block of Bali’s expat • Dealing with local staff community and that creates a need for a platform that can • Villa/property care & maintenance function as a focal point for sharing practical information • Finding reliable and quality contractors and ‘tukangs’ about retired life here. The Boomer Corner is to be a column • Voting & taxes about issues and concerns that touch upon senior life in • Financial survival & money matters Bali and you will find a myriad of topics handled and • Visa & option/desirability of citizenship discussed in this space. • Relationships with the ‘old’ country, relatives & friends • Dealing with local culture, politics To make it even more of a level playing field and cover as • Language issues many bases as possible, it was decided to present • Personal essays on our experiences viewpoints from different people, male and female, with • Finding kindred groups or buddies to practice yoga, varying opinions, origins, backgrounds, experiences and dance, play chess, read books, knit or go sailing. interests. Ergo, this blog will be penned by a team of rotating • Continuing to work rather than retire. authors. All of us are Boomers, originating from countries • Etc. Etc. with their very own retirement peculiarities. We are longterm expats living the still working or retired Boomer life and We hope you like our ideas and will help us spice up our we aim to cover a variety of topics relating to senior life in blog with your suggestions, opinions and experiences. Bali, growing older with its attendant issues, expat concerns, While our mandate is to cover topics relating to Boomer life etc. Some of us have a certain niche we feel comfortable in Bali, we realise that the very act of living here will engender with, like health insurance, geriatric health care, maintaining the inevitable bumps and scrapes that accompany a life in a poise and grace while growing older, legal and technical country that is not our own, with its many idiosyncrasies, matters pertaining to retirement, etc. inevitable misunderstandings and shortcomings.

Aging people suffer an epidemic of outward inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, but chronic inflammation also damages brain cells, arterial walls, heart valves and other structures in the body. Heart attack, stroke, heart valve failure, and Alzheimer’s have all been linked to the chronic inflammatory cascade.

Glycosylation

Diabetics age prematurely, but even non-diabetics suffer from this chemical reaction, where protein molecules bind to glucose molecules forming non-functioning structures. Glycosylation is most evident in senile dementia, stiffening of the arteries, and degenerative diseases of the eye.

Methylation Deficit

Our cellular DNA requires constant enzymatic action for maintenance and repair. Aging cripples methylation metabolism causing DNA damage that can manifest as cancer, liver damage and brain cell degeneration. the cell membrane and purging the cell of toxic debris. Mitochondrial depletion lead to congestive heart failure, muscle weakness, fatigue and neurological disease.

Mitochondrial Energy Depletion

The cellular energy powerhouse, the mitochondria, requires a complex series of chemicals to maintain critical functions such as transporting nutrients through

Hormone Imbalance

Trillions of cells in the human body are synchronised to function by chemical signals called hormones. Aging creates hormonal imbalance that can lead to depression, osteoporosis, coronary heart disease and loss of libido.

Excess Calcification

Calcium ions are transported into and out of cells through calcium channels into the membrane. Aging disrupts this process and the result is excess calcium in the cells of the brain, heart valves and arterial walls that can lead to arteriosclerosis and Alzheimer’s. While we will help where we can, we don’t have the resources to address all your practical problems or legal issues; neither can we function as an ombudsman service.

But we will try and cover a broad spectrum of topics so that Non-Digestive Enzyme Imbalance most of the puzzle pieces about Boomer life in Bali will fall into place. So read on and come along with us on an Internal cellular functions depend on multiple enzymatic exciting voyage of discovery. For starters the next few reactions occurring with precise timing. Aging causes blogs of the Boomer Corner will deal with affordable enzyme disturbances in the brain and liver, which result in medical insurance options for foreign seniors, caring for a severe neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s or persistent memory loss. Impaired liver function results in loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, memory issues versus toxic damage to every cell in the body. the normal aging process, and how to stay fit and supple in a mature body.

As one of my centenarian relatives told me once, growing old is nothing. It’s being old that’s the challenge. Since we all probably want to live out our twilight years in the most pleasant and stress-free way possible, we hope that with this dedicated Boomer Corner, we can help make the challenges of growing older just a wee bit less onerous.

The Boomer Corner is a column dedicated to people over 60 living in Bali. Its mandate is to cover topics, practicalities, activities, issues, concerns and events related to senior life in Bali.

Digestive Enzyme Deficit

The aging pancreas often fails to secrete enough digestive enzymes, while the aging liver does not secrete enough bile acids. The results are the chronic digestive problems many face as they age.

Fatty Acid Imbalance

The body requires essential fatty acids to maintain cell energy output. Aging causes alterations in the enzymes required to convert dietary fats into specific fatty acids the body requires. The effect of fatty acid imbalance manifests as irregular heartbeat, joint degeneration, low energy, hyper-coagulation, dry skin and a host of other conditions.

DNA Mutation

aging humans, excessive levels of dangerous cytokines are produced that cause the immune system to turn on its host and create auto-immune diseases,, such as allergies, lupus, anemia, rheumatoid heart disease and arthritis.

Numerous synthetic and natural compounds mutate cellular DNA and cause cancer cells to form. Aging cells lose their DNA gene repair mechanisms and the result is DNA genetic damage causes cells to proliferate out of control, i.e., turn into cancer cells.

Immune Dysfunction

For a variety of reasons, the aging immune system loses its ability to attack bacteria, viruses and cancer cells. In

Excitotoxicity

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

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 and mini-strokes are common problems associated with circulatory deficit to the brain.

Oxidative Stress

Free radicals are unstable molecules that have been implicated in most diseases associated with aging. Antioxidants have become popular supplements to protect against free-radical-induced cell damage, but few people take the proper combination of antioxidant supplements needed to do any good.

By Adrian By Shari By Ines Wynn

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