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Getting A Dose of Iron

chair. But everything changed when I began experiencing such fierce pain from Are you ready to get in shape? shoulder tendonitis that I nearly gnawed For the past three years, as editor of this off my arm off at the joint. magazine, I’ve written about a variety of During a subsequent visit to the studies that boast the benefit of exercise: orthopedics office, my doctor read a a trimmer, shapelier physique (oh yeah!), crystal ball (a.k.a. an x-ray) and told me improved strength that a total shoulder and functionality, replacement is likely “It has been an honor and and – perhaps most in my future. privilege (and much fun) importantly – staving Now, I have joined off age-related to serve as editor of this the minority of disability and thus Americans who take publication. I wish you all the dreaded nursing their health seriousthe health, happiness, and home. ly—I have joined a prosperity in this Those all sound like gym. new year! “ such worthy goals, I I am currently said to myself as I sat working with a per~ Terri Bryce Reeves for seemingly endless sonal trainer and ushours in my editor’s ing light weights

Happy New Year!

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with more repetitions to build up my shoulder, neck and back muscles. My shoulder will be in great shape when the doctor saws it all apart.

And that’s the point.

According to my physician, strengthening the rotator cuff muscles through physical therapy before surgery can improve healing and shorten the recovery period. Maybe there is a teensyweensy chance I could have a lessinvasive arthroscopic procedure too.

Research studies across the country have shown there are many other benefits to strength training, including improved brain health to stave off dementia, depression and anxiety.

Working out can also help to lower your risk for Type 2 diabetes as well as the risk of developing metabolic syndrome (a cluster of conditions that increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and elevated blood sugar.)

Other benefits of strength-training include better joint mobility and less arthritis pain; greater bone density and reduced risk for osteoporosis and related fractures.

Add to that the benefits of weight loss, improved self-confidence, sleep and vitality. Adults who are in good physical shape are less likely to fall too.

So with my need for surgery, comes a goodbye. I need to take a considerable amount of time off, so this will be my last editorial for Lifestyles After 50. I will miss my co-workers, writers and naturally, you our readers.

It has been an honor and privilege (and much fun) to serve as editor of this publication. I wish you all the health, happiness, and prosperity in this new year!

Terri Bryce Reeves Terri Bryce Reeves, Editor

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Dr. Sylvia Earle’s Mission Possible Florida’s Gulf Coast recently designated a marine protected area

By JAN LARRAINE COX

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ur oceans are warming and sea levels are rising. Their waters are polluted with microplastics and becoming more acidic due to increasing CO2 levels. Coral reefs are dying, and many species of commercially exploited fish are in steep decline. Hundreds of coastal “dead zones” now exist.

The underwater ecosystem is faltering, and ominously, that system provides more than half the oxygen we need to breathe.

But there is reason for hope.

The world’s foremost oceanographer, Dunedin resident Dr. Sylvia Earle, has spent her entire career looking out after the oceans, and at 84, she’s not about to stop.

,” Sometimes affectionally called “Her Deepness Dr. Sylvia Earle explores the oceans in the Deep See submarine.

Dr. Sylvia Earle, 84, of Dunedin, is leading a worldwide effort to save the oceans through the organization she founded, Mission Blue. Here she surveys plastic pollution off of Cocos Island in the Pacific.

“If you like to breathe, you will care about the ocean.” ~ Dr. Sylvia Earle

Instead she’s trotting the globe, igniting a worldwide effort to spare the fragile but vital ecosystems that live beneath the sea.

“The ocean is dying. Many may not realize how much trouble we’re in,” she says. “Now, as never before, and maybe as never again, there is a chance to protect the natural systems that keep us alive.

“If you like to breathe, you will care about the ocean.”

As she explains, more than half the oxygen in the atmosphere is generated by microscopic marine life that takes up carbon dioxide and water and creates oxygen and sugar.

“That, in turn, drives great ocean food webs and eventually the chemistry of the biosphere,” she says.

In 2009, Earle founded the nonprofit

organization Mission Blue to shield the ocean from further destruction by designating a global network of Hope Spots.

“Hope Spots are special places that are critical to the health of the ocean, Earth’s blue heart,” says Earle. Today there are 130 of these Hope Spots, and Earle and her organization are working urgently to add more.

In August, most of Florida’s Gulf Coast—from Apalachicola Bay on Florida’s northwest coast to Ten Thousand Islands in southwest Florida—was the most recent region to be designated a Hope Spot by Mission Blue.

The northern boundary of the Gulf Coast Hope Spot is home to oyster habitats that require protection and restoration. The southern part recently sustained significant damage from red tide and contaminated water that flowed from Lake Okeechobee. In this

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Hope Spot, dozens of organizations are working hard to preserve the ecosystem.

The Gulf Coast’s participation as a new Hope Spot is a significant step toward Mission Blue’s goal of protecting 30% of our ocean water by 2030.

Hope Spots are selected based on characteristics such as diversity of species, habitats, or ecosystems; populations of rare or endangered species; innate potential to have damages reversed or sites with economic importance to the community.

“Hope Spots are about recognizing, empowering, and supporting individuals and communities around the world in their efforts to protect the ocean,” Earle says. *** An expert on ocean health, Earle is the master of her own. The octogenarian works about 300 days a year, giving

talks, leading expeditions, and influencing policymakers. And, she still manages to fit in plenty of dive time.

Mother of three and grandmother to four grandsons, Earle reports there’s no real secret to her vitality, except as she puts it: “good genes and staying active.

Dive! Dive! Dive!”

All of her family members are passionate about the ocean. Earle says their favorite kinds of fish are “live fish of all kinds.”

Raised in the central Gulf Coast town of Dunedin from age 12, Earle became enchanted with the underwater kingdom through her passion for beachcombing and diving.

She has seen her playground transition from a place bursting with marshes, mangroves and sea life to one inhabited by marinas, industrial sites and housing developments.

Having earned a Ph.D. in 1966 from Duke University in the field of Phycology (the study of algae), Earle has launched a myriad of marine environmental projects. She has served as the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) first female Chief Scientist, where she broke the story of the 90% extinction of bluefin tuna.

Since 1998, she has been a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence.

From 1998-2002, she led the Sustainable Seas Expeditions, a five-year program sponsored by the National Geographic Society, to study the U.S. National Marine Sanctuary, a special zone where the environment enjoys special protection.

Earle has authored over 150 publications.

She concludes with a clarion call: “Ocean life drives the water cycle, climate, and weather; it stabilizes temperature, holds the planet steady. We must take care of the ocean as if our lives depend on it because they do.”

For more information: read Blue Hope, a book by Dr. Sylvia A. Earle; see the critically acclaimed Netflix documentary, Mission Blue; or visit mission-blue.org.

Contact Jan Larraine Cox at jlarraine@gmail.com.

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We even had two Peking ducks once.

But there are never enough pets for my wife. The Joy of My Life now wants to get a sugar glider and a dragon lizard. I feel certain she’s searching online for a giraffe to rescue as well, but fortunately, our manufactured home did not come with cathedral ceilings.

Now I hate to be the buzzkill when it comes to our furry, feathery or longnecked friends, but who inevitably gets strapped with the related duties? Who feeds and waters the little critters, empties the litter boxes, walks the dogs and scoops their waste into little plastic poo bags?

If your household is like ours, it’s the husbands, while the wife-owners merely pet and stroke and speak baby talk to them.

Recently Joy brought home a small cage.

“What’s in that cage?” I asked with trepidation.

“Robin (Joy’s sister) got it for me.

It’s a canary,” she chirps.

“What on earth do we need a canary for? We already have two smoke detectors!” I crow.

“I’m keeping him. His name is Johnny!” she twitters.

“Good! Then this is one animal YOU are responsible for. I’m not feeding him; I’m not giving him water!” At that point, I fluff up my feathers, flashing prominent color patches on my crest to express my irritation.

Last week, I heard a crash in another room. I rushed to the kitchen to confirm my worst fear. Our newest cat Jake had knocked the cage to the floor. The bird rode it down and was safe. I pieced the cage back together and swept up the seeds, which were scattered everywhere. Then I washed and filled the little food, water, and gravel dishes.

Little did I know it was just a training run.

Joy just had knee replacement surgery, and needless to say, I am taking care of Johnny in addition to all the other pets. Perfect timing on her part, I say. By the time she recovers fully, I will be firmly established as the caretaker of all the pets, including the canary.

Now, whenever I enter the kitchen, I swear the cat taunts me by meowing, “Here’s Johnny!” He and the canary give each other a wink and a nod, then glare at me with their furry/feathery little faces as they wait for me to prepare their food.

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‘The Last Full Measure’ January Film

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n 1999, Todd Robinson, the director/ screenwriter of The Last Full Measure, learned the story of William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force Pararescueman who flew almost 300 rescue missions during the Vietnam War, saving the lives of over 60 men.

Robinson had been visiting training schools for his movie research and one common thread emerged.

“Nearly every place I went, the young trainees wanted to be sure that I knew the story of William Pitsenbarger,” Robinson explained to Air Force Magazine.

Called “Pits” by his comrades, the 21-year-old medic was aboard one of

two helicopters summoned to evacuate wounded soldiers after they were ambushed in a Vietnam jungle in April 1966. When the last chopper was ready to lift off, the selfless Pits, already under heavy Viet Cong fire, volunteered to stay behind and tend to the wounded while holding off the advancing enemy. He was killed within 90 minutes.

When Robinson later heard the airman’s father, William “Frank” Pitsenbarger, speak about his son’s legacy at a New Mexico airbase, “The whole thing jelled for me at that moment,” said Robinson. “That’s when I knew there was a story to tell.”

Just as compelling as the hero’s account was what happened in the aftermath.

When wives of the surviving soldiers learned that Pits had been given an Air Force Cross—the second-highest honor—for his ultimate sacrifice, they protested that it wasn’t good enough.

Numerous veterans subsequently petitioned Congress to elevate Pits to the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest

decoration. medal. Still, he charges ahead fearlessly Robinson and producer Sidney in pursuit of final justice for the heroic Sherman pitched the movie idea to over airman. On December 8, 2000, the medal 50 production companies, but nobody was awarded to Pitsenbarger—34 years showed interest. Still, Robinson had such after his death. faith in Pits’ story that he went ahead and The movie opens nationwide on wrote a script anyway. He then embarked January 17. on over a decade of armtwisting to line up funding.

Finally, by 2017, things had fallen into place. Jeremy Irvine would portray Pits and lead the all-star cast.

The Last Full Measure story unfolds through the perspective of Scott Huffman (Sebastian Stan), a young Pentagon official assigned to investigate the complicated case involving Pits and the prestigious Congressional Medal of Honor Award.

Along the way, Huffman The Roadside Attractions movie boasts an impressive cast encounters a high-level of Jeremy Irvine, Samuel L. Jackson, Sebastian Stan, conspiracy behind the William Hurt, Ed Harris and John Savage. It also features decades-long denial of the Peter Fonda in his final film role.

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Lush Life: Ellington & Strayhorn (Jan 10 & 11, with Saturday matinee): Jazz trumpeter Byron Stripling leads The Florida Orchestra for the greatest hits of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn such as Take the A Train and It Don’t Mean a Thing. Part of the Raymond James Pops series.

Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 (Jan 17-19, with Sunday matinee): Art and ballet take center stage in a special concert inspired by the theater. Featuring the Museum of Fine Arts, the Tampa City Ballet, and original art by Geff Strik, as Michael Francis conducts Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov and Stravinsky. Free tickets for kids and teens in advance in The Tampa Bay Times Masterworks series; in partnership with the MFA. Free Pre-concert Conversation included.

The Wild West Coffee Concert (Jan 30): Music from the American West, including Williams’ The Cowboys Overture, along with selections from Copland’s Rodeo and Billy the Kid Ballet Suite. Akiko Fujimoto conducts. Free coffee and doughnuts.

If you go: Florida Orchestra Coffee Concert tickets are $24-$42, with concerts at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg and Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. Tampa Bay Times Masterworks and Raymond James Pops series tickets are $18-$48. Tickets at FloridaOrchestra.org and 727.892.3337 or 1.800.662.7286.

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‘No Stopping Us Now: The Adventures of Older Women in American History ’

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n this lively survey about the history of American women, celebrated New York Times columnist Gail Collins highlights their roles and achievements through the lens of aging.

The book begins in 1620 Plymouth Rock when any woman was considered marriageable if “civil and under 50.” Anyone older than 19 was thought of as past her prime. Spinsterhood was frowned upon, and male doctors thought sex was fatal for women over 50.

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As Collins explains in her optimistic tone, today’s women have a choice in handling their own aging—they can embrace it, deny it, or defer it.

“We baby boomers, because our numbers are growing, now control the definition of what older means. For the last 40 years, we’ve affected morality, tastes, and spending habits.”

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The book is well-researched and divided into chapters according to decades. Through the use of Collins’ signature humor, it recounts the social history of older women over the last 389 years.

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It’s used quite frequently in European cuisine, particularly in France, where it is prized for its fantastic taste and impressive health benefits.

Celeriac is high in fiber and a good source of vitamins B6, C and K. It also contains essential minerals like phosphorus, potassium and manganese. What’s more, it’s low in fat and calories and has half the carbs of potatoes.

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5376 - WW, W, nS, nD, LTR. I am 69 and looking for Mr. Right. I go to church, am a country girl, listen to country music, folk, gospel, 50s and 60s, like slow dance, wildlife, taking walks, art work, travel, going to movies, easy going, out to eat. Name and phone on letters. Duette area.

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5368 – Seeking SinCeRe, HoneST genTLemAn. I’m young 70’s, SWF, 5’8”, slim, attractive, blonde and physically fit. I love anything outdoors. Enjoy travel to Tenn mountains in summer, cruising, small local trips. Send phone number. Largo area.

4119 Seeking HoneST genTLemAn. Former airline stewardess and model, 5’4”, 104 lbs., slender, white with Ph.D. in healthcare. Fulbright scholar, eats healthy and exercises.

Likes sports and animals. WW. Loves the Lord. Florida.

men Seeking Women 5390 - HAPPY VALenTine. WM, 60.

Hearts, Kisses, Roses. That get your attention? A chance at love, love by chance, a stare, a glance, a chance for romance. LTR possible. Write me.

Maybe dance, wine, relax. N. Tampa 5381 - 58. Wm. meRRY CHRiSTmAS. Holiday role play? Santa & workshop.

Mrs. Claus and Elf. Looking for Holiday surprise? I might be your fantasy gift.

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Tampa area preferred. N. Tampa.

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This holiday, let us be the treat. Can be discreet. Send a note. LTR possible.

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SWM, 80ish, 5’11”, financially & emotionally secure. Christian, college degree, East Tenn. bred. New to Florida.

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5386 - oUTDooR TYPe ReTiReD SWm. Sierra Club member. 6’, HWP. Likes boating, fishing, travel, State and National Parks. ISO SWF. Lane Bryant type, NS, healthy, romantic, LTR possible. Write me. Sincere only.

Seminole 5369 – Looking FoR mS RigHT. Retired New York Attorney, former New York Police Officer, looking for loving relationship with kind and sincere, selfcaring lady. 65 – 75. Widow preferred.

Clearwater area.

5370 – WHeRe ARe YoU LADY? Country gentleman ISO country lady for LTR, intimate relationship, possible live in. Sharing adventures in our golden years. Friends first. Tell me what you want & enjoy. St. Pete.

5371 – TiReD oF LoneLY nigHTS? So am I. Retired SWM, healthy, ISO NS romantic SWF with varied interests.

Must love life, trust in God. Age/size open. Just be healthy and caring. St. Pete area.

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SWm, 80 yrs young, 5’11”, 215#, active, independent, financially & emotionally secure, looking for same type of woman for local events, day trips. Gulf Port area 5359 – Looking FoR W LADY. 62-76. I am 68, 5’11”, 200 lb. I am a good-looking man looking for a good woman. Love to snuggle, day travel, relaxing at home, like movies, speak English. Tampa

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