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Baby boomers as those born between (and including) 1946 and 1964. There are about 75 million boomers in the U.S.; currently represent about 29% of the U.S. population.
"Baby boomers have reshaped what it means to grow older. Compared with their
parents, boomers are healthier, better educated and living well into their 80s and beyond.
The increasing lifespan has given boomers the chance to reinvent themselves and
pursue new passions at any age."
By LISA STARK and MEGAN CARPENTER, ABC NEWS 1/10/06"
Boomer Health Categories
- Protein - As we age, maintaining muscle is difficult, and protein is essential. Every tissue in your body is made up from protein (i.e., muscle, hair, skin, and nails). Proteins are the building blocks of muscle tissue. Without it, building muscle and burning fat efficiently would be impossible.
- Vitamins - For the human body to perform at its maximum potential, it must be fed a vast and complex array of vital nutrients.
- Joint Support - Help prevent injury by maintaining healthy cartilage, tendon and joint function.
- Testosterone Enhancement - You deserve to get what you want out of life. Don't let age prevent you from enjoying a healthy, active lifestyle. Hormonal balance plays a huge role in your health and well-being. If you're experiencing Andropause, you are not alone.
- Anti-Aging - Increase your body's naturally produced growth hormone with these products, which in fact heals injuries, maintains healthy tissue, promotes young elastic skin and helps maintain a vigorous metabolism.
- Energy - Give yourself that extra boost of energy to get you through your day.
- Weight-Loss - Lose those unwanted pounds.
- Cholesterol Health - Combining these products with proper diet & exercise will help you achieve success in your fight to lower unhealthy cholesterol levels.
- Prostate - Prostate Health Support.
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** The Boomer Years - Do You Remember? **
The fifites, sixties, and early seventies were exciting, dramatic,
fast-paced, turbulent, and fascinating. If you weren't around then, try
to imagine yourself as an impressionable teenager when all this was
happening.
Click a year to review the major events from one of our "formative
years."
| 1956: |
Early boomers are ten years old;
late boomers are eight years away from birth. Meanwhile President
Eisenhower wins re-election, but Nikita Khrushchev says, "History is on
our side. We will bury you!" |
| 1957: |
The Russians launch Sputnik I and Sputnik II;
President Eisenhower uses troops to enforce desegregation in Arkansas. |
| 1958: |
The U.S. launches the Explorer I satellite; the
first Pizza Hut opens. |
| 1959: |
Barbie is "born"; Buddy Holly dies; Castro
takes over in Cuba. |
| 1960: |
The soviets shoot down a U.S. spy plane; John
Kennedy is elected president; and Chubby Checker introduces the
Twist. |
| 1961: |
The Russians and then the U.S. put a man into
space; the Berlin wall goes up. |
| 1962: |
K-Mart and Wal-Mart open; Russian warheads in
Cuba bring the world to the edge of war. |
| 1963: |
President Kennedy is assassinated; Dr. Martin
Luther King declares, "I have a dream." |
| 1964: |
President Johnson declares a "war on poverty."
But he also plans the huge escalation of
a much larger war to be fought half-way around the world. The Beatles
"invade" the U.S. |
| 1965: |
Civil disturbances over race and the Vietnam
war play in increasingly larger roles in American society. President
Johnson unveils his plans for the "Great Society." |
| 1966: |
The Supreme Court issues its "Miranda" ruling;
U.S. troop strength in southeast Asia reaches 400,000. |
| 1967: |
The first heart transplant operation is
performed; race riots kill dozens in Detroit. "Rolling Stone" magazine
rolls off the presses. |
| 1968: |
Dr. Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy are
assassinated; President Johnson declines to run for re-election; Richard
Nixon wins the presidency. |
| 1969: |
The U.S. lands a man on the moon; teens
celebrate at Woodstock, then demonstrate in Washington. |
| 1970: |
Campus demonstrations close down several
colleges; four die at Kent State University. The Beatles break up. |
| 1971: |
The "Pentagon Papers" are published; President
Nixon freezes wages and prices. The Supreme Court affirms the
legality of bussing to achieve racial desegregation. |
| 1972: |
President Nixon shocks the world by visiting
communist China. Nixon wins re-election in a landslide; but the
break-in at the Watergate complex seals his fate. |
| 1973: |
A ceasefire ends U.S. ground troop involvement
in Vietnam. The military draft ends; the Supreme Court legalizes
abortion; the noose around the president's neck tightens. |
| 1974: |
Richard Nixon resigns; President Ford declares,
"Our long, national nightmare is over." The youngest of the boomers
are nearly teenagers; the oldest are nearly middle aged. |
| 1975: |
"The Greatest" retains his title in "The Thrilla' in Manila";
Saigon falls and the U.S. bails out of Vietnam; but "Jaws" scares the living daylights
out of us.
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** Take a Trip Down Memory Lane: The Year in Music **
Click a year to review the music and events from one of our "formative years."
| 1956: |
The first boomers are nearly 10; but
half the boomers are yet to be born. And Elvis has his first two hits; rock n' roll takes off. |
| 1957: |
More boomers are born this year than any
year before... or since. Pat Boone and Fats Domino are among the
rock stars of the year. |
| 1958: |
Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" is the
most watched daytime TV show. Ricky Nelson and Jerry Lee Lewis are
among rock's biggest stars. |
| 1959: |
Rock takes a huge step backward: Buddy
Holly, Richie Valens, & the Big Bopper die in a plane
crash. |
| 1960: |
The Twist is born; rock is on a roll! |
| 1961: |
Elvis Presley gives up live performances to
concentrate on films; but rock continues as the Supremes release their
first single. |
| 1962: |
The Beatles are hot in London and Mick Jagger
meets Brian Jones to form The Rolling Stones. In the U.S., Peter, Paul
and Mary, the Beach Boys, and Herb Alpert have their first
hits. |
| 1963: |
President Kennedy is assassinated. But 15
year-old Peggy March, 17 year-old Leslie Gore, and 12 year-old
Stevie Wonder have their first hits. "The torch is passed to a new
generation." |
| 1964: |
The last boomers are born. The Beatles
invade America with four hits on the charts by March, accounting
for 60% of all records sold. |
| 1965: |
DJ Alan Freed and Nat "King" Cole die.
Herman's Hermits, the Rolling Stones and the Dave Clark Five continue
the British invasion. |
| 1966: |
Simon & Garfunkel, The Mammas and the
Pappas, and The Lovin' Spoonful make their mark on rock n'
roll. |
| 1967: |
The "summer of love" features songs by
Scott McKenzie, the Doors, and Procol Harum. |
| 1968: |
The Newport Pop Festival features new
artists such as Sonny & Cher, Grateful Dead, and Eric Burdon and the
Animals.
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| 1969: |
President Nixon has a plan to the the war;
the U.S. lands a man on the moon; Elvis makes a comeback; and music from
"Hair" tops the charts.
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| 1970: |
The Beatles go their separate ways; The
Jackson Five sell 10 million records.
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| 1971: |
The signs of changes in rock are
unmistakable: Filmore East and Filmore West close; Ray Price, Jerry
Reed and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band revive interest in country music;
Gladys Knight and the Pips are among the guests on the last Ed
Sullivan show.
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| 1972: |
Elton John has his first #1 hit; Jim Croce,
Alice Cooper, and the Eagles enjoy their first hits.
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| 1973: |
James Taylor and wife Carly Simon are both
hot; Bruce Springsteen makes his debut, though it went largely
unnoticed; Rolling Stone magazine suggests that "rock had run out
of things to say." Indeed, Jim Croice dies in a plane crash, just as his
career was taking off. |
| 1974: |
Harry Chapin had his biggest hit; Billy Joel had
his first hit; and the Who sold out Madison Square Garden in just eight
hours. Indeed, the face of rock n' roll had changed forever.
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| 1975: |
Some of the 60's rock stars, such as Neil
Sedaka, Paul Anka, Fankie Valli, and Chicago were still on the charts.
But the new wave of rock artists was fully in charge for the late
boomers. Alice Cooper, Barry Manilow, Barry White, the Captain and
Tennille, Eagles, and the Bay City Rollers all came into their own in
1975. Bruce Springsteen made it to the cover of both Newsweek and Time
magazines. The sale of records and tapes added nearly 2.5 billion dollars
to the economy... and the pockets of new millionaire rock stars.
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