{"id":9252,"date":"2016-11-29T12:53:44","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T16:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/?p=9252"},"modified":"2018-08-17T15:24:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T19:24:24","slug":"face-it-youre-getting-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/index.php\/face-it-youre-getting-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Face it: You&#8217;re getting old"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"abstract\">Let\u2019s face it: We are all aging. The National Center for Health Statistics reports the 1.4 million Americans live in nursing homes in 2014. What\u2019s the point of extended life expectancy if those who live longer are frail, depressed and unhappy? We are not going to live better unless we start actively advocating for our future selves.<\/p>\n<p>Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">The National Center for Health Statistics reports that 1.4 million Americans were living in nursing homes in 2014.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">Our rising aging population has as much an impact on our culture and economy as immigration, education, even the escalating threat of terrorism.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">Aging should be about continuing engagement with the people and activities that make life worth living.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"quote\">&#8220;I, like my parents, am aging in America, and I had better be prepared for it. &#8212; Janet Fricke Combs&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"source\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/opinion\/oped\/bs-ed-aging-1113-20161112-story.html&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjFlMTFjYzBlYzAwOTU4NjY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AFQjCNEhkSZH0pitYjooCyrGbRe6DSOmjg<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s face it: We are all aging. 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