• Controlling free radicals via antioxidants before they destroy brain cells.
• Taking magnesium for tired brains.
• Glucosamine for joint pain.
• Ginko biloba for improved short-term memory.
• Greet tea for cancer prevention.

 
THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE WILL REFLECT THE CURRENT ANTI-AGING TREND.
 
Boomers are spending billions of dollars trying to stay young. But it may be that boomers, who have seen enough of our current healthcare system, are wise in looking for a better way as they approach their senior years.
 
The onslaught of invasive therapies such as surgery, along with the overuse and abuse of prescription drugs that produce life-threatening illnesses, may be part of the motivation for boomers to seek alternatives.
 
What boomers want is demonstrated by where their dollars are going!  They seem to want a safer, gentler approach to achieving better health and more effective wellness programs with an emphasis on preventive, complementary and holistic healthcare.
 
The surge in use of vitamins, homeopathics, herbs, and non-invasive therapies is not by chance:  Boomers want to take control of their own lives and not be stuck in overcrowded nursing homes.
 
By searching for the secrets for a longer, healthier life or by looking for the fountain of youth, boomers are creating the next generation of healthcare options.
 
The good news is the boomers are discovering hundreds of ways to avoid diseases, reverse illnesses and enhance the quality of their health.

1. They are doing research in controlling blood pressure, lowering cholesterol, unclogging arteries, reversing arthritis and diabetes-all without drugs.
2. They have also rediscovered the lost art of organic farming, herbal tinctures and energy medicine. 

Getting a second opinion has a different meaning to boomers:  how about third opinions and a "team" of healthcare providers, that may include a Doctor, Psychologist, Polarity Practitioner and maybe even a Psychic? 
 
Boomers have certainly become the epitome of the smart consumer by accessing incredible and accurate health care information via the Internet.
 

The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine recently held an anti-aging conference that included topics such as:

• The success of alternative treatment therapies for cancer.
• Detoxification of environmental poisons and heavy metals
• Stress, fatigue and premature aging.
• Hyper-baric oxygen therapy and its role in anti-aging medicine.
• The immune system and its effect on anti-aging.
    

So it seems that the new medicine is meeting the boomers' needs by looking at the causes of aging, discovering anti-aging factors and accepting that non-invasive therapies should be the favored first choice of treatment whenever possible.  It is a NEW DAY!!