I didn't realize it was so hard to find anyone that was an authority on nutrition for ACTIVE seniors. There are a ton of places to find information on special diets for older citizens but they're all based on coping with some ailment or other.
If you're not familiar with Blog Talk Radio, I have a weekly radio show talking about Senior Sports one week and Senior Fitness the next. I've been trying to find a guest for this coming Friday to talk about nutrition for the active senior and have drawn a blank. There are all sorts of special diets and suggestions to deal with high blood pressure and obesity. I could fill a room with all the people that can tell you about dealing with Type II Diabetes and how to use the Glycemic index. Same for experts on sports nutrition for the younger athlete. But when it comes to the people like myself, that are boomers and beyond and in decent health and active, asking for advice regarding nutrition gets a shrug and advice like, "I guess you keep eating what's kept you healthy so far."
While that does make some sense in a, "If it's not broke, don't fix it," sort of way, I for one don't like any answer that starts with, "I guess . . ." If all we're going to do is guess, I don't need help with that. So what I'm going to have to do is ad lib it. I'll present excerpts from various books and publications and hopefully that will be of help to some of my audience.
The conclusion I reached is based on the current working order of our medical system, which is pretty much the same as, "If it's not broke, don't fix it." The reason it's so hard to find someone with a knowledge of the special needs of senior athletes is that active seniors don't have enough health issues to make them a viable interest to the medical profession. Active seniors don't have enough problems to make them a source of income and the medical profession is geared toward resolving problems after the fact - not prevention from the standpoint of nutrition. The nutritional problems of the aging citizen are almost always brought on by some combination of inactivity and depression.
If you'd like to listen in, please do:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Woodbat/2008/05/24/The-Senior-Fitness-Show
In the meantime, I'll keep trying to find an 'expert' that can give us a little more authoritive view. And if you know of anyone, please have them contact me!
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