Health Insurance For Women Age 40s to 50s

Ritsa — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:44:19 +0000

Health Insurance in your 40s and 50s

When you reach your 40s and 50s, your bodies are getting ready for the next phase, which can be viewed poorly (menopause), but really it can be an insightful and helpful experience.Yes, you need to be more careful in paying attention to osteoporosis and certain diseases that you were susceptible in your 20s and 30s, your risk for these diseases and more increases in your 40s and into your 50s. The average age of menopause is 51 but most women can reach it between the ages of 45 and 55. Before you reach menopause, you can experience changes for a full decade before your menstrual cycle stops, called “perimenopause” or the “menopause transition.” Changes include one or more missed menstrual periods, hot flashes, irritability, problems sleeping and a decreased sex drive.

Your metabolism continues to slow during this time so not only can exercise help you from gaining weight but it can also help strengthen your bones. Since your estrogen levels are also decreasing, you’re at increased risk for bone loss, which can lead to osteoporosis. Your skin is also changing and showing signs of aging such as changes in skin color or pigmentation, moles, and wrinkles. Make sure to visit a dermatologist if you notice any unusual skin changes.

Some preventative health screenings you need include:

Pap test for cervical cancer
Clinical breast exams
Yearly Mammogram
Diabetes blood glucose test
Blood pressure test for hypertension
Cholesterol
Bone density baseline
Stool screening
Thyroid test
Complete eye exam

Having health insurance can keep costs down when getting the preventative health screenings you need. Women in their mid 40s and older are more likely than men to lack health insurance. A study by the Older Women’s League shows that only 55% of women between the ages of 45 and 64 (before qualifying for Medicare) have health insurance. Not only do more men have health insurance, their premiums are lower as well. Though women are more likely to go to the doctor than men thus the increased premiums rates, staying healthy and getting your preventative health screenings can help you both physically and financially in the long run.

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Baby Boomers Or Generation Jones?

Mar — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:12:20 +0000

Baby Boomer Or Not?

Well I always thought I was considered part of the baby boomer generation. The baby boomers were part of the post World War II generation. However, baby boomer memories like the 60′s and Happy Days left me out because I was born very late in the 1950′s, and I enjoyed the fabulous 1960′s through the eyes of a young child. So even though I was considered a baby boomer, I was more like a baby boomer’s kid sister. That is actually true since 2 of my siblings are over half a decade older than I am.

Generation Jones

Now, I have had to live half a century to learn that I may not be a baby boomer at all, but part of something called Generation Jones. Apparently those children who were born in the late 1950′s to the early 1960′s may be excluded from the famous baby boomer club.

The term, Generation Jones, may have come from a couple of sources. The term, “keeping up with the Joneses”, may have inspired it. We were raised with high hopes and optimism, and we did come of age in the “ME DECADE” of the 1980′s.

But our generation has produced many rising stars, like our current president. So perhaps the issue here is not associating our current leadership with the baby boomer generation, who are considered so last year by many. But anyway, for ease of general use, I still consider myself a late baby boomer. Maybe age and generation is, after all, a state of mind.