Author Archives: chrisrosenbloom

Are you eating enough fruits & veggies? Probably not, according to a new report from the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention on fruit and vegetable consumption in the U.S.  Most of us know that fruits and vegetables are good for us, offering protection against heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and even some cancers. Yet,Continue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Are you eating enough fruits & veggies?”

When my friend and colleague,  Jill Weisenberger, published a new book on prediabetes, I couldn’t wait to interview her and ask her to answer questions that adults 50+ have when told they have high blood sugar levels and prediabetes. Jill is an internationally recognized nutrition and diabetes expert. She is the author of the fourContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Do you have pre-diabetes? Now what?”

At her 80th birthday celebration last year, everyone who attended had an “Edee story.” The kind of story that brought a smile, a chuckle, or belly laugh at the retelling. My friends and I have had the privilege of knowing Edee for over 25 years and traveling to over 20 world-wide destinations…from Paris to Prague…withContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: “Be aware, be alert, and be active””

I first met Sally when she was 62 years old and teaching aerobics classes. She described herself as a “retired, healthy woman who lived her profession.” For 30 years she was a high school health and physical education instructor who loved being active. One thing she always used to say that has stuck with meContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: No Challenge, No Change”

“Some supplements work for some people some of the time. Many supplements don’t work for anybody any of the time.”   Dr. Ron Maughan, Emeritus Professor of Sports and Exercise Nutrition, Loughborough, United Kingdom In my last post, I discussed the basics of dietary supplements with a focus on multivitamin-minerals. This week, let’s talk about muscle building andContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Want a killer physique?”

This post is a summary of information from a talk I gave at the Bell Family Branch YMCA in Hartwell, GA on April 12th and 30th, 2018. Are you among the 76% of Americans who take dietary supplements?  And, if you are  in the 55+ population, are you one of the 80% who take supplements? TheContinue reading “Supplements: Help or Hype or Hope?”

First, let me wish you a Happy Older Americans Month; May is the month when we celebrate those of us in the “older” demographic! May coincided with a conference that I participated in and the timing was perfect. Last week, my co-author, Bob Murray and I delivered a presentation to a group of sports andContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Is 70 the New 40?”

“You’re the captain of the ship, not a passenger!” Do you weigh the same as when you were 20? I’m guessing that few people in their late-60s can say they do, but Phil can. He attributes his long running career to the fact that he doesn’t carry excess weight, which puts extra pressure on kneesContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Good Health = A Lifetime of Activity + Good Nutrition + Thankfulness”

“You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old.” George Burns, Comedian For 38 years, Bo worked in IT for IBM and then “retired” and worked for 3 years in the “best job I ever had.” That job was for the local Chamber of Commerce where “everyday was different, unpredictable, and fun.”Continue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: It’s True! Good Things Come in Small Packages”

Last week I was invited to talk to about 25 women who are members of a group called “SOLOS.” The acronym is for Single Outstanding Ladies Offering Support. They asked me talk about my book Food & Fitness After 50 and when I looked around I realized that many of the women were in their 70s,Continue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: SOLOS”