Best Foods for Men Over 55- As received

Best Foods for Men Over 55

The best foods for men over 55 include foods that are going to support the heath of your heart, prostate, bones, sexual performance, and brain. Eating a healthy balanced diet is going to help keep you healthy and help you maintain a good quality of life. Men over age 55 require fewer calories than younger men, but vitamin and mineral requirements remain the same. 

Heart Health

Omega-3 fatty acids are important for your heart, but they also support your brain and prostate health. You can get them from flaxseed, which is high in fiber and can help lower cholesterol, as well as foods like fish such as salmon and tuna.

It is essential to eat foods high in iron as well. Iron is a mineral that is used in many cell functions, including carrying oxygen from your lungs (as part of the protein hemoglobin) throughout your body. Iron is found in legumes like beans, peas, and lentils as well as in oily fish and lean red meat.

As your age it is important to limit your salt intake, as too much salt can raise your blood pressure. High blood pressure increases your risk for heart problems like heart disease and stroke.

Bone Health

Osteoporosis is a major health problem for aging men. When your bone density decreases, your risk for bone fractures goes up. Nuts like almonds contain vitamin, E, zinc, and magnesium, which are all essential for bone density.

You need to get plenty of vitamin D and to eat calcium-rich foods. You may immediately think of dairy foods like milk, yogurt, and cheese when you think of calcium, but these are not necessarily the best foods for prostate health. Better sources of calcium for aging men include green leafy vegetables like broccoli and cabbage, and canned fish with soft bones, like sardines. Vitamin D helps you to absorb calcium. Dietary sources include eggs, oily fish, and some fortified cereals. Your body makes vitamin D from sun exposure as well, but your body may not absorb vitamin D as efficiently as it used to. If you are deficient in vitamin D despite getting 20 minutes of sunlight each day you might consider taking a supplement.

 

Prostate Health

By age 55, one half of all men have symptoms of enlarged prostate, also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). By age 85, that number climbs to 90%. The best foods for men over 55 that support prostate health include foods and drinks high in antioxidants and phytonutrients like green tea, pomegranates, tomatoes, turmeric, mushrooms, cayenne pepper, and broccoli.These help fight prostate cancer. Risk of prostate cancer also increases as you age.

Even if you regularly eat the foods, it is hard to get everything you need to support your prostate health through diet, so supplements can help you get the nutritional benefits of eating way more than you can physically consume. Take a supplement for prostate health that contains green tea, vitamin D, curcumin, and zinc  for restoring your prostate health.

Sexual Performance

Your sexual performance can be affected by your diet. In fact, many men are surprised to learn that their sexual health is tied to their Heart health, so eating a heart-healthy diet will help maintain your sexual health. Oats, along with green vegetables, seeds, ginseng, and nuts, contain L-arginine, an amino acid that enhances the effect nitric oxide has on reducing stiffness of blood vessels. L-arginine has been used to treat erectile dysfunction. It works like Viagra to help relax muscles around blood vessels in the penis. When the blood vessels dilate, blood flow increases so a man can maintain an erection. Another way to boost your sexual performance is by eating foods that boost testosterone in the bloodstream like oatmeal and beets. Testosterone affects sex drive and orgasm strength.

Brain Health

Berries are some of the best foods for men over 55. Berries are particularly good for brain health as are fish. Overall, a diet high in antioxidants from a variety of fruits and vegetables will help fight off dementia and lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Eating berries, apples, and tea has been shown to prevent Parkinson’s disease. Try to eat a cup of berries every day.

Green leafy vegetables like spinach are some of the best foods for men over 60 because of their benefits in brain health. People in their 50s who eat more leafy green vegetables score higher on verbal, memory, and other tests than their peers who do not eat green vegetables.

Omega-3 fatty acids are a type of fat that is also important for your brain health. These essential fatty acids help regulate your mood, reduce inflammation, and protect neurons.

Beyond the Best Foods for Men Over 55

Besides eating well, there are a few more things to keep in mind if you are over 55. It is important for you to watch your weight. You don’t want to be over- or underweight. Extra pounds are going to make it harder to get around, put more stress on your joints, and put you at risk for diabetes and heart disease. Being underweight is a sign that you are not eating enough food and could increase your risk for osteoporosis. It could also indicate other health issues. Watch out for lack of appetite, which is common as people age. Make a conscious effort to eat well and to eat regular meals. In addition, it is important to stay hydrated and to increase your fiber intake as you age to keep your digestive health moving along. 

Following these steps and regularly eating the best foods for men over 55 is going to keep you healthy and alert for many years to come.

NaMo 303:Words to Victory

Tara India Research Press (trade division of India Research Press) recently published a book titled, 'NaMo 303 - Words to Victory', that I have authored . This  book is a collection of quotations and thoughts spanning the period from 2014 to 2019, of Hon'l Prime Minister of India. There are 303 quotations, signifying the number seats won by the BJP in the 2019 general elections.

The topics covered are- The Man, Leadership, India: Government and Governance, India and the World, Make in India, Jobs and Technology, Opportunities and Progress, Swachh Bharat : Cleanliness and Environment, Demonetisation and Black Money, GST and Economic Policies, Infrastructure- Rail, Road and Construction, Yoga and Spirituality, Surgical Strikes and The Voice of New India.

In 303 quotes this book attempts to decode the mind of the PM through his own words to show glimpses of a man of humble beginnings who rose from being a chaiwala to occupying the highest office of the land, not once but twice and perhaps maybe more.

The book is available on Amazon.in:

at the link below:

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On the Tara Press website (www.indiaresearchpress.com).

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Just a Drop

Just Drop*

Once a Crow, holding on to a piece of meat was flying to find a place to sit & eat. 

However, an Eagle started chasing it. The crow was anxious and was flying higher and higher, yet the eagle was after the poor crow. 

Just then "Garuda" saw the plight and  pain in the eyes of the crow. 

Garuda being the bird of wisdom spoke "Oh my friend!! That eagle is not after you to kill you!! It is after that piece of meat that you are holding in your beak. Just drop it and see what will happen”.

The crow followed the advice of Garuda and dropped the piece of meat, and there you go, the eagle flew towards the falling meat.

Garuda smiled and said "The Pain is only till you hold on to it. *Just Drop* it”.

The crow bowed and said "I dropped this piece of meat, now, I can fly even higher”.

*Do you carry  the huge burden called "Ego," which creates a false identity about us, saying "I need love, I need to be invited, I am so and so.. etc..." ???*

*-Just Drop*.

*Do you get irritated fast by "others’ actions" it may be a friend, parents, children, a colleague, life partner... and get the fumes of "anger "? - Just Drop*.

*Do you compare yourself with others.. in beauty, wealth, life style, marks, talent and appraisals and feel disturbed with such comparisons and negative emotions ?*

 *- Just Drop*

*Just drop the burden*  

*And evolve & fly Higher..

Valmiki and Hanman

*When Valmiki completed his Ramayana, Narada said 'It's good, but Hanuman's is better'.*

Valmiki didn't like that and wondered whose Ramayana was better. He found Hanuman's Ramayana inscribed on seven broad leaves of a banana tree. He read it and found it to be perfect. The most exquisite choice of grammar and vocabulary, metre and melody. He couldn't help himself. He started to cry. 'Is it so bad?' asked Hanuman 'No, it is so good', said Valmiki 'Then why are you crying?' asked Hanuman. 'Because after reading your Ramayana no one will read mine,' replied Valmiki.

Hearing this Hanuman tore up the banana leaves stating “Now no one will ever read Hanuman's Ramayana” “But why?” asked Valmiki. Hanuman said, 'You need your Ramayana more than I need mine. You wrote your Ramayana so that the world remembers Valmiki; I wrote my Ramayana so that I remember Ram.'

At that moment Valmiki realized how he had been consumed by the desire for validation through his work. He had not used the work to liberate himself from the fear of invalidation. His Ramayana was a product of ambition; but Hanuman's Ramayana was a product of devotion. That's why Hanuman's Ramayana sounded so much better.

There are people like Hanuman who don't want to be famous. They just do their jobs and fulfill their purpose. 

*There are many unsung "Hanumans" too...in our life...our spouses, parents, friends and colleagues....let's remember them and be grateful to all.....*

The Intrepid Swami

https://www.speakingtree.in/blog/the-intrepid-swami

*Karmic Connection The Game Of Boomerangs*

*Karmic Connection The Game Of Boomerangs*

Karma is the energy  we send out into the world in the form of thoughts, words and action.  It’s like an arrow which we shoot and after hitting the target it returns back to us as our destiny— our health, our career, our relationships, situations which come to us daily.  Very often we find ourselves feeling that we have always been nice to everyone, then why are things not happening right for us.  We start questioning the Law of Karma.  Law of Karma is a Spiritual Law. Universe returns back what we give  ( our thought, word and action) ..

      What we are experiencing today is only carry forward of our past karma...... for example, if someone is not being nice to us, has cheated us, let us remember they are only returning what we have given them before.  They are not wrong, it’s all very fair. We cannot change what they are doing , that is a return of our past karma, but we have a choice of how to feel and behave now, because that is our present karma will decide our  present (today) and future destiny.  

    If we choose to create hurt, anger, revenge now, we are then continuing the vicious cycle of negative karmic accounts.  If we choose forgiveness, compassion, stability , we are changing the quality and beginning a positive karmic account. We are creating our destiny. 

       We cannot change our past, but let us be careful in the present and perform positive actions . Our response today will 

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We need Modi’s brand of shock and awe

We need Modi’s brand of shock and awe
Chanakya
October 04, 2014

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Like the Cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland, India had slowly faded away from the scene, leaving behind images of the wordless, self-effacing uniformly clad prime minister at the end of UPA 2. It was an image which was easy to ignore, easy to dismiss as unimportant, even sneer at. And now like a thunderclap comes the new kid on the block, sartorially spiffy, quick with the acronyms and one-liners, wearing his humble origins on his designer kurta sleeve.
Ah, said the Cassandras, why does he need to be so vocal, why does he not get to work? Why does he need to go trotting all over the world, when people are not getting two square meals a day at home? Who is he trying to impress with the glib sales pitch, no one believes in India as an investment destination anymore? And so on. Yes, on the face of it, all these criticisms are valid. Indeed, perhaps Narendra Modi has been a little too much in your face for the comfort of some people. But the majority both here and abroad are relieved that they can see and hear the man at the helm of the ship of State.
In case you had not noticed, India, which was at one time the darling of the investors, had dropped off the radar altogether. No one was queuing up at the door, cheque in hand, to set up shop here. We were being downgraded steadily by the ratings agencies. People were giving us a wide berth. Scandal after scandal had reduced our stock to ‘highly avoidable’ status. And now comes a self-confessed small man trying to shake things up.
Yes, the show at Madison Square Garden was not in the best of taste, yes, the prime minister of India could have avoided schmoozing with the likes of Jay-Z at the Global Citizen Festival at Central Park, New York, but at the end of the day, you are talking about it, aren’t you? India is back in the consciousness of people once again. And that is what matters, not the immediate gain this may or may not bring.
And this I think was Modi’s gameplan. He was not planning to come back home with a bucketload of contracts, he was not reckoning on coming home with sacks full of money. His plan was to come home after having made India a talking point once again, aided by the garba diplomacy of the loyal Gujarati flock.
This is the Modi version of shock and awe. A neighbour who was looking longingly at Beijing is now all gung-ho about India. People lined up on the streets of Kathmandu to greet the ‘rock star’ prime minister. In the quiet Zen-like calm of Kyoto, Modi with his hugs and drumbeats charmed the normally aloof and imperious Japanese. India, they felt, was a partner once again, even one that could perhaps stick it to the Chinese. On the sides of the United Nations recently, our man was all over the place like a hurricane, meeting and greeting other leaders from Sheikh Hasina to the pugnacious Benjamin Netanyahu. Will all this amount to real gain for India? It will, though it cannot happen overnight. But the calculation of the man, who, many feel, is the natural inheritor to the mantle of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, is that once India gets back into the international lexicon as more than a place of dynasties and despair, maybe the good times will roll.
There is nothing else that he can really do, is there? As I see it, he is trying to pull India up by its bootstraps and tell the world we are here too and not half as bad as you think. Sure, there were some over-the-top moments, but that is just his style. And sometimes you need to be in-your-face to get noticed. After all, Dubya was not exactly a retiring soul, neither was Bill Clinton, nor indeed is our dear neighbour Nawaz Sharif. So, the kvetching that Modi is a little too loud for our genteel taste doesn’t cut any ice with me.
The problem, of course, is that this is the opening band before the real show starts. Modi has got the eyeballs, now he has to play out the concert. It has been far too long that India has prided itself on leaders who were rarely seen and even more rarely heard. It is not my intention to criticise those who have gone before. But for goodness sake, Manmohan Singh with his vast erudition, his economist’s hat could surely have done a better job of selling India to investors. After all, his credentials were impeccable. He didn’t, choosing to keep quiet as all around him fell apart, as the economy steadily went southwards. And now, upon the shoulders of Modi falls the onerous task of putting things back on track. And we expect him to deliver. He is doing that by telling people that we are open for business and he will patch things along as the days go by. He has no option, really, don’t you think? He has been dealt a really rotten economic hand.
Of course, the US visit has been the most high-profile but he has been relentlessly pursuing his agenda of making India visible once again and lay out the welcome mat whether to businessmen or tourists. The tales of food deprivation add to the Modi story. On a diet of little more than water, with not even a 15-minute vacation since he took over, he was selling the India story.
So I think the critics should put a lid on it. Would they prefer that we are just a strange and large blob on the map, at best a land of poverty and scams or a country trying to dress up and slap on the make-up, not too successfully, but getting there? It is a no-brainer.
So we need the peripatetic PM, on kem cho terms with Obama, sprinkling the world with his dhokla diplomacy. It might be difficult to digest for many, but we will taste a bit of success all around if he continues his dandiya march.
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