Alzheimer's and the Baby Boomers

We Baby Boomers don't want to get "old." We don't feel "old," or even look "old," but we must face facts. We are the fastest growing segment of the population, we have had fewer children to carry on after we are gone. It is left to us to care for our children, our parents, and even ourselves. We must guard against falling victim to every anti-aging product being hyped through the media and on the Internet in order to fight off the inevitable.

As Baby Boomers, we are a marketing dream. There are products to keep us young-looking, products to make us sleep better, "cure" our arthritis and all those other nagging little problems we are being faced with daily. Alzheimer's disease and its cure or prevention is a hot topic because of the Baby Boomer generation. We have the money, the resources, and the desire to have someone or something come between us and devasting diseases of the aging. We are children of the "me" generation and as such, perhaps we can keep researchers and scientists busy on finding a "cure" for life.

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