GUEST COLUMNS FOR 2009 SUDDENLY SENIOR

HEALTHCARE ROULETTE

by Tom Braun, RPh.

Tom Braun About now, most of us are all aware that inflated medical insurance costs, excessive end of life procedures, and fraud in the Medicare System and physicians defensive medicine practices all contribute to the vastly inflated cost of healthcare in the US.

One that has not been in the spotlight till now is the policy of the pharmaceutical companies to employ aggressive marketing practices to convince the physicians of this country to use drugs for unapproved medical conditions. READ FULL STORY HERE

HEALTHCARE PING PONG

by Tom Braun, RPh.

Tom Braun A titanic battle is being waged between Capitalism, which basically embraces the concept of "the survival of the fittest" and Socialism that says that there are "basic human rights that everyone should have."

Health care is the hot button, which in many respects should be called "Diseasecare" since little is done to provide health education and foster healthy eating habits for the American consumer via the educational system as a basic way of preventing the heavy cost of current medical cost.

The answer is obvious. Follow the $$$$$$$. READ FULL STORY HERE

THE GERIATRIC DATING
POOL - PRESENTING
"THE GEEZERS OF 2009"

by Dusty Johnson

A few weeks ago, guest columist Dusty Johnson wrote a tongue in cheek piece about her search for the "One in a Million Man". This week we hear about some of the men that contacted her. Has she found Mr. Right? READ FULL STORY HERE

...THAT ONE IN A MILLION MAN?

by Dusty Johnson

We recently received an email from a 59-year old female California reader who wrote "I just want to age disgracefully. I am far too young to be old...and I will not go quietly ... My dilemma, however, seems to be in finding a kindred spirit in the form of a male of the species." Her email was so funny, so eloquent, so heartfelt, we simply had to share... and who knows, perhaps one of our Suddenly Senior readers could be Mr. Right? READ FULL STORY HERE

GETTING NAKED AGAIN
BOOK REVIEW

by Joan Price

The subtitle of Getting Naked Again (available hardcover or Kindle)

by Judith Sills says it all: Dating, Romance, Sex, and Love When You’ve Been Divorced, Widowed, Dumped, or Distracted. If you’re getting into the dating/ romance/ sex/ love world again after being out of it for a long time, this is absolutely the book you need to read. READ FULL STORY HERE

THE NEXT GREAT
AMERICAN SPECTACLE?

by John Shields

In our first guest column, writer John Shields outlines the next big thing in recreational activity for Boomers: Mixed Martial AARPs. Just watch the elbow action. READ FULL STORY HERE

ENJOY IT ALL. NOW!

by Suzette Martinez Standring

Writer, guest columnist and grandmother, Suzette Standring, advises "Use your best stuff. It's not showing off, it's a show of love." Serve the meatloaf on your best Limoges tonight. It's not irreplaceable. Only you are irreplaceable. READ FULL STORY HERE