Although we Boomers are frequently depicted in the media as all retiring empty nesters, that's not an accurate picture for many of us. One recent study conducted by the information research firm, Focalyst, found that a whopping 37% of Boomers still have children under 18 in the home. Retirees? Not quite.
So, for those of us with kids under 18 at home, when it comes to the "keeping our kids healthy" department, how are we doing?
According to at least one leading physician, we've got serious challenges, and in many cases, the challenge is, surprise, surprise--FOOD!:
"In America, food -- or the abuse of it -- is making kids sick. Over and over again, research reveals that poor eating habits puts adults at risk for serious illnesses including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, some cancers (including breast and colon cancer), and the "-itis" illnesses (e.g., arthritis, colitis, bronchitis). Eating habits are formed in childhood. Children who eat healthily are much more likely to be healthy, both as children and as adults. Kids who live on junk food are more likely to get sick and to become victims of these diseases in adulthood--if not sooner. It's as straightforward as that." Those are the words of pediatrician William Sears, MD, who has co-authored The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood, Ten Ways to Get Your Family on the Right Nutritional Track(Little, Brown Publishing). He joins me to talk about his new book.
"Mother, Please! I'd Rather Do it Myself!"
Most Boomers may remember that line from a pain reliever commercial decades ago. The scene featured a woman with a splitting headache and her elderly mother. When the mother innocently offers advice in the kitchen, the daughter's response is nothing less than an angry yell. But when it comes to tension and friction between adult children and their parents, clearly it doesn't always take a headache to cause flare ups. Author and editor Jane Isay has explored the dynamics of adult children and their parents in her new book, Walking on Eggshells, Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents (Doubleday/Flying Dolphin Press. She joins me to talk about what's she learned from her research, and to offer help for Boomers and their parents alike.
Join me for what promises to be a lively discussion this Wednesday, April 30th from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. If you're in the DC/MD/VA area, the show can be heard on WMET 1160 AM. On the Internet, listen to it live on www.wmet1160.com. If you've missed earlier shows, check out the archives of The Heather Taylor Show, Boomer Radio in the Nation's Capital.
And I'd love to hear from you! At the studio, (866) 369-1160, or email me at theheathertaylorshow@yahoo.com
Have a great week!
Heather R. Taylor
Host and Executive Producer
The Heather Taylor Show
Boomer Radio in the Nation's Capital
WMET 1160
www.heathertaylorshow.com
http://whatsnextradio.blogspot.com
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
John Coltrane + Impulse Records=The Golden Age of Jazz: A Conversation with Ashley Kahn; & Retirement Planning in a Time of Crisis
We Boomers may think we know alot--or at least enough--about the legendary John Coltrane, saxophonist and musician extraordinaire and the record industry in the "golden age of jazz." After reading, The House That Trane Built, The Story of Impulse Records, music historian, journalist, producer and author, Ashley Kahn proves there's alot more to know. He joins me to talk about the critically important role of Impulse producers like Bob Thiele, and offers new insights about this important period in history. The Jazz Journalists Association gave Kahn the "Best Book About Jazz" award, while the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) gave the book an award for Best Research in Record Labels. Kahn is also the author of the highly acclaimed books, Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece and A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album.
Getting Past Scared: Retirement Planning in a Time of Crisis
In recent weeks, surveys indicate that when it comes to feeling comfortable about our ability to retire, more and more of us are losing our confidence. Jan Cullinane, co-author with Cathy Fitzgerald of The New Retirement, The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life (Rodale) joins me to discuss the secrets to a successful retirement--even when the economy is in a downturn, zeroing in on recent stats and providing information about the findings from their research, which includes "up-to-date financial info and new anecdotes" from Boomers' experiences. The first edition of Cullinane and Fitzgerald's book made it to #2 on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com (A Harry Potter book held the #1 spot). The newly revised and updated edition was published last year.
Join me at 12 noon for a lively broadcast of all things Boomer. In the DC area, check out 1160 AM, or on the Internet, click onto "Listen Now" (for the live broadcast). For past shows, click onto "The Heather Taylor Show" under "Weekday Programs" on the homepage of www.WMET1160.com
Upcoming broadcasts: TV and Radio
-- For listeners in the DC area, be sure to check out my television interview with award winning anchor, J. C. Hayward of WUSA Channel 9 between 12:15 and 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 24th. I'll be joining J. C. to offer good news to Boomers (and any other health conscious viewers), in a conversation about "The Joys of Chocolate!"
--Wednesday, April 30th: For those who could use some helpful tips about how to successful interact with your mother (or father) this upcoming Mother's/Father's Day, join me for a conversation with Jane Isay, author of Walking on Eggshells, Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents
--Wednesday, May 7th: Wall Street Journal columnists and wine experts, Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher join me to talk about what they call a nationwide trend that's finally made it to DC: really good wine bars
Have a great week!
Heather R. Taylor
Host and Executive Producer
The Heather Taylor Show
Boomer Radio in the Nation's Capital
WMET 1160
www.heathertaylorshow.com
http://whatsnextradio.blogspot.com
Getting Past Scared: Retirement Planning in a Time of Crisis
In recent weeks, surveys indicate that when it comes to feeling comfortable about our ability to retire, more and more of us are losing our confidence. Jan Cullinane, co-author with Cathy Fitzgerald of The New Retirement, The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life (Rodale) joins me to discuss the secrets to a successful retirement--even when the economy is in a downturn, zeroing in on recent stats and providing information about the findings from their research, which includes "up-to-date financial info and new anecdotes" from Boomers' experiences. The first edition of Cullinane and Fitzgerald's book made it to #2 on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com (A Harry Potter book held the #1 spot). The newly revised and updated edition was published last year.
Join me at 12 noon for a lively broadcast of all things Boomer. In the DC area, check out 1160 AM, or on the Internet, click onto "Listen Now" (for the live broadcast). For past shows, click onto "The Heather Taylor Show" under "Weekday Programs" on the homepage of www.WMET1160.com
Upcoming broadcasts: TV and Radio
-- For listeners in the DC area, be sure to check out my television interview with award winning anchor, J. C. Hayward of WUSA Channel 9 between 12:15 and 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 24th. I'll be joining J. C. to offer good news to Boomers (and any other health conscious viewers), in a conversation about "The Joys of Chocolate!"
--Wednesday, April 30th: For those who could use some helpful tips about how to successful interact with your mother (or father) this upcoming Mother's/Father's Day, join me for a conversation with Jane Isay, author of Walking on Eggshells, Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents
--Wednesday, May 7th: Wall Street Journal columnists and wine experts, Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher join me to talk about what they call a nationwide trend that's finally made it to DC: really good wine bars
Have a great week!
Heather R. Taylor
Host and Executive Producer
The Heather Taylor Show
Boomer Radio in the Nation's Capital
WMET 1160
www.heathertaylorshow.com
http://whatsnextradio.blogspot.com
Monday, April 14, 2008
"Foreclosure-Free" Towns: Five Communities Still Thriving; DC Emancipation Day--History Worth Celebrating; and Banning Job Burnout
On the April 16th edition of The Heather Taylor Show, Boomer Radio in the Nation's Capital, we'll feature three segments on good news in the midst of the sub-prime mortgage crisis; history worth celebrating in DC, and one solution to burnout on the job, all designed with Boomers in mind:
"Teflon Towns" -- Five American Towns That Have Proven Immune to the Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis
-- Think everywhere you go is a subprime mortgage crisis on the verge of bankruptcy and foreclosure? Well, think again. My guest, Lyneka Little, staff reporter for the online news source, The Street joins me to uncover some hot housing markets that have been immune to all the foreclosure noise.
D. C. Emancipation Day -- History Worth Celebrating
-- On this day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln took the extraordinary step of freeing the slaves of the District of Columbia, nine months before he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Historian,educator and author, C. R. Gibbs joins me to talk about the history of the occasion, which he wrote about in The Washington Post.
Career Change That Made a Difference
-- If you've ever found yourself on the verge of employment burnout, Belinda Reed can feel your pain. She was a veteran prosecuting attorney on the verge of burnout herself when she found a solution to her problems. And she found it in a learning environment--in coursework at a very special kind of school. Those answers ended up having an impact on her professional and personal life. She joins me to talk about how studying applied healing arts at the Tai Sophia Institute changed her life. She's now "transitioning from prosecution to mediation and restorative justice, using [her] skills as a lawyer and [her] tools from AHA (Applied Healing Arts) to doing victim-offender mediation." She joins me to talk about her extraordinary experience. (http://www.tai.edu/) (aboutresolution@yahoo.com)
Tune into the Heather Taylor Show, Boomer Radio in the Nation's Capital, from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Heather R. Taylor
Host and Executive Producer
The Heather Taylor Show
Boomer Radio in the Nation's Capital
www.heathertaylorshow.com
http://whatsnextradio.blogspot.com
"Teflon Towns" -- Five American Towns That Have Proven Immune to the Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis
-- Think everywhere you go is a subprime mortgage crisis on the verge of bankruptcy and foreclosure? Well, think again. My guest, Lyneka Little, staff reporter for the online news source, The Street joins me to uncover some hot housing markets that have been immune to all the foreclosure noise.
D. C. Emancipation Day -- History Worth Celebrating
-- On this day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln took the extraordinary step of freeing the slaves of the District of Columbia, nine months before he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Historian,educator and author, C. R. Gibbs joins me to talk about the history of the occasion, which he wrote about in The Washington Post.
Career Change That Made a Difference
-- If you've ever found yourself on the verge of employment burnout, Belinda Reed can feel your pain. She was a veteran prosecuting attorney on the verge of burnout herself when she found a solution to her problems. And she found it in a learning environment--in coursework at a very special kind of school. Those answers ended up having an impact on her professional and personal life. She joins me to talk about how studying applied healing arts at the Tai Sophia Institute changed her life. She's now "transitioning from prosecution to mediation and restorative justice, using [her] skills as a lawyer and [her] tools from AHA (Applied Healing Arts) to doing victim-offender mediation." She joins me to talk about her extraordinary experience. (http://www.tai.edu/) (aboutresolution@yahoo.com)
Tune into the Heather Taylor Show, Boomer Radio in the Nation's Capital, from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Heather R. Taylor
Host and Executive Producer
The Heather Taylor Show
Boomer Radio in the Nation's Capital
www.heathertaylorshow.com
http://whatsnextradio.blogspot.com
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Mind Games: Fun Ways to Keep the Brain Fit; Take this Job and Shove It: The Story of a Social Entrepreneur; and the Glass Ceiling: Broken or Not?
This week on Boomer Radio, I'm joined by:
-- Lumosity creators Kunal Sarkar and Michael Scanlon, who created Lumos Labs to promote better brain health. Each of the founders has had a family member affected by the devastation of declining cognitive ability. Combining a diversity of experiences and knowledge, they merge academic science, gaming and the delivery of online content. (Encore presentation from December 2007)
-- Through the Kitchen Door International is the brainchild of Liesel Flashenberg and her husband who in 1991 decided to take seriously the adage, "Take this job and shove it." The two left their successful, high-powered jobs in DC and headed to Costa Rica with their three young children. Always committed to the operation of a responsible, sustainable business enterprise, they ultimately returned to the U.S. and created a company that uses basic cooking and the culinary arts as a fun and non-threatening means to teach low income and recent immigrant adults and at-risk youth basic life skills. (Encore presentation from December 2007)
-- Senator Hillary Clinton is the first viable female contender for the presidency of the United States. Carly Fiorina was the first woman to run a Fortune 20 company in 1999. The Wall Street Journal recently featured 50 Women to Watch. Does this mean sexism is gone from the workplace? Harriet Rubin, journalist, author and founder of the prestigious Doubleday business imprint Currency
published dozens of notable bestsellers as editorial director. She's author of the international bestseller, The Princessa: Machiavelli for Women, and the acclaimed title, The Mona Lisa Strategem, and a consultant to many media companies. Rubin joins me to talk about her compelling cover story, "Sexism in the Workplace", in this month's issue of Conde Nast's Portfolio Magazine.
Join me from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. on WMET 1160 AM, or online at www.wmet1160.com, and click "Live". If you miss a broadcast, check out the archives, at The Heather Taylor Show.
Have a great week!
Heather R. Taylor
Host and Executive Producer
The Heather Taylor Show
Boomer Radio in the Nation's Capital
www.heathertaylorshow.com
-- Lumosity creators Kunal Sarkar and Michael Scanlon, who created Lumos Labs to promote better brain health. Each of the founders has had a family member affected by the devastation of declining cognitive ability. Combining a diversity of experiences and knowledge, they merge academic science, gaming and the delivery of online content. (Encore presentation from December 2007)
-- Through the Kitchen Door International is the brainchild of Liesel Flashenberg and her husband who in 1991 decided to take seriously the adage, "Take this job and shove it." The two left their successful, high-powered jobs in DC and headed to Costa Rica with their three young children. Always committed to the operation of a responsible, sustainable business enterprise, they ultimately returned to the U.S. and created a company that uses basic cooking and the culinary arts as a fun and non-threatening means to teach low income and recent immigrant adults and at-risk youth basic life skills. (Encore presentation from December 2007)
-- Senator Hillary Clinton is the first viable female contender for the presidency of the United States. Carly Fiorina was the first woman to run a Fortune 20 company in 1999. The Wall Street Journal recently featured 50 Women to Watch. Does this mean sexism is gone from the workplace? Harriet Rubin, journalist, author and founder of the prestigious Doubleday business imprint Currency
published dozens of notable bestsellers as editorial director. She's author of the international bestseller, The Princessa: Machiavelli for Women, and the acclaimed title, The Mona Lisa Strategem, and a consultant to many media companies. Rubin joins me to talk about her compelling cover story, "Sexism in the Workplace", in this month's issue of Conde Nast's Portfolio Magazine.
Join me from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. on WMET 1160 AM, or online at www.wmet1160.com, and click "Live". If you miss a broadcast, check out the archives, at The Heather Taylor Show.
Have a great week!
Heather R. Taylor
Host and Executive Producer
The Heather Taylor Show
Boomer Radio in the Nation's Capital
www.heathertaylorshow.com
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Spring Training: Smart Retirement Planning and Boomer Fitness--Without the Injuries
Yes, if it's April, it must be Spring! Join me between 12:00 noon on Wednesday, April 2nd for another dose of Boomer news and entertainment. On schedule this week:
The Couple Who Came Prepared: A Case Study of Smart Retirement Planning
How ready are you to retire? Washington Post Financial Futures Columnist Martha Hamilton and Christopher N. Brown, president of Ivy League Financial Advisors in Rockville join me to discuss retirement tips. In a recent Financial Futures column, Hamilton details the retirement plans of an Arlington, Virginia couple wanting to know whether they possessed the financial resources to buy their dream house located near a lake. (Rebroadcast from October 17, 2007)
Boomer Fitness: Discovering the Key to Injury-Free Workouts
Interested in getting fit without experiencing physical injury, but don't know how? Be sure to tune in to my conversation with U.S. News & World Report magazine's Senior Health Editor, Katie Hobson, who'll talk about her recent magazine cover story, "Smart Fitness for Grown-Ups, Your Guide to Getting in Shape Without Getting Hurt." (Rebroadcast from September 5, 2007)
Free Book Giveaway!
Call the WMET 1160 studio between 12 noon and 1:00 p.m.. and a copy of a wonderful new book is yours! The station number is (866) 369-1160. If you'd rather email me, contact me at theheathertaylorshow@yahoo.com
If you're in the Washington, DC area on Thursday, April 3rd, be sure to check out Channel 9 WUSA (CBS) from 12 noon to 12:30 p.m. I'll be joining award-winning anchor J. C. Hayward during the segment, to offer tips on how to get the most out of retirement.
Keep tuning in, and I'll talk with you again next week!
Heather R. Taylor
Host and Executive Producer
The Heather Taylor Show
Boomer Radio in the Nation's Capital
www.heathertaylorshow.com
http://whatsnextradio.blogspot.com
The Couple Who Came Prepared: A Case Study of Smart Retirement Planning
How ready are you to retire? Washington Post Financial Futures Columnist Martha Hamilton and Christopher N. Brown, president of Ivy League Financial Advisors in Rockville join me to discuss retirement tips. In a recent Financial Futures column, Hamilton details the retirement plans of an Arlington, Virginia couple wanting to know whether they possessed the financial resources to buy their dream house located near a lake. (Rebroadcast from October 17, 2007)
Boomer Fitness: Discovering the Key to Injury-Free Workouts
Interested in getting fit without experiencing physical injury, but don't know how? Be sure to tune in to my conversation with U.S. News & World Report magazine's Senior Health Editor, Katie Hobson, who'll talk about her recent magazine cover story, "Smart Fitness for Grown-Ups, Your Guide to Getting in Shape Without Getting Hurt." (Rebroadcast from September 5, 2007)
Free Book Giveaway!
Call the WMET 1160 studio between 12 noon and 1:00 p.m.. and a copy of a wonderful new book is yours! The station number is (866) 369-1160. If you'd rather email me, contact me at theheathertaylorshow@yahoo.com
If you're in the Washington, DC area on Thursday, April 3rd, be sure to check out Channel 9 WUSA (CBS) from 12 noon to 12:30 p.m. I'll be joining award-winning anchor J. C. Hayward during the segment, to offer tips on how to get the most out of retirement.
Keep tuning in, and I'll talk with you again next week!
Heather R. Taylor
Host and Executive Producer
The Heather Taylor Show
Boomer Radio in the Nation's Capital
www.heathertaylorshow.com
http://whatsnextradio.blogspot.com
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