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Life Expectancy Seems To Be Slipping, Is It Time For A Change?

(By Rob D. Hawkins) If you are one of the millions of hard working Baby Boomers who are looking for a little fun in the sun and/or adventure after leaving the workday grind behind there seems to be some more bad news. The latest life expectancy numbers now have men living only 75.6 years with women averaging out at 80.6. These statistics are quite surprising since the number of people smoking has declined, those exposed to second hand smoke has declined, the life saving rate of emergency services has increased, the technological advances in medicine have never been more profound, and the number of prescription medications guaranteed to help us deal with many formally untreatable conditions is on the rise as well. The retirement age for most people was around 65 but because … Read entire article »

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