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Baby Boomers Blog Carnival Forty-seventh Edition

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 04:09 AM PDT

Welcome to the July 7, 2010 edition of the Baby Boomers Blog Carnival. There are some really well thought out and insightful Boomer articles for you to peruse this week.

So, grab a cup of coffee (or tea), sit back in your most comfortable chair, put up your feet and Enjoy.

This one’s for you!

Fitness

FitnessOver50 presents Heard The Term Turkey Neck? How About Turkey Arms? posted at Fitness Over 50.

Medhat Youssef presents Training Schedules To Grow Muscle For Beginners posted at How to lose back fat blog.

Bridget Nicholson presents 50 Meditation & Mind Control Techniques for Weight Loss posted at Nursing School Search Blog.

General

Consumer Boomer presents How to Get Cheap Medical Health Insurance posted at Consumer Boomer, saying, “When searching for medical health insurance, it can be an overwhelming task because there is so much information from competing insurance companies. You can not sign up for insurance without carefully reviewing what the coverage entails which can take a lot of time. Health insurance is only as good as what is covered under the insurance plan. If you are looking for insurance based solely on price, you can be wasting serious money when coverage doesn't meet your medical needs.”

Joe Plemon presents Should You Roll Your 401(k) to an IRA? posted at Personal Finance By The Book, saying, “The accepted wisdom is that when leaving a 401(k) employer, one should roll the 401(k) to an IRA. Good advice, but not always valid.”

Health

Susan Howe presents Don't be sucked in by these 10 Insurance Myths posted at Welcome to the Insure.com Insurance Blog: Life Insurance, Health Insurance and Car Insurance news and opinions, saying, “Here are the top 10 myths about insurance.”

John Laugherton presents 18 Beautiful Infographics About the Human Brain posted at Masters in Counseling, saying, “If you are interested in learning more about the brain, here are 18 beautiful infographics.”

Edna Goldberg presents Top 25 Android Apps for Healthcare Professionals posted at 51 Healthy Living Cheat Sheets to Improve Your Life, saying, “The Android operating system is fast and versatile, and there are plenty of apps that can be of help to healthcare professionals. Here are 25 great apps that can be used in health care settings.”

chongyim ng presents New Age Diseases in our Modern World posted at MINDSandBODY.com, saying, “Our modern day stress, unhealthy lifestyles, poor eating habits and a hostile environment have created illnesses that were uncommon in the past. Cancer, diabetes, asthma, anxiety and depressive disorders, and deep vein thrombosis are just some of the so-called "New Age Diseases" in our modern world.”

Rona Burstein presents 50 Doctoral Students on Twitter Worth Following posted at phd degree, saying, “The following PhD students are active on Twitter and offer a wide variety of interests, hobbies and studies.”

Herbert Aitken presents Top 50 Free Public Health Resources Worth Bookmarking posted at Masters in Public Health, saying, “This list focuses on the top 50 free public health resources worth bookmarking, and the links represent a good portion of current available resources for your convenience.”

Julia Wells presents 19 Must-See Biotech Infographics posted at Masters in Biotechnology, saying, “A foray into biotech infographics on the Web can turn up dull images as well as amazing ones that both contain accurate and useful information.”

Charles Chua C K presents 10 Instant Healthy Habits to Change Your Life posted at All About Living with Life.

Herbert Anderson presents 40 Free Open Courseware Classes on Occupational Therapy posted at Masters in Occupational Therapy, saying, “This list of 40 free open courseware classes focuses on many tools, from human development and barriers to that development to workplace conditions to classes on how the brain affects adaptation after injury.”

Maureen Fitzsimmons presents 25 Facebook Apps to Improve Your Health and Happiness posted at 25 Facebook Apps to Improve Your Health and Happiness, saying, “There are a number of places on online that can provide you with tips and motivation. Before you start any new program, you should consult a health care professional. And, once you are done with that, here are 25 Facebook apps to help you improve your health and happiness.”

Aaliyah Williams presents 40 Educational Opencourseware Classes on Aging and Gerontology posted at Masters in Gerontology, saying, “The following 40 educational opencourseware classes on aging and gerontology provide insight into issues such as disease, policy and death.”

Humor

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Hot Limerick posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Retirement

Madison DuPaix presents Unique CD Strategy to Lock in Higher Rate posted at My Dollar Plan, saying, “This is a great article instructing how to lock in higher rates for CD’s, an important source of fixed income.”

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