My husband and I are still young, or at least we feel like we are. The older we get the more the “senior age barometer” goes up. We always stayed active and supported one another in our individual activities. I was always the more adventurous one; zip lining, rock wall climbing, roller coasters, and anything else that is fast or high.

My husband loved to work in the yard creating gardens, building pergolas, and putzing around to make sure weeds were pulled and leaves were blown off. We also loved to go on long rides on his Harley. Festivals and fairs were a must and long walks let us take in the scenes of crashing waves or fun hikes. Most of all we love to play with our grandchildren (The princes and princess). 

This all came to a halt the winter of 2015. We live in New England which brings lots of snow and ice. It was a cold morning and like every Sunday he was heading out to get the paper. When he walked out the front door and step onto the stairs, his foot caught black ice and he flew up in the air and down 6 cement stairs bouncing like a fish out of water. He hit the landing so hard my daughter heard it in her bedroom. He lay there twisted and couldn’t move. After helping him up and getting him to the doctor, our lives changed forever. He fractured a disc, had a bulging disc, cuts, bruises, and aggravated his back arthritis. He could no longer work as he was in construction. He is in constant pain and can’t stand, sit, lay, or walk for long increments. His injuries weren’t bad enough for surgery but his daily pain kept him out of commission for months.

We have already been thinking about making changes to live a healthier lifestyle and the accident hit us with reality that we needed to do it now! We started eating better and taking short walks (around our block). We slowly added a bit more to our daily lives but everything has limitations. I also started seeing my body getting old and I couldn’t do things I normally did without aching muscles or losing my energy. A couple months back I joined the Ensure Enlive campaign and both my husband and I started drinking it as well as adding other healthy habits into our lives. You see when I joined the Ensure Enlive campaign, I had to research the product and their site and found we weren’t doing everything we should for healthy living. I learned so much from Ensure about aging! 

 

 

Ensure Enlive helped us develop a habit of staying healthy and keeping our strength as we age. We’ve formed healthy habits, including a regular regimen of Ensure Enlive. We still take our walks each day but we’ve added lots of veggies, protein, and other healthy foods. My husband has even been eating some fish (This is a big deal because he wouldn’t touch it before). 

I’m sure you already know the benefits of healthy eating and exercise but did you know Ensure Enlive is a new nutrition drink that was designed based on science to help adults 50+ get the key nutrients their body needs to help them live a healthy life. It contains the right amount of nutrients we need in a convenient bottle, and when combined with a healthy diet, allows you to stay strong and healthy as you age. If you read my previous articles, you know that we lose muscle mass as we age. Ensure Enlive contains a high amount of protein (20 grams) and the unique ingredient HMB, which work together to help rebuild muscles as you age, even if you are recovering from an illness or injury. Although Ensure Enlive won’t heal or cure my husband, I know that he’s getting the nutrients needed. The bottle is important to us because I don’t have to mix anything, I simply grab our bottles and open! We can also grab it when we’re on the go or drink it as a snack instead of those chocolate donuts. 

I also have an awesome Ensure Enlive smoothie recipe here!

Thanks to Ensure Enlive we have been living a healthier lifestyle and I can go back to being the adventurer I am without losing energy. My husband will strengthen his muscles and keep them strong to help him deal with his injury and hopefully someday be able to exercise more and run on the beach!

Do your homework and know what’s happening with our bodies and why! Check out https://ensure.com/enlive

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