Trends

We are living in an era of increased longevity. With every passing decade, life expectancy grows. We went from a life expectancy of 47 years old in 1900, to 75 by 1999. If this trend continues, it's not unreasonable to imagine that many of us will live to 90 or 95, and even 100-years plus.

About 6,000 Americans turn 65 every day and by 2010, that figure will jump to 9,000. Between the years 1990 and 2000, the number of adults under 35 has declined more than 8.3 million and the number of adults over 50 has grown by 12.2 million. More than half of all of the people who have ever lived to be 65 are alive now.

People are living longer, but is their quality of life meeting their expectations? As modern medicine evolves, health challenges from increased life span continue to climb. Incidences of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, osteoporosis and Alzheimer's are projected to increase exponentially-raising new societal, health and economic concerns. Science may be extending the quantity of life, but are we extending the quality of life.

Combine this with the uncertainty of today's job market and the lack of sensible financial planning by people getting set to retire - or forced to retire - and you have a growing cause for concern.

The convergence of several of these trends will provide an explosive business opportunity for people who are properly positioned to capitalize on the aging global Boomer market looking for help in maintaining their energy, vitality, mentality and youth. These trends include:

1. New understandings and discoveries in the fields of health and nutrition that are driving demand for products that promote lifelong health.
2. Increasing costs and a decline in the quality of healthcare have moved millions of people towards a healthier lifestyle and self care.
3. The lack of new job creation and long-term job security has created a movement towards entrepreneurship and part-time employment.

At the convergence of these trends, is the growing market for anti-aging products and the direct-selling industry. An opportunity exists to partner with a company to help you tackle many of these growing concerns.