The Protein Halo: Why it Matters More than Ever at Age 50
August 7, 2025 | 2 min to read
Turning 50 has prompted a reflection on self-care and energy cultivation for the author, whose journey began at age 38. After celebrating the milestone with an unexpected compliment from a cashier, she embraces the necessity of nutrition, movement, and rest to keep up with her two active sons. Amidst baseball games in the sweltering Alabama heat, she enjoys her favorite energy-boosting snack, Golden Island Korean barbecue pork jerky, affirming the trend of meat consumption.
I celebrated a milestone birthday in May. It’s the one that starts with a 5 and ends with a zero. Yep. Age 50 means more than the harsh reality check of getting my AARP card in the mail (which arrived promptly 1 day after my birthday!)
Age 50 means more than the joy I felt after the college student at the cash register at my local Publix asked for my driver’s license for my usual wine purchase. When she said, “You are the most youthful looking 50-year-old I’ve met,” I said, “I’m two days into this but you’ve made my year already!” For me, age 50 means that it’s time to double down on my efforts to cultivate energy. You see, my true self-care journey started at age 38 after my first son was born.
The second baby boy came when I was 41. Cultivating energy through nutrition, movement and rest is not just a passion of mine – it has been and continues to be a necessity to keep up with two rambunctious boys!
Case in point: As I write this blog, I’m sitting in my car during a rain delay at Alabama’s 12U All-Star State Baseball tournament waiting on game number five to start. Five baseball games in 3 days in 93 degree heat and 300% humidity means Mama needs another hit of her “energy drug” of choice: a full bag of my Golden Island Korean barbecue pork jerky, listed as #8 on Circana’s 2024 New Product Pacesetters Report. That’s right. Meat is hot right now and not just because it’s summertime in Alabama!
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