But the latest science demands another important nutrient be added to that diet: DHA, docosahexaenoic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid. DHA is brain nutrition. It's to our brains as calcium is to our bones. In fact, optimal infant brain and eye development and function depends on it.*.
So who is Generation X? Generation X is the name given to the 'birth dearth', those born in the 60's and 70's; the valley between the Boomers and Generation Y (the boomlet)12. Generation X grew up in the shadow of their Boomer parents and initially defied tidy descriptions and categories.
Generation X Ages. The age range for Generation X as of 2016 is 35 to 55 (my broadest definition). In 2011, the first Gen-Xer turned 50 years old and the youngest turned 30. We are currently the âsandwich generationâ in America. We are caring for aging parents and raising more than 50 percent of the nationâs children under 18.