Healthy Tips After 50 Podcast: Recent Episodes
Susan Rosin
Are you over 50 and starting to realize that “being healthy” feels different than it did 15, 10, or even 5 years ago? Looking for healthy tips that will make you feel better at your current age? Curious about those new health & wellness books with interesting titles about aging well, living longer, brain health & memory, or just being & having a happier life? If you said “yes” to any of these then you need to listen to my weekly Healthy Tips After 50 Podcast where I share with you not only what I’ve learned over the past 30 years from my own health challenges but how we can all live and be well through the next 30 or more.
Join me, Susan Rosin, as I welcome Jeanne Omlor, a multimillion-dollar business coach with a passion for health, to discuss transformative health journeys after 50. Jeanne shares her lifelong interest in health, her mission to help millions thrive, and her personal strategies for maintaining physical and mental well-being. We explore topics like diet, exercise, mental health, and the importance of gratitude in leading a fulfilling life.
Whether you're facing new health challenges or seeking inspiration to enhance your well-being, this episode offers valuable insights and practical advice for thriving after 50. Let me know how this episode resonated with you!
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Sunny Jain, the founder of Sun Genomics (no longer with the company), was my guest in this episode of the HTA50 Podcast. We talked about Sunny’s background in molecular medicine and how it inspired him, through Sun Genomics, to offer personalized gut health solutions through its Flore.com and FloreClinical.com brands. Sunny described how the gut microbiome is composed of trillions of microbial cells which impact human health by contributing to essential metabolic functions.
Sun Genomics analyze an individual’s microbiome and create customized probiotic solutions addressing unique health needs linked to conditions like IBS, mental health, and long-term wellness. The discussion is not as complicated as it sounds and you’ll learn so much which will help you to understand the importance of gut health. This is especially valuable to know as we age past 50, 60, and on. Our conversation was totally clear and you, like me, will learn a lot more than you expect to.
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In my conversation with Jonathan Su, we delved into the importance of maintaining physical health as we age, with a special focus on addressing chronic knee pain and overall body functionality. Jonathan, a physical therapist with extensive experience, shared his inspiring journey of overcoming a severe knee injury and emphasized how regular maintenance routines, akin to car maintenance, can help prevent pain and address muscle imbalances.
He stressed the importance of strength training after age 50 to counteract sarcopenia, offering practical tips like hamstring exercises, core strengthening, and using backpacks to stimulate bone density growth. Jonathan also introduced his books, such as 6 Minute Fitness at 60+ and 6 Minute Knee Pain Cure, which provide simple, effective routines designed for older adults. (available on Amazon)
His advice reassured me—and I hope many listeners—that it’s possible to build strength, improve posture, and maintain functionality at any age. Reflecting on my own challenges with injuries, I’m motivated to adopt his strategies to regain balance and strength while encouraging others to prioritize their health as well.
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Today’s guest, Olivier Moncando, is a dynamic speaker, author, and acclaimed weight loss and wellness coach.
Olivier took us through his personal transformation from dealing with high blood pressure and chronic pain to achieving vibrant health by switching to a plant-based diet. We explored important topics like lactose intolerance, the drawbacks of consuming species-specific milk, and how dairy products can contribute to allergies. Olivier offers valuable insights on gradual dietary transitions to avoid detox symptoms and shared how his family has also thrived with this lifestyle change.
Check out Olivier's website https://oliviermankondo.com where he’s offering free weight loss and wellness discovery calls online, plus a 16-week coaching program aimed at achieving long-term health, not just weight loss. Learn about his book (https://oliviermankondo.com/my-book-funnel-ebook-sales-page), "Plant-based Nutrition: How It's Going to Change Your Life," and get his free "7 tips to lose weight." https://oliviermankondo.com/opt-in This episode is packed with life-changing information and practical tips that you don’t want to miss. Check it out now and start your journey towards better health today!
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In this podcast episode I’m talking with Ilene Block, founder of Silver and Strong Fitness. Ilene shares her inspiring journey, beginning at age 60, when she shifted from decades of yo-yo dieting to strength training and balanced nutrition. Inspired by Train with Joan, she lost 40 pounds and competed in bodybuilding. Now 65, Ilene aims to help women over 50 embrace fitness and a strong mindset.
Ilene discusses her use of the RPE scale for proper lifting intensity and customized nutrition plans focusing on macronutrients. She emphasizes the importance of community support through her platforms like her free Facebook group “Sovereign Fitness” and website “silverandstrong.com,” helping women globally connect and share their fitness journeys, highlighted by success stories like Anne's.
Ilene encourages embracing natural aging and promotes mantras like "Consistency, not perfection," and "Comparison is the thief of joy," advocating for self-education and community support. Join us to hear how Ilene redefines aging and promotes a healthy, fit lifestyle for women over 50!
David Wiss's journey into the world of wellness began at the age of 24, amidst a backdrop of personal and academic struggles. After spending years in college, switching majors, and grappling with both mental and physical health challenges, David was in search of a transformative change. His foray into nutrition and exercise proved to be a turning point, rapidly altering his life within a few months.
Through wellness, David found the clarity and strength he had been seeking, setting him on a new path of health and personal fulfillment. Tune in to learn how shifting from vanity to sanity can lead to sustainable well-being. Don’t miss this transformative episode!
You can contact David at his app — https://wisemindnutrition.com/
Or his website — https://www.nutritioninrecovery.com/
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My guest Anna Edmonds and I had a valuable discussion for everyone over 50. We talked about the importance of consulting real attorneys for legal matters, the vital role of self-care for caregivers, and the dire need for proper estate planning for relatives (e.g. parents) and ourselves as we get past 50. Anna shared her personal journey and highlighted how essential it is for families to communicate and plan when caring for aging parents and/or yourself. We also discussed the pitfalls of doing things on your own, using stories of botched website updates and missed legal steps. Tune in for invaluable insights to help you navigate caregiving, family responsibilities, and legal hurdles more efficiently!
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Jacob Kendall has been navigating the crazy maze of our medical system for as long as he can remember, dealing with its ups and downs both personally and professionally. With a knack for blending different fields, he's got quite the eclectic education background. Jacob holds degrees in biology, social work, and public health, and topped it all off with a PhD in what he likes to call gerontology—basically, the all-encompassing study of aging. His approach to understanding aging is truly interdisciplinary, pulling in insights from natural and social sciences, humanities, and even a bit of theology. Jacob's all about mixing it up to get the best handle on the complexities of health and aging. I’m sure you will learn a lot from my conversation with Jacob.
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In this episode, I had a fantastic conversation with Alicia Jones. We dove deep into the essentials of maintaining brain health and muscle strength as we age. We covered topics like the importance of resistance bands for in-home workouts, the crucial role of weight-bearing exercises, and why upping your protein intake is vital for muscle maintenance. Alicia brought invaluable insights into managing stress through exercise and diet, plus practical tips for crafting a diverse, nutrient-rich eating plan.
We also discussed the impact of hormonal changes on our bodies and shared smart strategies to stay fit and healthy post-menopause/andropause. Did you know men's health also sees hormonal shifts affecting mood, libido, and strength with age? It's a lesser-known aspect but equally important! Tune in to learn the three key actions everyone needs to take for a vibrant, healthy life. You won't want to miss this episode—it’s packed with advice to help you live your best life after 50!
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In this podcast episode I spoke with Dana Helmink, the Senior Director of Audiological Development for Widex, about the importance of hearing health and advancements in hearing aid technology. Dana shares her extensive background in audiology and her passion for improving hearing solutions, emphasizing that hearing loss is no longer an issue only for the elderly but is increasingly being recognized and addressed in younger populations. We discussed the importance of early detection and intervention, as well as the impact of untreated hearing loss on cognitive decline, referencing significant studies like the Achieve Study from Johns Hopkins which highlights the potential benefits of using hearing aids to stop or slow down cognitive decline.
Dana introduces the latest product from Widex, the Smart-Ric, which features innovative design improvements aimed at enhancing sound quality, comfort, and user convenience. The conversation underscores the importance of seeking professional hearing assessments and considering hearing aids as a proactive measure for maintaining quality of life and cognitive health. Dana and I are big supporters for increased awareness and accessibility of hearing health care and encourage listeners to contact their doctors to get their hearing checked.
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Tom Ingegno is a dedicated practitioner in complementary and integrative health, offering a range of services designed to reduce inflammation, restore circulation, and improve immune function, all aimed at helping patients feel better without relying on drugs or surgery. Tom is a seasoned doctor of acupuncture and Chinese Medicine with over 2 decades of experience.
Beyond his clinical work, Tom co-hosts the "Revenant Health" podcast with a friend from the digital advertising sector, where they explore intriguing topics like the impact of AI on healthcare and the role of psychedelics in modern medicine. An accomplished author, Tom released his second book in January 2024, a 131-page guide on cupping therapy tailored for home use, meant to empower individuals to perform the technique safely and effectively without needing professional training. Be sure to listen in to get some great insights on staying healthy in our crazy busy world!
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For this week’s podcast I had the pleasure of speaking with Linda Fodrini-Johnson, a seasoned expert in elder care with an impressive 40-year career. Linda, who started as a geriatric care manager and eventually became a licensed family therapist, founded Elder Care Services and continues to impact lives through her consulting and counseling efforts. She shares invaluable insights from her book, "The Empowered Caregiver," emphasizing the crucial role of support groups, brain health, and mindful socializing for older adults and their caregivers.
We talked about the Mediterranean diet, the significance of regular exercise, safeguarding against scams, and the often-overlooked importance of discussing end-of-life preferences. Join us as Linda offers practical advice for caregivers and highlights the importance of joy and social engagement in the journey of aging gracefully and healthfully.
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My guest in this podcast is Jake Mellman, co-founder of Troop Nutrition which he founded with his cousin and business partner Stephanie. Join us as Jake takes us on a fascinating journey from his days as a skeptic of Western medicine to becoming an advocate for the powerful benefits of functional mushrooms.
Jake unveils Troop's innovative range of mushroom gummies, which are designed with both health and flavor in mind. We discuss the groundbreaking Lion's Mane product known for its cognitive enhancement and anti-inflammatory properties, and explore the Super Troop blend, boasting the cancer-fighting turkey tail and antiviral Chaga mushrooms. Hear inspiring stories about real customers, like the individual who improved their iron levels enough to donate blood for the first time.
Jake also tells us about Troop Nutrition's premium products, highlighting their commitment to using only the fruiting bodies of organic, sustainably cultivated mushrooms sourced in the United States. Learn about the adaptogen attributes that make these mushrooms versatile in addressing various wellness needs, and understand why Troop's transparent bottles and third-party testing set them apart in the competitive mushroom market.
Don't forget to visit their websit trytroop.com for more information and to take advantage of their special discount code "trytruth" for 20% off your first order. Plus, read about Troop's flexible subscription service, designed to adapt to your lifestyle, offering substantial savings and convenience. I’m sure you’ll enjoy learning more about Truth Nutrition and their amazing mushrooms.
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Hearing, Sleep, and Brain Health Dementia Strategies with Dr. Mitchell Clionsky
Dr. Mitchell Clionsky is a dedicated neuropsychologist specializing in dementia prevention, a vital and increasingly relevant field as the global population ages. With a passion for educating others about reducing the risk of progressive neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's and vascular dementia, Mitchell emphasizes that proactive measures can cut the risk of these conditions by up to 50%.
Dr. Clionsky shares groundbreaking insights on dementia prevention, the critical role of hearing aids in brain health, and the alarming yet often unnoticed risks of sleep apnea in individuals over 50. We also talk about the interconnected nature of health, discussing how factors like dental hygiene, diabetes management, and regular vaccinations can impact cognitive functioning.
Partnering with his wife, Dr. Emily Clionsky, a physician with expertise in psychiatry and internal medicine, Mitchell co-authored a comprehensive book on dementia prevention. Their collaborative work,“Dementia Prevention: Using Your Head to Save Your Brain”, was published by Johns Hopkins Press in April 2023, contributing significant insights and practical advice to those seeking to maintain cognitive health as they age.
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Beth Sandlin is a Pilates instructor with over two decades of experience who has developed an online Pilates program that addresses the needs of individuals at all fitness levels, focusing on meeting people where they are in their journey.
In this episode, we explore the myriad benefits of Pilates, particularly for individuals over the age of 50. Beth shares insights into designing personalized and flexible workout routines that can adapt to the demanding schedules and changing energy levels that many of us experience. She emphasizes the importance of incorporating a variety of exercises, listening to one’s body, and maintaining a consistent yet enjoyable fitness regimen.
Beth's programs also offers a range of online classes, workouts, and options, making it accessible and adaptable to every lifestyle. Whether you are new to Pilates or have been practicing for years, this conversation will provide valuable guidance on sustaining a healthy, active life. You can connect with Beth at trifectapilates.com or go to her YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/@trifectapilates
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Mikelann Valterra, my guest today, is a return guest! She is a money coach, financial coach, or financial therapist - take your pick! Her role bridges the gap between financial planning and the emotional aspects of money management. Unlike financial planners or credit counselors who focus strictly on investments and debt, Mikelann provides comprehensive support to help her clients navigate the practical, everyday financial decisions that often cause stress and uncertainty.
Whether it’s determining if they can afford a dream vacation to Hawaii or managing the anxiety of paying for college while maintaining a balanced lifestyle, Mikelann’s expertise ensures her clients achieve financial clarity and peace of mind. Her unique approach helps individuals address both the monetary and emotional dimensions of their financial lives.
You can contact Mikelann, sign up for her money coaching, or purchase her newest book (Rise Above the Money Fog) at her website: https://www.seattlemoneycoach.com/
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My guest is Tonya Fines, and we’re going to have a conversation about menopause. Tonya is a holistic health practitioner who has been through menopause herself as well as having extensive experience helping women navigate the complex journey of menopause. Tonya works predominantly with women who are pre, peri, and menopausal, offering guidance and support as they adapt to the physical and emotional changes that come with this new phase of life.
We talk about the importance of self-care during menopause, strategies for managing symptoms like mood swings, weight gain, and sleep disturbances, and the vital role of joy and happiness in maintaining well-being. Tonya shares her insights on developing personalized care plans, the value of open communication with loved ones, and why it's crucial to monitor changes in your body along with professional medical advice.
Together, we break down the misconceptions surrounding menopause, highlight the positive opportunities it presents, and explore practical tips and natural components that can ease the process. Whether you're experiencing menopause yourself or supporting someone who is, this episode offers empowering advice and compassionate understanding. So, stick around and join us for an enlightening and encouraging conversation with Tonya Fines and then share it with the women (and men) in your life!
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My guest is Don Moxley, an esteemed exercise physiologist and former sports scientist at Ohio State University. Listen in as we delve into his groundbreaking research on autophagy, the cellular cleaning process crucial for maintaining cell health. We explore the incredible potential of spermidine, a molecule that declines with age but can be replenished through diet, boosting autophagy and potentially extending our health span.
Don shares insights on the benefits of spermidine for improving sleep, reducing dementia risk, and tackling inflammation-related diseases. We also discuss practical considerations for incorporating spermidine into your diet and the impact of industrial food production on its availability.
Join us as we unpack the science behind spermidine, hear about Don’s personal mission to enhance human performance and well-being, and learn valuable tips for optimizing the latter phase of life. Don't miss out on this opportunity to gain actionable advice on fostering longevity and maintaining vitality as we age.
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This week’s guest is Yogi Aaron and he is sharing his life journey from New York to Costa Rica, where he runs Bluosa, a renowned yoga retreat and wellness center. He delves into his personal battle with chronic pain, the development of his unique AYAMA methodology, and the profound impact of muscle activation on pain relief and overall strength. We'll also explore practical exercises like the Superman pose, tips for maintaining a strong spine, and the broad accessibility of his techniques through online platforms.
Join us as Yogi Aaron explains how muscle activation can rebuild neuromuscular connections, enhance mobility, and empower you to live pain-free. Whether you're new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner, Yogi Aaron gives us many valuable insights and practical advice to help us stay healthy and active after 50. You can connect with Yogi Aaron at his website yogiaaron.com
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My guest this week is Dr. Anthony Balduzzi who shares his expertise on optimizing health and nutrition when you’re over 50. He shares his comprehensive wellness plan which includes live coaching calls, a handy app with prerecorded videos, and a 30-day program to establish lasting healthy habits. We discuss the importance of balanced meals, the benefits of morning sunshine, and the necessity of daily movement and strength training.
We also talk about incorporating ancient grains and organic foods into your diet and how simple activities like gardening can contribute to longevity. Dr. Balduzzi will enlighten us on the benefits of morning sunshine for regulating circadian rhythms and maximizing vitamin D in our diet. Dr. Balduzzi’s website is FitFatherProject.com - you can learn more about him and his motivation for becoming a doctor. Be sure to check it out.
I have a Special offer for you. If you are interested in trying AX3’s Astaxanthin supplement you can get 20% off the normal price by going to their website AX3.life and enter the discount code SUSAN20 or use the link I’ve put in the show notes below which will get you there faster... https://glnk.io/5w7jn/susanrosincoach
In this show, Robert Johnson joined me to explore the captivating world of functional mushrooms and their health benefits. Robert, the founder of ‘mycroboost’, takes us through his journey from running a capsule consultancy to leading an innovative mushroom-based supplement brand. We discuss the power of mushrooms like cordyceps, lion's mane, chaga, reishi, and turkey tail in enhancing energy, immunity, and wellness.
Robert shares industry insights, including the challenges of maintaining high-quality standards amidst a booming market and his company's dedication to using top-notch ingredients. We’ll also hear about the potential mental health benefits of mushrooms, and explore the rising interest and regulatory landscape around psychedelics.
Join us for a fascinating discussion packed with valuable information to help you harness the incredible potential of functional mushrooms for your health and well-being. To learn more visit mycroboost.com.
I have a Special for you. If you are interested in trying AX3’s Astaxanthin supplement you can get 20% off the normal price by going to their website AX3.life and enter the discount code SUSAN20 or use the link I’ve put in the show notes below which will get you there faster... https://glnk.io/5w7jn/susanrosincoach
Today’s podcast is a discussion with Michael Hobson, a former research economist turned water enthusiast, will take us on his fascinating journey from the corporate world to becoming an advocate for silica-rich, high-vibrational drinking water. We’ll discuss the spiritual and healing properties these special waters, like his Aquene Springs water, hold and why he criticizes municipal tap water.
Michael also talks about the importance of positive thoughts, the vibratory nature of our existence and how these elements connect too the water we drink. He also shares his decade-long adventure in the water industry and the special discount he’s giving us for his Aquene Springs Water. If you go to their website at https://aquenesprings.com/ you can use the code HTA50 when you check out to get a 10% discount.
I’m sure that you will learn a lot from listening to Michael’s journey from Economist to Healthy Water Provider!
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In this episode I have an interesting chat with Jodi Scott, CEO of Sierra Sage Herbs, the innovative force behind Green Goo's plant-based body care products. Jodi discusses the company's journey to create natural alternatives to petroleum-based products, highlighting the benefits of plant-based oils for skin health and overall well-being.
Discover the science behind their innovative face wash with helichrysum, the role of telomeres in skin longevity, and the exciting potential of transdermal nutrition through natural deodorants. Jodi also shares insights on running a family business, her daughter’s contributions, and the shift towards mindfulness and holistic health.
Tune in to explore how Green Goo is revolutionizing personal care with nature's best ingredients. Visit greengoo.com to learn more and order some of their products.
I’ve got a return guest with us—Dave Watamull. Dave’s been working with astaxanthin for over 25 years, and I invited him back to the podcast to bring us more information about this awesome antioxidant and in particular about his version, AX3 Astaxanthin.
We chat about where people get their health advice these days and how to make sense of all the conflicting info out there. Dave shares some fascinating findings from an NIH-funded study showing that astaxanthin could extend life in animal models, and he explains what that might mean for us humans.
We also dive into how astaxanthin can help reduce oxidative stress and inflammation in the brain, which could even boost your cognitive function. Plus, you’ll hear some personal stories and practical tips on how to stay healthy and sharp as we age.
So, settle in and get ready for some eye-opening insights on how to live a longer, healthier life with a little help from nature.
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In this episode of HTA50, I sat down with Dr. Angela Zeng, a trailblazer blending traditional Chinese medicine with modern science. We delved into natural approaches to releasing body blockages, the importance of understanding individual dietary needs, and the historical wisdom in herbal remedies. Dr. Zeng shares her entrepreneurial journey—bootstrapping Karviva Wellness Beverage, launching unique formulations like Karviva Unwind, and setting up her own production facility.
Her focus on holistic health, survival instincts, and educating the next generation is truly inspiring. Tune in for insights on achieving lasting health and wellness naturally. You can also visit her website — Karviva.com — to learn more about her Beverages and where you can get them.
Today we're diving into the world of emergency readiness and autonomy for older adults with my guest, Richard Hirsch, Chief Marketing Officer of Unaliwear. This episode is packed with insightful discussions about the revolutionary UnaliWear Kanaga watch, a medical alert device designed to cater to the needs and lifestyles of the older population. Richard will shed light on how this device outperforms traditional medical alert systems by offering detailed real-time information to first responders, innovative fall detection technology called RealFall, and the crucial importance of always-on readiness without the stigma of conventional devices.
Join us as we explore how embracing technology like the Kanaga watch can empower our senior community to live independently and securely. Stay tuned as we unravel how these devices are not just gadgets but lifelines that enhance quality of life. Contact UnaliWear at their website - UnaliWear.com
Elaine Glass, master life coach for women in their later years, is here to help us delve into the transformative power of quiet time, self-reflection, and nurturing. She explains how this practice can lead to significant personal insights and release from life's accumulated chaos.
Join us as Elaine discusses her unique coaching paths that involve nurturing our bodies, cleaning the mind, and grounding ourselves to better connect with our dreams and intuition. Plus, she'll share details in her new book, "Get Quiet", which offers tools for those seeking self-guided explorations into their personal journeys. Whether you're looking to leave corporate America, find new passions, or simply tune into your inner voice, this episode is packed with insights that promise to inspire to approach your second half of life with enthusiasm and clarity.
In this week’s episode of HTA50, Mark Evin joins me to talk about LudoFit, a new fitness software designed specifically for seniors. LudoFit blends exercise with fun physical and mental engagement. Mark talks about how LudoFit's short, game-like exercises make daily physical activity enjoyable and talks about how seniors can easily start a credit card-free 14-day trial. By targeting the unique needs of older adults, LudoFit aims to create a fun, holistic exercise experience that encourages regular use and improves overall health.
We explore some of the key aspects of LudoFit, including its emphasis on cognitive challenges and social elements, demonstrating how this program stands out by prioritizing a sense of community and mental stimulation. Mark shares anecdotes about the program's development, including his senior father's involvement, showcasing the real-world benefits and adaptability for its audience.
Wrapping up the talk, we underscore the importance of an enjoyable fitness journey for seniors, highlighting how LudoFit's engaging format can contribute to a healthier, more active lifestyle. Mark invites the audience to try out the program themselves, showcasing LudoFit's potential to revolutionize senior fitness by making it both accessible and entertaining. You can find their website at Ludo.fit — be sure to check it out!
Tom Paladino Shares His Energy Discoveries
This week I have a fascinating conversation that's sure to ignite your curiosity and perhaps even challenge the way you think about health and energy. My guest, Tom Paladino, is here to explain his groundbreaking work on scalar energy, an omnipresent force he believes can revolutionize not only our health but the technology we rely on every day. He's diving deep into quantum energy potentials, tapping into the same principles that the legendary Nikola Tesla once explored.
Imagine healing and receiving nutrients remotely, through nothing but a photograph, this is the reality Tom is not only describing for us, he’s living it. He'll walk us through his theory that our thinking is powered by scalar energy, a more abundant and available energy that can make us smarter and healthier. Tom talks about this force as a judgment-free, fundamental energy that flows through the universe, powering his unique healing methods.
Tom is also offering listeners a chance to experience this for themselves with a 15-day free session on his website, scalarlight.com. He's urging us to spread the word and partake in what might be the grassroots movement of Tesla technology, as he works tirelessly toward the goal of scaling his global healing ministry.
Join us as we probe the capabilities of scalar energy, from improving memory and focus in children to the potential of healing without physical interaction. Does this sound too good to be true, or is it just the kind of thinking we need to push the boundaries of current science and medicine? Tune in for a thought-provoking episode that will leave you contemplating the true power of energy in our lives.
In this insightful episode my guest is Kim Askey Strasser, a seasoned life and weight loss coach and nurse executive leader. With three years of life coaching experience and now part of Meta Brain Labs, Kim introduces a groundbreaking wearable brain-computer interface technology that promises to revolutionize how individuals confront and conquer their limiting beliefs.
As we explore the intricate relationship between the mind and successful weight loss, Kim discusses her innovative approach that combines science-based nutrition, weight loss medications, and transformative coaching to ensure lasting success and bolster confidence in individuals' weight loss journeys. To learn more about their programs you can go to the Meta Brain Labs' website (Kim runs the Meta Brain Self program) at https://metabrainlabs.com/
In this episode of HealthyTipsAfter50 Podcast, I talk with Dr. Wendie Trubow, a functional medicine doctor with a focus on detoxification and reducing exposure to environmental toxins. Sharing her personal health challenges, Dr. Trubow explains her shift from traditional OB GYN care to a holistic approach in treating patients, emphasizing the often-overlooked impact of toxins on our health. We discuss actionable steps listeners can take to minimize their toxin intake, highlighting changes in diet, personal care, and home environment as pivotal in the journey towards a cleaner, healthier lifestyle.
Dr. Trubow provides listeners with easy-to-implement tips for avoiding harmful chemicals found in everyday items, from choosing organic foods and beauty products to using air and water filtration systems. Her advice is rooted in making gradual yet meaningful changes to promote overall wellness. Additionally, Wendie introduces her book as a resourceful guide and offers podcast listeners a special gift to kickstart their health transformation journey.
The episode aims to empower individuals to take charge of their health by making informed choices about the products they use and consume. Together with Dr. Trubow's practical advice and expert insights, we encourage the audience to take their first steps towards reducing their body's toxic burden for a happier, healthier life. Check out her website https://drwendie.com/ to get her book and supplements to support your system in getting healthier.
Welcome to another episode of HealthyTipsAfter50 Podcast, where health after fifty is our top priority. I'm your host, Susan Rosin, and today we have a another enlightening conversation for you - Udo Erasmus, a true health .
Joining us is the inimitable Udo Erasmus—an icon in the world of health and nutrition, who has delved into the depths of human wellness and emerged with insights that have transformed many lives. Born amidst the turmoil of World War II and raised with the instability of refugee life, Udo's compelling journey led him through a myriad of experiences that shaped his understanding of health's foundational role in our existence.
In this episode, Udo will unravel the misconceptions around omega fatty acids, discuss the perils of processed oils, and share his revolutionary techniques for nurturing our bodies through mindful nutrition. He'll also touch on the symbiotic relationship between our health and a life lived attuned to peace, love, and inspiration.
Be ready to rethink how you approach your health as Udo unveils the intricacies of enzymes, probiotics, raw foods, and the very elemental composition that constitutes our bodies. Plus, he's got some exciting projects in the works that you won't want to miss—a tease into what promises to be an extraordinary sequel to our discussion.
So pull up a chair, grab your favorite healthy snack, and we'll dive into a conversation that could very well reshape your approach to health, nutrition, and life after fifty. To contact Udo directly visit his website at: https://udoerasmus.com/
Live Longer and Unlock the Secrets of Healthy Aging with Chris Burres
Welcome back to another enlightening episode of HealthyTipsAfter50 Podcast. Today we're diving into a conversation that's at the forefront of health and aging. We have an incredible guest with us, Chris Burres, an entrepreneur-turned-longevity expert who will share his accidental journey into the world of health supplements with his groundbreaking product, MyVitalC. (To get a discount on your first bottle of MyVitalC go to www.myvitalc.com/hta50 and use the code hta50 during checkout.)
Chris recounts his transition from mechanical engineering to becoming a key player in the longevity space, pioneering research that suggests the potential for a 90% increase in lifespan. We'll explore his personal story, delve into the world of nanomaterials, and uncover the surprising truths behind living a longer, better life.
Despite a jam-packed week of podcast appearances and a bout of throat issues, Chris was here to pass on valuable tips from renowned longevity experts. We tackle pertinent questions about society's views on aging, discuss the realistic potential of living up to 120 years, and confront concerns on topics like mental decline, Alzheimer's, and dementia.
Get ready to be captivated as Chris shares highlights from his longevity summit and his foray into authorship with his new book "Live Longer and Better," co-authored with Dr. Jerome Corsey (available on the MyVitalC website). You can register for the summit at this link — https://secretstolongevity.byhealthmeans.com/?idev_id=25865 If you are interested in ordering your own copy of the summit use this link — https://secretstolongevity.byhealthmeans.com/order/?idev_id=25865
Remember, while today's discussion is rich with information, it's not a substitute for professional health advice.
My guest this week is entrepreneur Wallis Pattinsonn. We had a great conversation about redefining retirement and seizing opportunities in the "silver economy." Wallis emphasizes the importance of recognizing and utilizing the wealth of skills, experience, and knowledge that older individuals possess in today's ever-changing world. Encouraging listeners to embrace their entrepreneurial spirit, she shares personal anecdotes and valuable insights into creating side hustles and monetizing one's expertise and experience. The episode delves into the evolving nature of aging and the importance of staying engaged in life, while highlighting new possibilities and the significance of making choices that lead to a fulfilling life.
We had an enlightening discussion about taking control of one's life, being assertive, and advocating for oneself to be seen and heard. Wallis emphasizes the value of intuition and following it as a guide in decision-making, while Wallis and I explore the tendency to give advice to others but not always listen to their own advice. The episode further delves into the evolving innovations and services tailored to cater to the needs of an aging population, from mindful living to alternative meal options, and diversifying vacation options for different age groups.
Wallis encourages us to reassess our goals, to not stopping dreaming, and aiming for desires. You are invited to engage with her YouTube podcast, "Wednesdays with Wallace" and explore her website, boldnotold.com.au . With a focus on the silver economy, the website offers membership access to various resources and soul wisdom oracle cards; providing an opportunity for individuals to tap into their potential and expand their horizons.
My guest this week is Paul Burgess, the owner of Paul Burgess Functional Medicine Limited, to tackle the topic of conflicting online health information and the importance of seeking professional guidance before blindly following it. Paul emphasizes the dangers of self-diagnosing based on online advice and highlights the need to address root causes of health issues rather than just treating symptoms. He urges listeners to entrust their health to knowledgeable professionals, emphasizing the complexity of individual health and the ineffectiveness of quick fixes.
Paul also delved into the impact of lifestyle choices, genetics, and age on health outcomes. He shares success stories of patients who have been proactive in addressing their health concerns and emphasizes the need for consistent monitoring and testing. Throughout our lively conversation, Paul provides valuable insights on personalized approaches to nutrition, supplementation, and the impact of medication on overall health.
Listeners can visit Paul’s website at www.paulburgess.uk and book a free 30-minute consult call to discuss their health concerns, habits, and beliefs.
Barbara Diaz de Leon is a licensed Registered Nurse and a Health Coach certified through the Primal Health Coach Institute and the Institute of Transformational Nutrition. Barbara experienced a remarkable health transformation in her fifties, which ignited her passion for empowering other women to achieve similar life-changing results.
Dedicated to guiding midlife and beyond women, Barbara's coaching practice focuses on helping them reclaim their vitality, shed unwanted pounds, and fully embrace life. Her approach involves simple, sustainable strategies in nutrition, exercise, lifestyle, and mindset that provide lasting results for her clients.
Barbara has a complimentary 7-Day Paleo Meal Plan that you can either download from her website - https://www.dailywellnessforyou.com/ - or you can send an email to coach@dailywellnessforyou.com with the subject “MealPlan”. Her website will also have links to find her on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Barbara has a new book being published in February titled Feel Great in 28 to help midlife women and beyond release unwanted weight and get the zest back into their lives. To get on her book waitlist use this link https://feelgreatin28book.com/
My guest this week is Glenn Livingston, a clinical psychologist and former food addict who has transformed his own life and is now dedicated to helping others overcome food cravings and impulsive eating behaviors. Glenn discusses a range of practical strategies and insights, emphasizing the compassionate approach of his program and the positive transformation he has witnessed in individuals struggling with food issues.
From breathing techniques to resetting the extinction curve, Glenn shares invaluable wisdom and practical advice based on his personal journey and professional expertise. Join us as we delve into the science and psychology of food cravings and learn how to take control of our eating habits for a healthier and more fulfilling life.
Glenn’s view of overcoming food addiction is: “Once you’ve broken out of prison, don’t go back to see your friends. Run away as far as you can.”
If you want to talk to Glenn and/or get a free copy of his book Never Binge Again, free reader bonuses, and other books, coaching, and products go to: https://www.neverbingeagain.com/
Fitness Consistency and Mindset with Kelly Howard
This week’s guest is fitness coach Kelly Howard. Kelly is the Fitness Consistency Expert with a touch of Adventure and the author of FIT: Active & Ageless for Life. For over 25 years Kelly has helped thousands of women prioritize their fitness so they can feel great and have more fun in this second half of life. She invites women to adventure out of their comfort zones by trying new experiences they may have only dreamt of.
Together, we delve into the topic of perfection and the pressure it creates, highlighting the importance of exercise as a fundamental part of daily routine for both physical and mental well-being. Sharing their personal experiences with falls, Susan and Kelly underline the significance of balance, foot placement, and leg-strengthening exercises.
The discussion takes a deep dive into reevaluating goals for the new year, emphasizing the need to find a meaningful "north star" for physical activity rather than solely focusing on weight loss. They stress the importance of taking personal responsibility for health and well-being, offering practical tips and insights. Kelly brings a fresh perspective to fitness, emphasizing consistency and debunking the myth that physical and mental decline with age are inevitable.
This episode is packed with valuable insights and motivation for improving health and well-being after the age of 50. Join us for a conversation filled with inspiration and practical advice for leading a fulfilling and healthy lifestyle. To learn more about Kelly you can go to her website at https://fitisfreedom.com
And if you are interested in learning about Kelly’s Virtual Travel parties (sorry men but they’re for women only) click the following website link —- https://fitisfreedom.com/travel-party-rsvp-2024/
In today's episode, I have the pleasure of having a conversation with Michael Rubino, the founder of Home Cleanse and Change the Air Foundation. We had an eye-opening discussion about the impact of indoor air quality on our health, especially in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Michael shared his expertise on the significance of dust testing for assessing indoor air quality and the potential dangers that may be lurking in our homes.
Join us as we explore practical solutions, legislative advocacy, and the crucial steps we can take to ensure healthier living environments. This episode is packed with valuable insights and real-life stories that highlight the importance of protecting our homes and well-being. Get ready for an enlightening conversation on air purification, HVAC systems, and the proactive measures we can implement to improve indoor air quality.
Contact Michael at any of the following sites:
themichaelrubino.com (personal website if people want to learn more about me, book a consultation, etc).
homecleanse.com (service based website for total home solutions on improving air quality)
changetheairfoundation.org (non-profit helping provide accessibility to better air quality) thedusttest.com (at-home testing website to get DNA analysis of the dust inside your home)
Today I’m talking with Marvin Keyser about his life-saving experience with RecoveryPlus, an in-home remote rehab and personalized care program. For my long-time listeners you may remember my podcast with Tim Bilbrey, one of the founders of RecoveryPlus. My conversation with Marvin gives us a different, more personal, view of the RecoveryPlus Program. We talk about how they support and work with patients to rehab and recuperate more easily, faster, and successfully than being in a hospital setting.
Marvin tells us about his journey starting with heart surgery, diabetes and COPD health challenges, to his discovery of Recovery Plus where he was trained to breathe properly and regain control of his health. His determination and perseverance has allowed him to take charge of his recovery and he continues to inspire others to do the same. His story is a true success story!
To learn more about RecoveryPlus go to their website: https://www.recoveryplus.health
In this episode, I am talking with Dr. John Lewis, a physiologist with a wealth of knowledge in nutrition and dietary supplements. Dr. Lewis shares his expertise on the nutritional benefits of brown rice, the importance of polysaccharides from aloe vera, and the impact of a plant-based diet on overall health. The conversation also delves into the challenges of conducting clinical trials and the potential benefits of polysaccharides for brain health and cognitive function.
Dr. Lewis' insights provide valuable information for understanding the impact of lifestyle and dietary choices on chronic diseases and brain health. Join us as we explore his journey from academia to business, his groundbreaking research, and his commitment to promoting health and wellness. You can find more from Dr. Lewis at his website: https://www.DrLewisNutrition.com
This week’s guest is Dr. Stan Goldberg, A former professor of communication disorders he retired at 57 due to memory issues and a sleep disorder. It was at that time that he became deeply interested in “senior moments” and their impact on memory. Dr. Goldberg shares his personal experiences and highlights the importance of understanding the context behind memory lapses, which we call “senior moments”.
We delve into different types of senior moments and strategies for coping with them. We also discuss the fascinating connection between memory and the brain, exploring how memories are stored and reinforced. Dr. Goldberg even unveils some surprising findings about the potential for brain growth, even in individuals with Alzheimer's. Plus, he shares insights from his most recent book, Preventing Senior Moments (available at Amazon), where he offers practical and achievable prevention strategies for senior moments and how to stay sharp in old age. Stay tuned for a captivating and informative discussion on memory, aging, and so much more.
You can learn more at his website - https://stangoldbergwriter.com/
This week’s guest is Sara Chana Silverstein, a renowned herbalist and author, known for her work in helping people integrate herbal and botanical medicine into their lives. She is the author of the book "MoodTopia: Tame your moods, Destress, and find balance using herbal remedies, aromatherapy and more," and has appeared on TV segments for various networks across the US. Sara's mission is to empower individuals to use herbs and spices for emotional balance, strength, and pain relief, while also recognizing the complementary nature of herbal and conventional medicine. Sara's passion for herbal remedies and her commitment to helping others achieve wellness has made her a well-respected figure in the field of herbal medicine.
You can visit Sara’s website at: https://sarachana.com -- including access to some of her free handouts as well as her Moodtopia Academy.
You can also follow her on: Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/sarachanas/?hl=en ), Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093119229646 ), and YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/@sarachana1612 )
In this episode of the HTA50 Podcast, I welcome guest Deanna Schober, co-host of the Fitness and Sushi podcast. Deanna shares her personal journey of overcoming eating disorders and how it has shaped her approach to helping others develop a healthy relationship with food, body, exercise, and mind. As we delve into the topic, Deanna and I discuss the pitfalls of restrictive diets, the importance of self-care, and the need to prioritize emotional well-being. With our shared experiences and expertise, we offer valuable insights and practical strategies to promote lasting change and healing. This is especially appropriate with the year-end holidays approaching and all of the good food and desserts that go along with them!
Throughout the episode, Deanna and I stress the significance of mindset shifts and creating personalized, sustainable healthy lifestyles. We emphasize the harmful effects of yo-yo dieting and how it fails to address underlying emotional issues and food relationships. Instead, we advocate for focusing on abundance, making informed food choices, and developing flexible guidelines rather than strict rules. With our holistic approach, Deanna and I aim to help listeners break free from the cycle of dieting and create lasting change that enhances their overall well-being.
Listeners will also gain valuable insights into the nuances of health, as Deanna and I discuss the importance of addressing individual needs and goals, highlight the importance of informed decision-making for those with food intolerances, and the need to approach health in a shades-of-gray manner. Additionally, we tackle the topic of body image issues and the impact it has on both men and women. With our compassionate and experienced perspectives, Deanna and I offer support, guidance, and hope for anyone struggling with disordered eating and body image issues, regardless of gender.
You can connect with Deanna and her husband Tony by listening to their podcast, Fitness & Sushi, and you can also connect with them on Instagram…
Deanna: @deannaschoberTony: @tony.schober
Reversing Hashimoto’s Disease
This week’s guest, Dr. Anshul Gupta, is a seasoned expert in family medicine, functional medicine, and integrative medicine, and he's here to share some game-changing information about optimizing thyroid health and reversing Hashimoto's disease. His resume is impressive and includes working at the Cleveland Clinic Department of Functional Medicine alongside Dr. Mark Hyman.
Dr. Gupta gives us some valuable insights and practical tips to improve our overall well-being as well as the best diet to combat Hashimoto’s Disease and thyroid fatigue. Dr. Gupta has a new book called “Reversing Hashimoto’s” that is a resource for understanding and managing both of these conditions.
You can check out his website at https://www.anshulguptamd.com/ where he also has a Free Thyroid Quiz you can take to find out the root cause of any Thyroid Dysfunction you may be experiencing.
My guest this week, Dave Watamull, is a remarkable individual who has discovered the wonders of Astaxanthin, a naturally occurring molecule that remains unfamiliar to most people. It is a compound that gives salmon their vibrant pink hue, as well as provides the beautiful colors to lobsters, crabs, shrimp, and even flamingos through their diet. However, beyond its role as a natural pigment, Astaxanthin holds great significance for human health and longevity. Recognized as nature's most potent antioxidant, it possesses profound impacts on overall well-being.
Dave shares insights on the purity, absorption, and environmental sustainability of their Astaxanthin product, AX3. He explains how this natural compound can improve cardiovascular health, reduce inflammation, and even contribute to longevity. Join us as we dive into the science behind Astaxanthin and uncover its potential for optimizing health and well-being after 50.
Check out their website — AX3.life — for more information.
Parker Olson is an innovative entrepreneur recognized for "disrupting the snack industry" by Food Business News. He founded FORIJ, a functional food company introducing cognition-boosting and vitamin-D rich mushroom extracts to everyday snacks. The inception of FORIJ is a reflection of Parker's curiosity and commitment to wellness, originating from an 18-month personal nutrition regimen experiment. Merging his knowledge of neuroscience with his acumen for Finance and Entrepreneurship, Parker stands at the fascinating crossroads of health, business, and self-improvement. Parker's life is as adventurous as it is unconventional. His fitness journey took him from being a couch potato to an Ironman competitor in less than a year, exhibiting his relentless determination. He's an avid rock climber, mountaineer, and free diver, always pushing his boundaries. His adventures extend beyond physical fitness, leading to a stint of living on a sailboat. Even a wrongful arrest for Grand Theft Vessel, leading to a night spent in jail, was met with his characteristic positivity, resilience, and a pinch of humor.
Additionally, as a certified psilocybin peer supporter, Parker advocates for mental health and well-being through safe and informed use of psychedelics. His story underscores the principle that lasting health and success truly begin within, making him a truly unique guest for the Begin Within Fitness community.
Parker gave us the coupon codes HTA5020 and SUSAN20 to use on his website - https://www.forij.co/
Today’s guest, Susan Bratton, is a renowned expert in passionate lovemaking techniques and bedroom communication skills. As the CEO of two companies, Better Lover.com and The 20, she has dedicated the last few decades to publishing valuable resources on enhancing sexual experiences. Susan believes in the importance of understanding techniques to achieve desired results and pleasure while emphasizing communication and open dialogue about needs, desires, and feelings.
In addition to her many publications (over 40 books), she also leads in the development of sexual vitality supplements through The 20, recognizing the three essential pillars of a healthy and satisfying sex life. With her expertise, Susan Bratton has become a trusted resource for individuals seeking to improve their intimate relationships.
To Celebrate Menopause Month starting Oct 1, I have a very special guest with a unique perspective on menopause, sex, hormones, and more. Joining us is Katie Enright, founder and CEO of Lavinia, a company that focuses on enhancing people's sex lives through the use of cannabis. Katie shares how she transitioned from studying theology and considering a life as a nun to becoming an advocate for sexual education and incorporating cannabis into her own recovery journey. Her company, Lavinia’s mission is to enhance peoples sex lives through cannabis and to normalize two historically taboo subjects (sex and cannabis).
She explains how cannabis acts as a vasodilator, increasing blood flow, and how it can improve sexual experiences when used topically or ingested. Improving women’s sexual health before, during, and after menopause is very exciting (if you’ll pardon the pun) for all women going through the multi-year, multi-decade process of aging. While currently only available in California, Katie discusses the future potential for broader distribution and the benefits of cannabis in improving various aspects of our lives. Stay tuned to learn more about Katie's products and the exciting possibilities that lie ahead.
If you live in California and are 21 or over you can legally purchase cannabis locally and/or order it from a list of sites on their website - www.ohlavinia.com
In this week’s episode, we delve into the world of probiotics and their importance for maintaining optimal health, particularly as we age. Our guest, Natasha Trenev, the renowned founder and president of Natren, is here to share her expertise as she is considered to be the "Mother of Probiotics." Together we delve into the fascinating realm of gut health and its impact on our overall well-being.
Our intriguing discussion also includes the stomach's role in digestion, the lack of understanding around proper food handling and sanitation, and the detrimental effects of convenience-driven lifestyles on our physical and mental health. Natasha also enlightens us about her extensive experience in the field and the critical need for understanding our body's operating system for optimal health.
We also tackle the challenges of the probiotics industry, the importance of reliable labeling, and the need for effective and high-quality products. The episode covers a wide range of topics, including genetic background, the impact of processed foods and chemicals, skyrocketing rates of chronic diseases, and the compromised state of our microbiome.
Natasha's expertise extends beyond probiotics, as she emphasizes the need for a holistic approach to health. We discuss the cultural shift towards convenience and how it has contributed to physical and mental health deterioration. She believes that giving our bodies the right tools, such as proper nutrition and probiotic supplementation, can lead to positive changes and healing.
Join us as we dive into the world of probiotics and explore the fascinating ways they can positively impact our health.
Visit their website to learn more - natren.com Or call them at 866-4NATREN
My guest today is Jen Rulon, an incredible athlete and coach with an inspiring journey to share. Jen is a 15-time Ironman athlete, former triathlon coach, author, and motivational speaker. But now, in her 50s, Jen is focused on aging well and being the best version of herself. She has shifted her mindset and no longer wants her identity to be defined solely by her athletic achievements. Today, Jen shares her journey, how she found strength training, and the transformative power of mindset after 50.
One day, while training in San Antonio, Jen had a mystical encounter with a swarm of yellow butterflies. She believed it was a sign from her late grandfather, reaffirming her purpose and giving her the strength to carry on. This experience shaped her perspective on life and helped her realize the importance of knowing your "why" and connecting it with physical and emotional well-being.
Join us as Jen shares her personal experiences, the importance of becoming the best version of yourself, and how physical health and mindset are key to long-term well-being. Get ready for an inspiring episode full of valuable tips and insights. Let's dive in!
You can connect with Jen at her website — www.jenrulon.com
Dr. Lonnie Herman, an expert in relief from chronic pain and illness. Dr. Herman has developed a rapid health restoration system that is proving to be effective and safe for treating various chronic ailments and autoimmune diseases. In this episode, Dr. Herman shares some fascinating success stories of individuals who have experienced remarkable improvements in their conditions, such as asthma, allergies, brain fog, celiac disease, bladder incontinence, migraines, and even multiple sclerosis. We dive deep into the importance of identifying and addressing the root causes of diseases, as well as eliminating disease-causing infections and toxins from the body.
Dr. Herman's journey in healthcare started as a chiropractor, driven by his mother's encouragement to work for himself and have his own business. Today, he sees one to two patients per day, many of whom are desperate to begin treatment immediately. He discusses the protocol period of 3-4 months, followed by scheduled follow-up visits to monitor progress.
We also explore some thought-provoking topics, like the potential effects of numbing chemicals used during dental procedures on dopamine production in the brain. Dr. Herman sheds light on the long-lasting effects of anesthesia chemicals and delves into the presence of harmful chemicals in our environment and their impact on our wellbeing.
Additionally, we hear about a powerful case where a patient's life was transformed after being diagnosed with a new virus and exposed to harmful chemicals. With the help of Dr. Herman's customized protocol, this patient experienced significant improvements in their overall health and wellbeing. The challenges of finding effective treatments for diseases like Parkinson's are another topic on today's episode. Dr. Herman shares his frustration with the medical system and his dedication to finding alternative approaches based on extensive research.
Dr. Lonnie Herman's RAPID HEALTH RESTORATION SYSTEM 954-370-3100 | www.drlonnieherman.com
My guest this week is Jo Bhakti, the CEO and founder of Serenity, a groundbreaking medical intelligence company. Jo explains “medical intelligence” in the podcast. Jo is an expert in the field of healthcare, with a focus on genetics, blood testing, and medical intelligence. In this episode, Jo tells us about the challenges and opportunities in healthcare, including the importance of early detection, the limitations of conventional medicine, and the role of medical intelligence in delivering cost-effective healthcare.
We also discuss the need for a free market system in healthcare, the power of prevention and detection, and the growing awareness that something is fundamentally wrong with the current incentive structure. Jo shares his vision for the future of medicine, emphasizing the importance of collaboration, innovation, and patient empowerment. Get ready for a thought-provoking and enlightening conversation about the state of healthcare today and the possibilities for a better tomorrow.
Three important takeaways from this episode are:
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Medical intelligence and early detection are crucial in improving healthcare outcomes and reducing costs.
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The current healthcare system is flawed, with issues like lack of innovation, excessive involvement of third parties, and limited accountability.
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Patients need to take ownership of their healthcare decisions and explore alternative options, such as preventative care and direct partnerships with healthcare providers.
You can get more information about Serenity at the following websites:
20QUESTIONS.LIFE
CHOOSESERENITY.COM
In today’s HTA50 Podcast Steven Abbey of SOS Nutrients will be sharing his story and insights on the importance of nutrition in preventing diseases like cancer, diabetes, and obesity. Steven is a passionate advocate for healthy living, as he has personally witnessed many people in his life develop cancer and is determined to make a difference. He believes in the power of natural ingredients and whole food nutrition to support our bodies in staying healthy and thriving.
During our conversation, Steven discusses the benefits of incorporating turmeric and cruciferous vegetables into our diets to help avoid cancer. He shares his own healthy habit of growing broccoli sprouts and adding them to his smoothies for a nutrient-packed boost. Steven also delves into the difference between cooking and drying food, emphasizing the importance of consuming vegetables in their raw form to retain vital enzymes. He highlights the alarming statistics about the average American diet, with a significant portion consisting of fats, sugars, and refined grains.
Additionally, Steven shares insights into a specially designed product he has created that serves as a smoothie additive, making it easy for people to incorporate into their daily routine. He explains how this product fills in the gaps of a regular smoothie, providing essential nutrients that are often lacking. Steven’s product is called SOS Nutrients and is made from high-quality natural ingredients ensuring optimal absorption and effectiveness.
Join us for this informative episode as we dive into the world of whole food nutrition and discover practical tips and insights from Steven on how we can make consistent, healthy choices to support our well-being. He also explains how SOS Nutrients focuses on the synergy between nutrients and avoiding artificial additives, setting itself apart from 95% of the market, and providing a superior health solution that doesn’t rely on synthetic components. You can go to SOSNutrients.com to find out more and order their product.
In today's episode, we have a very special guest joining us, Paul Kolodzik, MD, FACEP, FASAM. Paul is a seasoned emergency physician with 25 years of experience, but he has also taken a deep dive into the world of metabolic health. He found that controlling blood sugar and weight can prevent a majority of potential medical problems, and he has successfully implemented his program with nearly 1000 patients.
Paul brings a unique perspective, urging middle-aged Americans to focus on increasing muscle mass through strength training, rather than spending endless hours on cardio machines. He believes that a combination of strength training and a low carb diet can have a profound impact on insulin resistance, weight loss, and overall metabolic health. So stay tuned as we dive deeper into Paul Kolodzik's approach and discover how it can help you achieve optimal health after 50.
You can contact Paul and his team at https://www.metabolicmds.com/
And look for his new book - The Continuous Glucose Monitor Revolution: Lose Weight, Look Great, and Live Longer with Continuous Glucose Monitoring on his website and on Amazon.
Mary Katherine Stahl is a fitness enthusiast and entrepreneur who discovered her passion for fitness and group workouts at Fit Body Bootcamp many years ago. She fell in love with the sense of community, culture, and accountability that the studio provided. Inspired by her own fitness journey and the desire to create a community for others, Mary Katherine and her husband decided to open their own Fit Body Bootcamp location, despite initial doubts and obstacles. They underwent training and signed a franchise agreement with Fit Body Bootcamp headquarters in California. After finding a suitable location, they opened their first location within eight months.
Since then, Mary Katherine and her husband have successfully opened three more Fit Body Bootcamp locations. Mary Katherine is now the community manager for the franchise, working on their marketing team and hosting the Beyond The Scale podcast. The podcast focuses on health and fitness topics beyond just the numbers on the scale, catering to the Fit Body Bootcamp community and clients. Mary Katherine's journey is a testament to the power of passion and determination in pursuing one's dreams.
Nina Manolson is a body peace coach who helps women feel at home and at peace in their bodies. She personally experienced the struggles of body war and embarked on a journey of healing her relationship with food and her body. Through her work as a therapist and her deep understanding of the psychology of eating, body trust, and intuitive eating, she developed her body peace approach.
Nina's focus is on creating a long-lasting and sustainable relationship with the body, rather than temporary management systems that eventually break down. She believes in having a relationship with the body that is respectful, responsive, and nourishing, enabling individuals to navigate the changes of life without resorting to ineffective diets or weight loss programs. With Nina's guidance, women and men can find body peace and embrace their bodies for the long haul.
Contact Nina at the following places:
Learn more about Nina: https://ninamanolson.com/
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In the latest episode of HTA50 our guest Dr. John Neustadt tells us about how certain medications can actually increase our risk of osteoporosis. We talk about how to protect bone health and explore safer alternatives to medications like anti-depressants, SSRI’s, and acid-blocking medications. We also explore the value of exercise, nutrition, and other holistic approaches to well-being and talk about Dr. Neustadt’s new book - Fracture-Proof Your Bones. His website has a lot of valuable information and products on many different areas of health. Check it out below!
This information is very valuable for both the women and men listening. Osteoporosis is not something that can easily be reversed and its effects are hard to watch and/or have. Today’s episode is a bit longer than usual so find a comfortable seat and soak up the good information provided!
You can contact Dr. Neustadt at his website. https://www.nbihealth.com/
Or buy his new book on his website as well. https://www.nbihealth.com/osteobook/
In today’s podcast episode, Dr. Ardavan Aslie, a seasoned spine surgeon with over 20 years of experience, sheds light on the controversial use of plates and screws for rigid fixation in surgeries. Dr. Aslie takes a critical look at the current standard practice of using plates and screws for rigid fixation, despite the use of different materials. He explains how this approach may not be as effective as it seems.
His new book is called 'Corporate Spine: How Spinal Surgery Went Off Track and How We Put it Right'. The book reveals new research into the surprisingly common practice of using pedicle screws in spine surgery despite overwhelming evidence that they are practically useless and actually cause harm down the road.
Dr. Aslie is a board-certified spine surgeon who earned his MD from New York Medical College and his spine surgery fellowship training at Harvard University. He completed his residency at New York’s famed St. Vincent’s Hospital while working with some of the world’s most renowned scoliosis surgeons.
You can contact Dr. Aslie at his website SactoSpine.com ; on LinkedIn at DrArdavanAslie ; and on YouTube at SpineTreatmentCenter
My guest this week is Barb Hawken the go-to menopause fitness coach who believes that when it comes to transforming the middle aged woman's body, making simple tweaks in the kitchen and gym can cause their health to improve, and their confidence to soar! Barb works with high achieving career-minded women, helping them lose weight in menopause. Her unique, results-driven, custom program enables them to say goodbye to the weight gain, muscle loss and energy drain that can accompany this season of change.
Here are three takeaways from our conversation:
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Rise and Shine: Barb suggests waking up early and getting your workout done before other commitments arise. By establishing a morning routine, you set yourself up for success and ensure exercise becomes a non-negotiable part of your day.
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Consistency is Key: Developing a routine and taking actionable steps towards your fitness goals is crucial. Even small adjustments to your diet can lead to significant improvements in how you feel. The key is to stay consistent with both exercise and healthy eating for quicker and more sustainable results.
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Weight-Bearing Exercise: Barb highlighted the importance of weight-bearing exercise for bone and muscle health. Starting in your twenties is recommended, but it becomes even more important as you enter your thirties and beyond. Weight training can combat muscle loss during menopause and perimenopause and prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
You can connect with Barb at her website - barbhawkenwellness.com
Dr. Charles Lee is a renowned doctor with over 40 years of experience. He is a surgeon specializing in plastic surgery and based in Malaysia. Charles finds joy in helping patients transform their appearance and boost their confidence. He received training from three royal colleges of surgeons in the United Kingdom and developed hhis passion for reconstructive surgery while working with children born with cleft problems. Seeing the long-term impact of his work on his patients, even after 25 years, brings him immense satisfaction and makes him feel youthful. He does admit though, that despite his career in medicine, he tends to neglect his own health. Charles also has a book available to purchase - "Mindflow Ergonomics".
Below are the two key takeaways from my conversation with Charles:
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Embrace Failure and Rewrite Your Story: The podcast emphasizes the importance of acknowledging and accepting failure, both in our personal and professional lives. By being open and vulnerable, we can rewrite our life's chapters and redefine failure as an opportunity for growth and learning.
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Mind Flow and Creativity: The concept of "mind flow”, highlighting the importance of constant growth, learning, and creativity. Being in a state of mind flow allows us to tap into different areas of our brain, generate innovative ideas, and navigate the challenges of life more effectively.
If you'd like to learn more or contact Dr. Lee you can find him on his YouTube Channel - HEARTtalk with Dr Charles Lee - https://www.youtube.com/@hearttalk-drcharleslee or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-charleslee/
On this episode of the HTA50 Podcast, I’m joined by entrepreneur Frank Davis to discuss food and its connection with curing disease. We talk about the process of creating a whole food supplement and the benefits of consuming whole foods rather than synthetic vitamins. The episode also covers how animal protein and eggs can lead to health issues, why natural vitamins are better than chemical isolates and the benefits of consuming acerola cherry and apple.
Don't miss out on this informative episode where you’ll gain a better understanding of how whole foods can be used to combat disease. Tune in now! Frank also shares his experience of improving his health through wellness techniques and how he overcame illnesses like hepatitis, mononucleosis and chronic fatigue syndrome. Tune in to this episode to learn more about the connection between whole foods, vitamins, and overall health. Then visit his website at optividahealth.com and use the code “susan” to get a 15% discount on any purchases. There are also some additional discounts available on the site.
Here are three key takeaways for you:
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Animal protein can cause health issues such as high cholesterol and cancer.
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Whole food vitamins are recognized by the body as such and are absorbed and used properly.
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Investigate the supplements you're taking as synthetic vitamins may do more harm than good.
#wholefoodsupplements #healthylifestyle #foodascure
his week’s guest, Nathan Price, has just co-authored a newly published book from Harvard Press called The Age of Scientific Wellness: Why the Future of Medicine is Personalized, Predictive, Data-Rich, and in Your Hands. Nathan is the Chief Scientific Officer of Thorne HealthTech and has a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of California, San Diego. He has a number of other degrees as well which you can learn about by listening to the podcast.
We talk about Scientific Wellness, some of the new health information available, new developments in Alzheimers and aging, and his varied path from UC San Diego to his present position at Thorne. Thorne itself has pivoted to focus primarily on healthy aging and how do we do that. That includes working with health care practitioners & doctors and online direct to customers, both of which gets their information and products faster and more easily into the hands of the people who need it.
It was so interesting and there was so much valuable information about new things in the pipeline that will make it easier and faster for all of us to get test results and advice. I’m sure you’ll enjoy the show as much as I did. You can go to Thorne’s website, thorne.com, to learn more about what they’re doing and how you can access new developments and supplements in the field of aging.
Marc Perry started out with a normal weight of 165 lbs. After working long hours as a financial analyst mostly while sitting in his chair he realized that his weight had gone up to 200 lbs. It was at that moment that he saw that he had to make a change in his lifestyle. Marc started working out more often and created an efficient eating plan - that’s when the pounds came off. Next he helped his brother do the same, then he created a blog to share his story and his transformative plan. That was 15 years ago and the rest, as they say, is history.
In the podcast we talked a lot about how he works with “busy professional men” who want to shift their lives and transform their bodies. One of the amazing things is that they only work with their clients for the 12 weeks of the program, that’s all that’s needed for them to change their clients’ lives for the rest of their lives. If you want to know more about this bold way of working together you can listen to the podcast and then go to Marc’s website BuiltLean.com to find out more, get his Free Guide, and connect with him.
Time For a Hearing Test?
Today’s podcast is about one of my favorite subjects - Hearing. There’s a reason why it’s included in your 5 senses, that reason is because it is such an integral part of our health and our lives that we take it for granted until we start to lose it!
Jenna Marie Johnson is my guest today. She works with HearUSA (https://www.hearusa.com/) and lives in Montana. We had a great conversation about how important hearing is to our lives, how we have access to places where they can test it and correct it, and yet people still ignore it. Let me also say up front that if you are losing your hearing and you don’t get it corrected you can damage your brain, listen to the podcast to learn how.
I loved the description that Jenna told us on the podcast when people ask her if it’s really important to do something about their level of hearing - she tells them that with their hearing loss that it would be like her going home and putting in earplugs. She would not hear someone at the door, she’s have to turn up the volume on the TV, and you wouldn’t hear a water pipe burst in the house. All of those things are important to hear and be aware of and you wouldn’t know they are happening.
Jenna recommends that people start getting hearing exams when they hit 50 in order to establish a baseline and if it’s “normal” to go back every 2 years to get it checked again. If you go to reputable hearing center and/or medical center it won’t cost you anything and you will have peace of mind or you’ll get a hearing aid to hear what other people are actually saying to you. Be sure you listen to this podcast and go get a test if you haven’t had one before!
My guest, Margo Arrowsmith, has been a therapist for over 40 years with individuals, couples and families, but at this time she is mostly working with people on Medicare where she “works to help them resolve life long issues to live better lives”.
We had an extraordinary conversation about getting older, needing to move into retirement living and the accompanying issues with that. We also had some technical difficulties close to the end where Margo lost audio connection and her video froze but we were close to the end so I just signed off.
If you, a relative, or friend are looking for more information on what questions to ask, issues to look for, and/or how you can support them in transitioning (or not transitioning) to an assisted living facility you need to listen to today’s podcast and then go listen to Margo’s YouTube Channel - - https://www.youtube.com/@Age Out Loud2487
Margo says that her “expertise is helping live full lives for 100 years or more while being a full member of the community.” If you’re looking for someone to help you with that then Margo is the person to go to! You can contact her at:
https://yourperfectretirementliving.com/
https://www.keepyourparentshome.com/
My guest this week is Fiona Pimentel. Fiona is a coach and we first met in a coaching program that we had both signed up to do. We talked about a variety of subjects all having to do with life, looking for balance in our lives, going through life changes, and finding a new purpose helping others deal with these life issues.
Fiona has been expanding her coaching from doing 1:1 sessions for women of all ages, to couples counseling, to running programs and online groups. We talked about how women’s and men’s lives are changing and how so much of it depends on how old the women and men are as to what if anything has changed. We also touched a bit on practicing self-love and support. Fiona’s FB Group is Called to Courage (like this episode) if any women are interested in joining the group you can DM Fiona Pimentel directly.
Also wanted to point out that this is Episode #200 of the Healthy Tips After 50 Podcast!! I want to thank all of you who listen -- leave a comment saying how long you've been listening and what you would like to hear more of!
This week’s podcast features Rebecca Allen, MD. Rebecca is a neuropsychiatrist who completed her residency and fellowship at Harvard in 2017. Her specialty is interventional psychiatry, including treatments such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Electroconvulsive Therapy, ketamine, and Vagus Nerve Stimulation. Her work has included research on quality of life in multiple sclerosis, sleep and memory, and authoring a book chapter on sleep for a Harvard textbook.
Our conversation covered a lot of ground (as usual) because Rebecca is currently participating in research on Vagus Nerve Stimulation, comparing techniques in brain stimulation, electro compulsive therapy for bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, and the other psychotic disorders. It’s quite a fascinating field and she is an expert with a lot of experience and education in this area. She is on the forefront and cutting edge of the current treatments and technology available which allows her to provide the best treatments available for her patients.
She can make suggestions but as with all fields of medicine it is ultimately up to the patient to make their own decisions. Her advice is to not just take what she says, go talk to other people, do some of your own research before making a decision about treatment. Very good advice in all things medical!
Rebecca is Partner and Director of Research at Seattle Neuropsychiatric Treatment Center, where she also teaches psychiatry residents from three training programs. Her leadership positions have included being President of the Washington State Psychiatric Association and President of the international Clinical TMS Society.
Rebecca can be contacted at: seattlentc.com
Amy Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back. Amy’s mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives.
With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate through her client’s individual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts. She is passionate about helping people prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness.
Through her personal and professional experience, she has seen first hand how diet and exercise can change a person’s life, and how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving their health and fitness, including reversing their pre-diabetes, diabetes, and high cholesterol.
You can learn more about Amy at her website https://amykwilson.com / on FB at amywilsonfitness / or YouTube @thenutritioncoachpharmacist.
My guest this week, John K. Ross, is an attorney and nationally recognized expert in estate planning and asset protection. Among the many skills that John learned at law school and in his own estate planning legal firm over the past 20 years are helping the elderly protect their life savings, creating special needs trusts for disabled individuals, maximizing quality of life, and preserving needed resources.
John is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and speaks nationally on all of the above subjects. If you’re wondering why John is on the podcast it’s because we all know how difficult life can be when we’re younger and starting out but it can get even harder when we hit the our 50’s and our kids are growing up and our parents are starting to slow down. We may think we’re covered but it only takes a fall or a car accident hospital bills, or law suits, or one of many other life events to turn our whole world upside down.
This podcast is full of good information that we all need and it isn’t as depressing as these show notes make it sound. You can ask questions and get answers by joining the firm's Facebook Group - www.facebook.com/rossandshoalmire His legal firm is at: www.rossandshoalmire.com
Alicia Jones Healthy Living works with women who are going through with peri-menopause, menopause, and/or post-menopause. This means that most of her clients are approaching or over 50, and over 60 years old. She is a certified personal trainer with a degree in Kinesiology. Her holistic approach to energize middle-aged women is different than most - it doesn’t involve strict diets, trying to get to a specific site or body mass index (BMI).
We talked about the differences across ages and between men and women. What we lose in each decade after 40 especially in the areas of heart health, strength training, muscle mass, sleeping, joint health, etc. This is another great podcast and I hope you enjoy it - listen for what “incidental exercise” means!
You can find Alicia’s blogs, exercise videos, and programs at https://aliciajoneshealthyliving.com/ You’ll never again be able to say you didn’t have the time to get healthy and strong!
This week’s guest, Melissa Lanz, is the creator of the Fresh 20, a former cooking instructor, television writer, and Internet Professional. She feels that the way to be and age healthfully is to focus on food, listen to your body and pay attention to what you’re eating. She grew up having a really bad relationship with food and her life - she turned that around as she got older. That was when when she learned about healthy eating, how that helped her feel better, live longer, raise healthy kids, and keep diseases at bay.
We talked about inflammation, how your body changes as you get older and you need to pay attention to that, and how there is so much negative info coming in via society and media and we need to evaluate it not just accept it. There is so much great information in this podcast that I can’t put it all here in the show notes. So be sure to listen to the whole show!
First an Amazon link to her book - The Fresh 20: 20-Ingredient Meal Plans
Next the link to Melissa’s The Fresh 20 website where you can learn more about her and her team — https://www.thefresh20.com/
My guest this week is Ed Frauenheim, and he is all about reinventing masculinity, organizations and society and connecting the dots among the three for a more soulful world. He is an author, speaker and consultant who spent six years as director of content at Great Place to Work, the research firm that produces the annual Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list.
We had a very interesting and practical discussion about how the past 40-50 years of workplace roles and structures have negatively affected all genders and productivity. If you’re over 50 you’ll recognize a lot of these issues and results. If you’re under 50 you’ll see a lot of these issues and results in your parents and/or your bosses. Reinventing masculinity will not only help men to change it will make life easier and better for all genders in all businesses.
Ed has co-authored four books, including “Reinventing Masculinity: The Liberating Power of Compassion and Connection” which can be found on Amazon and other bookstores.
Nate Palmer is a coach, author, speaker and the host of the Low Carb Hustle Podcast.But none of that actually matters.
What should be most important to you is that Nate is here with over 13 years of experience in helping thousands of people get leaner and live longer. He’s going to share some of the most impactful strategies that will help YOU consistently improve your metrics and your results without marathon workouts and tracking every single calorie.
As a dad and business owner, Nate knows the importance of high ROI (that’s Return On Investment) activities for our health and fitness, so everything he’s about to share has been time tested to work for the busiest people in the world.
You can get his book, The Million Dollar Body Method, here on Amazon https://amzn.to/2M2DZTi and check out his website at https://n8trainingsystems.com/
My guest this week is Barbara Farfan, petsitter by trade and the creator of the website SciaticaPainStop.com. To quote Barbara her “first run-in with Sciatica occurred at the beginning of the 2020 Global Pandemic Lockdown. I was stranded in Mexico in a small town on the Yucatan peninsula. I didn't know what "sciatica" was, didn't know what to do about it, and didn't even speak the language well enough to find out.”
She did know that she had to find some way to stop the pain without negative side effects. She created her own natural treatment plan and 4 months later she was Sciatica symptom free and has remained that way since then. Tune in to hear her story, her Sciatica treatment plan, and to get to know this fascinating woman and her story better.
If you go to her website SciaticaPainStop.com you can download her free quick reference guide and/or her $12.99 Digital Download E-book.
If you’re interested in learning more about Anti-Aging hormones for women and men of any age then be sure to listen to this podcast episode. Hormone treatment has matured to a safer, easier, and very important part of aging healthfully. Get rid of brain fog, improve your physical health, and many other “age-related” issues just by using a cream with the hormones you need.
Today’s guest is Dr. Daved Rosensweet, MD. He was recently named one of “The Biggest Names in Anti-Aging Medicine” by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. He’s written books, founded organizations, and helped many people to get back to their younger normal state.
Download a PDF of one of his books at the following link https://iobim.org/book/
And check out his website for answers to your questions — https://iwonderdoctor.com/
My guest today is Justin Frandson. He is the founder of the websites Athleticism.com and EMFRocks.com, an author, and an expert in improving athletic performance through nerve work. Athleticism is whole body plus whole brain equals performance. He is an athleticism performance coach by trade and has worked with amateur and professional athletes for 25 years.
Justin saw the negative impact of man-made EMF on his athletes and created the top natural EMF protection solution. The answer he found was simple yet effective: grounding by nature. His popular Grounding Bags can be found in doctor clinics across the nation. In this podcast, we'll delve into Justin's story, the effects of EMFs on our health, and his innovative approach to wellness.
Health Wellness & Anti-aging
This week’s guest is Dr. Michael Turner. Dr. Turner graduated from Stanford University, Harvard Medical School, and did his internship at The Mayo Clinic. He has his own Concierge Integrative Medicine Practice where he works with a wide variety of medical issues; things like health, wellness & anti-aging topics, goals and interests, health optimization, and even sports nutrition and performance. He wants to help people live in their best possible state of health and wellness.
We talked a lot about specific issues and some of the ways we can help ourselves in solving them. Dr. Turner would not be your primary care doctor but he is someone who can help you to deal with specific problems - for example wanting to talk about brain or heart health, preventing dementia, improving their cholesterol, or side effects from current medication.
I can’t go through it all here but I will say that this was one of the best podcast conversations I’ve had and I’m sure you will learn a lot and you might even want to contact Dr. Turner for help with a medical problem you are dealing with. His website is : https://www.michaelturnermd.com/
Biohacking Unlimited
Mike Van Thielen is a Ph.D. Holistic Nutrition & Doctor of Oriental Medicine. He became the CEO of a stem cell company for 5 years and since Covid started he has been applying himself to biohacking. Mike has been keynote speaking at conferences and working with people to regain control of and optimize their health, reverse their biological age, and increase their lifespan.
Mike also makes it clear that biohacking is not just for people with a lot of money - it’s available to everyone, it’s how you upgrade your body and your life. If you’re interested in any of these subjects then you should definitely listen to this podcast!!
Learn more about Dr. Van Thielen and get a PDF of his book The IZOD Method at his website
https://mvtonline.com/ .
You are so not alone - have you ever wished you had someone to advise you about money. My guest this week is Mikelann Valterra and for over 25 years she has been a thought leader in the field of Financial Psychology. She’s an author, keynote speaker and money coach who helps women transform their relationship with money to create a life they love.
Mikelann specializes in working with people in midlife because that’s her passion. But money stress and money issues / problems can apply to anyone at any age. So much of what we talked about is applicable to anyone of any gender or age. We also talked about how the few years of Covid changed how people like to communicate. Before a lot of Mikelann’s work was in person, then it changed to Zoom and now it’s still on Zoom even though we’ve come out of Covid people still prefer to meet on Zoom.
There is a lot of interesting info about money, lifestyles, and the different issues people, especially women, have around money. I hope you all enjoy listening to the podcast as much as I did recording it. You can find Mikelann at her website where you can book a free consult call with her and download her free e-book, - https://www.seattlemoneycoach.com/
My podcast guest this week is Glenn Livingston, Ph.D. Glenn was on my show a year ago when we talked about his book “Never Binge Again”. This time we go a little deeper in his own experience with binge eating as well as how he changed his own eating patterns to support a healthier weight than the 250 pounds he was carrying around. He explains in detail the different reasons why people fail to lose weight and how to turn that around in your own life.
Glenn has 6 more books since he was on the show the last time that give his clients and readers more in-depth advice and tools to use and succeed in their own weight loss journeys. We also talked about how a lot of these tools are applicable to more than just diet and exercise - they work in any project, plan, or change that you want to make in your life.
The Binge Eating Recovery Coaching, Books, Tutorials and More that Glenn talked about at the end of the podcast can be found at his website https://neverbingeagain.com There are free items, coaching, books, blog, and a quick start guide. Everything you need to improve your health, weight, and overall life.
My guest this week is Neil Cannon, best selling author of The Vitality Secret and a new book coming out soon called The Vitality Secret. He is also a speaker, health & vitality mentor, and has his own podcast called “The Vitality Secret Podcast.” We had an incredibly amazing discussion - about chronic stress causing chronic inflammation and its effects on our bodies and minds. How we can change our biology and get rid of many different issues, including allergies and autoimmune diseases and how most illness is rooted in trauma.
We also talked about how we can heal the body through thought alone - that thought is a belief and it turns into what many call a placebo effect. Except that the body actually heals, it’s not just a belief, it’s a change in the body. We also talked about thought and how it can change your life - causing illnesses and creating health, it’s our choice.
So much information that you’ll have to listen to the podcast to find out about it all. Then you can visit Neil’s website - vitality secret.com to learn more about him, his courses, and his consulting.
Eat Happy Kitchen
Anna Vocino is an actor, comic, voice overhear, podcaster and cookbooker (from her website - https://annavocino.com/ ). She likes hiking, books, cocktails, and Italy - she loves her husband, daughter, and dog. Check out her website for more information about her jokes, recipes, and professional work — https://eathappykitchen.com/
Anna has been Celiac and Gluten Free since 2002 which was when she created her website full of recipes. She has since published two gluten-free, grain-free cookbooks Eat Happy and Eat Happy Too and her own newly released Eat Happy Kitchen marinara sauce. The woman is a force of nature she has so many different projects and products.
Listen in to learn even more about her life, her sugar free and grain free recipes, and her reviews of other products from the market place. This was a fun podcast to do and you’ll enjoy her energy and her wonderful attitude.
My guest today is David Greenwalt, a certified health coach, who has been coaching people for over 30 years. His interest in health & fitness started when he was 10 years old and he was determined to win the President’s Physical Fitness Award - which he did 2 years in a row. He became a police officer and owned a gym at the same time. From there he became a police fitness trainer and started a supplement company.
That company grew to 45 employees and $7 million in revenue. Then the internet happened and he found that he could have a dialogue with his customers which led him to writing a book about getting healthy and losing weight. His book is called The Leanness Lifestyle and he’s created a program which helps people to implement the healthy lifestyles in his book. The program is called Leanness Lifestyle University and it has coaches, education, motivation, support, nutrition, exercise, and everything else you need to be successful.
Listen in to the conversation and if you’d like to get in touch with David you can go to his company’s website to learn all about the Leanness Lifestyle Program with a 2 week free trial — https://lluniversity.com
This week’s guest is Tina Baxter, a nurse practitioner whose goal in life is to help people and for people to be better off from having met her. She is a board certified nurse in gerontology (study of the elderly and of the aging process itself), practices nursing four days a week while also being the owner of Baxter Professional Services where she provides legal nurse consulting services to attorneys to help them win their cases. Tina is also the founder of the Nurse Shark Academy (plus podcast) which helps nurses build and launch their own businesses. She is one busy and productive woman!
We talked about what she loves about nursing - the variety, the opportunities to work with patients of all ages and to specialize when she chooses. It’s such an important idea to remember as we all get up in age - look for what makes you happy in your life and do that. You will live a longer and happier life.
Here are some ways to interact with Tina:
podcast at https://thenursesharkacademy.podbean.com/
Goal Setting Event - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/483593791047
Will workshop - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/480456055997
This week’s guest is Dr. Shivani Gupta. Dr. Gupta spent over 2 decades learning from gurus, leaders and change makers in Ayurveda before earning a Masters and PhD in Ayurvedic studies. She believes in a balanced approach to our health that combines the ancient wisdom of Ayurvedic herbs and diet with modern medical interventions. It was this combination of East and West that I found most refreshing and interesting about Dr. Gupta and her practice.
Dr. Gupta is also the founder of Fusionary Formulas, an Ayurvedic supplement company that is the perfect fusion of the right herbal formulations from ancient times fused with modern science to give maximum benefits. Her mission is to change lives with Ayurveda. You can learn more at her website — www.FusionaryFormulas.com
This week's episode is a repeat from Fall of 2021 and I'm repeating it because this is a good time to remind people of how to eat well, stay healthy, and not gain weight during the holidays. I wish everyone happy & healthy holidays and I will return with a new podcast interview after the New Year (or maybe I'll do one next week all by myself).
My interview guest is Robert Davis, Ph.D., also known as The Healthy Skeptic. Robert is an award-winning journalist whose latest book is “Supersized Lies”, How myths about weight loss are keeping us fat - and the truth about what really works.
We had a very interesting conversation about dieting, food, and individual health and how trying to follow the many diet plans out in the media can be confusing and in the long run a waste of our time and money.
This podcast is one of the most valuable you can listen to, especially if you have bought too many diet books and still not found a a diet that works for you. Robert’s website is https://www.healthyskeptic.com where you can check out his videos and books.
This week’s guest is Dr. Barrie Tan, Ph.D. Barrie is an expert on Vitamin E, K, COQ-10, and a variety of others. Barrie earned his PhD in Chemistry / Biochemistry, spent several years as a professor at UMass, Amherst. He has launched successful nutritional businesses, and owns an array of patents and intellectual property.
Barrie was an interesting enthusiastic guest, showing us the Annatto plant where they source their tocotrienol and has written a book - “The Truth About Vitamin E: The Secret to Thriving with Annatto Tocotrienols”. You’ll enjoy hearing his story, his adventures, and his passion to help people with chronic disease.
Be sure to check out his websites - barrietan.com and AmericanRiverNutrition.com .
I didn't have a podcast ready to post this week so this is what I recorded instead! A short Holiday message and wishes for this week through the new year coming up!
Hope you enjoy your holidays and the next new podcast will be up next week!
Today’s podcast interview is with Jeffrey Gross, M.D. a board-certified neurosurgeon who has expanded his practice to include anti-aging and cutting edge medicine. His bio from his website is below and I am including it because it’s a better summary than I could do on my own. I’m sure you’ll enjoy listening to our conversation as much as I did having it…
“Jeffrey Gross, M.D. turned down M.I.T. to study biochemistry and molecular cell biology at U.C. Berkeley. His research and medical journal publications have been cited over 800 times. After studying the complexities of the nervous system, and treating patients as neurosurgeon, he has returned to his roots in science by updating his training in regenerative medicine. He practices at the leading edge of the biological sciences in an effort to help others with less dependence on pharmaceuticals or surgery.”
Dr. Gross’ website is https://recellebrate.com -- there is more information there.
Bogdan Chugunov is a cancer survivor who credits his use of Manuka Honey for saving his life. Bogdan was running his own licensed domestic employment agency when he was diagnosed with gastric cancer. After doing much research he found Manuka Honey and learned about its ability to keep gastric cancer mortality rates to close to zero. After using it himself he cured his own gastric cancer and changed his business, becoming a natural supplement distributor and functional foods importer.
Bogdan explains all of this and talks about the products he sources and sells and uses himself. It is an amazing and extremely interesting life story. Be sure to check out his website after you listen to the podcast. The site has an amazing amount of information and products that you can purchase — you can go to his site at this link - https://beemagicusa.com/
My guest this week is Doctor Bolad, a Board-Certified Physician in Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, and Internal Medicine, as well as a few other certifications and degrees. It is a very impressive list of educational accomplishments. All of which is to say that when he talks about heart and cardiovascular subjects one listens, as I did during our recent discussion.
Dr. Bolad explains what cardiology is, why it becomes more important as we get past 50 years old, the role of family medical histories, some of the symptoms we should watch out for, and quite a few other subjects that affect all of us “older” people. It was a really valuable discussion and I’m sure you’ll learn a lot from it.
If you’re interested in subscribing to Dr. Bolad’s website you can go here: https://www.doctorbolad.org/ There are blogs and videos about many different subjects and don’t forget that you can ask any question you want from there as well.
My guest this week is Doctor Bolad, a Board-Certified Physician in Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, and Internal Medicine, as well as a few other certifications and degrees. It is a very impressive list of educational accomplishments. All of which is to say that when he talks about heart and cardiovascular subjects one listens, as I did during our recent discussion.
Dr. Bolad explains what cardiology is, why it becomes more important as we get past 50 years old, the role of family medical histories, some of the symptoms we should watch out for, and quite a few other subjects that affect all of us “older” people. It was a really valuable discussion and I’m sure you’ll learn a lot from it.
If you’re interested in subscribing to Dr. Bolad’s website you can go here: https://www.doctorbolad.org/ There are blogs and videos about many different subjects and don’t forget that you can ask any question you want from there as well.
Chad Tackett is a personal health coach with a degree in Exercise Science, Health, & Nutrition from Oregon State University and has been a certified personal trainer & weight loss expert for almost 30 years. He started the world’s very first online weight loss program, Committed 100, in 1995 and he's been featured in more than 100 books, radio, and TV shows. Chad has helped more than 10,000 people online, showing them exactly how to activate their body's natural ability to burn fat 24 hours a day.
What was fun to find out was that the vast majority of his clients are over 50 and are women. We need to find him some more men to help - especially as there are definitely just as many overweight men as there are women (my editorializing).
I am sure that you will all enjoy the podcast and after you listen you can go to his website https://www.committed100.com/ to learn more and sign up for his program if it makes sense for you and your life.
Chad Tackett is a personal health coach with a degree in Exercise Science, Health, & Nutrition from Oregon State University and has been a certified personal trainer & weight loss expert for almost 30 years. He started the world’s very first online weight loss program, Committed 100, in 1995 and he's been featured in more than 100 books, radio, and TV shows. Chad has helped more than 10,000 people online, showing them exactly how to activate their body's natural ability to burn fat 24 hours a day.
What was fun to find out was that the vast majority of his clients are over 50 and are women. We need to find him some more men to help - especially as there are definitely just as many overweight men as there are women (my editorializing).
I am sure that you will all enjoy the podcast and after you listen you can go to his website https://www.committed100.com/ to learn more and sign up for his program if it makes sense for you and your life.
Rick Olderman is a licensed sports and orthopedic physical therapist with more than 25 years experience. Rick specializes in helping people with chronic pain experience and live a pain-free life. After going into private practice Rick had the realization that orthopedic problems were not one-off issues but instead are a part of an overall system. That led him to create a Systems approach to helping his patients which has resulted in a more integrated and successful program creating better health and fitness. There are some explanations of what he is talking about that are even better understood if you watch the video version so check out YouTube, FB and my website where the videos are available.
Go to Rick’s website (https://go.rickolderman.com/) to watch a short video that explains his System way of working. There is also information about the different parts of his System as well as multiple programs that he has developed for specific problem areas. If you use the code “fixingyou” when you purchase a program you’ll receive 20% off the purchase price and immediate access to stream and/or download.
Rick has a new book coming out in 2023 on Amazon that will be an easy way to support his system of healing specific issues. In the meantime do an Amazon search for “Fixing You:” and you’ll find all of his earlier books.
Rick Olderman is a licensed sports and orthopedic physical therapist with more than 25 years experience. Rick specializes in helping people with chronic pain experience and live a pain-free life. After going into private practice Rick had the realization that orthopedic problems were not one-off issues but instead are a part of an overall system. That led him to create a Systems approach to helping his patients which has resulted in a more integrated and successful program creating better health and fitness. There are some explanations of what he is talking about that are even better understood if you watch the video version so check out YouTube, FB and my website where the videos are available.
Go to Rick’s website (https://go.rickolderman.com/) to watch a short video that explains his System way of working. There is also information about the different parts of his System as well as multiple programs that he has developed for specific problem areas. If you use the code “fixingyou” when you purchase a program you’ll receive 20% off the purchase price and immediate access to stream and/or download.
Rick has a new book coming out in 2023 on Amazon that will be an easy way to support his system of healing specific issues. In the meantime do an Amazon search for “Fixing You:” and you’ll find all of his earlier books.
This week’s guest, Robin Allen, is a mother, nutritionist, entrepreneur, founder of Necessary Nutrition, Inc., and the creator of the Necessary Nutrition brand of supplements including Vitamin D3. Necessary Nutrition recently celebrated its 14th year in business. Over the years, Robin has inspired thousands of people to use food and nutrition to build and repair their bodies, and continues to connect others to resources and tools to live a peaceful, health-filled life.
17 years ago Robin was pre-diabetic and overweight when she realized that food was either going to kill her or keep her alive. And that the illnesses and diseases we face are due in large part to what you put in your mouth or what you don't put in your mouth. Robin was fascinated with the power of food and everything she didn't know about it. At that point in her life she decided to make a career shift and she pivoted to focus on nutrition. You’ll love this podcast, I certainly enjoyed meeting Robin and spending the time with her. You can contact her at her website or on social media at the links below:
Website: www.nessynutri.com
Instagram: @nessynutri
Facebook: NessyNutri
This week’s guest, Robin Allen, is a mother, nutritionist, entrepreneur, founder of Necessary Nutrition, Inc., and the creator of the Necessary Nutrition brand of supplements including Vitamin D3. Necessary Nutrition recently celebrated its 14th year in business. Over the years, Robin has inspired thousands of people to use food and nutrition to build and repair their bodies, and continues to connect others to resources and tools to live a peaceful, health-filled life.
17 years ago Robin was pre-diabetic and overweight when she realized that food was either going to kill her or keep her alive. And that the illnesses and diseases we face are due in large part to what you put in your mouth or what you don't put in your mouth. Robin was fascinated with the power of food and everything she didn't know about it. At that point in her life she decided to make a career shift and she pivoted to focus on nutrition. You’ll love this podcast, I certainly enjoyed meeting Robin and spending the time with her. You can contact her at her website or on social media at the links below:
Website: www.nessynutri.com
Instagram: @nessynutri
Facebook: NessyNutri
My guest this week is Anthony Beven - a Certified Blood Analyst, Detox Specialist, and wellness coach for chronically ill clients. He is also CEO of Detox Day Spa Nutritional Coaching which offers a mostly virtual coaching business model. Anthony started in the detox field (aka cellular-level regeneration) in 2017 after he reset and rebooted his own body due to back-to-back HIV and cancer diagnoses.
We talked about how he’s been working with clients to resolve and/or gain control of health issues related to digestive discomfort, natural weight less, parasitic infections, candida overgrowths, adrenal gland concerns, energy and sleep issues, among others. You’ll learn about the use and value of enzymes and supplements such as the protein powders that he’s personally developed. It was an interesting discussion.
You can learn more about Anthony and find out how to work with him by visiting:
Website https://detoxdayspa.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/detoxdayspa
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/virtualcoach/
My guest this week is Anthony Beven - a Certified Blood Analyst, Detox Specialist, and wellness coach for chronically ill clients. He is also CEO of Detox Day Spa Nutritional Coaching which offers a mostly virtual coaching business model. Anthony started in the detox field (aka cellular-level regeneration) in 2017 after he reset and rebooted his own body due to back-to-back HIV and cancer diagnoses.
We talked about how he’s been working with clients to resolve and/or gain control of health issues related to digestive discomfort, natural weight less, parasitic infections, candida overgrowths, adrenal gland concerns, energy and sleep issues, among others. You’ll learn about the use and value of enzymes and supplements such as the protein powders that he’s personally developed. It was an interesting discussion.
You can learn more about Anthony and find out how to work with him by visiting:
Website https://detoxdayspa.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/detoxdayspa
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/virtualcoach/
Michael Dorfman is an 80 year old vegan who is a New Yorker by birth and has lived in Mexico for more than 50 years. He met his wife while on a vacation, married her and stayed in Mexico where they have raised their family. After getting involved in Zen Buddhism they decided to become lacto vegetarians which they did for 30+ years. Then Michael found that dairy wasn’t agreeing with him so they became vegans.
It was at that time that Michael started connecting a vegan diet to feeling the best he’d ever felt. He also saw a lot of others who got over heart problems, easily lost weight, and overall felt younger and healthier. It was also during that time that he wrote his first book - The Thriving Vegan, How to Discover the Foods Your Body Loves. Michael also has an ebook that he will send to you if you send an email request to mdorfman7@gmail.com .
I visited with Tim Bilbrey again today. Tim lives with his family in the Texas panhandle. He is an Exercise Physiologist with almost 20 years of experience in Cardiac Rehab and is currently President and Co-Founder of RecoveryPlus.health, delivering technologically advanced and customized remote solutions for rehab, pulmonary and vascular health patients. He and his company are leaders at the forefront of Rehabilitation technology.
We went a bit deeper into the kinds of products and solutions Recovery Plus has developed and are delivering via their website. It is absolutely filling a need for doctor directed rehabilitation, in person physical therapy, and being geographically isolated from these services.
Listen to the podcast to learn more about Recovery Plus and then head over to their website - https://www.recoveryplus.health/
Tim is also a part of Telehealth Awareness Week which you can check out at https://telehealthawareness.org/events/
Tracy Pleschourt, the Founder of Self-Made U and the host of Secrets of the Self-Made Podcast helps men and women create Self-Made wealth and wellness through life coaching. Just a few years ago, Tracy was a successful advertising executive. Stifled by the rigorous, time-consuming demands of the corporate world, she traded in her 20 years of advertising to pursue her real passion: life & weight loss coaching.
Tracy has mastered and now teaches the critical skills necessary to manage your mind and overcome any obstacle, including overeating, over drinking, time management, career & relationship changes. In this, her second HTA50 podcast, Tracy and I give a sample coaching session dealing with losing the 5-10 pounds that many people gained during the past few years of working from and hanging out at home. It’s a short session and gives you a good sample of what a it is like to be coached.
To reach Tracy you can go to her website: https://www.self-madeu.com/
To contact me you can email me at susan@healthytipsafter50.com
***Let me apologize for my bad sound on this podcast but you can hear my guest just fine - which is much more important. The video sound is better but still not as good as usual.
Raiya Iverson is a Doula (trained companion) for Birth, Death and Everything in Between... but her specialty is End of Life. She also teaches and certifies others to be End of Life Doulas and recently started a venture with a partner to hire Doulas and pair them with families in need in Utah. We had a wonderful conversation about the end of life process - how it is possible to make it easier and more supportive, easing the fear and the transition.
We had such a lovely conversation and I hope to have Raiya back on the podcast in the near future as there was so much to talk about and not enough time. I’m sure you will enjoy the show as much as I enjoyed doing it! If you are interested in learning more you can contact Raiya at earthsideholistic@gmail.com
Christine Mander is an Alexander Technique Teacher. I thought I knew a little bit about the Alexander Technique but it turned out I didn’t know very much at all but I was interested to know more. If you too want to know more give this podcast a listen. We talked about how Christine started as a student and then became a teacher of the Technique. The Alexander Technique teaches people how to recognize and unlearn the habitual patterns that are causing them pain and stress.
She tells us about her experience as a student dealing with back and neck pain as well as indigestion. All of those issues were resolved after seeing an Alexander Technique teacher. That was when she decided to become then a teacher herself. During the recent pandemic Christine took her therapy online in order to continue supporting her practice. That was a much different experience than what she had had as a student.
You’ll learn more about this innovative therapy and it might entice you to find an Alexander Technique Teacher for help with your own issues. The following websites can help you find someone in your area to work with. American Society for the Alexander Technique (https://amsatonline.org/) or The Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT) (https://alexandertechnique.co.uk/)
My guest this week is Amy Lawrence – published author, healthy cooking and eating advocate, stroke survivor, tea room and retail tea shop owner. After gaining, and then losing, an extra 40 pounds, she became a healthy food blogger (Gourmet and Skinny). Then she read a book by Cookie Rosenbloom called Weight Loss Made Real and realized that she was an habitual eater which made it much easier to keep the weight off.
She did a call with Cookie’s group about food prep and how to do it and they loved it! That led to her starting her own membership and writing her own book. All of which is to explain what she’s talking about on this week’s podcast – The Power of Food Prep (Amy’s brand new book). Amy’s food prep ideas are different than most cooking / food books and it was so interesting to hear her talk about how to easily do food prep. The Power of Food Prep is available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3KeZHNw
To thank you for being a Healthy Tips After 50 listener I am offering the gift of a Powerful Coaching Session with me to everyone in the HTA50 family. If you are interested send me an email to susanrr@healthytipsafter50.com and put the word “gift” in the subject.
Ruth Yunker is a writer and humorist. She's published three books. Two on her own about exploring Paris. The third is "Baby, I'm the Boss of Me: My Journey to Ageless". Ruth has found the way to tackle the coming of old age that promises to be a fabulous continuation of the joy-filled life she's living now. She plans to use optimism, personal power and curiosity to carry her through, while maintaining her sanity, sense of humor and joie de vivre. Her book "Baby, I'm the Boss of Me" tells you how you can too.
We had a wonderfully energetic conversation which I thoroughly enjoyed and I’m sure you will as well! Listen in and learn about her adventures traveling, living in different places in the world, raising a family, dealing with physical issues, and living her best life now!
Her latest book, “Baby, I’m the Boss of Me” is available on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3wbfmrw
Dr. Matt Chalmers is a health and wellness expert, author, podcast host and speaker who specializes in the areas of long-term wellness, nutrition, weight loss, athlete wellness and holistic healing.
With a client list that includes professional athletes, business executives, politicians and celebrities, Dr. Chalmers takes a holistic-based approach with patients to identify and treat the source of their issues. Medical doctors regularly refer patients to Dr. Chalmers when traditional medications and treatments are not working with their patients.
The conversation was great and we touched on many different subjects. So many that I’ve asked Dr. Chalmers to come back for another conversation where we can do a deeper dive on one of two specific subjects.
You can find Dr. Chalmers at his website https://chalmerswellness.com/ where he has wide ranging information about himself, his practice, insights on life/medicine, and getting started on your path to wellness.
** To thank you for being a Healthy Tips After 50 listener I am offering the gift of a Powerful Coaching Experience with me to anyone in the HTA50 family. If you are interested in a gifted session with me send an email to susanrr@healthytipsafter50.com and put the word “gift” in the subject.
Neil McKinlay is back for this week’s show to revisit and give us an update on some life changes and insights that he has had since we last spoke in January, 2022. Our conversation was wide-ranging but it all came down to where our innate health & wellness comes from, the importance of personal insights, and learning to live with our past not in our past.
Needless to say we had a good time catching up and I’m sure that you will find the show thought-provoking. If you would like to find out more about Neil and his groups you can contact him at https://neilmckinlay.com/ or https://livingmeditation.neilmckinlay.com/
We also spoke about my own coaching practice as an Insight Coach — if you are looking for your own breakthrough I would like to gift you a coaching session. Reach out to me at susan@healthytipsafter50.com
Today’s podcast is a replay of my second interview with Dr. Dave Sherazi, DDS, just about a year ago. In this discussion we talked about the relationship between TMJ and tinnitus, chronic pain, migraines, brain issues and other disorders.
Dave also tells us about his journey from dental school to an entirely new field around TMJ, jaw disorders, and pain. I don’t think I will ever look at these different problems the same way, which includes who I’ll suggest they go see to find solutions for their problems.
If you are interested in learning more about TMJ you can contact Dr. Sherazi at the following:
https://tmjandsleeptherapycentre.com
https://www.facebook.com/tmjandsleeptherapycentreofLA
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Vcqj4_9x_BAO2ZkHWwWUw
Andy Chan is a certified strength & conditioning specialist, educator, and speaker from Hong Kong. He has a genuine passion for making a positive impact in the fitness industry through learning and sharing different unique methodologies. He currently teaches education & training courses for companies such as the National Academy of Sport Medicine, TRX TriggerPoint Performance, and Power Plate.
His movement-based training is based in his unique outlook on health, exercise, and mental fitness integrating traditional Chinese medicine with Western training philosophy. We also talked specifically about the changes that need to be made by those of us over 50 in starting a new or re-starting an old exercise program. I’m sure you’ll find his viewpoints and suggestions valuable.
Andy is the co-author of the book Dynamic Balance where he and his co-author Stella Wong use traditional Chinese medicine to explain how it can help us perform at our best and be at our healthiest. Dynamic Balance is available at Amazon.
Trent McIntire is a former professional dancer and pilates studio owner with more than 20 years of helping people gain back their mobility through his Movement Gap programs. Trent was born with a mild form of Cerebral Palsy but he didn’t let that stop him from participating in sports & dance, studying Movement Analysis, Kinesiology and Anatomy at Michigan State University, and performing on stages throughout the country.
Trent opened up his own Pilates Studio and used it as a way to teach his transfomational neuro-movement methods and tools to clients and movement professionals around the globe. He created his Fire Up Your Brain program as a fun, engaging, and affordable way to get his methods, tools and message out to help people move past their debilitating situations, as he had. His programs have helped many different types of people - e.g. children who struggle with focus, seniors dealing with balance and mobility issues, people living with neurological conditions like Parkinson’s, MS, and Alzheimer’s, and /or athletes who have suffered concussions, injuries and other debilitating circumstances.
Trent is currently spending his time problem solving and educating the world through his AskTrent Live Programming, building a network of BrainSpeed Coaches, and public speaking to educate the public on enhancing brain performance. You can contact Trent at fireupyourbrain.com, trent@fireupyourbrain.com, or @fireupyourbrain.
This week’s guest, Larisa Petrini, is an Age Reversal Expert and Epigenetic specialist known for turning the clock back 10 years for her clients. She is the founder of BODYOLOGY, a proprietary system designed to help high performing women reverse their age and sizzle with energy and confidence in their midlife years.
Hundreds of high achieving women have sought Larisa’s help to get back in shape, overcome chronic fatigue, solve dry and sagging skin and deal with moods and hormonal imbalances. She studied Health, Nutrition, Sleep and Epigenetics at some of the leading schools across the world such as Cornell University, Precision Nutrition and Apeiron ZOH. Larisa also shares her knowledge as a contributor for Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Forbes and Shape magazines.
This was a fun & interesting interview. After you listen to it, let me know what you think!
Tracy Pleschourt, the Founder of Self-Made U and the host of Secrets of the Self-Made Podcast helps men and women create Self-Made wealth and wellness through life coaching. Just a few years ago, Tracy was a successful advertising executive. Stifled by the rigorous, time-consuming demands of the corporate world, she traded in her 20 years of advertising to pursue her real passion: life & weight loss coaching.
Tracy has mastered and now teaches the critical skills necessary to manage your mind and overcome any obstacle, including overeating, over drinking, time management, career & relationship changes. Our conversation was fun, interesting, and valuable as Tracy’s view is that everything in our lives is connected so when you improve one area you’ll find other parts of your life get better too! You can find out more in the podcast and then at her website: https://www.self-madeu.com/
This week’s podcast, with Marc Nelson of Fellow One Research, is about something I had never heard of but which I am definitely going to learn more about. What body type am I? Have you ever wondered why some people can eat anything and never gain weight and others can eat healthfully and never lose weight? This science developed in 2003 seeks to answer these and other questions.
Listen to the podcast and then visit their website to learn more about the 4 different Body Types , the genetics associated with each, skinny fat, vertebrae development, and mental/emotional energy and to take their Body Type Quiz to find out what your body type is:
https://www.fellowone.com/fellow-one-research/the-four-body-types/
Pro Health Chiropractor
My guest today is Dr. Danielle Peebles, an author and Chiropractic physician in St. Louis, MO. One of her major accomplishments has been her Pro Health Family Chiropractic Practice, which was founded in 2007. Pro Health is a place where a patient receives a unique and high quality chiropractic experience, where their healing needs and health goals are put first while trying to make the person feel better as quickly as possible.
Dr. Peebles’ enthusiasm, knowledge, and easy patient connection were very obvious during our conversation. I have to say that if I lived in St. Louis I would definitely sign up to be one of her patients too. I’m sure that you’ll feel the same way too after listening to our conversation!
Checkout Dr. Peebles’ website - stlprohealth.com - and her book - Sex Sent Me to the Chiropractor (available on Amazon).
Tim Bilbrey is an Exercise Physiologist with almost 20 years of experience in Cardiac Rehab. He is currently President and Co-Founder of RecoveryPlus.health, delivering technologically advanced and customized remote solutions for rehab, pulmonary and vascular health patients.
We had an interesting conversation about the importance of rehab and prehab, especially with the ever-increasing over-50 population and the current, continuing, Covid environment. These kinds of remote solutions are invaluable for the health and wellness of us all now and into the future. It also makes it easier on friends and family who are trying to support and help in the recovery process.
Listen/watch the podcast and if you want more information about Recovery Plus you can go to their website - RecoveryPlus.health
Robert Davis, The Healthy Skeptic, was on HTA50 in October of last year to talk about his book Supersized Lies. Today he’s returned to talk about his newest book, Fitter Faster which answers how to get fit in just minutes a day.
Fitter Faster is an update of an earlier book which reflected Robert’s interest in fitness. For this new edition he’s teamed up with Brad Kolowich, a personal trainer from Atlanta, to go deeper into, among other things, how to select your best routines, weights, at a gym, what time of day to workout, and how to keep exercising.
They have also included a comprehensive program that you can use as a blueprint for creating your own program that you will enjoy and consequently stick with. And one thing Robert says on the podcast is that exercise is the closest thing that we humans have to a fountain of youth. So listen in to the whole podcast - then go out and buy his new book to start, change, or just continue your exercise routine.
You can buy it here on amazon - https://amzn.to/3N8TTpA
Dr. Anna Marie Frank is a doctor of Naturopathy, certified brain health practitioner, worksite wellness specialist and the founder of Happy Whole You. She has spent over 20 years in the wellness industry and has formulated her own three brain neutraceuticals. She is also a life guide, published author (see below), and found a way to safely combine high technology with old school holistic health modalities.
Anna Marie developed her practice and her products based on her own experiences in life, what she knew would be most helpful for people dealing with depression and other physical/mental ailments. She took the basic minerals, herbs, and diet needed to live a good life. We had a wonderful discussion about brain health, overall wellness, and getting older. I learned a lot from talking with her and I’m sure that you will too!
Check out her book Stop Bullying Yourself at https://amzn.to/3LJa9vU . Also check out her website at https://www.happywholeyou.com/ for body scans, brain neutraceuticals, and other wellness products and services.
This week’s podcast is with Michaela Ellis, an Alberta, Canada, based coach. Michaela, like so many of us, spent 17 years in government and corporate work where she discovered her natural ability to connect and help people.
In 2020, after many years of self-doubt, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and substance abuse she came across a simple understanding of the spiritual being she is and how her experience of life was actually of her own doing.
Today she helps people trust themselves by separating truth from story, reducing conflict within themselves, their bodies, and their life circumstances. You’ll enjoy hearing more of her story and learning about how this new understanding changed her life. You can contact Michaela at michaela@simpleselfconnection.com
This week’s podcast is with Chris Burres, the CEO and owner of SES Research - the first company to deliver carbon nano materials and the first nano antioxidant product - MyVitalC. Chris’ background includes Mechanical Engineering, Comedy Improve Artist, Oil and Gas Explosives and Competitive Soccer. He’s also the co-host of a popular internet marketing podcast on iTunes.
But what we mostly talked about was how SES Research got started and how they developed a Nobel Prize-Winning chemical into a product - MyVitalC - that can help people to live longer, healthier, and pain-free lives. You’ll be amazed when you hear his story and then you’ll want to know where to buy this product —— www.MyVitalC.com
This week’s guest, Dr. Diana Salazar, is an Energetic Chiropractor specializing in gentle adjustments, proactive postural training and intuitive healing. Her goal is to help people feel better and learn how to take care of their unique bodies. She blends Reiki, energetic breath work with manual therapy and exercises to create an introspective mind-body-spirit experience.
We became quick friends when Zoom and/or we were having sound issues and we were both able to see the humor in our situation. After we got that taken care of we found that we shared a similar view that health involves a lot more than just your “numbers”. She wants her patients to increase their awareness of themselves and to feel better day to day and not just when they walk out of her office.
I’m sure you will enjoy listening to her refreshing view on her role as a chiropractor. If you’d like to learn more go to her website bodyinbalanceny.com
This is one of my favorite interviews, I hope you enjoy! An interview from September 2020 with Mary Howick who spent almost 30 years in leadership positions with multi-national financial institutions. She is also a single mother which means she spent a lot of time balancing those two parts of her life.
She also decided to become a psychotherapist, Reiki Master and Isha Judd System facilitator at the same time. Then she got cancer and that changed her life (like it does for so many people). She retired from her corporate job and went to Uruguay for 3 years to study more intensely with Isha Judd who is an enlightened spiritual teacher.
Mary then returned to Ireland and trained as a coach using the 3 principles based on the work of Sydney Banks. Using these 2 systems she is now supporting people as a stress-management coach and her mission in life is to lead people into that space of inner peace beneath the chatter of the mind where they can access the enormous power and clarity of who they really are.
I like that mission so much I may copy some of it for my mission statement. I’m sure she’d be happy to share. You can contact Mary Howick on LinkedIn and Facebook.
This conversation with Sharon Strimling was very enjoyable and awakening. I loved her grounding and approachability. Sharon is a coach, consultant, and thought-leader. She works with people to access the clarity, well-being and success that already exists in their lives and careers.
We talked about how we get caught up in our thoughts and the feelings of those thoughts, and that it’s all happening inside of us, not outside from someone else or the world. Seeing that taking care of ourselves and living consciously really is an inside job.
Hope you enjoy the podcast and if you’d like to get in touch with Sharon you can contact her via email (sharon@sharonstrimling.com) or at her website (sharonstrimling.com).
Dr. Joseph Antoun, CEO of L-Nutra Inc., is my guest on this week’s podcast. We talked about fighting age-related disease and enhancing overall longevity specifically using a 5-day fast-mimicking diet. L-Nutra’s team of researchers “are leaders in the field of nutrition related to longevity and healthspan”. The company is focused on “providing people the knowledge and products to live to 110 and beyond”.
Our conversation included natural dietary measures that we can all take to live longer, healthier lives and positively impact our overall health. Dr. Antoun shared his own background, what led him to join L-Nutra and its founder USC Professor Valter Longo, PhD, and the 3-4 times per year fasting plan that they promote for supporting longevity.
If you listen you will learn a lot about the connection between longevity and fasting which will definitely change your mind about periodic fasting. For more information about longevity and L-Nutra’s 5-day fast-mimicking diet product click the link to their website below.If you buy any products be sure to use the discount coupon code HTA50.
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My guest today is Dee Wallace, successful actress and spiritual energy teacher. Dee is best known as the mother in ET and she has continued her acting career success all the while being a spiritual energy teacher. Dee has been one of my spiritual mentors for more than 10 years and I was so excited when she agreed to be a guest on my podcast!
We talked about the creation process and how we can direct it to create the life that we want, or not as the case may be. If you listen or watch this episode you will get an introduction to or review of (depending on your level of understanding) how to decide what you want and then create it.
Dee’s website has all of her webinars and books available for purchase along with other events, trainings, private sessions, and acting workshops. Dee’s latest book, BORN, is a powerful book about how Spirituality, Brain Science, and Religion are all teaching the same principles, and how you can easily use them in creating your life. BORN is available on Dee’s website and on Amazon. https://iamdeewallace.com/
Dee also hosts a Sunday morning (9 am Pacific Time) call-in show where you can ask Dee for info on any question you have about yourself and your life. The call-in number is 319-527-7305 or you can listen online at Blog Talk Radio - https://www.blogtalkradio.com/ConsciousCreation
Joseph (Joe) Templin joined me for today’s podcast to talk about Excellence, continuous growth, and his interesting path to where he is. I can’t cover it all in this short paragraph but I’m sure that you will find the interview mind opening and thought provoking.
His book Every Day Excellence is a daily journal & guidebook with prompts and quotes and an action to take for that day. I’m going to start doing it myself, let me know if you also buy it and we can compare notes.
It is available as a regular book or as an e-book and you can get it at Joe’s website in the Excellence Shop (which also has a lot of other information) https://everyday-excellence.com/ If you use the code MTA50 when you check out you’ll get a 10% discount.
Brian Gryn is an intermittent fasting expert, wellness coach, author, human movement specialist, and host of the Get Lean Eat Clean Podcast.
What began for Brian as a personal exploration into fasting has turned into a thriving business, helping middle-aged men make intermittent fasting simple and doable. Through his Integrative Institute of Nutrition education and 10 years of group training/coaching, Brian learned that eating is integral in helping the body heal itself and all it takes are some small daily changes to make the biggest impact.
Brian has also developed a program, the Fat Burner Blueprint Program, that focuses on nutrition, meal timing, stress management, sleeping like a superhero, and micro-workouts. He is also the author of The Simple Intermittent Fasting Journal and creator of The Intermittent Fasting Certification Course.
You can find more info about Brian at his website - https://briangryn.com
My guest, Pete McCall, describes himself as a career fitness educator who has worked with the leading personal training certifications, health clubs and equipment companies. Besides writing 2 books, he has contributed to exercise science textbooks and numerous industry publications. He is soon to turn 50 and continues to love being active.
Pete has spent the past decade learning about how high intensity exercise can slow down the effects of the aging process so he could write his latest book “Ageless Intensity” where his goal is to help everyone over the age of 50 continue to enjoy their favorite activities as they age. You can get Pete’s book here on Amazon https://amzn.to/3s8BL7v
y guest this week, Eric Dagati, has spent the past 20 years in the fitness industry as a coach, trainer and instructor, pioneering his unique approach to client assessment, performance enhancement and injury prevention. His company, ONE Human Performance, provides fitness, training and wellness services in New Jersey and his list of clients includes an Olympic Gold Medalist, All-Americans, National Champions, World Series Champions, Pro0Bowl athletes and members of the LA Angels, NY Islanders, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, Miami Dolphins and NY Football Giants.
His impressive bio is way too long for me to include in these show notes. But more importantly, he is down to earth and I very much enjoyed and learned a lot from our conversation as I’m sure you will too. We talked about just starting to move and then increase from there. How to make exercise a habit and how to you don’t have to go to a gym to get started just going for a walk is a good place to start - no special equipment necessary except a good pair of shoes and/or a partner or friend.
Eric also talked about what to do after we start walking, strength and balance exercises we can do at home, how to breathe to lower our blood pressure and heart rate and improve our brain health. There is so much we can do and get healthier while we’re doing it - be sure to listen to the whole podcast because there is lots to learn. Eric’s website EricDagati.com is full of more valuable information so be sure to check it out.
My guest today is Dr. Melina Jampolis, a board-certified physician nutrition specialist (one of only a few hundred). She has hosted her own program on Discovery Network’s FIT TV, and was the diet and fitness expert on CNNHealth.com as well as appearing on many other channels & shows like Live Kelly and Ryan, Dr. Oz Show, CNN, The Today Show, and Anderson Live.
We had an interesting discussion about diet, nutrition, and supplements, why her favorite diet is the M.I.N.D. Diet, especially for those of us over 50, and how historically people easily got all of their nutrients from their food. Don’t miss this podcast as it’s packed with a lot of valuable information. You can find Dr. Melina at her website drmelina.com and check out her new podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/practically-healthy-by-dr-melina/id1592133009
Self-Care for Heart Health
A study published in the journal Health Psychology that I read about was the spark for this podcast. The study had found a connection between self-care and self-compassion with heart health. More self-care & compassion created less plaque buildup on their heart’s carotid artery walls - a major risk for developing cardiovascular disease.
The results confirmed that practicing better self-care was good for your heart irrespective of other heart related issues which I talk about in the short podcast. It also identified 3 main obstacles to doing self-care which I also talk about. Listen in and learn a lot!
I also suggested that if any of you want to connect with me to learn how I changed my life by learning to practice self-care & compassion for myself you can reach out via email at susan@healthytipsafter50.com or on FB Messenger, Susan E Rosin. Be sure to put self-care in the subject line and I will know to reply quickly.
Emotional Eating
Tricia Nelson has put yo-yo weight and dieting behind her and on the podcast she tells us how and why she did that. Her business is called Heal Your Hunger and is an effort to help women (and some men) around the world to get control of food , feel in control around food, and get to the size they want to be at without dieting or doing crazy exercise programs.
You’ll learn more about her story and the stories of many of her clients who have been successful in changing their relationship with food and weight. This is such an important message for so many people and be sure to share this with anyone you know who is dealing with yo-yo dieting and weight issues. Tricia has a podcast (Heal Your Hunger) and a best-selling book Heal Your Hunger: 7 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating Now. Her website is HealYourHunger.com
Resistant Starch?
Today’s show is about how you can eat some of the good tasting starchy food that you like and not feel guilty. These kinds of starches are good for you and they will keep you healthy. Resistant starches are a healthy carbohydrate (bet you didn’t think there was such a thing). It is lowers blood sugar after your meal and it improves gut health. To learn more about all the good things associated with this starch listen in to the show.
I also shared a short bit at the end about the 4-day Intensive that I just finished, how excited I am to start implementing some of the things I learned and the life changing insights I had. Let me know how you like today’s podcast and if you have liked the interview that I’ve been doing. It’s all a part of my overall health & wellness push. Look forward to talking with you soon.
Live Your Life From Love
My guest this week is author Dr. Marni Hill Foderaro. Marni shares her life story with us, from a 35-year career as a high school special education teacher through earning her doctorate in education and completing postdoctoral studies at Harvard to now as a successful author of award-winning spiritual fiction.
Marni’s journey also included domestic violence and spousal abuse which is what spurred her to write her first book of spiritual fiction and the winner of many awards - God Came To My Garage Sale . She tells us what she learned through these experiences and how she came through stronger and happier.
Marni is now living her life in the present moment, with a wonderful new partner in the Caribbean, writing successful spiritual fiction, and spreading her message of living with love, honesty, compassion, and goodness. If you would like to contact Marni or buy any of her books you can go to her website: https://godcametomygaragesale.com/
Note: With the beginning of 2022 I have launched my new 3 Principles Based Coaching Business. If you are interested in learning more about my coaching or working with me send an email to susan@healthytipsafter50.com with "coaching" in the subject line.
Never Binge Again
This week’s guest is Glenn Livingston, Ph.D., author of the book Never Binge Again along with other books and products to help people get down to and stay at their ideal weight. Glenn is a psychologist, and comes from a long line of psychologists, who found himself very overweight and unable to lose it and keep it off. That was when he found the key to losing weight and wrote his first book, Never Binge Again. He also has developed tutorials, written additional books, and is a Binge Eating Recovery Coach.
Listen to Glenn explain how he discovered the secret to successfully losing weight and keeping it off using the minimum amount of will power. We had a very interesting and enjoyable conversation which I know you will find interesting and informative. You can find Glenn and his books & programs at his website neverbingeagain.com
Today’s podcast is a little different from my usual formats. It’s not an interview and it’s not about health issues or studies. It’s an important secret that I’m sharing from a well-known and well-respected coach, teacher, and consultant named Mavis Karn.
Listen to this relatively short podcast without having anything else on your mind, you’ll hear the secret of who you really are, and if you listen closely it will change your life. It changed the lives of the incarcerated kids she wrote it for and sent it to. And it has also changed the lives of many many others who have read it and/or heard it in the years since it was first written.
If you would like a copy of The Secret by Mavis Karn you can go to the website https://healthytipsafter50.com, send me an email to the email address you’ll find there and I will send you a PDF of The Secret.
Embodied Meditation
Neil McKinlay is an Embodied Meditation Teacher and has his own podcast called Bringing Meditation to Life. You’ll find a link to both his website and his podcast below. We had a very interesting discussion about the different types of meditation and what “Embodied Meditation” means to him.
We also discussed how the Pandemic has affected all kinds of energy and community based programs. How we have all learned that having a community no longer means only in person groups and programs - the energy is just as strong through online groups in Zoom and other software. I very much enjoyed expanding my already large and varied view of the value of having a meditation practice.
Here is Neil’s website where you will find programs, guided meditations, blog posts, online group gatherings, and many other offerings including a link to his new podcast! https://neilmckinlay.com
World-Class Wellness Care
Today’s guest is Sara O’Neill, a Doctor of Chiropractic who is also certified at the highest level with the Network Spinal Analysis method. Sara’s mission is to bring world-class and transformative wellness care to every member of her practice.
In the podcast Sara explains the Network Spinal Analysis method and how she combines it with her training as a transformative coach to send her patients out the door with a wonderful spine. One thing I found really interesting was Sara’s explanation of the defensive posture that many people take on as they get older and how that affects your body, your brain, and the way you approach life and your world.
You’ll learn a lot you can use in your own life from this conversation. To learn more you can contact Sara directly at her website https://www.drsaraoneill.com
New Year’s Greetings 2022!
A very short show this week. Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and a Wonderful 2022 year ahead!
Also, a reminder that I am continuing my offer of a Holiday Coaching Session to support anyone who needs a friendly person to talk to during the holidays. Just use this link to choose a day/time in my schedule that works for you - https://bit.ly/Coaching-session
Enjoy your New Year however you choose to celebrate it!
Season’s Greetings!
I recorded a short podcast this week with some holiday wishes and some holiday advice. The advice is something short that you can experiment with this holiday season to keep yourself balanced and grounded. It’s something that’s definitely turned my life around. Check it out and let me know if you’ve found it helpful as well.
I also let everyone know that I have some coaching sessions still available as a part of my Holiday Special No-cost Coaching Offer. If you’re interested click on the link below and it will take you to my Coaching Calendar where you can book in a session with me. I look forward to meeting some more of you in January! Here’s the link to the calendar - https://bit.ly/Coaching-session
What is this Heart Test for?
As we and our parents get older the possibility of having a heart test starts to loom closer in the rear-view mirror. Today’s show explains what some of the most common heart tests are that we may be sent out to get. As I like to say, information is power and having an introduction to them now can definitely help us all in case we (or someone we love) is sent to get one.
I am also still running my Holiday Special for gratis coaching sessions through the end of January. If you sign up you will also be doing me an immense favor as I am in a Coaching Mastery program where I have been challenged to talk with 50 people over the next 4 months. If you’d like to help me reach that goal (and get a gift session) you can get to my schedule by copying this link into your browser ==> bit.ly/Coaching-session.
Daily Wellness For You
This week’s guest is Barbara Diaz de Leon. Barbara was an RN whose prior career was in Healthcare Administration but after experiencing her own health crisis she became a certified Health and Wellness Coach through both the Primal Health Coach Institute and the Institute of Transformational Nutrition.
Barbara created her company, Daily Wellness for You LLC, to help women lose weight, gain energy and achieve the life they deserve. She is passionate to help women incorporate simple nutrition and lifestyle changes that result in benefits like improved energy & digestion, reduced inflammation, and increased strength & confidence.
If you’d like to contact Barbara go to her website at https://www.dailywellnessforyou.com/ and you can also get a 7-Day Primal Meal Plan by subscribing to her newsletter.
Fighting Inflammation
Today’s show tries to sort through inflammation and the different kinds of inflammation - the kind that helps you heal, the kind that creates disease, and the kind that turns your body against itself. I talk about inflammatory and anti-inflammatory foods. And I also talk about how chronic stress can create inflammation and disease all by itself.
It’s pretty straight-forward in a kind of round-about way so hang in there to the end. And for anyone who is feeling particularly stressed I suggested that you get in touch and we can have a conversation about it. If you’re interested contact me at susan@healthytipsafter50.com and put Conversation in the subject.
What is Cryotherapy?
Today’s guest, Kyle Jones, is the co-founder and COO of iCRYO. He has been involved in health & wellness since becoming an athlete in high school, then continuing on through college, and after college when he won national gold medals in Competitive Power Lifting. He also worked as a Physical Therapist where he learned about how important rehab & recovery are.
He was first introduced to Cryotherapy in 2012 and as Kyle started to look more into it, he began to realize the amazing benefits Cryotherapy has to offer for all types of bodies. In 2015 he decided to open his first center and it was at that point that Kyle hired and trained a staff specifically for providing this service to the public.
We had an interesting conversation and I had a lot of questions about what Cryotherapy is, how it helps and with what kinds of services. I learned that inflammation is the biggest issue that their centers and Cryotherapy can help with and since that is the major cause of most physical issues I can see how iCRYO has become so popular so fast. If you want to check it out for yourself go to their website at https://icryo.com
To watch the video go to https://healthytipsafter50.com
What Song Makes You Get Up and Dance?
For me I love almost any kind of music and it makes me feel good to know that there are positive, physical benefits from listening (and dancing) to it. I talk about an NIH-funded music and health initiative. It’s so exciting to learn about some wonderful results they are getting from their research into Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and stroke recovery.
There are also interesting updates related to the grieving process, using music to help be more productive, and learning how music affects the brain. Music can help people support and connect with others. It can help us to strengthen our own brains by learning and playing an instrument. It can also help you to remember where you parked your car or left your keys. All of these are in the podcast.
Eating For You - Emotional Eating
My interview guest this week is Sallyanne Pisk. She lives in Australia and she helps women to transform their eating mindset and their relationship with food. I should point out though that a lot of what we discussed applies to men these days as well as women so if you’re male don’t turn the podcast off.
The biggest takeaway from this podcast is that we should eat a healthy diet, one that works for us and our particular issues and life. Sallyanne developed the “Emotional Eating Triggers Checklist” to help her clients and
Sallyanne developed the “Emotional Eating Triggers Checklist” to help her clients and it is available to download for free at eatingchecklist.com . And her new book "Eating For You Book" is available for purchase at her website eatingforyou.com.au
Practicing Gratitude
Today’s show is about how transformative it can be to practice gratitude on a regular basis. It can improve your health, relationships, work environment, and those of your family and friends. When others see how it’s changed your life they will want to learn more and start practicing gratitude in their own lives.
I know that I have done a previous show on this but, because of the holidays coming up, I wanted to do a fresh episode as a way to express my own gratitude for all of you who listen to my podcast. In addition to my podcast, I am also an Intuitive Coach, and for the holidays I am offering a free coaching session for anyone who would like some extra care, support, or encouragement during this time.
You can click on this link to find a day/time in my schedule that works for you. https://healthytipsafter50.com/holiday-session
The Healthy Skeptic
My interview guest is Robert Davis, Ph.D., also known as The Healthy Skeptic. Robert is an award-winning journalist whose latest book is “Supersized Lies”, How myths about weight loss are keeping us fat - and the truth about what really works.
We had a very interesting conversation about dieting, food, and individual health and how trying to follow the many diet plans out in the media can be confusing and in the long run a waste of our time and money.
This podcast is one of the most valuable you can listen to, especially if you have bought too many diet books and still not found a a diet that works for you. Robert’s website is www.healthyskeptic.com - where you can check out his videos and books.
3 New Things to Know
This podcast has 3 interesting study results. The first has to do with low B-12 levels leading to dementia. The second is about fidgeting while you’re stuck sitting some place for hours - like on a plane ride. And the third is a study which found a clear link in women between eating dairy products and a lower risk of cancer.
It’s not a long podcast so give it a listen and get the details for each. I also talked a bit more at the end about my coaching practice and how to get in touch if I can help - email me at susan@susanrosin.com
What is Andropause?
Today’s podcast is with Dr. Chris Azzola who you all are familiar with from previous podcasts. Cris has a very interesting subject to talk about and it’s called Andropause, which is the male version of Menopause. I bet you didn’t know that it even existed, I didn’t.
There are some similarities as well as a lot of differences and we cover a lot of them here in this podcast. We also talk about visceral fat (which both sexes can have) and its effects on hormones. We also discuss blood sugar regulation, cholesterol, and diets and their impact negatively and positively on men and women during Andropause and Menopause.
There was so much good info in this podcast that you need to watch/listen to it and not just read this summary. You can get in touch with Dr. Azzola at this link if you’d like to set up an appointment about an issue you are currently dealing with or to just get her involved in your physical wellbeing. www.DrAzzola.com
Signs or Symptoms?
Is there a difference between Medical Signs and Medical Symptoms? Turns out that there is ever since the 20th Century - before that time they were the same. It’s still pretty confusing to those of us who are not patients or observers but it turns out to not be as confusing as it seems.
Symptoms are what we feel but can’t always see. Signs point toward diseases, objective evidence of a disease, or a measure of a possible disease. I give some examples of both in the podcast to make it easier to understand the difference.
I also gave a short update on my Intuitive Coaching Practice - who I’m working with, why, and how you or someone you know can contact me to learn more (email me at susan@susanrosin.com). I’m still looking for a name for the Practice so if you have any good suggestions after listening to the podcast let me know at the same email address.
Cataracts Explained with Dr. Shamie
Today’s guest, Dr. Neda Shamie, is an Opthalmologist M.D. at The Maloney-Shamie Vision Institute in Los Angeles, CA. We had a very interesting and enlightening conversation about cataracts, what to watch for, what to do if you think you’ve developed them, and the many options now available to us to fix them. Most options actually give you better eye sight and you can choose what you want - better reading, better far vision, or a combination of them both. It’s like being given another 20+ years of clear vision.
Dr. Shamie also explained how important it is to get an annual eye examination, what to ask about, and what to tell your doctor about any issues you’re having. After this discussion I realized how lucky we all are to be living in a time where cataracts can be fixed and our lives improved in an office visit of just 20-30 minutes.
You can learn more about and/or make an appointment with Dr. Shamie at https://www.maloneyvision.com
To learn more about PanOptix and Vivity that Dr. Shamie talked about visit mycataracts.com
Integrative Medicine Conversation
An Interview with Aaron Hartman M.D.
This is one of my longer interviews because there was just so much to talk about and we really only skimmed the surface of the whole subject. Dr. Hartman is originally from and currently lives in Virginia where he is one of the rare Integrative Medicine doctors.
Dr. Hartman became interested in this area of medicine because of his first adopted daughter who had Cerebral Palsy. His daughter's health struggles forced him to confront an uncomfortable realization: Our current healthcare system doesn't have all of the answers. His wife, however, refused to give up hope. She ultimately pointed him to functional medicine. His daughter & other two kids began to thrive. After years in family practice, he felt called to make a dramatic shift.
In 2016 Dr. Hartman founded Richmond Integrative and Functional Medicine where he helps patients identify leverage points in key areas of their lifestyle & health that harness their body's remarkable power to heal and begin living the vibrant life they deserve. He has become the ‘go to’ doctor for difficult and hard cases in central Virginia. Here are some links to a free gift, his website & membership (listen to the podcast for more on this):
Free eBook gift on Resilience: https://go.richmondfunctionalmedicine.com/brguide-pod Website + membership: https://richmondfunctionalmedicine.com https://www.youtube.com/c/AaronHartmanMD www.facebook.com/rvaintegrative
Are You Getting Enough B-12?
As we get older it can get harder to get all of the vitamins and minerals we need from our food. There are various reasons for that but mostly it has to do with less stomach acid to break down our food into essential vitamins.
One of those vitamins is B12. This podcast is a repeat from 2020 but it is just as important now as it was then. B12 helps us maintain and improve our red blood cells, nervous system, digestive system, and our production of DNA to name just a few. If that sounds important you’re right and it is. Some of the B12 deficiency symptoms that show that you need more in your body are depression, canker sores, brain fog, tingling in your legs and feet, and fatigue. If you have any of those symptoms you should go talk to your doctor and be sure to ask for a test to measure your level of B12.
If you are a vegan or a vegetarian there is a good chance you may be low on B12. Why is that? Well, it’s because B12 is found in animal products and you mostly likely don’t eat any. The best sources of B12 are in beef and fish (salmon & tuna mostly). Your best bet is to start taking a B12 supplement and don’t worry if you are only a little bit deficient because your body will absorb what it needs and passes the excess out in your urine.
If you have any specific questions about whether you need to take extra B12 ask your doctor for his/her advice!
The Happiness Curve Revisited
Where are you in the Happiness Curve?
Are you in your 40's and wondering why life doesn't seem to be getting better even though you have everything you've worked so hard for?
Are you in your 50's or 60's and feeling much happier with your life than you thought you would?
Would you believe me if I told you that chimpanzees and orangutans have the same feelings and the same curve?
It’s all true and if you listen to this revisit of my 2019 review of Jonathan Rauch's book The Happiness Curve you can learn even more.
And if you want you can go buy the book... The Happiness Curve Also check out my website for more HealthyTipsAfter50 podcasts at - https://HealthyTipsAfter50.com
An Interview With Clesia Mendes
Clesia Mendes is a Speaker and Mindset Coach who has over 25 years of experience in the personal development world. She loves travelling and teaching a new paradigm of psychology that, in her words, “has been discreetly emanating throughout the world”.
I had invited Clesia to come on the podcast as a part of my continuing brain series of podcasts and because I felt that she could help me and all of you to better deal with the uncertainty and upheaval that we are all living in right now.
Clesia and I talk a lot about these stressful times as well as about the many levels of human reaction to them. Then we go down a level to explore the Inside-Out psychology, how it changes our relationship to ourselves and how we live in the world around us.
As a Transformational Coach, Clesia is dealing with these issues on both a personal and a professional level. She tells us about what brought her to the Inside-Out philosophy and she explains the impact that it has had on her life and for many others who have heard her talks on the Principles.
If you are interested in contacting Clesia or learning more you can find her at www.ClesiaMendes.com or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/clesia.mendes
The News Blues
So many of us have developed a love/hate relationship with the news reporting over the past few years and that caused us to develop The News Blues. It is a condition that afflicts people across the entire political spectrum. Negative news sells and watching it, reading it and following it on tv, radio, internet, and social media has given us all the “News Blues”.
It’s a condition like being overweight - we can go on a news diet just like we go on a food diet. The news business is feeding us negative information which is making us anxious, depressed, and stressed. It is affecting our health whether we realize it or not. In the podcast I share a few suggestions on how to dial this back which will help get our nervous systems back to a more normal level.
Summer Subjects
It’s summer again and we’re all spending more time outside, in the sun. As with everything else, as we age our skin loses its moisture and it’s harder for us to make Vitamin D out of the sun rays. This podcast is about some of these issues - heat rash, Vitamin D, dry skin, and biting bugs.
It’s full of valuable information regarding each of those items and also about Vitamin D and inflammation. Lots of interesting items to learn as usual. Hopefully it will help you to not get burnt and keep your D at a good level, not too high and not too low! : )
Love Yourself
Very late posted podcast and it’s explained in the podcasted. Taking care of myself in the midst of a busy week. Something for everyone to learn about dealing with overwhelm - especially self-imposed overwhelm (ladies are you listening?).
An update on my completion of the 7-month Clarity Certification Training (for coaches) and how to contact me to set up a conversation about how to do self-care for yourself. Send me an email to susan@healthytipsafter50.com or a message at my website (www.healthytipsafter50.com) or on FB.
Mediterranean Memory Diet
A new study has been accepted for publication by Neurology and it’s about the impact of the Mediterranean Diet on memory and Alzheimer’s. It’s a very exciting and very important study in that it found a relationship between adherence to a Med diet and a stronger memory center of the brain.
This podcast gives you some of the details of the study - who was involved, what the results were of the study, what you can do to protect/improve your memory, and how easy it is to do it. There is more investigating needed to get specific food recommendations but in the meantime enjoy eating the Mediterranean Diet knowing that you’re strengthening your brain.
Mushroom Power
What do you think about eating mushrooms as a way to beat cancer? Sounds good to me. This podcast is about a few studies that looked at mushrooms and their connections to lower risks for premature death and cancers.
One study’s finding said that people eating 18 grams of mushrooms per day - equal to 1 medium white mushroom - had a 45% lower risk of cancer compared to those who didn’t eat any mushrooms. Listen in to more information in this short podcast! let me know if you eat mushrooms in the comments below!
TMJ Migraines & Chronic Pain
Today’s podcast is a follow-on from my original interview with Dr. Dave Sherazi, DDS. In this discussion we talked about the relationship between TMJ and tinnitus, chronic pain, migraines, brain issues and other disorders.
Dave tells us about his journey from dental school to an entirely new field around TMJ, jaw disorders, and pain.
If you are interested in learning more about TMJ you can contact Dr. Sherazi at the following: https://tmjandsleeptherapycentre.com
https://www.facebook.com/tmjandsleeptherapycentreofLA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Vcqj4_9x_BAO2ZkHWwWUw
Best Ways to Listen
Most people don’t do a very good job of listening to other people or even themselves. This podcast is about what best to do and not to do to become a better listener. These suggestions apply to conversations with friends, family, colleagues, and ourselves.
It really is amazing how wonderful it is to be truly listened to when you’re trying to get across how you’re feeling or what you’re doing. I talk about an exercise I did with a group of professionals who were blown away by what it felt like to be fully listened to by one other person. That’s how we can also feel when we make the effort to listen to ourselves.
Hope you listen well and enjoy!
Talking About Menopause With Dr. Cris Azzola
This week’s podcast is a discussion about Menopause. Dr. Cris Azzola and I talked about how overwhelming it can be, how unique it is to each of us, and how much healthier it is to view it as a stage of life not as a disease or condition to be controlled and/or managed.
One area we talk about is how many menopausal symptoms are also symptoms of different issues. For instance, women with ovarian and other types of cancer can have night sweats so be sure to talk with your doctor about your symptoms as you navigate through the years of menopause.
Watch for the next interview with Cris which will be about Andropause - the male version of Menopause. Should be very interesting and enlightening.
Contact Cris at her website www.DrAzzola.com or email her directly at Contact@DrAzzola.com
Problems with Hip Pain
This week’s podcast is a replay from 2019 but it’s just as important as it was the first time I posted it. We have all been sitting at our desks and/or in front of our computers more in the past year during Covid which has not been good for our hips.
So listen up and you’ll learn about why so many of us over 50 folks have hip issues. Issues like cartilage wear and tear, arthritis, lupus, bursitis, and rheumatoid arthritis. And of course, osteoporosis, and tendinitis.
There are so many different causes of hip pain which can lead to other more debilitating situations which is why it’s so important for us to take care of ourselves and our loved ones. Hope you enjoy and learn something helpful.
Becoming Vegan or Vegetarian
These days there are so many different diet plans available and today I’m going to talk about 2 of the originals - Vegetarian and Vegan. They are both healthy for you and actually are pretty easy to stay on if you like plants - vegetables, fruits, grains, oils. What more could you want?
I go through the advantages, the health value, and some of the many ways to ease into a plant-based diet. There are many wonderful ways to cook vegetarian and vegan food and there are some incredible restaurants serving it as well. Hope you enjoy the podcast - let me know if you decide to try it out.
Why We Snore - David Sherazi, D.D.S.
Dave and I had a great conversation about TMJ (when you clench your teeth), snoring / sleep apnea, alzheimer’s, and how all of these relate from & to your overall health and wellness.
I know I learned a lot about all of these areas and it got me thinking about how to improve some of my issues, like TMJ and snoring while I’m sleeping on my back. I always enjoy learning new and valuable information especially when I can use some of it for myself or others I know.
Dr. Sherazi is based in Southern California and has 2 Therapy Centers there.
You can contact him at his website , on Facebook , and on YouTube .
Do you take naps?
Today’s podcast is about taking naps and if is it good for you to do that. There are a lot of pros and cons mostly because you could be napping due to poor nighttime sleeping or you could have trouble sleeping at night because of the napping.
20 minutes seems the longest we should nap because after that your mind/body starts to think you’re going to sleep which is why you are drowsy when you wake up - just like getting woken up in the middle of the night.
Let me know if you like to take naps and for how long. I’m interested to know.
The American Diet Today
The American diet is not getting healthier - it’s getting unhealthier. The average daily calorie count that the “normal” American eats has increased from 2000 calories in 1970 to 2500 calories in 2019. It is not surprising as the 2018 level of meat, eggs, nuts, and grains was higher than the USDA’s 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans published in 2019.
This podcast walks through the USDA’s 2021estimates as to what food companies and farmers produce in different food areas. Things like meat, poultry, and seafood; cheese, ice cream and yogurt; added sugars, and fruits and vegetables. Lots of interesting information.
Let me know in the comments how you eat and what you think healthy eating means.
Good Gut Bacteria
This week’s podcast is is about Probiotics, what they are, how they work, and what they work for. Did you know that they are bacteria, live microorganisms, and they work best in conjunction with prebiotics which feed the probiotics. Many are packaged together in the same supplements.
Actually not as complicated as it sounds. They are found in many foods, things like yogurt and other fermented foods. They are particularly helpful dealing with many intestinal, urinary tract, and vaginal tract issues - especially with anything having to do with yeast.
If you are dealing with any of those issues talk to your doctor or healthcare professional to get their advice on which probiotics/prebiotics you should take and how to take it. Do you currently take any probiotics? Leave me a comment if you do…
Sleeping is one of those things that we don’t think too much about until we start experiencing issues with it. This podcast is about some of those issues and a few suggested solutions.
As we get older sleep patterns change and if we don’t sleep well or long enough it can affect our bodies and our brains. One of the things your body and brain do when you’re sleeping is to clean up all of the residue from the day. During sleep your body also reduces inflammation and C-Reactive Protein, lowers blood sugar levels, and kills harmful bacteria and viruses.
Not getting enough sleep can lead to weight gain, heart disease, and depression among other negative ramifications. The large majority of people need 7-8 hours of sleep a night but as I know from personal experience many of us only get 5.5-6.5 hours. I used to get the lower amount but now I get 7-8.
Other things covered in this podcast is your sleeping environment, snoring, supplements, blue-blocking glasses, and other things that can help you to sleep better.
Nutrient Needs & Aging - An Interview
Dr. Cris Azzola, N.D., is my guest again in today’s podcast for the second part of our discussion around how our bodies change as we age. The first podcast was about digestion and this podcast is about how our nutrient needs change, partly as a result of our digestive changes.
We talked about protein, iron, vitamins, calories (density and number of), muscle mass, exercise, and food combinations. I learned a lot about what foods to add to my diet and what to cut back on. Our bodies do change so much as we get past 50.
One of my big takeaways was that this is not a one size fits all kind of discussion - there are so many different things that can affect your nutrient needs. Some of those things arer your physical issues, what kind and how much exercise that you do, and your level of stress no name just a few. These are the kinds of things to talk about with your doctor or health advisor.
If you’d like to contact Dr. Azzola you can do that at her website www.DrAzzola.com or via email at Contact@DrAzzola.com The video of the podcast is available on YouTube https://youtu.be/_KtqiYbhwS4
Improving Memory & Focus
Everyone, but especially those of us over 50, is trying to find out how to improve our memories and our focus. And there are a lot of people and places looking at that subject. I was interested to find 2 newsletters with articles about it on their front pages this month.
One of them explained the 3 phases of memory - encoding, storage, and retrieval. The other newsletter gave an explanation of and suggestions about how to improve focus and concentration which results in better memory recall. As with so much else in life, it all works better to be calm, attentive to one thing at a time, and to add feeling to the memories as we create them.
There are also some other specific suggestions for increasing your focus and improving your memory. I learned a lot from both of these articles and I’m sure you will too! Enjoy!
Digestion & Age
Dr. Cris Azzola joined me for a talk about digestion and how it changes as we age. It was so informative and interesting to go deeper into the subject of how our bodies change, creating new ways for our digestion to be supported or not by specific types of foods.
Cris tells us about bitters and tart food, how it wakes up our senses, how taste and smell affects our saliva and enzymes, and the herbs and spices that can help our overall digestion. There is also information about how all of this affects how much we do or don’t eat as we age.
Then we talked about stomach acid and how important that is to the whole digestion process so we get all of the nutrients in our food. Cris explains how important it is to find out why someone is not digesting their food because there are many different causes of upset stomachs as we age, sometimes too much acid and sometimes not enough.
You’ll learn a lot by listening / watching this podcast with Dr. Cris Azzola, N.D. If you would like to contact her you can go to her website at www.DrAzzola.com or email her directly at Contact@DrAzzola.com
What is Calorie Density?
Have you heard of calorie density before? I hadn’t and I was surprised as I’ve been a student of healthy food and diets for over 30 years. I was especially surprised to learn that it is one of the main reasons that we overeat.
Calorie density is also known as energy density (hadn’t heard of that either) and is a measure of the calorie content of food relative to its weight or volume. The usual measure is the number of calories per 3.5 ounces (100 grams) of food.
Fruits and vegetables are examples of low calorie dense foods. They are also examples of foods that can fill up your plate at the same time as providing lower calorie totals. Another interesting fact is that low calorie dense foods are not necessarily low in carbohydrates so you can end up eating healthier foods with fewer calories leading to weight loss. A perfect trifecta!
I quote from the Nutrition Health Newsletter which is published by CSPI, a non-profit who has been “America’s Science-Based Food and Health Watchdog for Nearly 50 Years. You can check them out at cspinet.org
Revisiting Benefits of Red Wine
I have re-recorded a podcast about the many benefits of drinking one glass of red wine each day. There are many studies which I talk about that show the positive benefits of red wine. It has been shown to have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer behavior in your body as well of benefit in the fight against cardiovascular disease.
I talk about studies that have shown it reduces the risk of diabetes, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, and stroke along with heart disease, obesity, and infectious diseases. It also provides food for beneficial gut bacteria that stops the creation of other bacteria which causes atherosclerosis.
There are many other studies that I cover in this podcast related to colorectal cancer, stem cells, inflammation, aging, blood vessels, and blood clotting. Enough with the lists - listen to the podcast and get all of the details. But remember that this applies to 1 glass for women and 1-2 for men a day, more than that and you will lose the health benefits. So, enjoy and don’t overdo!
New Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Every 5 years the US Dept of Health & Human Services along with the Dept of Agriculture (USDA) are required to publish a new “Dietary Guidelines for Americans”. The 2020-2025 Edition is out and I am giving you all a shortened version of the 164 page document.
There were some changes made this year that makes this more usable and applicable than previous years’ editions. For instance it now includes people who have chronic diseases and/or are at risk for chronic diseases - e.g. cancer, obesity, and heart disease.
They also have changed their focus to “dietary-patterns” which makes it much more flexible for people who eat according to cultural, geographic, taste-preferences, or budgets. Lastly, they have changed it to be more responsive to lifespans and where you are in your individual lifespan. What this means is that the dietary patterns are applicable and vary from infant through to old age.
The Guidelines are split into 4 different guidelines which much detail in each in the full report. The Executive Summary gives a high level description of each which is helpful so you know where to look for what’s interesting to you.
You can find the full report as well as the Executive Summary at DietaryGuidelines.gov
Talking Toxins With Dr. Cris
This show marks the return of Dr. Cris Azzola, a licensed naturopath in San Francisco. Cris is going to come on the show on a regular basis to talk about different topics.
We thought that talking about toxins and toxicity would be relevant after last year’s wild fires in so many parts of the US and the world, Covid-19, and the chance of more wildfires starting in the spring again. We also talked about environmental toxins and how our body does or doesn’t deal with those.
Cris talked about the different kinds of toxins, how our bodies deal with and clear toxins as well as how our bodies can get overloaded and overwhelmed (like during the fires). She also gave us some specifics about body organs and systems (like the hormonal system).
We talked about how to help clear toxins, how some supplements interact with each other which can cause toxic reactions, and be careful about self-prescribing to take clear toxins out of your body. Cris did a nice job summarizing our discussion and best take-aways from our conversation.
You can also find an informative (quick read) by Cris on Medium that’s called Detoxing After the 2020 Wildfires, you can read it here on Medium. To get in touch with Dr. Azzola you can go to her website www.DrAzzola.com or email her directly at Contact@DrAzzola.com
Growth of NAFLD Disease
Do you know what NAFLD is? NAFLD stands for Non-Alcohol Fatty Liver Disease and It is an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. The main characteristic of NAFLD is too much fat stored in your liver cells.
NAFLD is not commonly known even though about 25% of the US population has it and it is a risk factor of a number of even worse illnesses / diseases. There are not many symptoms and it is not usually found during physicals or other medical examinations. Sometimes it is seen in the background of other ultrasounds or MRI’s and caught that way.
NASH is an aggressive form of NAFLD and results in damage similar to the liver disease caused by heavy alcohol use. The best ways to reduce your risk of developing NAFLD and NASH is to eat a healthy diet and exercise.
The Mediterranean Diet in particular is recommended by most health professionals for NAFLD, NASH, and many other diseases. I’ve talked about the Med Diet in previous podcasts that you can find in the archives.
Worse Than the Dirty Dozen
Today’s show brings us up to date on one of the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) dirtiest food. They reported on the Department of Agriculture’s 2020 pesticide residue tests on fruits and vegetables and for the first time the DOA included raisins in their tests.
When the EWG compared the raisin results with those on the Dirty Dozen list they found that it was worse than all of them and would rank #1 if it was included in the list - which it isn’t because it is considered to be a processed food. 99% of conventional raisins and 91% of organic raisins tested positive for two or more pesticides.
The EWG’s recommendations were to eat organic raisins if you want or have to have raisins but otherwise try and eat prunes (especially organic prunes) instead.
Go here to listen to my previous podcast on the EWG Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen - https://healthytipsafter50.com/buying-organic-food/
Go here to read the EWG’s full report on raisins - https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/raisins.php
Vitamin D and Cancer
2-3 years ago there were a couple of research studies published called the VITAL study which looked at the the affect of Vitamin D and Omega-3’s on almost 26,000 men and women over 50. All were free from cancer and cardiovascular disease at the start of the study which ran from 2011 until the end of 2017.
The men and women in the study were randomly assigned to different groups - Omega-3 + Vitamin D, Omega-3, Vitamin D, and placebos. There were some interesting Vitamin D related results in the original study’s analysis that showed a small difference in the Vitamin D group having to do with metastatic and fatal cancers.
A group went back last year to do a secondary analysis on that same group of Vitamin D vs placebo participants. What they found was a significant difference between the Vitamin D and placebo in the normal BMI (Body Mass Index) group but not so much in the overweight group.
Makes me think that staying at a healthy weight and taking Vitamin D is a pretty good way to increase your odds of not developing metastatic and fatal cancer. Listen in to learn more…
Maintaining Your Balance
This podcast is about keeping your balance physically, not emotionally, better known as not falling and hurting yourself. I have a lot of experience with falling, not purposefully, and usually with some resulting bumps, bruises, and once a broken clavicle.
There are a lot of reasons that people take falls and I talk about most of them. Things like losing muscle mass from aging, medications like anti-depressants and antihistamines, some cognitive disorders like Alzheimers and dementia. Arthritis and osteoarthritis and low levels of Vitamin D can all cause falls to happen. There are a few others that I talk about as well.
Then there are a number of exercise programs (like yoga & pilates) I suggest as well as what not to wear, do, or consume. My last suggestion is to not only think about your own life but to watch for these issues in the lives of family members and friends and help them to do proactive self-care to ward off falls and the resulting issues that can impact their lives.
I hope this helps keep this in everyone’s consciousness as we get older and our parents get older because one fall can drastically alter a person’s life and the lives of those around them.
The Mediterranean Diet Revisited
The Mediterranean Diet is rated as the best overall and easiest to follow diet by US News & World Report. This diet is meant to be a life-style change – not a quick weight loss diet.
It is an easy diet to stay on as you can eat as much of the recommended food as you want. Lots of vegetables and fruits, whole grains, olive oil & nuts, fish & chicken. Red meat once a week and dairy 2-3 times a week…And you get to have a glass of red wine every day!
Listen to the podcast and learn more, There are lots of good recipes around the internet for Mediterranean Meals —- Try the Health.com website to start with here. To find out more about smoke points for cooking oils check out Baseline of Health & Wikipedia.
Do You Have SAD This Winter?
This week’s podcast deals with the issue of Seasonal Affective Disorder - better know as SAD. At this point in time there is no good understanding of the causes of SAD, that makes it very difficult to find solutions for managing it.
SAD is a disorder that occurs during “winter” time (i.e. short days and long nights). There are various treatments available but none of them work for everyone who tries them. There are light boxes that simulate the sun, there are anti-depressants (since this is considered to be a depressive disorder), and behavioral therapy. Some people try nutritional solutions but those have not been found to be valuable.
Pay attention to how you’re feeling during the winter because cases of SAD could be worse than usual if it gets combined with the Covid-19 related depressions that so many people are already feeling. I go through the most common symptoms in the podcast and they are very similar to the ones for “normal” depressions. Support yourself, your family, friends, and co-workers if they are having a harder time than usual during these winter months.
Mushrooms as Food and Medicine
Today’s guest is Jeff Chilton, the owner of Nammex (North American Medicinal Mushroom Extracts). Jeff’s interest in mushrooms started when he was a student at the University of Washington in the late 1960’s. He became a mushroom grower in 1973 and in 1989 he founded his company Nammex which raises organically certified mushrooms for the Nutritional Supplement industry.
We had a very interesting (and long) conversation which I’m sure you’ll enjoy if you like to eat mushrooms and/or take mushroom supplements. I know that I sure enjoyed it and I learned a lot from it as well. It’s always so valuable to be able to talk to an “expert” and Jeff is definitely an expert on everything mushroom. He explained how and why mushrooms are not a vegetable nor a plant - they are in between in what Jeff calls "their own kingdom".
I also learned why I’ve had allergic reactions to some mushroom supplements I’ve tried and what to look for when I go shopping for one again. We also talked about the many different kinds of mushrooms both to eat and to supplement with. Jeff explained how mushrooms are grown, their nutritional values, and how best to cook them. It really was a fascinating hour and will be well worth your time to listen to it all the way to the end.
To contact Jeff or his company directly you can go to his website https://www.nammex.com/
Live a Stress-Free Day
This week’s podcast is another short but valuable show. I have collected a number of ways that we can, in a short amount of time calm down and let go of whatever stress we are feeling.
You’ll notice that all of them do essentially the same thing - break the thought and feeling that is keeping us tied up in our heads. They are all versions of time-outs - like we give our family members except these are some you can give yourself as well. Pick out a couple that appeal to you and try them.
I guarantee it will help you now and when we all get back to “normal” (whatever that looks like).
Next week I will be posting an interview I did with an expert on mushrooms - lots of interesting info in that one…
Dr. Jay - The Brain Doctor
Dr. Jay Sordean has over 40+ years of experience as an acupuncturist, herbalist, nutritional therapist, homeopath, and wellness consultant. His office is in Berkeley, California but his clients come from all over the US. It was a very interesting interview although we had a bit of a disconnection towards the beginning of it.
Dr. Jay related how he contracted leprosy during a trip to Asia and was treated by a homeopathic doctor in Nepal who gave him herbs which cured it. He moved to California to become a licensed acupuncturist at a time when acupuncture was not as accepted or popular as it is now.
We also talked about a few of Dr. Jay’s clients they each had different and extremely interesting medical issues which Dr. Jay was able to identify and then heal. These were some really amazing stories.
He has written 3 books - all having to do with the brain - and we spoke about his deep knowledge about the brain as well as his experience with successfully treating brain problems.
If you are interested in contacting Dr. Jay about medical issues you can join his FB Group “brain wealth & longevity”, answer 3 questions and you’ll be in. The group is filled with videos, health tips for maintaining your brain, and exercises.
Can Medical Hypnosis Help You?
That’s the question I address in this podcast. Medical Hypnosis has become a much more respected tool in the medical toolbox. In most people it can help with:
- phobias and PTSD
- hot flashes
- pain control
- insomnia
- quitting smoking
- overeating and obesity
- plus many more
We all grew up watching comedy skits or movies where someone is hypnotized and then sent out to do something dastardly which they can’t help themselves from doing. Makes for good drama or comedy but it’s not true in real life. You can’t be hypnotized to do something against your will. And indeed even Medical Hypnosis won’t work very well if you are not aligned with the treatment.
I talk about a study involving 2 groups of women who are suffering from IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). IBS has no known treatment at this point in time so the study group was looking to see if Medical Hypnosis could be a valuable treatment. You’ll hear about the treatment protocol they used and how they used MRI scans to compare results.
The question of where/how to find a qualified Medical Hypnosis Practitioner is an important one and I make a few suggestions at the end. I mention the 2 major Hypnosis Associations and said I would include their websites here in the show notes - you can find them down below. But first I want to say that I do answer the question, Can Medical Hypnosis Help You? at the end of the podcast and I’m sure you have figured out that I think the answer is yes, but it really is something you need to follow up on yourself to see if it actually does help you.
American Society for Clinical Hypnosis - https://www.asch.net/ Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis - https://www.sceh.us/
From Medicine to Wellbeing Wednesdays
My guest today is Giles P Croft, a former NHS (National Health Service, UK) surgeon who stepped aside from clinical practice for a decade to explore a number of career paths, including health informatics, cycling journalism, public speaking and high street retail with his wife.
He is now back in the healing profession, tackling the root cause of chronic mental stress and its many harmful effects by helping clients reconnect to their natural, inbuilt state of health and happiness, without the need for prescriptions, coping strategies, or time consuming self-care practices. He works and lives in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, with his wife and 6 year old daughter.
We talked a bit about Giles’ wonderful monthly YouTube stream, Wellbeing Wednesdays, from his wife’s wool/yarn store. We also had an interesting, valuable conversation about the different ways of approaching health & wellness. Is it a strict approach that only looks at physical & maybe mental health or, as we agreed, do we widen our vision/imagination to use the World Health Organization’s 1948 definition of health:
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
Listen in to our very interesting and enlightening conversation about this and other ways of looking at and living life. Pertinent links to Giles’ program, website, and social media contacts are below:
Website: https://gilespcroft.com
Wellbeing Wednesdays: https://gilespcroft.com/wellbeing/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/drgilespcroft
Facebook: https://facebook.com/drgilespcroft
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gilespcroft
The following is Giles’ summary of subjects we talked about (so good I had to include it in the show notes):
▪ Doing more of what we like in life
▪ Looking to health, rather than disease
▪ What gets in the way of health & wellbeing?
▪ The incredible healing power of our bodies and our minds
▪ The psychological immune system nobody told us about
▪ Our greatest super-power
▪ Finding wellbeing in the present moment
▪ Why we all like different stuff, and how completely life-changing that is
▪ A bit of evolutionary neuro-biology
▪ Different experiences of health
My 2020 Holiday Message
This holiday podcast is very short because I am taking some time off during the Hanukah and Xmas holidays. But I did want to send a health & wellness message to everyone and especially for those of us over 50!
Next week I will be sharing an interview I had with Giles P Croft, a health & wellness professional from Wales. It was a fun and enlightening conversation and I’m sure you’ll enjoy listening to or watching it (depending on where you follow the podcast).
Hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and a great new year!
As we get older it can get harder to get all of the vitamins and minerals we need from our food. There are various reasons for that but mostly it has to do with less stomach acid to break down our food into essential vitamins. One of those vitamins is B12.
B12 helps us maintain and improve our red blood cells, nervous system, digestive system, and our production of DNA to name just a few. If that sounds important you’re right and it is. Some of the B12 deficiency symptoms that show that you’re needing more in your body are depression canker sores, brain fog, tingling in your legs and feet, and fatigue. If you have any of those symptoms you should go talk to your doctor and be sure to ask for a test to measure your level of B12.
If you are a vegan or a vegetarian there is a good chance you may be low on B12. Why is that? Well, it’s because B12 is found in animal products and you mostly likely don’t eat any. The best sources of B12 are in beef and fish (salmon & tuna mostly). Your best bet is to start taking a B12 supplement and don’t worry if you are only a little bit deficient because your body will absorb what it needs and passes the excess out in your urine.
If you have any specific questions about you and B12 ask your doctor and get the “official” scoop on it. Hope you enjoy the podcast - let me know what your experience has been with B12!
An MDMA Love Letter
Charley Wininger is a psychotherapist in private practice, and the author of "Listening to Ecstasy: The Transformative Power of MDMA", a story of his life and marriage, that he calls An MDMA Love Letter. Licensed as a Psychoanalyst as well as a Mental Health Counselor, he specializes in relationships and communication skills, and has been treating couples and individuals in his NYC office for over 30 years.
I asked Charley to come on HTA50 to talk about Aging and Ageism. Our discussion ranged to quite a few different subjects that were all related to aging - some of those subjects were opportunities to get more involved in life and learn new things, volunteering with organizations that are appreciative of extra help, and physical and mental changes that we all go through as we age.
Charley has also been featured in The New York Times and Newsday (a NY area newspaper) as “The Love Doctor”. If you listen in you’ll find out what his experience has been as a couples and individuals therapist. It was an interesting and enjoyable conversation which I think you’ll also enjoy.
Charley's new book Listening to Ecstasy: The Transformative Power of MDMA is on Amazon.
If you want to watch the video of the interview it's available on YouTube or on my Healthy Tips After 50 website.
Get Some Exercise Everyday!
Today’s podcast is all about exercise and how important it is (or should be) in our lives. Especially with all of us limited to exercising outside or in our house/apartment (at least that’s how it is here in California).
Exercise is so, so important to our health, under regular circumstances! It’s how we keep our hearts, lungs, muscles, brains, … working at their best. Today that translates into having a better chance of surviving COVID if we get it. But it also means that we will live longer to spend more time with loved ones.
You can find groups, classes, workouts, equipment, etc., online and on TV/cable. There are books, magazines, and social media filled with information and teachers. You can do yoga, zumba, tai chi, and every other kind of exercise - so go out and do it, now!
I do walking, floor exercises, and weights. Let me know in the comments what kind of exercise you like and actually are doing these days.
The Naturopathic Path to Health
My podcast guest this week is Dr. Cris Azzola, ND. Dr. Cris is a licensed naturopathic doctor in San Francisco, CA, and is a descendant from a long line of physicians who believed in balancing conventional medicine with natural healing techniques.
From early childhood, she was inspired by her family’s dedication to helping others and became curious about the natural remedies her family used to stay healthy, always wondering “how grandma’s stuff worked”. That’s why she decided to go the naturopathic route instead of the traditional MD route.
Cris specializes in helping people prevent and treat chronic conditions, including stress and burnout, and re-optimize their health. We had a great conversation about the different types of conditions and complaints that she has been treating during Covid and before. I really liked the way that she supports each person she sees as the unique person they are tries to make their healing journey as engaging as possible.
Another area we talked about was food and how important healthy food is to keeping us strong. She suggested looking at the book The World’s Healthiest Foods by George Mateljan if anyone is specifically interested in learning more about different foods. Per Cris’ recommendation, the book provides a great index and helps us identify foods high in specific nutrients and other details. The book can be bought on Amazon here or on his website at http://www.whfoods.com/
If you want to get in touch with Cris for more information about her naturopathic practice you can go to her website at www.DrAzzola.com or email her directly at Contact@DrAzzola.com
Reminder to Take Care of Your Hearing
This week’s show is a rebroadcast of one from the middle of 2019. I’m running it again because hearing and hearing loss is such an important subject, especially during this pandemic. We are all staying close to home and even more so for us older people. We are the ones who are most at risk for hearing loss and not getting it checked regularly and/or taken care of can make us more vulnerable to brain issues.
There are many studies showing that people with hearing loss who don’t get some kind of “intervention” such as a hearing aid or implant tend to have increased brain shrinkage and are more likely to develop dementia.
Hearing loss can be caused by ear wax or fluid buildup in the ear, by a punctured ear drum, various health issues like diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, etc., and heredity / genetics. The long term effects of hearing loss can be self-isolation, faster decline of cognitive abilities, and as I said previously dementia.
Any one of those items should be enough of a reason to get your hearing checked on a regular basis or when you feel like you’re not hearing as well as you used to. The latter is what got me to go and I’ve been wearing a hearing aid for more than 3 years now - it made a big difference in my life and it could in yours as well.
For more information go to my website to read my blogpost Hearing Loss for Older Adults https://healthytipsafter50.com/hearing-loss-older-adults/
Getting Stronger and Healthier As We Age
My guest today is Joseph Oniwor. Joe is a pro arena football player turned transformation trainer who has been in the fitness industry for 28 years. His mission is to help women 48 years old and older to take back control over their bodies while they are dealing with the energy loss and weight gain that typically comes along with menopause.
Listen in as we talk about what family and personal health issues brought him to become a health coach and to work with menopausal women in particular. I know from personal experience that we can be a bit moody and temperamental during that age.
Joe and I also talked about how to keep your fitness and strength during Covid and exercising at home. He has some very helpful suggestions for how to set up a kind of gym in a small space inside your own home.
Continuing, we talked about how people need to find a “why” for making healthy changes and choices in their lives. Switching to healthy foods, starting or continuing an exercise regime, while creating and maintaining a mindset that allows them to confidently take care of themselves first in their lives (one of my favorite topics).
This podcast is one of my longer ones but I think you’ll find it full of good advice and information. Let me know what you think. If you’d like to get in contact with Joe I’ve added his website and other specific information about some of his programs and free information below.
Website: https://jocoaching.life/blog/ FB: @JOCfitlife
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jocfitcoach/
Free 7 Day Challenge - This has 26 exercises in 6 different workouts included, https://jocoaching.life/free-resource/
Coffee & Caffeine - Are They Healthy For Us?
I read an article about coffee and the health benefits of it which aroused my curiosity and led to this week’s podcast subject - Coffee & Caffeine. I found quite a few recent studies that showed the health benefits of coffee and especially of caffeinated coffee. The only bad kind of coffee is very hot coffee - drinking that can increase your risk of developing esophageal cancer.
Otherwise it can lower your risk for multiple kinds of cancer, there’s a list in the podcast and the relative amount in each. If you drink unfiltered coffee on a regular basis it can cause your cholesterol to rise. There have also been studies looking at the association of coffee and gallstones, with poor cognitive functioning, and with high blood pressure.
Coffee is considered to be a food and at this point I would venture to say a health food. I certainly can’t make it through my day without a mug or two of it and after doing this podcast I’m going to start drinking even more caffeinated coffee as well. Hope you enjoy your cup of coffee.
An Interview with Nina Lockwood
Nina Lockwood is a transformative coach, author, speaker and artist who shares the joy of creativity, inner freedom and genuine aliveness. Nina has over 30 years of expertise in psychology and personal development and over 20 years in the field of energy medicine.
Our discussion was wide ranging and mind opening. We discussed trying to stay in the present moment as much as possible and being aware of our thoughts and feelings and how we respond to them. Expanding our definition of health and wellness to include our values, thoughts, and actions and using our inner resources as our best guidance system.
Nina’s experience in energy medicine has informed and guided her work with clients to help them dive below the surface noise in their lives to find the peace that lies below. It is a wide-ranging show and it’s really much lighter than it sounds - there were so many wonderful takeaways to help us all in living our lives.
Nina works with both individuals and organizations by pointing them to their innate, unlimited ability to access wisdom, creativity so they can live a wonderful life. Nina's website is ninalockwood.com.
Cruciferous Vegetables and Fibre - How Much to Eat?
Results from 2 studies in the UK both dealing with the impact of vegetables and/or fruit in the diet. The first shows the relation between higher amounts of cruciferous vegetables in one’s diet and a lower rate of abdominal aorta calcification.
In the study a group of women over 70 years old eating 1/4 cup or more of cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, or cauliflower were 46% less likely to have aortic calcification. And having aortic calcification has been shown to make it more likely that you would have a heart attack or stroke.
The second study questions how much of an impact some of the common dietary advice actually has on one’s health and specifically your gut. Things like eat five-a-day fruits & vegetables or even what five we should pick to eat. Most of this study had to do with the colon and specifically the lining of the colon.
There are a few medical terms that were included - terms like terminal ileum (where the small intestine intersects with the large intestine) and proximal colon (first and middle areas of the colon). The wrap-up advice that the study writers include is that at this point in time we should all follow a Mediterranean diet plus coffee. Sounds like good and yummy advice to follow!
Kari Klein - Changing Her Message and Her Vocation
My guest on this week’s podcast is Kari Klein. Kari was a chiropractor for 16 years before she decided that she wanted to work with people from a more whole body/mind point of view and not just specific aches and pains. To help people to live from a deeper sense of well being.
Some of the areas we talked about included looking at health & wellness as encompassing not just physical and mental health but also how mindset and inner wisdom are basic integral parts of our lives. Kari saw that a lot of her patients were exhausted from trying to fix specific aches and pains instead of looking at their body and mind as one whole entity that needed to exist in balance which would bring them better overall health.
We continued our discussion talking about how we all need to have more curiosity about everything in life including our health, wellness, and how we look at ourselves and the world. This had led her to spend a year studying cellular biology and see that each cell is like a universe in and of itself. Be sure to listen to that part of the interview at minute 30 of the podcast.
Overall, it was a very interesting and enlightening conversation and I hope that you all enjoy it. The best place to contact Kari is on her Facebook profile at https://www.facebook.com/thislifekariklein.
Multi-Subject Podcast
As the title says, this podcast is made up of 5 different short subjects. There were so many new and interesting studies that had been published that I thought it would be a good change from the longer one subject podcasts and the interviews I’ve been doing recently.
The different subjects are:
1) Chemotherapy and breast cancer
2) Covid-19 and its impact on loneliness
3) Gender and Alzheimer’s
4) Exercise for back pain
5) Soy and heart problems I
hope you find these to be as interesting and valuable as I did, especially in relation to those of us who are over 50 and trying to stay healthy, well, and active in mind and body.
I also gave an update on my training as a transformational coach and how I am offering pro bono (free) coaching sessions in order to gain more experience. If you are interested in having a free coaching session please contact me at susan@susanrosin.com Thanks for listening!!
How Relaxation Makes You Healthier
My guest today is Jeff Kelton, PhD, self-described incessant wanderer and author of An Insider’s Guide to the Art of Deep Relaxation. We had a very good conversation about his background and grounding as a clinical psychologist, consultant, and nowTransformation Coach.
Jeff also created his own process where he guides “leaders, truth seekers, and creatives to find and use their “Inner GPS” to navigate their journey in life”. The process is called GlobalWalkabouts and he has had much success in helping people to gain a connection to self that “provides greater peace and inner knowing of what’s next in their lives”.
In our discussion Jeff shares what he has learned about himself and about serving others and particularly about the value of deep relaxation in the cultivation of Whole Body Presence. Relaxation is also a way that we can manage stress and any discomforts of daily living that people (particularly those of us over 50) are feeling. He has a Facebook Group that he invited all of you to join (I’m already a member) to discover more about the experience of truly relaxing. The group is called Art of Deep Relaxation and the link is https://www.facebook.com/groups/1640456862773196
Jeff’s book is available on Amazon (“An Insider’s Guide to the Art of Deep Relaxation” https://www.amazon.com/dp/1086230140/ but he offered to send a free PDF copy to anyone who sends an email referencing this podcast and requesting the PDF. The email address to use is globalwalkabouts@gmail.com And if anyone has questions or wants to get more information you can also contact Jeff at the same email to set up a time to have a chat and learn more.
Reducing Food Loss and Food Waste
We human beings produce a lot of food waste and loss. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is observing their first International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste on September 29. It will be an online event.
To learn more go to this link: http://www.fao.org/platform-food-loss-waste/events/detail/en/c/1269190/
To register to attend go to this link: https://fao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qNIr9R8wRtWGHv5ExXPjQw
The FAO and the USDA have both committed their organizations to cutting in half the current amount of food waste and loss by 2030. This is a very aggressive goal but it’s something that needs to be done to help slow down climate change. In the podcast I explain how the FAO has created 2 new metrics which will be used by the FAO and USDA for measuring food loss and food waste going forward.
The current level of food waste and food loss produces 3.3 billion tons of greenhouse gas that goes up into the earth’s atmosphere which comes out of the landfills from the rotting food. The FAO is intent on increasing the efficiency in the way food is produced, distributed, and consumed.
In January 2020 the USDA released a report identifying most of the supply chain factors leading to 30-40% of our food supply being wasted. Among these are supermarkets and restaurants not wanting to buy food in that doesn’t meet their quality and appearance requirements. I understand but I think we (including me) are going to have to get over this.
Lastly I go through quite a few ways that we as consumers can lower our own levels of food loss and waste. They aren’t hard to do and they make a lot of sense. I hope they help you to contribute to bringing this global crisis under control.
On a totally different subject, at the end of the podcast I let everyone know that as part of my celebration of the fall season I am giving away free coaching sessions to the first 15 people who email me at susan@susanrosin.com mentioning the podcast and the offer and telling me what they are doing to help lower their food waste. I look forward to connecting with you soon.
Health & Wellness Coach Cheryl Borchardt
My guest this week, Cheryl Borchardt, is a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach and National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She helps individuals calm bothersome symptoms associated with chronic disease and autoimmune conditions by helping them get their lifestyle and gut healthy.
We talk about how her own personal journey to good health led her to become a health coach working with integrative and functional medicine physicians. Her specialty areas are dealing with chronic health and autoimmune conditions.
Our discussion covers a lot of different issues that Cheryl has dealt with personally and with her clients. Food issues, meal making, and challenge diets; motivation that comes from a couple of little wins in feeling better; working with patients and their doctors to modify or stop medications.
And of course, we talked about Covid and how it has changed some of the things she’s helping people with. We talk as well about how it hasn’t particularly affected her practice as she was already all online before Covid hit.
Cheryl also talks about helping people who are over 40 and over 60 and the impact that self-care improvements can make in their lives. The way that just paying attention to what we’re doing and eating can stop the fatigue, help us lose the extra weight we’ve been carrying around, and/or adjusting their medications that don’t play well together.
If you are interested in talking to Cheryl about your personal health you can contact her at https://www.gutcoachcheryl.com/
Watch this space next week to see my October coaching special for you to take advantage of and tell your friends and family about.
A Full, Interesting, and Meaningful Life
Mary Howick spent almost 30 years in leadership positions with multi-national financial institutions. She is also a single mother which means she spent a lot of time balancing those two parts of her life.
She also decided to become a psychotherapist, Reiki Master and Isha Judd System facilitator at the same time. Then she got cancer and that changed her life (like it does for so many people). She retired from her corporate job and went to Uruguay for 3 years to study more intensely with Isha Judd who is an enlightened spiritual teacher.
Mary then returned to Ireland and trained as a coach using the 3 principles based on the work of Sydney Banks. Using these 2 systems she is now supporting people as a stress-management coach and her mission in life is to lead people into that space of inner peace beneath the chatter of the mind where they can access the enormous power and clarity of who they really are.
We talk about all of this in more detail in the podcast. Let me know if you find her life and mission as inspirational as I do. In fact, I like that mission so much I may copy some of it for my mission statement. I’m sure she’d be happy to share. You can contact Mary on LinkedIn or Facebook.
How Good is Your Balance?
As we age our bodies get weaker and then our balance starts to get worse as well. Once that happens we have a tendency to take a fall. Falling is one of the main reasons that older (over 65) people end up in the emergency room and the hospital and that every 19 minutes an “older adult” in the U.S. dies from a fall. Scary isn’t it?
This is also a huge financial burden on the U.S. Medicare system. It can also become a vicious cycle once people start taking falls - they get weaker and go down again. We all need to stop this cycle before we get caught in it.
The podcast covers most of the many physical issues that can negatively affect our balance. There are diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, inner ear issues from calcium crystals moving around, medications that lower your blood pressure too much or just naturally having low blood pressure. It can even be something as simple as getting a new pair of bi-focal glasses.
The important thing is to be aware of these issues and to always ask your doctor if your medications can affect your balance or interact with some other medication you already take. Then it’s important to keep up your fitness by doing things like yoga or tai chi and to also do strength exercises that are specifically designed to improve your balance. I go through 2 different balance exercises in detail at the end of the podcast so you don’t have any excuse to not start improving your balance now.
As always, leave me a comment here or on my website and let me know if you have any other exercises you like to do to “stay in balance”…
Yoga During the Pandemic
This week's podcast is a rebroadcast of an interview I did with Louise Tyrrell back when the Covid-19 sheltering started. I think that it is just as valuable to revisit the information and Louise's Free 7-Day Yoga Challenge.
Louise is an Inspirational Speaker, Yoga Teacher, and the founder of ZenLife Yoga & Wellness Retreats. We had a very interesting conversation about her life and the ongoing Shelter In Place and Quarantine that we are all living under. (Louise lives in Ireland)
She talks about a car accident she had in her 20’s and how yoga literally helped her to be able to walk again. It’s an amazing story of recovery and of how circumstances can lead you to what will become your life’s work. We also talk about a period of depression that she had after her father died and how she used her knowledge and training to bring herself back into balance.
Louise is currently offering a Free 7-Day Video Yoga Challenge on her website that you can conveniently take without having to leave your house. Here’s the link to sign up for her 7-Day Yoga Challenge.
And be sure to check out her website full of information about her programs and other products at this link.
What Song Makes You Get Up and Dance?
For me I love almost any kind of music and it makes me feel good to know that there are positive, physical benefits from listening (and dancing) to it.
I talk about an NIH-funded music and health initiative. It’s so exciting to learn about some wonderful results they are getting from their research into Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and stroke recovery.
There are also interesting updates related to the grieving process, using music to help be more productive, and learning how music affects the brain.
Music can help people support and connect with others. It can help us to strengthen our own brains by learning and playing an instrument. It can also help you to remember where you parked your car or left your keys. All of these are in the podcast.
Hope you enjoy it! Let me know in the comments what you found most interesting or helpful. And let me know
What Song Makes You Want to Get Up and Dance?
Where Are the Minorities and Women in Clinical Trials?
This podcast is about something that was mandated to be changed/fixed in 1997 and, although it’s a little bit better, it is still broken. What I’m talking about are the clinical trials that try out a new medication or new procedure to see if it’s safe and does what it says it’s supposed to do.
It is supposed to treat an illness or a condition that can mean the difference between living a longer, easier, and more fulfilling life or being in pain, disabled, or perhaps having dementia. But the issue here is that medications and treatments affect everyone a little differently and that is especially true across different genders and ethnic minorities.
The people who make up the trial group should be reflective of the population at large - that covers age, gender, and ethnicity. For instance women make up more than 50% of the population and the latest representation figures from a survey of clinical trials is 26% and another is 30%. That has led to issues from some negative side effects on how medications were prescribed. For example amounts and ways of taking them.
At the moment the editorial boards of journals who make the decisions about what trials get published is even more white male than the trial populations are which is even scarier. It is changing but not nearly fast enough. In the meantime, the advice I give in the podcast is that if you are a woman and/or a minority and your doctor wants to give you some medication or to have a procedure ask him/her if it was studied on a person like you and how did that person do. If he/she doesn’t know then have them find out before you fill a prescription or get a procedure.
The latter part of the podcast is all about berries - how good they taste and how good they are for you. I talk about the different things contain - things like flavonols, flavonoids, fiber, and Vitamin C. There are more in the podcast. I also give you some ideas about to freeze them so you can eat them all year round. We love having them in our cereal or just by themselves. Now is a good time to freeze some to eat during the off season.
And if you are feeling stressed or overwhelmed please reach out to me and we can get on a call so I can help you to feel better. You can contact me at my email - susan@susanrosin.com
THE SILENT HEART ATTACK
There is something called a Silent Heart Attack (SMI) and there are a lot of people who have one. Depending on the studies or the source it is thought that up to 50% of all heart attacks could be SMI’s.
SMI stands for Silent Myocardial Infarction, and a Myocardial Infarction the scientific name for a heart attack - so SMI is a silent “heart attack”. Makes sense right?? I had never heard of an SMI before but now that I have it is definitely on my radar to watch with myself and those around me.
The short explanation is that it either has no symptoms or it has milder versions of the normal heart attack symptoms. Those symptoms are:
- pressure, tightness, pain, squeezing, or aching in your chest
- nausea, indigestion, heartburn, or abdominal pain
- cold sweat
- shortness of breath
- lightheadedness or sudden dizziness
- fatigue
There are a number of studies I reference and most of them have shown that even if you don’t think you’ve had a SMI that if you did by 5-10 years later you could have the same myocardial scars that someone with a traditional heart attack has.
In addition I reference a couple of sleep studies that have found links to cardiovascular disease which is important to heart health as well. You should listen to the podcast for all of the info as it’s very important for us all (especially we “older” people) to know.
At the end of the podcast I let everyone know that if anyone listening is feeling stressed and upset from the current period of Covid-19 uncertainty I am offering a free coaching session to help you move more easily through this time. You can contact/message me on my healthy tips after 50 website or my Facebook profile or FB HTA50 podcast page.
Living With Uncertainty
This show is a little more on the psychology side of things and has to do with what I have been seeing and feeling over the past few months. It started before Covid flared up but became even more true and insightful for me after Covid started.
We are all experiencing a lot of anxiety and stress (as I’ve been talking about quite a lot in my podcasts) and I’ve covered some of the physical manifestations of that in today’s show.
But I also get into the basic issues causing our stress which has to do with our fear around all of the uncertainty because we always thought before now that there was a lot of certainty.
Well, there wasn’t any more certainty before Covid than we have now — we just bought into the “illusion of certainty” that we were brought up with.
I have found that that seeing through that illusion is the best way to live with it. Because I know that I’m okay and I can handle anything that comes along because I know that as a human being I’m built for that uncertainty - that’s how human beings have made it to now.
This is a psychology that was first seen and communicated by Sydney Banks and there are a lot of people who are sharing it throughout the world now. It’s known as Inside-Out Thinking and/or the 3 Principles. I find it to be similar in many ways with Buddhism and other Eastern Philosophies as it is centered on your innate wisdom or buddhanature.
I mention and quote from Victor Frankl’s book “Man’s Search for Meaning” in the podcast which is a well known and well respected book on how he survived being in Auschwitz Concentration Camp during World War II.
If you would like to discuss this further please send me an email at susan@susanrosin.com or send me a message on Facebook. I’m happy to share all I know and see around it!
WALKING FOR EXERCISE DURING A PANDEMIC
Exercising anytime is important and it’s particularly important during a pandemic like we’re experiencing right now. We all need to support our immune systems to be able to fight off this disease and to be strong in case we actually end up getting it. Being over 50 makes us especially vulnerable so we need to do what we can beef up our immune system.
Because so many of us are at home most of the time that means that we are sitting more than usual, on our computers or watching something on our big screens. We are not socializing as much and we probably are just wearing our sweats and shorts (I know I am). It’s very easy to gain weight because we can’t go to the gym, exercise classes, and/or to the track at the local high school.
That’s why it’s important to go out and walk. I walk around my neighborhood every day and I’m lucky because it’s mostly all flat so it’s easy. If you can’t walk in your neighborhood then go some place close where you can walk. If you’re in good shape and you have some hills where you live you should try walking on some of the hills as it’s very good exercise to do. Start with short amounts of time and build up as you it gets easier to do.
This podcast goes through the long list of benefits you can get from walking regularly. Things like helping to ward off varicose veins, increased creative thinking, being in a better mood, keeping your weight in check, and a reduced risk of developing heart failure. Listen to it today (it’s not that long) and you’ll agree that with all of these benefits it’s worth putting on your walking shoes (that’s all you need) and getting outside every day.
If you are feeling sad, lonely, or out of balance because of the pandemic and/or how you have been affected by it please reach out to me as I am offering a free coaching session to anyone who needs some support during this time; there are no strings attached and no sales pitches. You can contact me at my Healthy Tips After 50 website or Facebook Page or you can send me a DM directly on Facebook.
Eating Enlightenment with Jared Levenson
Today’s podcast is very interesting. My guest is Jared Levenson and we talked about eating, Intuitive eating, Enlightened Eating, Comfort Eating, and a number of other kinds of eating. We talked about how to eat so you’re not hungry all of the time and how he works with clients to enable them to stop the constant all day hunger and be content. He has an interview on his website with someone he helped with her binge eating.
Jared and I both have an interest in and experience with meditation and specifically zen buddhist meditation and some of the meditation centers around Northern California where we both live. That led to our discussion about how meditation is an important part of a healthy lifestyle and he tells me about how he came to become an eating counselor and coach.
We talked about how I had lost a lot of weight when I was in graduate school and how my doctor had me count calories to lose the weight. We also talked about the early Weight Watchers as well as other kinds of diets and systems. You’ll understand a lot of what he’s talking about and how having a connection is so important to being healthy and happy. We also discuss how dieting has become such a big business and people keep looking for “the right diet” without realizing that getting a connection to yourself in order to succeed.
Go check out his website - he has blogs, a podcast, and an interesting opportunity to talk with him if you have questions or just want to know more. His website is https://EatingEnlightenment.com His podcast is also called Eating Enlightenment and you can listen to it on Apple Podcasts as well as right on his website. Check it out!
Memory Loss Misconceptions
There are a lot of things that many of us think of as truths around our memory and our brains. This podcast covers some of them. The first and most important one is that our memories are accurate. That is absolutely not correct!
Not only are our memories not accurate, they change every time we bring them up out of our brains. That explains, for instance, why you and your spouse never seem to agree on something you both saw, experienced, or participated in. It also explains why multiple “eye witnesses” tell different versions of the same event. Just because you think you saw it remember that you may be wrong!
Another one that gets a lot of play on TV and in books and movies is repressed childhood memories. Turns out there is no such thing. People who had early trauma experiences in their lives are not likely to either repress it and/or forget it. Interesting, huh? I talk a lot about Alzheimer’s and its connection with memories. But the truth is that loss of memory is not the first sign of Alzheimer’s. It’s actually the breakdown of judgement and decision-making as well as anxiety, irritability, or other personality changes. So watch for those in your loved ones, not memory loss.
There are some more examples I talk about and then I throw in my favorite diet to help you with any memory and/or brain issues - The Mediterranean Diet. There are just more and more studies showing how valuable it can be for so many areas of your health. The fact that you can have a glass of red wine each day as a part of the diet just seals the deal as far as I’m concerned.
Here are some Mediterranean Diet books that I really like if you’re looking for one. Mediterranean Diet Recipes by America’s Test Kitchen https://healthytipsafter50.com/Test-kitchen-Med-Diet Mediterranean Method by Stephen Masley https://healthytipsafter50.com/Med-Diet-Masley
Inside-Out Thinking: An Interview with Clesia Mendes
Clesia Mendes is a Speaker and Mindset Coach who has over 25 years of experience in the personal development world. She loves traveling and teaching a new paradigm of psychology that, in her words, “has been discreetly emanating throughout the world”.
I had invited Clesia to come on the podcast as a part of my continuing brain series of podcasts and because I felt that she could help me and all of you to better deal with the uncertainty and upheaval that we are all living in right now.
Covid-19 is creating a lot of stress and anxiety around our health and the health of the world. There are also protests, anger, and uncertainty in reaction to the murders of George Floyd and other men of color by the police over the past few months (and years).
Clesia and I talk a lot about these stressful issues as well as about the many levels of human reaction to them. Then we go down a level to explore the Inside-Out psychology, how it changes our relationship to ourselves and how we live in the world around us.
As a Transformational Coach, Clesiia is dealing with these issues on both a personal and a professional level. She tells us about what brought her to the Inside-Out philosophy and she explains the impact that it has had on her life and for many others who have heard her talks on the Principles.
If you are interested in contacting Clesia or learning more about her you can find her at www.ClesiaMendes.com or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/clesia.mendes
BDNF - CREATING BRAIN NEURONS
Improving Your Brain with BDNF
This week’s podcast is one from the archives. As I’ve been doing this brain series I thought that this one about BDNF would fit in well. BDNF is something that many people in the health & wellness field have started using to wake up and improve their brains.
BDNF stands for Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and it is a protein found in the brain. BDNF is important for long-term memory because it creates new neurons in your brain. It is also found in the retina, kidney, saliva, prostate, motor nerve cells, and muscle.
BDNF is very important to our brain health and low levels of it can lead to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Dementia, and Depression. One of the best ways to get more BDNF is through coffee fruit extract which is in a number of different supplements on the Resources Page.
I hope you’re enjoying this brain series and I will be continuing it for a few more weeks. Let me know if you have any suggestions on brain-related topics that you’d like me to talk about.
Food and the Brain - How They Impact Each Other
In putting this podcast together I learned so much about how food can affect our brains as well as how our brains control and influence satiety, overeating, and obesity. I found so many different kinds of studies dealing with food and our brain that I couldn’t even include them all.
Colorful fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, whole grains, avocados, oily fish, coffee, and green tea are so important to maintaining our brain health. Eating them is linked to better memory, cognition, and a lower risk of Alzheimers, heart disease, and strokes.
Obese people have been found to have similar brain activity patterns to people who abuse alcohol and drugs. It isn’t just a matter of not having any self-control. There is research trying to see if the same treatments for opioid addiction can be used for food addiction and obesity.
Another study is using “cognitive behavioral therapy” to help adolescents learn how to control their cravings for certain foods that are not good for them. It’s helping them to lose weight and improve their health.
Overall the Mediterranean Diet ticks off all of the foods that the studies have shown to be healthy and health maintaining - especially as we age! We can get away with eating a bad diet when we are young because our bodies are so much better at cleaning out the bad stuff. As we get older our bodies slow down and can’t clear junk out as easily. They need more of the good stuff to feed our health and our brains.
That’s where the Mediterranean Diet comes into play. It has all of the fruits, vegetables, grains, coffee, tea, and red wine that will make us happier and healthier because we will feel better. Check the podcast out and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did in making it. How healthy is your diet?? Comment below.
YOUR BRAIN & YOUR PURPOSE
This is the second show related to our brains and how we can improve them. Did you know that our brains like having purpose in our lives. A reason to get up in the morning, to do things, learn things, and figure things out. All of those give the brain exercise and improve health physically as well as psychologically.
We human beings work best in a community and having a purpose is a major part of being in a community. A defined life purpose (you don’t have to write it down) helps us be resilient when faced with adversity. Purpose also improves our cognition, helps to ward off Alzheimer’s, and supports better mental health in general.
In the Greater Good Magazine’s website there was a great article about How to find your purpose in life by Jeremy Adam Smith. He suggests that the reason people find it hard to find their purpose is because you feel isolated from others or from your community. He also postulates that human purpose “evolved” to more easily do things in a community that are bigger than what we could accomplish by ourselves. Isn’t that an interesting idea?
Smith identifies 6 specific things that can help you to find a purpose - I talk about each one in the podcast. I included that all in the show because I think that finding a purpose is especially important for those over 50. That is when we start winding down and we also think about or do retire. At that point it’s important to have something to replace our jobs and keep ourselves interested not just in life but also in helping others.
It’s a good time to look inside ourselves to see what we are at our core, in our innate self. To realize that we can live inside out instead of outside in - what I mean by that is to see who you are and what’s really important to you and live from there. If you want to learn more you can contact me at my website https://www.healthytipsafter50.com or my email susanrr@healthytipsafter50.com .
Ways to Deal with Stress & Anxiety from Covid-19
This podcast is the start of a series where I’ll address the different issues that are affecting our brains during this difficult time. I’ve looked at some of these areas before but never as a whole and never in the environment that we’re living in today.
There are many different ways to deal with stress and anxiety and I talk about some of those in this podcast. In addition I mention a number of methods that I have done previous podcasts about that have even more information than in this podcast. I will also include links to these at the bottom of today’s show notes.
Today’s podcast gives some additional information about how stress, inflammation, and our immune system can work both for and against us. It can defend us in times of attack (stress) and it can create illnesses if the stress lasts too long (like auto-immune and inflammation related diseases).
There are positives and negatives associated with our Shelter-In-Place directives and our ability to work from home. More sleep, less exercise, more food, and more or less productivity depending on how you’re handling your staying at home life. I talk about yoga and tai chi being useful in calming yourself, getting exercise, and relieving stress. I have a link to my previous podcast about yoga down below.
Next I talk about a simple breathing exercise which will help you to ground yourself when you’re feeling stressed. And lastly I talk about more formal meditation practice - what it is, where you can find it, and what to expect when you start it. It’s wonderful but it takes daily work, a daily practice, and dedication to reap the benefits.
I also talked about the wonderful app called the UCLA Mindfulness App where you can listen to guided meditations. Those guided meditations can be a wonderful place to start a meditation practice - i.e. a wonderful way in with guidance from experienced teachers. You should definitely try it out. The link to it is below.
I hope this information is valuable to you and that you take care of yourself during this pandemic. Please take it seriously and protect yourself, your family, and your community. Wear your mask when you’re out (unless you’re exercising in a uncrowded space) and take care of your health!
The previous podcasts i mentioned:
Yoga Practice - https://healthytipsafter50.com/yoga-inspiration-grounding/
Healthy & Balanced During a Pandemic - https://healthytipsafter50.com/health-balance-during-a-pandemic/
Meditation Growth & Well-Being https://healthytipsafter50.com/meditation-growth/
The UCLA Mindfulness App - https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/audio
Manage, Improve, & Heal Arthritis
Growing up I always thought that Arthritis was something you got when you were older and it didn’t go away. Now I’ve learned that you can actually not get it to start with and if you have it you can manage it, improve it, and actually cure it.
This podcast gives you information about how exercise can help strengthen your muscles and your joints which will improve your arthritis, if you have it, and will also set you up to not develop it if you don’t. But you have to do the exercise consistently and the right way, that’s where your doctor or physical therapist comes in. Yoga and Tai Chi exercise have both been found to be very helpful in pain reduction and improvement in coordination, balance, and body awareness.
The other part of that equation is your diet and the food you eat. It has been shown in multiple studies over the past 5 years that the Mediterranean Diet can ward off, improve, and/or heal both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. The Mediterranean Diet is a very anti-inflammatory regime and arthritis is caused by inflammation so it makes sense that it can help your body to fight off the arthritis before you develop or heal it if you already have it. Here’s a link to my previous podcast on the Mediterranean Diet where I go into more detail than in this show. https://healthytipsafter50.com/mediterranean-diet/
I also mention the interview I had with my friend Louise Tyrrell. who is a yoga teacher and inspirational speaker based in Ireland. Louise is currently leading online yoga classes on her website https://louisetyrrell.com The interview show is at this link - https://healthytipsafter50.com/yoga-inspiration-grounding/
I hope you enjoy this podcast and both of the previous podcasts.
Learning From Previous Quarantines
Many of us are still Sheltering-in-Place while some places are starting to open up and in others people are creating a hazard by ignoring the public safety orders. This podcast is about how enforced isolation has affected earlier populations during and after the SARS, Ebola, H1N1 Influenzas, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, and Equine Influenza epidemics.
The studies included hospital and health-care workers, residents in the areas affected, and college students, faculty and their families. What they found was not surprising - people had continuing feelings of stress, fear, irritability, exhaustion, and anxiety. I’m sure that we will all experience some of these same feelings.
The majority of people who were quarantined due to the SARS epidemic were still avoiding people who coughed or sneezed around them and almost a quarter avoided all public spaces. Others were still depressed 3 years after the quarantine.
Isolation is not a new problem. 43% of older people (60+) have been found to to feel lonely and isolated and 1 in 4 Americans aged 65 or older are socially isolated. Isolation and loneliness have been linked to increased risk of early death, dementia, heart disease and other health problems as well as a 50% increased risk of dementia.
This is a big problem and the Covid-19 Shelter-in-Place / Quarantines is not going to be helping an already growing problem. If you know someone who is isolated and / or over 60 please call them on a regular basis and have a longer conversation with them.
Don’t just say hi and how are you, please ask them questions about what they’re doing, how they’re doing, and if you can help or do anything for them. You may be saving a life!
Leave me a comment and tell what you are doing to keep yourself balanced and grounded during this pandemic!
Here are some books that I would recommend reading to help you not only get through, but also become stronger, during this Covid-19 time:
Clarity by Jamie Smart
Bright Light by Dee Wallace
Power vs Force by David R. Dawkins
Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Abrams
And some movies I love (oldies but goodies):
The Music Man
Singing In the Rain
Anything by Francois Truffaut
Anything by Ingmar Bergman
Now May Be The Best Time to Declutter
*This is a repeat of a podcast from earlier this year but I thought it was very valuable to share again as we are all at home and it's probably a good time to clear up our clutter.*
How has clutter impacted your life? It’s a very controversial subject, especially with people at both ends of the spectrum – hoarders & obsessive cleaners. I am not a hoarder but do tend to be on that side of the middle point.
The article I quote from in the UC Berkeley Wellness Letter, included an interesting Q&A with Michael Tompkins, Ph.D. at UC Berkeley about clutter which I go through in the podcast. Tompkins talks about other issues that go along with large amounts of clutter – e.g. allergens and mold in areas that can’t or haven’t been cleaned in awhile. He also mentions the risk of tripping over the clutter and social isolation.
There are also some suggestions on how to go about decluttering which were helpful and that I have actually tried myself. Needless to say I also make quite a few comments during the podcast on my experience (past and current) with clutter and clean obsessions.
Let me know in the comments what your experience with clutter has been. They also mention Marie Kondo’s book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. You can get your own copy on Amazon at the link above.
A Glass of Wine Makes For a Healthy Life
This podcast is all about the many benefits of drinking one glass of red wine each day. There are many studies which I talk about that show the positive benefits of red wine. It has been shown to have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer behavior in your body as well of benefit in the fight against cardiovascular disease.
I talk about studies that have shown it reduces the risk of diabetes, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, and stroke along with heart disease, obesity, and infectious diseases.
It also provides food for beneficial gut bacteria that stop the creation of gut bacteria which is a cause of atherosclerosis. There are many other studies that I cover in this podcast related to colorectal cancer, stem cells, inflammation, aging, blood vessels, and blood clotting.
Enough with the lists - listen to the podcast and get all of the details. But remember that this applies to 1 glass for women and 1-2 for men a day, more than that and you will lose the health benefits. So, enjoy and don’t overdo!
You can listen to and comment on the podcast on my Facebook Page - Healthy Tips After 50 Page or at my website - Healthy Tips After 50
Changing Your Eating Habits for the Better
Today’s podcast is all about Intermittent Fasting, what it is, how to do it, and how it’s actually hit the mainstream. Seems to me that now is a good time to try Intermittent Fasting - you won’t have the usual temptations to cheat and/or give up.
I talk about 4 main types of fasting and a couple of other variations on those as well. The easiest (I think) to do is the Restricted Eating Window Diet (REWD) which the Harvard Women’s Health Watch Newsletter calls Daily Timed Fasting. That is eating usual food during an 8 hour timeframe and fasting for the other 16 hours of the day. That’s the kind that I do.
Then there is the 3:4 Diet where you fast for 3 days out of the week (24 hours at a time). I think that’s a bit more difficult to do. The Low-Calorie Diet where you limit your calories to 500-700 per day on 3 days a week. And the fourth type is a combination of the Daily Timed / REWD and the Low-Calorie diets. For that you do the 8:16 hour windows and limit your calories on 2-3 out of the 7 days per week.
Don’t forget to drink your usual amount of water and keep up your exercising, especially doing strength training. As I said earlier - being at home as we are now will actually make it easier to transition to Intermittent Fasting and build it into your daily life.
As always, if you have any special health issues you should check with your doctor / health professional before starting any of these diets. Please let me know if you try Intermittent Fasting and how it’s working for you. You can leave a comment on my website https://healthytipsafter50.com or on my Facebook Page https://healthytipsafter50.com/FB-Page
Finding Your Balance With Yoga and Mindset Training
I am sure that you will all enjoy this week’s podcast. My guest is Louise Tyrrell, Inspirational Speaker, Yoga Teacher, and founder of ZenLife Yoga & Wellness Retreats. We had such an interesting conversation about her life and the current Shelter In Place and Quarantine happening to us and all around us during this pandemic. (Louise lives in Ireland)
Louise talks about a car accident she had in her 20’s and how yoga literally helped her to be able to walk again. It’s an amazing story of recovery and of how circumstances can lead you to what will become your life’s work.
We also talk about a period of depression that she had after her father died and how she used her knowledge and training to bring herself back into balance.
Louise is currently offering a Free 7-Day Video Yoga Challenge on her website that you can conveniently take without having to leave your house.
Here’s the link where you can sign up to get started with the 7-Day Yoga Challenge - . You can also check out her website full of information about her programs and other products at this link .
Tips to Stay Calm & Maintain Your Health
This podcast covers how to eat well, exercise, and use vitamins to bolster your health and keep it strong. Then there is a centering meditation along with some mindset exercises to keep you balanced and out of worry.
A few extra suggestions related to sleep, hand washing, and thankfulness for all of the medical workers, grocery workers, and others keeping our lives going during this stressful time.
All of these items can apply to our lives whether we are in the middle of a pandemic or not but I wanted to remind people that it’s important to ourselves and our loved ones to stay balanced, healthy, and calm.
Go to my website to find vitamin and book suggestions. Also, if you leave me a comment on my website or send me an email I will send you a link to an mp3 of the Love Place Meditation I go through in the podcast.
Eat Well For Heart Health
Today’s podcast talks about 5 types of food that are very good for your heart health. This is especially important during what is for many people a stressful and overwhelming time.
Keeping a good diet of healthy foods can help us to maintain a strong immune system. Stress is one of the hardest things on our immune system so we all need to remember to eat well, sleep well, and exercise regularly. The info in this podcast will help you to do the first part and can actually help you to sleep better as well.
If you’re a regular listener to my podcast you have probably heard some of this info before but I know that giving a reminder to everyone is always a good thing.
Plus there are a few extra tips thrown in for how to use and not use these foods. For example, how wonderful extra-virgin olive oil is but don’t use it at high heat because it can reduce the amount of antioxidants and Vitamin E in the oil. Put the extra-virgin olive oil in near the end of the cooking cycle to get the most value and taste.
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Spend Less Time Worrying & More Time Doing!
Spending time worrying about things that happened in the past or may happen in the future is like throwing that time away. You can’t change the past and you can’t create the future until you get there. We should live our lives in the present - we can only influence the future once it has becomes the present.
Information from the Massachusetts General Hospital Mind, Mood, and Memory Newsletter suggests that we set up time periods during the day/evening to spend worrying. Scheduling it will make it more manageable and lower the amount of time that we spend pondering and worrying.
Spending a lot of your day worrying about anything takes up room in your brain leaving less for your memory, thinking, and doing. They suggest developing more mindfulness through meditation, playing an instrument, yoga, and/or physical activities (e.g. running, tai chi).
It’s really much more of an issue than any of us thought and we need to remember to breathe and relax while dealing with the COVID-19 virus because it’s easier to get sick if we’re stressed out about it all. Stay healthy and well as best as you can until it’s over.
Think of it as using and developing a muscle that will serve you well going forward in all areas of your life.
What do you think? Leave me a comment at my website Healthy Tips After 50.
Brain Booster Interview
Very interesting interview with Susan Gibson, founder of Vivolor Therapeutics. Listen to our conversation about what things can negatively affect your brain and what you can do to improve not just your brain but your overall health.
We speak at length about Susan’s F.A.S.T. model of describing the individual items that each of us should be watching out for as we get older and/or have memory issues.
Susan also talks about her mission, why she is so determined to help people improve their brains, and what she developed to do just that.
There was so much good information that I enjoyed every minute of the entire interview! I’m sure you’ll find it as interesting and valuable as I did.
Be sure to let me know how you liked it and what you learned that you hadn’t heard before. Also check out the Vivolor website (https://vivolor.com) - there is a wonderful graphic about the risk factors for memory loss on page 2.
New blogs coming on my Healthy Tips website too!
Plant Milk vs Cow's Milk? Which is healthier for you?
It all depends on what you’re looking for. If you have cow milk allergies or soy allergies then the answer is pretty obvious - whichever milk you don’t have an allergy to.
The only thing you should look at in the plant based milks is the sugar content to make sure that it doesn’t have a high total sugar content. This can happen when the manufacturer adds additional sugar to satisfy the sweet tooth of the American public. I buy “unsweetened” milk and I would suggest you do that too.
My personal favorite plant based milk is coconut milk and my second choice is soy milk. But you can try them out and see what you like. Or you can stay with cow’s milk as there are really no studies that show any downside to it (unless you’re allergic to it like I am).
As an added Tip I included a newly (Dec 2019) published rating report of airline food and water by the DietDetective.com website. They looked at 11 domestic airlines and rated them all from 0 to 5 with 5 being the best.
The water study looked at 10 major and 13 regional airlines. No more coffee or tea onboard for me. Go to my website for more info on health topics. Healthy Tips After 50
Interview with Ronald Hunt
Ron is truly a Renaissance man - Reiki Teacher Master, NLP Certified, Life Coach, Modern Minister and Life Cycle Celebrant. He has a passion for helping people to expand their minds through mindfulness and the development of a growth mindset - changing the lives of people of all ages.
In addition to all of this he is a Life Cycle Celebrant who helps couples to create their Dream Wedding, perfect Ceremony, and brilliant start to their lives together. His website is listed below where you can contact him if you are interested in having him officiate at your wedding or someone else you know.
Ron and I spoke extensively about the value of meditation at any age and how important it is to creating the lives that we want. We also spent some time talking about our own paths and how we developed our own meditation practices.
“Some people meet us at our worst time, but still see the great in us. They are the ones that will always have our backs and our hearts.” - Ronald J. Hunt Reverent
Ronald Hunt for weddings - https://www.ido-idos.com
Should You Care About the New Nutrition Label?
This is the first update since 2006 of the Nutrition Label on food products. You may have already seen companies using this new label. Most of the information is the same but there are some important changes.
Added Sugars are broken out from the Total Sugars, they took out Vitamin A & Vitamin C Daily Values and replaced them with Vitamin D and Potassium, and most importantly they enlarged and bolded the print for serving size and Calories.
Another change only shows Daily Value percentages for a 2000 calorie per day diet (dropped the 2500 listing). Overall it is a better label with more important nutrition information than the previous label. Hurrah!
Be sure to check out my other podcasts and blogs at the Healthy Tips After 50 website.
What is Intuitive Eating?
Meet Lynnea Courtney in today’s podcast interview. She is an Intuitive Eating Coach and teaches Mindful Intuitive Eating to her clients - she tells us what Intuitive Eating means.
Lynnea spent 15 years in the corporate world so many of us know - commuting over 1.5 hours each way to her office. After developing health problems she realized that being mindful and intuitive in her eating habits made all the difference in improving her health and her own life view.
She talks about the path that she takes her clients on to help them feel great and feel energized. Lynnea also shares with us some of the habits that she learned and now teaches to help her clients and you to lose weight easily and keep it off.
Lynnea’s Facebook Group (Hungry for Freedom) and profile links along with her Instagram link are listed below. Be sure to check them out as she shares a lot of good information and will be starting a 3-day Journalling Experience on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, that’s tomorrow!!
Facebook Profile - Lynnea Courtney
Facebook Group - Hungry For Freedom
Instagram - www.instagram.com/lynnea_courtney or @lynnea_courtney
Curious About Gray Hair?
Hair turns gray when the melanocyte cells stop being able to produce pigment called melanin. Interestingly the hair doesn’t actually turn gray - it’s white because it has no pigment. It just looks gray next to the hairs with color. Men get more gray hair than women and Caucasians get more than people of Asian and African descent.
Stress probably could make you go gray faster due to inflammation and free-radicals which affect the level of melanin. Smoking has been linked to premature graying because it also affects the melanin levels. Lastly, supplements aren’t of any value at this point to stop the graying of your hair.
For next week's show I'll have an interview with a health coach to talk about diet and healthy eating. Be sure to tune in and pick up some "healthy tips". As always check out my Healthy Tips After 50 website for more podcasts and some suggestions on products to support your good health.
Good Posture for Strong Muscles
Posture-related muscle weakness and rigidity can develop as you get older. Poor posture can affect your balance, strength, and flexibility and lead to chronic pain. There are many exercises that can help to improve your posture. Not surprisingly yoga is good for improving your posture, it seems to be good for everything! Tai Chi is also good for you.
You want to strengthen your upper body, arms, back, and abdomen to help hold your torso erect. Get in the habit of checking your posture at all times, no matter what you’re doing, but especially when you are eating, at the computer, driving, standing in a line to checkout or buy something. Check your posture at various times of day until you find that you are doing it naturally and don’t need to adjust yourself anymore.
You can leave me comments, questions, and topic suggestions on my webpage Healthy Tips After 50 or on my Facebook Page. I very much enjoy hearing from all of you.
Managing Stress - Is It Possible?
Manage your stress to maintain longer term memory and brain capacity. Learn about how fast stress can injure your brain (it doesn't take very long) and what to do to avoid the negative consequences. Some stress is good for you - it's like exercising your brain and your vascular system. After a short stress period your brain and body should go back to normal.
A few things you can do to help you deal with stress are laugh, meditate, get a massage, and/or journal. Exercise is one of the best things for your body and your brain - pick one or many different ones - the important thing is to be consistent so find ones you enjoy!
BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) helps your hippocampus to create new brain cells. You can help increase your BDNF by exercising (there it is again), social interaction, cultural activities (plays, movies, museums, etc.), as well as coffee fruit extract (not beans). There are various supplements these days that include coffee fruit and I've included a few Amazon links to them below.
100% Pure Hawaiian Coffeeberry Coffee Fruit Extract (Coffea arabica) (1oz)
Garden of Life Dr. Formulated Organic Brain Health Memory & Focus for Adults 40+
Coffee Cascara, CATURRA TEA, Natural Focus 120g Organic
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Short Days Got You Down?
SAD (seasonal affective disorder) is a type of depression that is caused by the shorter days of late fall and early winter. The symptoms are similar to those of typical depression - feelings of hopelessness, fatigue, loss of interest in activities they usually enjoy, difficulty concentrating, etc.
The difference is that SAD only happens seasonally not all year round. Doctors usually prescribe antidepressants and/or light therapy depending on how severe the symptoms are.
There is also a less usual type of SAD which occurs in the summertime but there is less known about that and staying out of the daylight is one of the suggestions given for that.
I also talk about the Free 5-Day Training, Say Goodbye to Overwhelm, I'm running January 15-19 in Facebook. Here's the link to sign up for Say Goodbye to Overwhelm.
How to Cleanup Your Clutter
How has clutter impacted your life? It's a very controversial subject, especially with people at both ends of the spectrum - hoarders & obsessive cleaners. I am not a hoarder but do tend to be on that side of the middle point.
The article I quote from in the UC Berkeley Wellness Letter, included an interesting Q&A with Michael Tompkins, Ph.D. at UC Berkeley about clutter which I go through in the podcast.
Tompkins talks about other issues that go along with large amounts of clutter - e.g. allergens and mold in areas that can't or haven't been cleaned in awhile. He also mentions the risk of tripping over the clutter and social isolation.
There are also some suggestions on how to go about decluttering which were helpful and that I have actually tried myself. Needless to say I also make quite a few comments during the podcast on my experience (past and current) with clutter and clean obsessions. Let me know in the comments what your experience with clutter has been.
They also mention Marie Kondo's book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. You can get your own copy on Amazon at the link above.
Closing Out 2019
- 3 new items of interest to bring 2019 to an end.
- Green Tea Extract (GTE) as a supplement has been used by a lot of postmenopausal women to try and lower their breast cancer risk. A NIH-funded study found that instead of reducing cancer risk GTE actually raised the risk when compared to a group taking a placebo whose risk went down. A separate study had previously found that high-dose GTE in weight-loss supplements can cause liver damage.
- The second item is that there is an increased risk of Dementia associated with a class of medication called "anticholinergics" (I mangle the pronunciation of that word in the podcast). Those medications vary from the well known, Benadryl, Paxil, & Dimetapp, to a number I'd never heard of including Toviaz, Urispas, Desyrel, & a few others. If you are taking an anticholinergic drug then you should go and talk to your doctor about changing to another medication if possible.
- Number three I included in honor of the New Year - Should you make New Year's resolutions if you are likely to break them? The answer isn't a clear yes or no. It depends on whether you keep making the same one each year and never get it done. In that case you should probably look at what is stopping you from achieving your goal and address that first. Starting the new year with a new goal can improve your mood by activating your brain's pleasure centers. But in general, you should be able to set and achieve goals any time of the year.
- Lastly, I shared my intention for 2020 which is to start doing interviews with other people who are in Health & Wellness. That includes not just people involved with Health but also others who work in Wellness, as in improving one's overall life which would then also improve your Health. It's going to be an exciting year ahead! I'm glad you're here and would appreciate you telling your friends and family about the podcast. I really want to expand and improve the Healthy Tips After 50 Podcast! Don't forget to go and check out the Healthy Tips After 50 Website for additional information.
Meditation for Calming Fearful Memories
Volunteers trained in Mindfulness Meditation were able to break their "anxiety habit" caused by fearful memories. In this study the researchers used "safety memories" to help the participants in conjunction with the mindfulness meditation to do this.
They also learned through mindfulness how to stop judging their own thoughts. Overall the meditation group did better than the control group who used exercise based stress management. Meditation classes are available in many community centers, spiritual/buddhist communities, senior centers, YMCA's, etc. You can easily find one near you.
There's a short "holiday" tip having to do with wrapping gifts and creating expectations. Don't disappoint the person you are gifting by wrapping your gift "inappropriately".
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Breast Cancer and Hormones
- New research in the Lancet show a stronger connection between Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) and Breast Cancer.
- The risks go up starting the first day of going on MHT. Expert recommends a limit of only 1-2 years on MHT and then don’t just stop them, gradually lower the dosage
- Women should try non-hormone strategies first before going on MHT. Vaginal estrogen is not an issue so can be used for longer periods of time.
- Also, information included about giving all women with breast cancer genetic testing. Currently only those with a family history get it done.
- It’s expected that it could save money in the long run by being able to provide better health care to those women.
Go to my website for other podcasts and information:
Healthy Tips After 50
Food & the Brain
Listen to the podcast to learn about the info below and a lot more...
Willpower may not be the reason that many overweight or obese people can't stop overeating. There are many studies that show a relationship between the brain and what are called "food cues".
Advancement in genetic tests, brain scans, and research into dependencies and drug addiction are showing why some people can't lose weight on the usual "diets" like calorie counting and avoiding highly processed carbohydrates.
One study found that some obese people's reward pathways are very similar to those found in opioid-addicted people. All of these studies are helping to develop more weight-loss strategies which lead to health improvements.
Some additional strategies are at the end of the podcast for those who are overweight and just want to lose 10-15 pounds.
Berries for the Holidays
- Information about Cranberries, Blueberries, and Vitamin A
- The Pilgrims used cranberries to prevent scurvy and we use it these days to help with urinary tract infections (UTI's) - both from Vitamin C
- Cranberries are native to North America (new info to me)
- Cranberries and Blueberries have phytochemicals which have potential to help with cancer prevention, cardiovascular health, and digestive health
- Blueberries have been linked to healthy aging in multiple studies.
- Vitamin A has been shown in studies to reduce skin cancer risk.
If you'd like a recipe for Cranberry Walnut Granola Bars leave me a comment wherever you are listening to the podcast. (website & FB Page would probably get to me the fastest)
- 10,000 steps started as a marketing tool for a Japanese pedometer
- Harvard School of Public Health did a 5-year study of women, average age 72, to compare number of steps to mortality rates
- 4,400 steps per day was found to be associated with a 41% lower risk of dying when compared to 2,500 steps per day
- 7,500 steps per day was even lower but more than that didn't add any additional benefit
- The steps were any kind of steps - doing laundry, errands, brisk or slow walking
- More activity and higher intensity is still good but if you can't do that you will still get a positive advantage from just moving more
Lynette Sorrentino is a coach and mentor who describes herself as a woman on a hunt doing everything she can to fight the aging process. After several personal battles with her own health she's now on a mission to help other women who may be experiencing some of the same things.
I was very excited to sit down and talk with Lynette as we are both very interested in learning how to take control of and improve our health.
We covered quite a few different areas of health during our talk including:
- Self-care and being your own health advocate
- Adrenal fatigue
- Gut health and the Gut-Brain connection
- Stress and its effect
It's a very interesting interview and you'll learn a lot about both of us in the 30+ minute interview.
For more information you can contact Lynette at either of the following websites:
www.advanceyou.us
www.amare.com/30671
Live Longer By Walking More
- Four year study of 16,741 women (average age 72) showed those who walked briskly for 70 minutes per day had a 60-70% lower risk of death at the end of the study.
- These are a few of the ways that your health is improved by brisk walking:
- Improved Circulation
- Heart & lungs work more efficiently
- Boosts energy
- Walking with a friend or a group helps your cognitive wellbeing.
- To avoid taking a fall while walking pay attention to what's going on around you and watch where you're walking.
- Did you know that in the US every 20 minutes a senior dies because of a fall?
- That should be enough to make you more attentive when you're walking!
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Lower Your Cholesterol
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In a recent study (July 2019) the Portfolio Diet lowered cholesterol by 27%
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This is a flexible diet that gives you 4 "food components" from which you pick low-saturated fat / low-cholesterol foods
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This is not a weight-loss diet - it is for lowering cholesterol
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If your cholesterol is very high you can combine this with a lower level of statin therapy
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The original diet is plant-based but there are variations that allow for small amounts of lean meats and dairy products
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I hadn't heard of this diet before but it does look like it would be another good way to bring your cholesterol down
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You can get more information from your doctor or download this Portfolio Diet Infographic
Three Tips for Good Health
- First let me apologize for the bad static on the recording. Won't happen again.
- 12-year study of 26,000 American women.
- Those who ate a diet very close to the Mediterranean Diet were found to have lower risks for inflammation as well as improvements in blood sugar, blood pressure, weight, and HDL cholesterol.
- Next study tip is that moderate to vigorous exercise is associated in men with a reduced risk of getting Parkinson's.
- Lastly, women with high social stress levels had lower bone density.
- High blood cortisol levels are also associated with low bone density.
To listen to all of the Podcasts and read the Blogs go to:
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Longer Purpose-Driven Life
- What it is: study authors defined it as having an aim in life and goals.
- Study shows lower risk of death from specific causes:
- Cardiovascular disease
- Blood conditions
- Overall
- Digestive conditions
- This was an "observational" study so association was not "proven".
- The study authors cited 3 pathways that life purpose mainly works through.
- Volunteering is cited as one way to develop a more purpose-driven life.
For more podcasts go to the website - HealthyTipsAfter50.com
Martial Arts Workouts For Your Health
- Martial Arts are good for building agility, flexibility, and controlling emotions among many other things.
- Studies have also found that they help with cognitive improvements, reductions in falls, and increases in balance, strength, and endurance.
- Tai Chi has been studied the most and has been found to improve memory, sleep, and many types of chronic pain.
- The podcast describes many of the most popular kinds of martial arts.
- But remember, if you decide to try any of these styles of martial arts, that they are exercise and there is always a possibility of injury.
- Make sure that you are learning at a reputable school or club and that you feel comfortable with the instructors.
Learn more at the HealthyTipsAfter50 website
Pain - a self-fulfilling prophecy
- Brain-imaging study confirms that our expectations can create our level of pain
- Learn what the nocebo effect is as compared to the placebo effect
- Mind-body connection is confirmed again in effects on illness, pain, and recovery
- Positive expectations do help to speed recovery
More podcasts, videos, and blogs at my website - Healthy Tips After 50
- Heart Disease (heart attack and/or angina) related to Cognitive Decline
- Study found these people were at higher risk for cognitive decline in later years after one of these episodes.
- People with higher levels of omega-3's from seafood had more likelihood to age healthfully.
- NSAID's not advised for long-term use to help osteoarthritis pain.
- Pain relief effects peak in the 2nd week of use and start declining with no significant help by 8th week.
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Take Care of Your Hips
- Your Hip is an intricately designed weight-bearing joint.
- And it will wear out or break if you don't take care of it.
- In today's podcast you will learn the many different causes of hip pain and what each feels like.
- You'll also hear about multiple ways to help and protect your hips.
- Some of these you may already know but there are so many that I'm sure at least one will be new to you.
- Bottom line is that we all need to spend more time keeping our hips healthy!
You can find more info and other podcasts at my website - HealthyTipsAfter50.com
New Cause Found For Why We Age
- New research from the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering (reported in Science Daily).
- They are looking at senescence to selectively eliminate them and promote longer healthier aging.
- Focused on "senescence" - the process in which normal cells stop dividing (i.e. creating new cells).
- Senescence is a key cause of, among others, arthritis, heart disease, and osteoporosis.
- Research centered on epithelial cells - these cells are where most cancers occur.
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What I've learned about healing broken bones (and a short list of what not to flush)
- You need to eat almost twice as many calories as you usually do
- Your bones need lots of protein to mend any breaks or cracks - that's also true if you have osteoporosis
- Other vitamins you need are Omega-3's, Vitamin C, Vitamin D3, and Vitamin K
- I suppose you are wondering when I am going to say that you need Calcium - well you do but, and it's a big but, Calcium shouldn’t be taken by itself !!!
- You need to take all of the Minerals together and in the right proportions. That means in the proportions that they come from the earth.
- Actually, you should take Minerals even if you haven’t broken anything. There’s a link below and on my website's Resources page to the kind of Minerals I take - Trace Minerals.
Be sure to check out my Daily Videos about the journey back to health that I've been documenting and posting!
They can be found on:
My website - healthytipsafter50.com/livestreams
My FB Page - Healthy Tips After 50
My YouTube Channel - Healthy Tips After 50 Podcast
- First update in 10 years
- How it improves overall quality of life
- Find out how to get the most benefit from exercise; how long and the level of intensity
- Learn the talk test for determining your level of intensity
- They also recommend getting short periods of activity throughout the day
- Not all of this will be new to everyone but there are some new items you're sure to find interesting
Here's the link to the guidelines: tinyurl.com/exercise-HHS
Three Subject Podcast: Loneliness, Coughing & Dehydration
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Listen and learn about 3 different subjects that affect all of us over 50.
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How loneliness is a bigger killer of older people than many diseases are.
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Debunking an internet story about heart attacks and how coughing can save you from dying.
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The affect of even one hour less sleep on your body's hydration and what you can do to counteract it.
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All of these short (especially #2 & #3) subjects can improve your wellness or your spouse or parent's.
If you want to learn more about sleep you can go to my Sleep Better podcast and sleep related blogposts. Or you can buy a great book about sleep that's out in paperback called Why We Sleep.
Don't forget to check out my website for lots of great information about Health & Wellness.
The Longevity Paradox by Steven R. Gundry, MD
-My review of this book
-What he talks about and what you can learn to live longer and be healthier.
-The chapters in the book and how easy the book is to read. -Do you have to follow it to the letter to get value from the diet?
-How the Blue Zones all have one thing in common - no animal protein. -Why your microbiome runs your body and your life.
-If you take care of your gut buddies (and their condominium) they will take care of you!!
Buy The Longevity Paradox for yourself! You'll love this book as much as I did. So much valuable information!!
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BDNF stands for Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and it is a protein found in the brain.
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BDNF is important for long-term memory because it creates new neurons in your brain.
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BDNF is also found in the retina, kidney, saliva, prostate, motor nerve cells, and muscle.
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It is very important to our brain health and low levels of it can lead to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Dementia, and Depression.
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Listen to this podcast to learn some of the different ways to improve your body's production of BDNF.
Go to my website - HealthyTipsAfter50.com for more information, links, and to get my Healthy Tips e-book.
Candid Talk About Stomach Acid
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Most people think that stomach acid is bad for you but they are wrong.
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Without stomach acid you can't digest your food or anything else you put in your stomach. That includes vitamins, medicine, and liquids (coffee, wine, etc).
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There are pharmaceuticals that neutralize your stomach acid which leaves your food to sit in your stomach for far too long.
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If you don't digest your food then you're not getting the amino acids, vitamins, and minerals from your food. Your supplements and any medications you take also won't get dissolved.
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Listen to this podcast and learn where to go to remedy the situation and improve your health.
*Here's the link to Why Stomach Acid is Good For You by Dr. Jonathan Wright - it's the best money you'll ever invest in your health!
Listen to the podcast and find out the new answers to these interesting questions:
*Do the risks of taking aspirin for Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) outweigh its possible protections
*Which should you drink first - beer or wine - if you're going to have both. Which one has the worst hangover.
*Can expressing gratitude can help both the person giving it and the person receiving it.
*Are there connections between strokes and dementia.
*Which is better exercise or weight loss to get rid of visceral fat.
Did you know that there are 4 Heat-Related Conditions? Heatstroke is the most serious. This podcast will tell you about all 4. Find out what you should do to protect yourself from getting Heat Exhaustion and Heatstroke. Remember these signs now that we're getting into the summer heat. And, as usual, it's harder for those of us over 50 to avoid Heat Exhaustion and Heatstroke! So take care and stay cool...
Hearing Loss, Dementia, & Alzheimers - Are They Connected?
According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a part of the US Government's National Institutes of Health (NIH), they are connected.
There are numerous studies in PubMed showing that people who have hearing loss are more likely to develop dementia of any kind than those who have no hearing impairment.
People with hearing loss who don't get some kind of "intervention" such as a hearing aid or implant tend to have more brain shrinkage which also correlates with cognitive decline.
Listen to this podcast to learn more about the causes of hearing loss, getting your hearing tested, how to deal with hearing loss, and how to communicate with others who have a hearing loss.
You'll also learn why I especially wanted to share this information with others.
Come to my website https://healthytipsafter50.com for my other podcasts and blogposts filled with lots of health related information and resources!
Where are you in the Happiness Curve?
• Are you in your 40's and wondering why life doesn't seem to be getting better even though you have everything you've worked so hard for?
• Are you in your 50's or 60's and feeling much happier with your life than you thought you would?
• Would you believe me if I told you that chimpanzees and orangutans have the same feelings and the same curve?
• Listen to my review of Jonathan Rauch's book The Happiness Curve to learn the answers to all of these questions.
• And then if you want to learn even more go buy the book...
The Happiness Curve by Jonathan Rauch
Leave me a comment and let me know if you liked this review.
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Where are you in the Happiness Curve?
• Are you in your 40's and wondering why life doesn't seem to be getting better even though you have everything you've worked so hard for?
• Are you in your 50's or 60's and feeling much happier with your life than you thought you would?
• Would you believe me if I told you that chimpanzees and orangutans have the same feelings and the same curve?
• Listen to my review of Jonathan Rauch's book The Happiness Curve to learn the answers to all of these questions.
• And then if you want to learn even more go buy the book...
The Happiness Curve by Jonathan Rauch
Leave me a comment and let me know if you liked this review.
Be sure to check out my website for more HealthyTipsAfter50 podcasts and blogposts - https://HealthyTipsAfter50.com
Ranked as the Best Diet for 2019
The Mediterranean Diet was rated as the best overall and easiest to follow diet by US News & World Report.
This diet is meant to be a life-style change - not a quick weight loss diet. It is an easy diet to stay on as you can eat as much of the recommended food as you want. Lots of vegetables and fruits, whole grains, olive oil & nuts, fish & chicken. Red meat once a week and dairy 2-3 times a week... And you get to have a glass of red wine every day!
Listen to the podcast and learn more about this diet. Lots of good recipes around the internet for Mediterranean Meals ---- Try the Health.com website to start.
Here are some lists of smoke points for cooking oils. You'll understand why I'm including it after you listen to the podcast. Baseline of Health & Wikipedia
Have you already made the decision to buy organic food or do you think the price is too high for your budget? Listen to this podcast first to learn about the EWG's 2019 Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen - then decide! The list is based on the USDA's latest test results measuring how many and which kinds of pesticides are on our fruits and vegetables. You will find out which foods have the most and worst pesticide residues, which have none, and the ones in between.
Then you can make an informed decision about whether to buy organic or not for yourself and your family.
To see the entire Environmental Working Group's 2019 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce go to https://www.ewg.org where you can also find information about cosmetics, sunscreens, cleaning & laundry supplies, tap water, and chemicals in your home.
Check out my website healthytipsafter50.com for more information & related blogposts. #organic #organicfood
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How your age affects your ability to get to sleep, stay asleep, and get valuable deep sleep
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How much sleep does a person really need - Foods and Supplements to help you get to sleep faster and sleep better
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Easy tips for how to sleep better and stay asleep longer
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Why deep sleep is important to your brain and body Go to my website blog for more information on how to sleep better naturally:
https://healthytipsafter50.com/category/blog/
While you're there pick up a copy of my PDF full of healthy tips - 10 Things Your Grandmother Got Wrong
7 Blood Pressure Mistakes * According to the American Heart Association these 7 mistakes could add up to 50 extra points to your Blood Pressure score * As a result, you could be given medication that you do not need and should not be taking * Most doctors and nurses make these mistakes when they take your Blood Pressure and they don't even know it * Listen to today's Blood Pressure Podcast to learn these 7 Blood Pressure Mistakes for yourself !
- ==> Check out my Blood Pressure blog post for more information...
Discover why a simple thing you do every day can change your health and why your mother was wrong about it although she didn't know it. You may be getting sick because you've been washing your hands the wrong way your whole life. I'll tell you about the small change that will make all of the difference and the billion dollar industry that is making money because of it.
This could save your life -- or someone else's.
Do you know the Signs of a Stroke? If you are over 50 (or know someone over 50) this podcast is important for you.
You must listen to this podcast now, before you need this information because knowing these signs could save your life or the life of someone you love!
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Discover the life-changing health crisis over 25 years ago that kicked off my obsession with all things health and wellness.
Why I am still obsessing about it and why I want to share that knowledge with you.
Listen to my plans for the format of this show and the types of subjects I'm planning to cover.
Comment below and let me know of any specific topics you want to hear more about.
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