The Benefits of VAS for the Elderly

VAS is a low-impact, high-intensity exercise device. It's designed to be used by the elderly and people with physical disabilities. The technology was invented in Hawaii but has now been rolled out around the world.

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Join Dr. Jeffrey Gladden, Steve Reiter and Peter Wasowski in this episode of the Gladden Longevity podcast. Peter is the Founder and CEO of Vasper Systems. He has over 48 years of experience in the field of medical technology and vascular health. In this episode, they talk about vascular performance, blood flow restriction, using Vasper, the Vasper effect and Peter’s recipe for happiness.

Listen to this episode to learn about making a 100 the new 30, and living beyond 120!

Steve starts out with how much Dr. Gladden has talked about Vasper and questions him about it. (0:35)

Dr. Gladden speaks about having known Peter for a decade. (2:00)

Peter explains that Vasper stands for vascular performance. (4:05)

Peter itemizes the three principles upon which the technology is based. (6:15)

Dr. Gladden mentions how Peter has made blood flow restriction technology into a program. (8:05)

Dr. Gladden points out that it is almost impossible to get hurt on Vasper. (10:23)

Peter confirms that Vasper gives you the benefit of intense exercise without the intensity or side effects. (13:18)

Peter shares that his biological age is forty-one, and his chronological age is seventy-five. (16:30)

Dr. Gladden touches on how Vasper can be used for the elderly with profound benefits. (18:19)

Peter discloses that in ayurvedic medicine, they look at lifespan as the number of breaths we take. (22:00)

Peter recounts that they have used the LiveO2 device with Vasper. (24:55)

Dr. Gladden notes that LiveO2 has the ability to go to higher oxygen concentrations and lower oxygen concentrations. (27:25)

Peter elaborates that with athletes, one of the pain points they have is with quality of sleep. (30:00)

Peter shares the default pressure that they use. (33:03)

Peter cites a book that was published called “Body Electric.” (36:00)

Peter reveals that he sold his previous company when he was fifty years old. (38:13)

Peter gives testimony of Dr. Glaaden using Vasper for a while and then going for a race and how he experienced the Vasper effect. (41:36)

Dr. Gladden asks Peter to talk about some of the brain studies that have been done. (44:01)

Peter gives an example of kids that do not get sick and that bounce back very quickly when they do get sick. (46:21)

Peter notes that our hormones do not decline because we age but that we age because our hormones decline. (48:05)

Peter speaks of those that use Vasper in clinical settings. (50:15)

Dr. Gladden thanks Peter for taking the time to chat with him. (51:10)

Peter shares his recipe for happiness. (51:40)

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