The Aging Well Podcast
Jeff Armstrong
The "Aging Well Podcast" is about, well...aging. It's for people of all ages who are interested in aging successfully. The topics include the Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, and Social dimensions of wellness as they relate to living as well and as long as possible, as well as the financial, legal, and housing questions that everyone has about aging well. Do you have a question you want answered or topic you want discussed on the "Aging Well Podcast"? Send us an email to agingwell.podcast@gmail.com or record your question for us to use in an upcoming episode at following link: Record a message
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Mar 28, 2024 • 1h 33min
Episode 135: 12-Week Transformation Challenge at West Coast Strength, 2024
In this episode, Dr. Armstrong visits with former student and owner of West Coast Strength Gym in West Salem, OR to address the participants in the 2024 12-Week Transformation Challenge to talk about diet, exercise, and, of course, ...aging well.(The audio quality is a bit poor in parts due to technical difficulties. Our apologies in advance. The content is all good, though!)Send us a text TruDiagnostic epigenetic testingGet a 12% discount using promo code (AGEWELL) and track your pace of agi...
Mar 24, 2024 • 29min
Episode 134: Never too Old to… Bike Across America w/ Erik Newsholme.
In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton interview Erik Newsholme, the 2021 Men's overall winner of the Race Across America, the world's toughest bicycle race. Erik is the first American to win the men's division since 2003 and the oldest person to ever win. His official time to cross the country, 3,037 miles, was 11 days 19 hours, 28 minutes. He did this at 56 years of age., proving it is never too late to do something (extra)ordinary. It is never too late to push the limits and… agi...
Mar 21, 2024 • 28min
Episode 133: Defying the Norms—Maintaining Fitness to Be a Super Ager.
If one looks at the normative data for physical fitness, one will see that the expectation would appear that one should see declining performance as one ages. On the Aging Well Podcast, we challenge this idea. In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton discuss the importance of achieving and maintaining a level of performance that will allow one to maintain a moderate to high level of performance, setting the standard of high function earlier rather than later to... age well.Send us a t...
Mar 17, 2024 • 41min
Episode 132: Using Peptides to Age Well w/ Dr. Suzanne Ferree
Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton interview the author of Counterclockwise: Using Peptides to Renew, Rejuvenate, and Rediscover, Dr. Suzanne J. Ferree.Dr. Ferree is the senior physician at Vine Medical Associates, in Atlanta, Georgia. She is double board certified in Family Medicine, Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine.Dr. Ferree uses bioidentical hormones, peptide therapy, neural therapy, and regenerative medicine to treat patients with endocrine, mitochondrial, infectious, autoimmune, and ne...
Mar 14, 2024 • 28min
Episode 131: How Many Exercises Should I Do to Age Well?
A question that is often asked is “How many exercises should I do in my work out?” This is a question addressed in a recent article in Men’s Health. In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton consider this question as it relates to the health- and neuromotor skill-related components of physical fitness according to one’s goals, to the time one is willing and able to commit to exercise, and, of course, to… aging well. Send us a text TruDiagnostic epigenetic testingGet a 12% discount...
Mar 10, 2024 • 35min
Episode 130: It is Never too Late to Pursue a Dream of Aging Well w/ Patricia Crisafulli
Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, and Social well-centeredness are common topics on the Aging Well Podcast. We encourage reading and stimulating the mind for… aging well.In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton interview New York Times bestselling author and founder of Faith, Hope, and Fiction, Patricia Crisafulli. Tricia received a Master of Fine Arts degree at the age of 52 from Northwestern University, where she received the Distinguished Thesis Award in Creating Writin...
Mar 7, 2024 • 48min
Episode 129: Aging Well is a Lifestyle
On The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton have interviewed quite a few interesting guests. In this episode, the hosts reflect on what they have gained from these episodes and, more specifically, how aging well requires a proactive rather than reactive approach. With proactive aging every decision and every action or inaction comes at a cost to our health and well-being. Aging well is, indeed, a lifestyle.Send us a text TruDiagnostic epigenetic testingGet a 12% discount using ...
Mar 3, 2024 • 29min
Episode 128: Lifelong Learning w/ Chris McLeod (Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Duke University)
Intellectual wellness is a key component to what we refer to as well-centered fitness and… aging well. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Duke University and the other 125 institutions founded by the Bernard Osher Foundation seek to “engage the minds, elevate the spirits and foster the well-being of its members through numerous educational programs and opportunities for volunteer service and social activity.”In this episode, Dr. Armstrong is joined by Chris McLeod, director of OL...
Feb 25, 2024 • 54min
Episode 127: Aging Well for Health, Vitality, and Joy with Ron Kastner
A Life Yet to Live: Finding Health, Vitality, and Joy after 60 (Hansbury Press) is a book that shares one man’s journey to enhance his longevity and to… age well. Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton are joined by the author, Ron Kastner, to discuss his practices and the wisdom he has gained on this journey.In the book, Ron discussed his approach to setting goals for practice and training according to seven categories. These categories are power, fuel or nutrition, movement, motion, and flexi...
Feb 22, 2024 • 20min
Episode 126: 13 Habits That May Be Keeping Your From Aging Well
We have addressed the importance of maintaining muscle mass for aging well in previous episodes. This is the focus of the article, “13 Habits That Hurt Your Chances of Gaining Lean Muscle Mass.” In this episode Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton extend the discussion to “13 Habits That Hurt Your Chances of… aging well." (So, technically, we discuss 14 habits, but who's counting?)Send us a textTruDiagnostic epigenetic testingGet a 12% discount using promo code (AGEWELL) and track your pace of agi...
