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How does sound make us feel connected to our communities and the world around us? How can sound actually damage our brain? How do we create a sonic environment that promotes better health? What impact does playing music have on our brain and rate of success in life? Nina Kraus, the author of Of Sound Mind, joins us on the SuperAge podcast to answer these questions. Nina Kraus is a professor at Northwestern University investigating sound, speech, and music. In this episode, Nina and David tackle the fascinating topic of sound. They discuss how it can connect us to the world but could also damage our brains, how creating sound, or playing music, can lead to a more successful life, how we have the choice to curate a powerful sonic environment for better health, and more. What you will learn in this episode: How sound damages the brainHow sound benefits the brainHow making music leads to a healthier, more successful lifeHow we can curate our sonic environment for better health “Making music is one of the best things that we can do to strengthen our sound mind.”“Our hearing brain is vast as is our sound mind. Our sound mind engages how we feel, what we know about sound, how we move.” Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your pods. Connect with Nina Kraus: https://brainvolts.northwestern.edu Buy Nina’s book, Of Sound Mind:https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/sound-mindSay hi to the AGEIST team!

What is longevity science? What are the 7 lifestyle changes that will help us to live a healthier life? What happens to our bodies when we’re in a stress state? What does it mean to “age” and are there promising interventions to slow this process? Does having a sense of purpose impact us on a cellular level? What are peptides and how do they impact performance? What’s the deal with Resveratrol, mTOR, and Rapamycin? Dr. Kien Vuu joins us for the second time on the SuperAge podcast to answer these questions. Once diabetic, hypertensive, and overweight, Dr. Kien Vuu decided he needed to either accept his unhealthy fate or make a change to be well. When he made certain impactful lifestyle and diet changes, he reversed his deteriorating health in 6 months. Now, he is helping his patients and followers reach peak performance and longevity.“We were designed to thrive, we were designed to give back to our community, we were designed to show up as who we are as people but I think modern life has hypnotized us.” “Built into our DNA is the need for us to serve beyond ourselves.”“The power to take over our genetic expression, the power to take over our biological destiny is really in our hands. You are your best medicine.” What you will learn in this episode:How certain lifestyle habits can actually change the way our DNA is expressed and aging processWhy we must have a sense of purpose and serve others to be healthier How Resveratrol, mTOR, and Rapamycin impact longevity Why the traditional model of medicine isn’t cutting it How to take control of your biological destiny Listen to our full conversation on the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Connect with Dr. Kien Vuu:Website - https://kienvuu.com Dr. Kien's Book - https://kienvuu.com/book/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kienvuumd/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/kienvuumd Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kienvuuMD LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kienvuumd/ Say hi to the AGEIST team!

What was it like to be the co-host on Good Morning America in the 80s and 90s? How did Joan Lunden balance her booming career and being a new mother all while being on TV every morning? How did age play a role in Joan leaving GMA? What are the 3 things we need in our lives to age better? What are Joan Lunden’s health non-negotiables? The iconic Joan Lunden joins us this week to discuss these questions. She is inspiring, humble, and curious with a tremendous amount of wisdom to offer. When Joan became the co-host for Good Morning America in 1980, she had just found out that she was pregnant. She had her child and, 7 weeks later, she was back in the co-host chair. She didn’t know it then but she was changing the TV industry and work force for women. When she left GMA after being there for 20 years, her biggest problem was learning what opportunities to say no to. She had no intention of slowing down and now at 71 years old she is still ticking things off of her to-do list. What you will learn in this episode:What the TV industry, and work force, was like for women in the 80s and 90sHow Joan managed being a new mother with her booming career Joan’s health non-negotiablesThe importance of cleaning your living spaceThe top 3 things we must have to age better“Look at us! Do we look old? No we don’t. So then why do we have to be called older? Act older? Think older?” “I literally took on my health as another job, as a second occupation, and I started working with a nutritionist and a trainer and I have really changed myself. It’s not just that I lost 35 pounds, I changed the way I lived my life, I came to understand that I needed to honor myself.” Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your pods. Read Joan’s book, “Why Did I Come Into This Room?”Connect with Joan: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joanlunden/?hl=en Website - https://www.joanlunden.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/JoanLunden?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/JoanLunden LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanlunden/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/JoanLundenSay hi to the AGEIST team!

Dr. Mark Goulston, psychiatrist and author, shares insights on listening and why marriages end. He discusses the difference between feeling felt vs. feeling understood, gender differences in emotional intimacy, and how to respond to your partner's emotions. Dr. Goulston also emphasizes the power of disappointment in our lives and offers strategies to strengthen relationships.

Is it better to eat your larger meals earlier in the day or later in the day? Are there ways we can “turn off” aging? How are stem cells being used to treat diseases? What role does TMAO inflammation have in heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, etc.? How do steak, egg yolks, & cheese contribute to these diseases? Why does Dr. Roizen drink 6 cups of coffee a day?Dr. Michael Roizen, the Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus at the Cleveland Clinic since 2007 and Cofounder of RealAge, joins us on the SuperAge podcast to discuss these questions. He shares his thoughts on the future of aging and health span, how certain diseases can be drastically decreased by changing simple lifestyle behaviors and diet, why he drinks 6 cups of coffee a day, and much more. What you will learn in this episode:Why one might want to eat their largest meals earlier in the dayWhat the future holds for aging and health span How eating certain inflammatory foods increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and moreWhy Dr. Roizen drinks 6 cups of coffee a day Why daily caffeine consumption may benefit our health“You wouldn’t marry someone that’s trying to kill you everyday, you shouldn’t eat food that’s trying to kill you.” “Are there ways of turning off the aging that we have?” “I think with an 80% probability, sometime in the next decade, we’re going to recognize that 90 can be the new 40. That is… just imagine!”Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your pods. Connect with Dr. Michael Roizen:Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrMikeRoizen?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrRealAge/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-mike-roizen-33a9293/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmichaelroizen/?hl=enSay hi to the AGEIST team!

What is dopamine? Can social media use become an addiction? How is social media impacting our brains and ability to feel pleasure or pain? How can we break the addictive cycle of our digital devices? Dr. Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and author of the new book, “Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance In the Age of Indulgence”, joins us this week to answer these questions. She has done extensive work to study and treat a new phenomenon: social media addiction. As Dr. Lembke explains, social media use has become compulsive and addictive. It is a way to comfort ourselves by completely distracting our minds. Interestingly, by comforting and distracting ourselves with devices, we are actually causing ourselves more pain and suffering. How? Dr. Lembke shares her perspective on the topic.  What you will learn in this episode: What happens in our brains when we use our devicesHow our dependency on our devices are doing more harm than goodHow we can break the addictive cycleWhy Dr. Lembke feels more connected and reachable without a smart phone “Boredom is a really scary emotion because all of a sudden we are confronted with questions about the deeper meaning and purpose of our lives. And those are things that we need to be confronted with.” “Instagram is a drug. It releases dopamine in the reward pathway exactly like other reinforcing addicting drugs that people have been taking.” “What we need to do now is intentionally make our lives less convenient. Intentionally seek out painful, arduous, challenging things.”“We’ve become so Inundated with pleasure and so insulated from pain that we hardly even know anymore what it is to experience pain and distress. And most of our suffering comes from excessive reward” “We live in this high reward, drug-ified eco system that’s made us all vulnerable to the problem of over consumption and in some cases addiction” Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your pods. Read Dr. Anna Lembke’s new book: https://www.annalembke.comSay hi to the AGEIST team!

What is homeopathy? How can homeopathy compliment or, in some cases, replace traditional pharmaceuticals? How can we use homeopathy to treat things like allergies, stress, sore muscles, and more? What about homeopathy makes it so individual and specific for each person? How can you find the right homeopathic practitioner? What are the limits of homeopathy? Christophe Merville joins us this week on the SuperAge podcast to share his insights on homeopathy. Christophe is a pharmacist with training in homeopathy. As he explains, in France, the relationship that a pharmacist has with their patients is quite intimate when compared to how it is in the US. Pharmacists in France also incorporate homeopathy into their treatment plans. So what exactly is homeopathy? Christophe breaks it down for us in this episode. What you will learn in this episode:Homeopathy 101 When one might want to use homeopathic treatments instead of pharmaceuticals  Why the dosages of homeopathic treatments are as low as they areHow to find the right practitioner for you The limits of homeopathy “In France, homeopathy is very much integrated in medical practice.”“We are in a culture, especially in the US, where more is better.” “Homeopathy works fast. When you find that right medicine, it will work fast.” “Know your limits and know when to ask for help.” Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your pods. Say hi to the AGEIST team!

What is it like to be a 50-year-old woman on television? What are the different societal expectations for men and women when it comes to aging? Botox, fillers, getting, "work" done? How can we have more meaningful conversations with people? How should we think about retirement?Tamsen Fadal joins us this week on the SuperAge podcast to discuss these questions. Tamsen is a journalist, news anchor, author, speaker, and podcast host. She seems to do it all and has no intention of slowing down anytime soon. She recently turned 50 and has the unique perspective of being a women on television in her midlife. She shares with us some of the challenges that come along with her profession, why she was proud when she turned 50, her thoughts on appearance as we age, how she has more meaningful conversations with people as she has matured, and her thoughts on retirement. David and Tamsen also share some of the current health hacks that they are loving. What you will learn in this episode:What it is like to be a woman in her midlife on television Why you should be proud to age rather than just accepting itHow to have more meaningful conversations with peopleWhy we need to reframe our view on retirement The hacks that Tamsen and David use to wind down at night and sleep better “Literally for 15 years I was petrified that I was going to wake up and that was going to be the day that I was irrelevant.” “I turned fifty and I went, It’s like I ripped open my shirt and had superwoman written on my chest. I went, ‘Hey, I’m 50 years old and I’m still on television!’” “When I turned 50 I didn’t do it hiding behind a curtain trying to pretend I was still 45… I was bragging about it.” Listen to the SuperAge podcast where you get your pods. Connect with Tamsen- Website: https://tamsenfadal.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tamsenfadal/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tamsenfadal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tamsenfadal/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamsenfadal/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coming-up-next-with-tamsen-fadal/id1560877893 Say hi to the AGEIST team!

What is it like to be a three time Olympian and hold the world record for 10 years? What is it like to then lose that title? How can we transition from one identity to another? How can we get out of our minds and into a flow state? Willie Banks, Olympic athlete and former 10 year triple jump world record holder, joins us this week on the SuperAge podcast to share his wisdom. He discusses what it felt like to be an Olympic world record holder for 10 years, how he reaches flow state to stop his mind from taking over during competition, the three things that helped him when transitioning out of his athletic career, and more. What you will learn in this episode: -How he reaches his flow state as an athlete and how the rest of us can apply that to our daily lives -The three things that made transitioning out of his athletic career easier -How movement is vital to staying healthy -How Zumba has become part of his routine“I was devastated. I could not believe that I was no longer that guy.” “Everybody in life has to be open to new things. And if you’re not, if you’re closed in, if that’s what you are, then you’re going to be whole disappointed because you never know what’s going to happen.”“There are so many parts of you that you have to recognize and that you have to groom that you may not have paid attention to because you had the one thing that was important.” “I really think, if you’re moving, you’re grooving. Motion is lotion.” Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your pods. https://www.weareageist.com/category/superage-podcast/ The OLY you see after Willie’s name is just like Ph.D or MD and was created to give Olympians the public recognition they deserve for the years of dedication to their sport. Say hi to the AGEIST team!

What are the new tests for better and earlier cancer prevention? If we catch cancer cells early, is there a better chance of successful treatment? How does diet impact cancer? How do we properly get our bodies into ketosis? How does stress impact cancer? Dr. Donese Worden, with over 18 years of experience, joins us for the second time on the SuperAge podcast to discuss cancer screening, prevention, and diet’s role. Dr. Worden has worked with a number of cancer patients and today she is sharing with us the tests that she is giving her patients to detect cancer early, how diet and stress are major players in cancer growth, and everything we need to know about the keto diet and getting our bodies into ketosis. What you will learn in this episode:What tests to ask your doctor for if you want to detect cancer cells, determine proper cancer treatment, and check your immune systemWhat to eat to reduce your risk of feeding cancer cellsHow to get your body into ketosis, and why you might want to be in itHow stress plays a role in cancer growth“Cancer can’t use ketones as fuel but it can use sugar.” “Most cancers caught early, we can do something with. It’s when they’re caught after the fact they’ve metastasized, the tumor’s too large, that’s when we’re in real trouble.”“Ketones are a cleaner fuel than sugar. The brain loves it, it’s clean, and it helps us from a cancer standpoint which is the topic of our show today.”“We have to take care of ourselves. You can’t just hope for the best because, as you know, 1 in 2 men will have cancer in their lifetime. 1 in 2.5 women now.” Tests that Dr. Worden mentioned in this episode:-CEA test-CA 125 test-MicroGen -Liquid Biopsy -Keto Start-Fasting Glucose Level-HbA1cListen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your pods. https://www.weareageist.com/category/superage-podcast/Connect with Dr. Donese Worden –Website: drworden.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrDoneseWordenNMDInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/DrDoneseWordenTwitter: https://twitter.com/DrDoneseWordenYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrDoneseWordenLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donesew/Say hi to the AGEIST team!