The Over 50 Health & Wellness Podcast

Text us a comment or question!I’m thrilled to share my latest podcast episode where I interview biohacker Chris Mirable, who is literally aging in reverse – he’s aging 31% slower than normal. How? Through science-backed lifestyle tweaks and longevity hacks that are available to us all. Chris shares his personal story of motivation. After surviving a brain tumor at 16 that made him acutely aware of his mortality, Chris founded the public benefit company NOVOS. NOVOS creates consumer biotech products targeting the 12 hallmarks of aging, with ingredients shown to reduce DNA damage, inflammation, and senescent cells while improving skin health and longevity biomarkers.  On the show, Chris does a deep dive into each of these biological causes of aging, explaining what they are and actionable steps you can take to combat them. We cover everything from nutrition to supplements to ideal exercise, sleep, and stress management for longevity. I walk away from this discussion feeling truly empowered that we can take control of our healthspan and lifespan. Chris shatters the myth that only the wealthy can afford these types of longevity interventions. His personal results exceed what some tech billionaires pay millions for annually. He shares the ideal intermittent fasting routine for those over 50 and the ideal ratio of strength training to cardio for longevity.  If you’re interested in living younger for longer, this knowledge-packed episode is one you simply can’t miss. Get ready to take notes as Chris provides the blueprint to turn back your biological clock.  Tune in and let me know what longevity topic you want me to cover on a future show! You can connect with Chris in the following ways: Novos website:https://novoslabs.com Instagram - @novoslabsFacebook - @novoslabsTwitter/X -@novoslabsLinkedIn - @novoslabs YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/NOVOSLabs Chris’ blog:https://slowmyage.com Twitter - @slowmyageInstagram - @slowmyage👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective

Text us a comment or question!Welcome back, friends! I hope all my American listeners enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving. I wanted to do a special solo "Coach's Corner" episode today focusing on gratitude and how it impacts our health as we age.  I've actually covered gratitude in a few past episodes that are worth mentioning again: - Back in March 2021, I interviewed Debbie Waynez and we talked about how intentional gratitude helped her journey from profound grief to absolute joy. That episode is titled "Journey From Heartbreak to Joy."  https://silveredgefitness.com/episode44/ - And just last month, I had an enlightening chat with Dr. Greg Hamer about finding peace and purpose through gratitude even during chaotic times. That episode was called "Finding Peace in Purpose Through Gratitude."https://silveredgefitness.com/242-2/ So gratitude is a recurring theme on this podcast because I firmly believe embracing gratitude is truly life changing. Let's explore why it's so critical to our health and how we can make it a daily practice. The Transformative Power of Gratitude - Gratitude goes far beyond just saying thanks - it's a state of appreciation and noticing the blessings we do have. - Research shows grateful people suffer less aches and pains, report better health, tend to sleep better at night, and have decreased feelings of anxiety, frustration and envy. - Gratitude helps us better weather life's inevitable ups and downs with resilience, self-worth and deep spiritual connectivity. 3 Ways to Build a Gratitude Practice 1. Keep a Gratitude Journal - Take a few minutes each day to write down a short list of things you're grateful for. The key is consistency with this exercise.  - Try the 30 Day Challenge where you write down 3 new things you're grateful for every single day. It gets harder as the days go on, which builds your awareness. 2. Incorporate Gratitude Meditation/Prayer  - No need for structured meditation - take brief moments during your day to pause and appreciate things around you.  - Prayer works too! Personally I start and end each day with short gratitude prayers which grounds me and helps me sleep. 3. Express Gratitude to Others - Tell people in your life what they mean to you. Write thank you notes. Verbal appreciation strengthens relationships. - There are also great gratitude apps available with prompts and reminders. And leverage technology to build community around gratitude. Remember it takes consistency and you will have ups and downs. But pick one or two gratitude practices that work for you and give them an honest try. I promise you will start to notice positive changes! Gratitude transforms lives in profound ways. I hope you'll join me on this journey toward better health and deeper fulfillment. We have so much to be thankful for, my friends. I appreciate YOU for listening! Let's practice the spirit of Thanksgiving all year round. Stay grateful out there!👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective

Text us a comment or question!I recently had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Carl Rothschild, one of the leading experts in the world on red light therapy. This was such an eye-opening conversation and I’m excited to share it with all of you! For those not familiar, red light therapy involves exposing the body to certain wavelengths of red and near-infrared light. What’s simply amazing is the incredible healing benefits this can provide.  Dr. Rothschild explains how red light therapy can help improve mitochondrial function at the cellular level. This is why it may help with such a diverse array of health conditions - from arthritis, to Parkinson’s, to chronic fatigue and more. He shared story after story of patients who experienced dramatic improvements in diseases they had suffered with for years.  We also discussed the potential of red light therapy for anti-aging and aesthetic benefits. Dr. Rothschild says he has seen hair regrowth in balding patients, eliminated skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis, and significant fat loss by improving lymphatic drainage.  In this interview, you’ll learn exactly how red light therapy works, what to look for in legitimate high-quality devices (not just cheap knock-offs), and how to find a provider in your area that offers this cutting-edge treatment.  Dr. Rothschild also shares an insightful perspective on why more mainstream medicine and big pharma tend to resist these types of alternative therapies that actually cure patients, rather than manage symptoms with expensive medications. I was thoroughly impressed by Dr. Rothschild’s breadth of knowledge and unwavering dedication to helping patients achieve true healing. I think you’ll find this a truly fascinating interview. You can connect with Dr. Rothschild in the following ways: Website:https://www.trifectalightactive.com YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@trifectalightofficial Facebook - @trifectalightofficialInstagram - @trifectalightofficial Book – Illuminated Healing: Unraveling the Mysteries of Light Therapy https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9GG2ZYV Google Scholar (add “photobiomodulalation” plus any health keyword):https://scholar.google.com👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective

Text us a comment or question!In this week's episode of Over 50 Health and Wellness, I share an inspiring message about viewing your health journey as a heroic quest. This classic episode reminds us that we are all the heroes in our own stories.  The story begins by establishing you, the listener, as the hero. The thing you want but don't yet have is a healthy body and mind. Your enemy is modern diet culture and its false promises. What's at stake is your health and vitality. Every hero needs a guide, someone who has your back and a plan to defeat the enemy. For many, I hope to be that guide. At The Silver Edge, our core principles are impact, connection, and passion. We don't want quick fixes - we aim for lifelong transformation.  On your hero's journey, I can advise and assist, but you must do the work. There will be small victories and defeats to learn from. With perseverance, you'll stand victorious, having faced impossible odds. You'll be a hero and inspiration to others. My call to action: Take the first step and find an expert guide you trust. Invest in yourself and your health - it's the best investment you'll make. If you think I could help guide your quest, reach out and we'll schedule a discovery call.  You have it within you to transform your life. Now go be the hero you were meant to be! If after listening to this episode you decide you’d like a guide on your hero’s journey, book a call to see if our 1:1 personalized nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle coaching is perfect for you and your goals:https://calendly.com/thesilveredge/coaching-inquiry Want more over 50 health & wellness goodness? Join our free private Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective

Renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Alan Reznik shares top advice for knee and shoulder health, including the impact of posture, strengthening rotator cuff muscles, and the role of nutrition and exercise. He explores cutting-edge treatments like stem cells and 3D printing. Dr. Reznik emphasizes the influence we have over the strength and resilience of our bones and joints as we age. The podcast also discusses the history of orthopedics, proper form and technique, and challenges in navigating the healthcare system.

Text us a comment or question!In this week's Coach's Corner, I'm talking all about getting started with strength training after 50. I began this episode by discussing why strength training is so important as we age. Building muscle helps optimize our metabolism, protects us against injury, extends our life expectancy, and makes us "harder to kill" as Mark Rippetoe likes to say. Strength training is also your fat-burning friend since adding muscle revs up your metabolism and turns you into a fat burning machine. Other benefits of strength training include improving overall health, bone density, sleep quality, hormonal profile, libido, and overall quality of life. The bottom line - you're never too old to start strength training!Next, I got into the details of how to start strength training for beginners over 50. I talked about proper "dosing" of strength training by finding the right balance of training frequency, intensity, and volume. For most beginners, I recommend full body workouts 3 days per week, 45-60 minutes per workout, stopping short of technical failure, and keeping intensity around a 7-8 on the Rate of Perceived Exertion scale. I also covered some of the basics like sets, reps and rest periods. For beginners, I suggest 3 sets of 8-12 reps for each exercise, with 1-2 minutes of rest between sets. We want to focus on compound lifts like squats, deadlifts, presses, and rows, but also incorporate some isolation moves. And we always need a proper warm-up before diving into the workout!To demonstrate how to put together a beginner strength routine, I provided a sample 3 day full body workout plan with specific exercises. I also noted that you don't need a gym to get started - you can begin with bands, dumbbells, or bodyweight at home. Just focus on progressively overloading over time.I know that was a lot of info packed into a short episode! My best advice is to not overthink it and just get started. Download the workout anywhere guide and get some bands if needed. And check out the app I mentioned which has tons of guided programs. If you want to lose weight, get healthy, reclaim your sexy, and be an all-around over 50 badass, start strength training today!You can find all the resources mentioned in the show notes over at silveredgefitness.com/243. Thanks for listening and see you next time!👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective

Text us a comment or question!I'm thrilled to share my recent conversation with Dr. Greg Hammer. Dr. Hammer is a pediatric anesthesiologist and professor at Stanford who has become a leading expert on burnout, wellness, and happiness practices.  In this inspiring discussion, we covered a lot of ground on how we can overcome negativity bias and chronic stress to live with more gratitude, joy, and purpose day-to-day. Dr. Hammer introduced the GAIN method - a powerful mindfulness routine that takes just minutes but can rewire your brain for positivity if practiced daily.  Here were some of my biggest takeaways from our talk: - We all tend to have a negativity bias thanks to our evolutionary wiring and get distracted from the miracle of each moment. Simple gratitude practices can retrain our brains. - Acceptance is key - if we can discern what we can and cannot change, we avoid useless suffering. Living in the present requires letting go of judging and resisting. - Intention grounds us in purposeful action steps, however small, that over time transform our thinking. Effort compounds. - There is an upward spiral between daily mindfulness habits, open-heartedness, and connection to something larger than ourselves. Spirituality and science meet in the middle. I highly recommend tuning in to hear the full discussion and Dr. Hammer's insights on how we can gain more lightness and joy, even during stressful times. By being mindful each day, we can overcome our biologically engrained pessimism and discover newfound happiness and gratitude. The practical steps covered here can help anyone - especially if you're over 50 and realizing time is precious. I'm committed to making the GAIN routine part of my daily ritual going forward. Join me in looking at life through a lens of gratitude! You can connect with Dr. Hammer in the following ways: Website:https://greghammermd.comInstagram - @greghammermdFacebook - @greghammermd Book - GAIN without Pain: The Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionalshttps://www.amazon.com/GAIN-Without-Pain-Happiness-Professionals/dp/1951104013/   Ready to rewrite the narrative of your life and health? Visit the link below to see if our bespoke coaching services align with your vision: https://calendly.com/thesilveredge/coaching-inquiry Longing for more wisdom on health and wellness in your golden years? Dive into our exclusive Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective

Text us a comment or question!Welcome back to another episode of the Coach's Corner on the Over 50 Health and Wellness Podcast. In today's solo episode, I want to take a deeper look at the “healthy at any size” movement that’s becoming so popular today.  I'll start by saying that there's no place for fat-shaming or judging people by their body size. We should respect and honor people of all shapes and sizes. However, the “healthy at any size” notion that we can be equally healthy at any weight is misleading and dangerous. To understand why, we first need to look at how we define and measure health. The scale and BMI are poor indicators on their own. Two people can weigh the same but have vastly different body compositions. A better way to look at health is body fat percentage and muscle mass.  The takeaway: we have less of an obesity problem than a lack of muscle problem. Building strength, especially as we age, is vital for health. That’s why I coach over-50s to get strong while maintaining a reasonable body fat percentage. I hope this episode has given you a balanced perspective on health and body size. What matters most is loving and respecting ourselves and others while making empowered choices for our wellbeing. Want to rewrite the narrative of your life and health? Visit the link below to see if our 1:1 coaching services are a perfect fit for your long term goals: https://calendly.com/thesilveredge/coaching-inquiry Want more over 50 health and wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective

Text us a comment or question!I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Jeffrey Gross, a fascinating guest who is on the cutting edge of regenerative medicine and biohacking. Dr. Gross joined me on The Over 50 Health & Wellness Podcast to discuss how we can use science and technology to optimize our health. Dr. Gross is a board-certified neurological surgeon with over 25 years of experience helping patients avoid unnecessary surgeries. More recently, he has focused on anti-aging strategies and founded ReCELLebrate Health to provide regenerative therapies.  On the podcast, Dr. Gross outlined some incredible innovations that left my mind blown! We covered emerging treatments like: - PRP (platelet rich plasma) injections- Stem cell therapies - Exosome treatments He explained how these treatments utilize the body’s own healing systems to reduce inflammation, repair joints, and even turn back aging. I was fascinated to learn how a simple IV infusion of something called “extracellular vesicles” can make people feel energized, refreshed, and reduce aches and pains.  According to Dr. Gross, the science shows these regenerative treatments can potentially help with conditions ranging from arthritis to neurological diseases to cosmetic anti-aging. While not currently approved by the FDA, they are widely available, especially for biohackers and athletes looking for an edge. Listen to this trailblazing episode for a glimpse into the exciting possibilities of biohacking your health for longevity! Dr. Gross provides an expert perspective on how these cutting-edge therapies work and what the future may hold as the research continues to progress.  If overcoming health challenges and living longer through science sounds compelling, you won’t want to miss this episode!  You can connect with Dr. Gross and ReCELLebrate in the following ways: Main Website:https://recellebrate.com(mention you heard about ReCELLebrate form the pod for free intro call) Free Longevity Supplement Guide:https://www.youngagainmethod.com/longevity YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@stemcellwhisperer LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-gross-md-5605605 Instagram - @recellebrateTikTok - @recellebrate  Ready to rewrite the narrative of your life and health? Visit the link below to see if our bespoke coaching services align with your vision: https://calendly.com/thesilveredge/coaching-inquiry Longing for more wisdom on health and wellness in your golden years? Dive into our exclusive Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective

Text us a comment or question!In this episode, I talk about the post-diet phase and what you should do after finishing a diet to keep the weight off long-term. I explain that most people regain the weight after a diet because they simply go back to their old eating habits. I outline a proper post-diet protocol focused on slowly reverse dieting to build metabolic capacity and muscle – without fat regain.  Show Notes: - Most people who lose weight end up regaining it because they don't follow proper post-diet protocols. Studies show up to 97% of people regain the weight they lost from dieting.  - After finishing a diet, most people pat themselves on the back and then go back to eating exactly like they did before the diet. This inevitably leads to regaining the lost weight, and often even more weight on top of that. - Proper post-diet protocol should focus on slowly reverse dieting to build back up metabolic capacity and muscle. This is key for long-term fat loss and maintenance. - In the pre-diet phase, the focus was on optimizing metabolism by building muscle. In the diet phase, the focus shifted to losing fat while maintaining the new muscle mass.  - In the post-diet phase, the emphasis returns to building muscle and metabolic capacity through conservative reverse dieting. - Reverse dieting means slowly adding back calories each week, usually starting with adding back just 10% of your current calories. - The more concerned you are with regaining weight, the slower you should reverse diet. Be patient and add calories back conservatively.  - As you add calories back, the goal is to optimize metabolism again and regain the muscle lost during the diet. This allows you to eat more food without gaining fat. - End the post-diet phase eating enough food that your metabolism can support. For men this is usually around 2,800-3,000 calories at a minimum. - Creating healthy, sustainable habits around nutrition and exercise is key for lifelong success. Fall in love with the process of nourishing your body, not just the end results. - Simple, quick diet fixes are easy to sell but not sustainable long-term. Proper muscle building and metabolism optimization is more nuanced but sets you up for lifelong success.  Want to rewrite the narrative of your life and health? Visit the link below to see if our 1:1 coaching services are a perfect fit for your long term goals: https://calendly.com/thesilveredge/coaching-inquiry Want more over 50 health and wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective