The Over 50 Health & Wellness Podcast

Send us a textIn the spirit of the holiday season, I’m so pleased to announce our 2022 Silver Edge Holiday Survival Team giveaway.  The grand prize will be 6 months of free one-on-one coaching – this is our 6 Month Body Reset coaching package, and the second prize will be 3 months of one-on-one coaching – which is our 90 Day Body Reboot program. And all you need to do to enter to win is sign up and join the Holiday Survival Team. The Holiday Survival Team is our framework to help you survive the holidays in a healthy and sane manner. This is a community of like-minded people who want to enjoy the holidays, but not go off the rails with overeating, over-drinking, stress, and lack of exercise.Entering is easy – just click HERE and fill out the registration form and you’re in!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://go.silveredgefitness.com/schedule/coaching-inquiry Want more over 50 health and wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness

Mark Lauren, a military physical training specialist, triathlete, and author, shares insights gained from special operations training. He discusses how principles of mental toughness can benefit those over 50 without the harshness of military drills. Mark emphasizes bodyweight training’s accessibility and functional fitness, advocating for adaptable routines over traditional high-intensity workouts. He also dives into motivation, underscoring the importance of personal milestones in achieving lasting wellness goals.

Send us a textThere are plenty of great analogies for healthy aging. But today we’re going to use the analogy of healthy aging as a Swiss watch. The Swiss have the reputation of creating the finest precision timepieces on the planet. And we’re going to envision the elements of healthy aging as gears within the watch – each one precision made and meshing perfectly with the others, so that they move in perfect harmony. And obviously, if one of the gears is malfunctioning, it will affect the overall performance of the watch.  Join us today as Dominique and Ellen describe the 5 “gears” that make up healthy aging and tell us how to be cool after 50! You can connect with Ellen and Dominique in the following ways: Website - https://www.wakeupshakeupthrive.comWake Up Shake Up Thrive LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/wusut/Ellen’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenkocherwhealthness/Dominique’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominiquebendhaou/Instagram - @wakeupshakeupthriveFacebook - @wakeupshakeupthriveBook - Wake Up, Shake Up, Thrive: How To Lift Up Your Life In Your 50s and Beyond Sponsor Info – MAPS Fitness Productswww.silveredgepartners.comUse coupon code “NOVEMBER50” for 50% off MAPS OCR & MAPS Cardio Want more over 50 health & wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitnessWant 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://go.silveredgefitness.com/schedule/coaching-inquiry Want more over 50 health and wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness

Send us a textWe live in strange times. Most of us now live in urban environments, and we’ve become completely disconnected from our food. Even the types of things we call food has changed drastically in recent history. It’s highly doubtful that someone 200 years ago would recognize some of the ultra-processed, colorfully packaged substances we eat as food. For most of human existence we’ve eaten plants and animals and had an intimate connection with our food. Today we shop in clean well-lit grocery stores where our food is neatly processed, packaged, and labeled. And most of us have never seen the foods we eat in its original state, let alone raised, tended, harvested, and processed it – we’ve wholesale outsourced our foods supply to big business, factory farms, and industrial scale agriculture. And this is taking a toll on our health and wellbeing.  My guest today is Tyler Dawley. Tyler is part of a new vanguard of farmer who are rethinking old paradigms. His generation of small farmers are questioning and reimagining the family farm traditions and implementing regenerative farming practices not just because it’s better for the earth and livestock, but because it allows them to compete with the industrial food machine on their own terms. Tyler’s family have owned the Big Bluff Ranch for six decades – that’s four generations. Join us today as Tyler shares what it’s like to be a rancher raising grass fed beef and pasture poultry. Tyler mentioned the following resources during this show: Website - https://bigbluffranch.comBook – Eating on the Wild Side by Jo Robinson Jo Robinson’s Website - https://eatwild.comBook – Botany of Desire by Michael PollanFacebook - @bigbluffranch1LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-dawley/ Sponsor InformationNED – www.silveredgepartners.comUse coupon code “silveredge” for 15% off your first order Want more over 50 health and wellness goodness? Join out our private Facebook group!https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitnessWant 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://go.silveredgefitness.com/schedule/coaching-inquiry Want more over 50 health and wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness

Send us a textMy guest today is Emily. I first met Emily when she participated in a 21 Day Get Lean Challenge that we recently ran – and while she didn’t win the challenge, she was the winner of a free 30 day coaching giveaway that we did on the kickoff call for that challenge.  Join us today as Emily shares her own health and wellness journey, what it’s like working with Coach Monica here at the Silver  Edge, and the remarkable results she’s obtained in a very short amount of time. We discussed the free Fix My Diet assessment in this episode and it can be found at:https://silveredgefitness.com/free/ Want more over 50 health & wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitnessWant 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://go.silveredgefitness.com/schedule/coaching-inquiry Want more over 50 health and wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness

Send us a textThere are many ways of defining fitness. My Webster’s New World College Dictionary defines fitness as, “the condition of being fit; suitability, appropriateness, healthiness, etc.” Which might just be the worst definition in the history of definitions – I’m no scholar, but I’m pretty sure you’re not supposed to use the word you’re defining in the actual definition. So, back to the dictionary for a definition of fit. The dictionary defines the adjective fit as “in good physical condition, healthy.” OK, so a little better there – but it seems vague and still not particularly helpful.  But I suppose a better question would be – what does fitness mean to you? It seems to me that we all tend to view fitness through our own lens. Ask an endurance runner what fitness is and she’ll likely answer that it’s someone who can go long distances. Ask a sprinter and the answer is likely to be someone who is very fast. Ask a power lifter and the answer will almost certainly include strength and the ability to lift very heavy things. Today’s guest has her own take on the definition of what it means to be fit, and I think you’ll be hard pressed to argue with her definition! My guest today is Dr. Paula Chambers. Paula is a dance healer and somatic educator whose mission is helping people build wellness, mindfulness, and self-esteem by moving to music, sensing their bodies, and feeling their feeling. Join us today as Paula helps us reconnect to our feelings through movement. You can connect with Paula in the following ways:Facebook - @SFValleyNiaInstagram - @drpaulachambers www.nianow.comwww.paulachambers.meSignup link for "Intro to Nia Technique with Paula Chambers” – this event takes place on January 8, 2023https://momence.com/s/42691263Paula is offering listeners to this podcast one free Nia class (you could use it for the intro class mentioned above) – use coupon code SILVEREDGE Sponsor InformationLevels – www.silveredgepartners.comUse coupon code “silveredge20” for 20% off your first order Want more over 50 health & wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitnessWant 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://go.silveredgefitness.com/schedule/coaching-inquiry Want more over 50 health and wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness

Send us a textFor today’s edition of the coach’s corner, we have a special guest. If you are in our private Facebook group, then you already know who Coach Monica is. Monica was my first employee here at the Silver Edge, and as you’ll soon hear I originally hired her in the role of a Community Success Manager – and she’s absolutely knocked that out of the park! Today Monica still supports me in that role, but she’s also coaching clients. Join us today as Monica shares her personal fitness journey and talks about what it’s like to work with me and a fast growing and often chaotic company! OK, without further ado let’s meet Coach Monica! You can connect with Coach Monica by email at monica@silveredgefitness.com. You can always find Coach Monica in our the Over 50 Lean Body Blueprint Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness Want to improve your metabolic health now? Check out our free metabolic assessment – www.silveredgefree.comWant 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://go.silveredgefitness.com/schedule/coaching-inquiry Want more over 50 health and wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness

Send us a textHow many of you can relate to this? You walk from your living room to you home office. But now you’re standing in the middle of the room looking around. What the heck was it that you came in here for? You rack your brain… still nothing. So you decide to retrace your steps. Back to the living room. Hmmm, no apparent clues here. And while you can’t remember what it was that sent you to your office in the first place, you do remember that it seemed important. What’s going on here? Are these warning signs of early stages of dementia? Or does our memory just start to diminish as we age? Today’s guest says that while memory loss as we age is common it is NOT normal! My guest today is Francine Waskavitz. Francine is a speech-language pathologist, and integrative health and nutrition coach, and memory health coach who specializes in helping people build better, stronger, more resilient minds and memory. Join us today as Francine shares with us her top tips on improving our memory health. You can connect with Francine in the following ways: Website - https://www.francinewaskavitz.comInstagram - @francinewaskavitzFacebook - @francinewaskavitz Sponsor Information:Energy Bits – www.silveredgefree.comUse coupon code “silveredge” for 20% off your purchase Want more over 50 health & wellness goodness? Join our private Facebook group!https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitnessWant 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://go.silveredgefitness.com/schedule/coaching-inquiry Want more over 50 health and wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness

Send us a textIndulge me for a moment, and let’s imagine this together. Let’s picture a woman who is a boss babe, she has her act together. She’s a type A over achiever and she gets things done. She’s kicked ass in her career, climbed the corporate ladder and is by all measures highly successful in her work life.  Her kids were outstanding children, made straight As in school, went to highly regarded universities, and of course excelled there and now are starting their own successful careers. She’s on the board of a national nonprofit and her name regularly comes up when discussing who’s who in her community. From outward appearances this woman is successful and in full control of her life. But this woman has a secret. She is in full control of all aspects of her life – except one. She’s an emotional eater. And paradoxically the more successes she experienced in her life, the more she turned to food for comfort.  How can this be? How could this woman be so intelligent, so successful, so together in all areas of her life except when it comes to something as simple and fundamental as eating? My guest today is Jessica Procini. Jessica is the founder of Escape from Emotional Eating and is on a mission to help high achievers heal the roots of their emotional eating so they can use food as a nourishing asset rather than a self-destructive way to cope, soothe and attempt to escape their busy, stressful lives. Jessica’s work has received multiple awards from the Institute of Psychology of Eating and she’s been featured in noteworthy media outlets such as ABC, CBS, and MindBodyGreen. Join us today as Jessica shares her own story as well as well as how to stop using food to cope and start using food to thrive. You can connect with Jessica in the following ways: Main website - https://escapefromemotionaleating.comFree 4 Roots of Emotional Eating Clarity Quiz - www.innerwork.meYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/JessicaProcini Sponsor Information – MAPS Fitness Productswww.silveredgepartners.comUse coupon code “OCTOBER50” for 50% off MAPS Symmetry all month in October 2022 Want more over 50 health and wellness goodness? Join our private Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitnessWant 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://go.silveredgefitness.com/schedule/coaching-inquiry Want more over 50 health and wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness

Send us a textHow has your social network changed over the last few years? Many of us as we age begin experience life changes that often affects our social circle. For example, many of you listening right now may have gone to an office for work every day pre Covid. And whether you loved or hated that job, you interacted with the same group of people every day – but perhaps now you work from home, and only occasionally interact with some of those same people over Zoom, WebEx and Skype. Or maybe we’ve recently changed careers, or maybe we’ve recently retired. Many of us are now empty nesters. We’re becoming grandparents. And many of us have slowed down as we’ve aged. We’ve let poor health, aches and pains, loss of energy and vitality prevent us from doing the things we loved to do when we were younger – and healthier – with our friends and family members. So my question to you is – how do we stay connected in an increasingly disconnected world? My guest today is Molly Wylie. Molly is a PhD candidate in gerontology and is the head of programming for Hank – a new digital platform for people over the age of 55 to help connect them with other people and activities in their communities.  Join us this week as Molly shares why it’s critical for us to remain socially connected and active as we age.  Website: https://www.gethank.com/feedOver 50 Health & Wellness Group on Hank: https://www.gethank.com/groups/over-50-health-wellness Sponsor Info: 2Pood - https://silveredgefitness.com/partners/Use coupon code “silveredge” for 10% off your order.Want more over 50 health & wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitnessWant 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://go.silveredgefitness.com/schedule/coaching-inquiry Want more over 50 health and wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness