The Over 50 Health & Wellness Podcast

Send us a textI know this isn’t breaking news, but we’re sick and getting sicker at an alarming rate. Over 70% of us are now overweight, obese, or morbidly obese. 60% of us have a chronic disease, and 40% of us have more than one. Just over half of us take pharmaceuticals daily. And here’s the crazy thing, we’re no longer outraged or alarmed over this information. It’s become our new normal.  Part of the problem has to do with money. There are billions of dollars being made treating the symptoms of a chronically ill population, and comparatively very little money to be made in helping people rethink and change their lifestyle for optimal health. But here’s the good news – great news in fact – for the most part optimal health is within our control. We can become our own healthcare advocates – in fact we must. By taking ownership of our health, we can feel better, live longer, and to mitigate the devastating consequences of chronic disease. My guest today is Emily Gold Mears. Emily is a research analyst and author of the new book, “Optimizing Your Health: An Approachable Guide to Reducing Your Risk of Chronic Disease.” Join us this week as Emily shares 18 ways that that we can optimize our health and greatly reduce the risk of chronic disease.  You can connect with Emily in the following ways: Website - https://www.emilygoldmears.com/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/emily.g.mearsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/emilygoldmears/Book - Optimizing Your Health: An Approachable Guide to Reducing Your Risk of Chronic Disease by Emily Gold Mears - https://www.amazon.com/Optimizing-Your-Health-Approachable-Reducing/dp/1637582919/  Sponsor InformationLiving Libations – www.silveredgepartners.comUse coupon code “silveredge” to save 10% on your order at checkout. Private Facebook PageOver 50 Lean Body Blueprint - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3172506236368032Want 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 textWhen you hear the word Parkour, what comes to mind? For me it’s the opening scene of the 2006 James Bond movie Casino Royale with incredible stunts. Or maybe the opening scene from the US version of The Office, where Michael, Dwight and Andy are filming themselves doing hardcore parkour. But what doesn’t jump to mind immediately is a 52 year old woman doing parkour and teaching parkour.And maybe this has less to do with my innate ageist and sexist attitudes, and more with my media clouded versions of parkour. Either way, however familiar you are with parkour, I invite you join me in re-examining this creative art through a new lens.My guest today is Dr. Julie Angel. Julie is an artist, filmmaker, visual anthropologist, an author, a movement coach, a brand ambassador for Merrill, and has the distinction of earning the world’s first PhD in parkour. Julie helps people overcome obstacles and rediscover their potential by finding a love of – and meaning in – movement. In this episode Julie shares how she found herself out of shape in her mid 30s fascinated with Parkour, and how her love and passion for human movement forever changed the arc of her life.You can connect with Julie in the following ways:Website - https://julieangel.com/Instagram - @julie_angel_phdFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/julie.angelYouTube - Julie Angel Movement Coach - YouTube Sponsor InformationEnergy Bits – www.silveredgefree.comUse Coupon code “silveredge” for 20% discount at checkout Join The Over 50 Lean Body Blueprint Private Facebook Pagehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/3172506236368032Want 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 textJust what is an immune system? I mean, if I asked you to point to where your immune system lived in your body, where would you point? We all have an immune system, but unless you’re an immunologist, pinpointing and defining it can be tricky. But in this post Covid world we all live in, it’s never been more important to understand our immune system and to take steps to optimize it. But here’s the thing – we’re all bio-individuals – with different histories and genetic make ups. And what is ideal for your immune system may not be well-suited for me. Some of us have hyperactive immune systems and others have weak immune systems. My guest today is Heather Moday and she is going to help us demystify our individual immune systems and teach us the steps we need to take to create healthy, balanced, optimized immune systems.Heather is an immunologist trained in both traditional medicine and functional and integrative medicine. She is the founder of the Moday Center where she and her team help people optimize their health and immune systems. Heather is the author of the book titled The Immunotype Breakthrough: You Personalized Plan to Balance You Immune System, Optimize Health, and Build Lifelong Resilience. In today’s episode Heather is going to help define exactly what an immune system is, how it works, and most importantly what you can do to build the strongest, most resilient immune system possible.You can connect with Heather in the following ways:Moday Center Website - https://modaycenter.com/Book – the Immunotype Breakthrough by Dr. Heather Moday - https://modaycenter.com/the-immunotype-breakthrough-book/Immunotype Quiz - https://modaycenter.com/immunotype-quiz/Instagram - @ theimmunitymdFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/modaycenter215/ Sponsor Information:MAPS Fitness Products - Partners – The Silver Edge (silveredgefitness.com) Over 50 Lean Body Blueprint Private Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3172506236368032Want 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 textWhy is it that the voice in our head is so often negative? For many of us our predominant inner voice is downright nasty. We often grab ahold of a negative thought and start building on it, and this often snowballs until we’re completely consumed with negative energy. And these negative thoughts can be directed towards others – including loved ones – or it can be directed towards ourselves. My guest today has a name for this negative self-talk – she calls it head trash. Head trash loves blame and shame. It criticizes everything and hypes up every possible downside, and the little negative voice in your head takes over – making it harder to connect with other people – or yourself for that matter.Head trash dulls your shine and limits your full potential. But what if there was a way to silence this critic? What if there was a way to empty your head trash?My guest today is Renie Cavallari. Renie is an author, speaker, researcher, as well the founder, CEO of Aspire, a global transformational training and culture development company and is also the founder of RCI Institute, an active thinking, executive coaching, and People Technology lab. In addition, Renie is a member of the prestigious National Speakers Association and Entrepreneurs Organization and TrainingIndustry.com named Renie as one of the Top 20 Most Influential Training Professionals. Renie and Aspire won a Stevie Award in the “Most Innovative Company” category 14 years in a row, and in 2020 Renie was awarded a prestigious Lifetime Achievement award.Join us this week as Renie shares her “own it, shift it, dump it” strategy for dealing with head trash to unlock our full potential.Connect with Renie:Website – www.dumpheadtrash.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/renie-cavallari-aaa7521/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/renie.cavallariBook – Head Trash: The Leading Killer of Human Potential by Renie Cavallari - https://www.amazon.com/HEADTRASH-Leading-Killer-Human-Potential/dp/0578640694/Book – Walking Through Pain to Purpose by Lynn Balter - https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Through-Pain-Purpose-Turning/dp/1957232013Sponsor Information:Ned – www.helloned.com Use coupon code “silveredge” at checkout to save 15% off your first order.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

Send us a textIn this week’s episode of the Coach’s Corner, I start out by talking about how strength training can improve your sex life, and then I move on to talk about the importance of healthy sun exposure. The links to all the resources we discussed in this episode are below:MAPS Fitness Products - https://products.mindpumpmedia.com/a/501/RPjmwnieSilver Edge Personalized Coaching Service - https://silveredgefitness.com/coaching/Environmental Working Group Sunscreen Guide - https://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/National Center for Biotechnology Grade Your Skin Type - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK321117/Dminder Vitamin D App - https://dminder.ontometrics.com/Living Libations Sun Care - https://livinglibations.com/collections/sun-careOver 50 Lean Body Blueprint Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3172506236368032Want 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 textWhat do radical healing, quantum physics, transcendence, spiritual journeys, finding your life’s purpose, and Zumba have in common? On the surface these things don’t seem that interconnected. But before we get to that, I want to take a minute and talk about preconceived notions. We all have preconceived notions, usually concerning things we know very little about. I know for me personally when I started today’s interview, I had my own preconceived notions of Zumba. If you’re not familiar with Zumba, perhaps you too have your preconceived notions of what Zumba is, of what type of people participate, of what the instructors are like, and whether Zumba would be appropriate for you. If so, I invite you to stick around, because we are going to shatter those preconceived notions, and along the way we’ll cover radical healing, quantum physics, transcendence, spiritual journeys, finding your life’s purpose, and of course Zumba.My guest today is Josette Tkacik. Josette is globally regarded as the most successful Zumba instructor ever and has been named a medical miracle for self-healing advanced rheumatoid arthritis. Her story and work have been featured on NPR, Zumba.com, The Daily OM, and many more. Join us this week as Josette shares her incredible story of how she overcame crippling rheumatoid arthritis (without drugs) to living her best life. Along the way we’ll dive into radical healing, quantum physics, transcendence, spiritual journeys, finding your life’s purpose… and how these things tie into Zumba!You can connect with Josette in the following ways:Website - https://www.josettetkacik.com/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ZumbainSB/Instagram - @josettetkacikYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/JosetteTkacik Josette mentioned the following resources on today’s show:Dr. Bruce Lipton - https://www.brucelipton.com/Dr. Joe Dispenza - https://drjoedispenza.com/Daily OM - https://www.dailyom.com/Zumba - https://www.zumba.com/en-US Sponsor Info:Living Libations - https://livinglibations.com/Use coupon code “silveredge” at checkout for 10% off your orderWant 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 textYou may have heard the term mind-body connection – but what does that really mean? It means that our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and attitudes can positively - or negatively - affect our biological functioning. In other words, our minds can affect how healthy our bodies are! And on the flip side, what we eat and how and how much we move can impact our mental state - either positively or negatively, and this results in a complex interrelationship between our minds and bodies.But in today’s frantic fast-paced world, many of us have lost this fundamental connection with our selves. We’re simply too busy, too stressed out, too dissociated, to be able to “hear” our bodies signals. My guest today wants to change that, and the tool she uses is a modality called Pilates. You’re probably familiar with the term, but how much do you really know about the benefits of a Pilates practice? My guest today is Emma Jory. Emma is a certified Pilates Instructor, Yoga instructor, and Health Coach, and her passion is helping people reduce pain, improve flexibility, increase core strength and posture, and most of all to help them learn to love their body. Join us this week as Emma shares how – and why - to incorporate Pilates into our life to reconnect with our bodies and live our healthiest lives.Connect with Emma:Website - https://epilatesonline.com/Free 6-Day Body Toning Series - https://epilatesonline.com/free-6-day-body-toning-series/Instagram - @epilatesonlineFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/epilatesonlineFacebook Core Fit Club group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/epilatescorefitclub/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcd28tIPhS8-oehfp-ym-yw Sponsor InfoWebsite – https://www.energybits.com/Vitality Bits – https://www.energybits.com/vitalitybits.htm*Make sure you use coupon code “silveredge” at checkout for 20% off your order. Join the Over 50 Lean Body Blueprint group on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3172506236368032Want 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 textDo you remember the cartoon the Jetsons? How everything seemed so futuristic? And while we’re still aways from flying cars and having Rosie the robot clean our houses and wait on our beckon call, the future is here and it’s incredible. The Jetsons released their first episode 60 years ago back in 1962. Back before the internet. Before cell phones. Before 8 tracks, CDs, VHS tapes or DVDs. Before fax machines. And way before we had the ability to bank your stem cells and cryogenically freeze them for future use.My guest today is Dr. Drew Taylor. Drew is the co-founder and CEO of Acorn Biolabs, which is a company specializing in helping people preserve their own cells for help them prepare for future needs. Drew was a standout colligate athlete and professional baseball player, but ultimately got his PhD in biomedical engineering and now leads the charge to bringing accessible, non-invasive and affordable live cell collection and preservation to everyone.Join us this week as Drew shares how he went from a baseball player to CEO of a biomedical startup, and why people like you and me (and our children and grandchildren) should consider banking our cells today for a healthier tomorrow. I started our interview by asking Drew how he got interested in cell banking.You can connect with Drew and Acorn Biolabs in the following ways:Acorn BiolabsWebsite - https://get.acorn.me/Instagram – @acornbiolabsFacebook - @acornbiolabsDr. Drew TaylorTwitter – @DrewWTaylorInstagram - @drdrewtaylor Join the Over 50 Lean Body Blueprint private Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3172506236368032Want 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 textMany of us lose our flexibility and mobility as we age, and most of us consider this a normal part of the aging process. With chronic pain, stress and busy lifestyles, it’s never been more difficult to take care of our bodies, but healthy movement and taking care of our bodies should be a part of our daily self-care routine.The ability to move around freely is something that most of us take for granted. But mobility can be a significant challenge as we age. Stiffness, pain, and reduced ranges of motion can make it difficult to perform everyday activities, even such simple things as getting out of a chair, climbing stairs, or even putting dishes into an overhead cupboard. A loss of mobility can also lead to social isolation and depression and can increase the risk of falls and injuries. But losing flexibility and mobility isn’t a foregone conclusion as we age. Improving and maintaining mobility can help to improve our balance and coordination and can help to increase our flexibility and range of motion, making it easier to perform everyday activities, as well as continue living an active lifestyle and doing the things we love.Fortunately, there are a number of ways to improve mobility, recover from life’s stresses, relieve chronic pain, and to avoid injury as we age, and our guest today is going to teach you how to improve mobility and optimize recovery. My guest today is Kody Olinger. Kody is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach who also holds certifications as a Fascial Stretch Specialist. He has been working as a coach and therapist for over 5 years serving people from all walks of life. Kody’s clients include NFL Pro-Bowlers, MLB Pitchers, USA Olympic Bobsledders, MMA Fighters, as well as everyday people like you and me.Join us this week as Kody shares his insights on how we can we can improve flexibility and mobility as we age, so that we can avoid injury and move pain free.Connect with Kody:Website - https://korecovery.net/Instagram - @ko_stretchFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/kodFSTInstagram - @ko_stretchhttps://korecovery.net/ Kody mentioned the following resources:Fitness Quest 10 Gym - https://fitnessquest10.com/Stretch to Win Institute - https://stretchtowin.com/page/homepage Sponsor InformationNed Website - https://helloned.com/*Use coupon code “silveredge” at checkout to save 15% off your first order. Join the Over 50 Lean Body Blueprint Facebook Group! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3172506236368032Want 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 textYou may have heard the term mind-body connection – but what does that really mean? It means that our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and attitudes can positively - or negatively - affect our biological functioning. In other words, our minds can affect how healthy our bodies are! And on the flip side, what we eat and how and how much we move can impact our mental state - either positively or negatively, and this results in a complex interrelationship between our minds and bodies.But in today’s frantic fast-paced world, many of us have lost this fundamental connection with our selves. We’re simply too busy, too stressed out, too dissociated, to be able to “hear” our bodies signals. My guest today wants to change that, and the tool she uses is a modality called Pilates. You’re probably familiar with the term, but how much do you really know about the benefits of a Pilates practice? My guest today is Emma Jory. Emma is a certified Pilates Instructor, Yoga instructor, and Health Coach, and her passion is helping people reduce pain, improve flexibility, increase core strength and posture, and most of all to help them learn to love their body. Join us this week as Emma shares how – and why - to incorporate Pilates into our life to reconnect with our bodies and live our healthiest lives.Connect with Emma:Website - https://epilatesonline.com/Free 6-Day Body Toning Series - https://epilatesonline.com/free-6-day-body-toning-series/Instagram - @epilatesonlineFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/epilatesonlineFacebook Core Fit Club group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/epilatescorefitclub/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcd28tIPhS8-oehfp-ym-yw Sponsor InfoWebsite – https://www.energybits.com/Vitality Bits – https://www.energybits.com/vitalitybits.htm*Make sure you use coupon code “silveredge” at checkout for 20% off your order. Join the Over 50 Lean Body Blueprint group on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3172506236368032Want 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