The Over 50 Health & Wellness Podcast

Text us a comment or question!Maybe it’s a generational thing, or perhaps it’s just me, but I’ve never been comfortable sharing my private life with others, especially areas that cause me discomfort or pain. In other words, I’ve never been very good at being vulnerable, showing weakness, or asking for help. And I’ll be honest with you, this has not served me particularly well.  I think I’ve always equated asking for help with weakness – with not being capable of figuring things out on my own. But our guest today flips this script upside down. He states that it takes great strength and courage to ask for help, to be vulnerable, and to optimize our mental health to become our best selves. My guest today is Ryan Kopyar. Ryan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Published Author, Hypnotherapist, and Holistic Healer, and today he is going to empower you with the tools you need to release fear anxiety, and sadness, and rewire you brain and body to feel happiness and love so that you can be ready for your best possible life. You can connect with Ryan here: Website - https://ryankopyarholistichealing.com/Email – ryan@ryankopyarholistichealing.comInstagram - @ryankopyarFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075584018072 Sponsor InfoEnergy Bits – www.silveredgefree.comRemember to use coupon code “silveredge” at checkout for 20% off your order! Want more over 50 inspiration and education? Check out the Over 50 Lean Body Blueprint 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!We’re now 127 episodes into this podcast, and we’ve had some great guests and lots of illuminating dialogue. We’ve discussed ways to improve your overall health and wellbeing, we’ve certainly talked quite a bit about nutrition and exercise, we’ve even touched on self-care and the importance of being your own health care advocate.  But you know what we haven’t talked much about? Mental health. I mean we may have touched briefly on the subject in the past, but we’ve not really had a meaningful discussion about our mental health. Our guest today is Dr. Gregory Scott Brown and he defines mental health as the state of living with purpose, balance, contentment, and hope – and he wants to put power of healing back in your control.  Dr. Brown is an integrative psychiatrist, a husband, wellness advocate, a columnist for Men’s Health magazine, and the author of the new book titled The Self-Healing Mind: An Essential Five-Step Practice for Overcoming Anxiety and Depression and Revitalizing Your Life. Join us today as Dr. Brown shares his own struggles with mental health, as well as practical tips that we can all apply to our lives right now to help improve our mental health. You can connect with Dr. Brown in the following ways: Website - https://www.gregoryscottbrown.com/Book - The Self-Healing Mind: An Essential Five-Step Practice for Overcoming Anxiety and Depression and Revitalizing Your Life by Dr. Gregory Scott Brownhttps://www.amazon.com/Self-Healing-Mind-Overcoming-Depression-Revitalizing-ebook/dp/B09BNGKH18/Instagram - @gregorysbrownmdFacebook - @GregorySBrownMD Sponsor Info:Ned – www.silveredgepartners.comDon’t forget to use coupon code “silveredge” at checkout for 15% off your order! Want to connect with more like-minded people? Join our community at the Over 50 Lean Body Blueprint on Facebook: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!Today we have another edition of the Coach's Corner – so no guest today – it’s just me, and we’ll be back next week with our regular interview format. Here’s what we’re covering in today’s episode. I start out by tackling the subject of CrossFit, specifically if it’s appropriate for those of us over 50 to start CrossFit, and I talk a bit about the pros and cons of CrossFit as an exercise modality. Then I talk about whether or not you need a lifting belt – and if so, when you should – and shouldn’t – use one. Finally, I wrap up by taking a few minutes to talk about one rep maxes and how to safely calculate your one rep max.  The links to all the resources we discussed in this episode are below: 2Pood - https://silveredgefitness.com/partners/Make sure you use coupon code “silveredge” for 10% off your order at checkout. Silver Edge Personalized Coaching Service - https://silveredgefitness.com/coaching/Over 50 Lean Body Blueprint Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3172506236368032👉 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 doing something completely different today. My guest isn’t a renowned fitness or nutrition guru, but he’s one of the most influential men in my life. In honor of Father’s Day, my guest for this episode is my father.  My dad and I have had an evolving relationship – and I’ll be honest, at times it wasn’t so pretty. I have mixed emotions about my feeling towards him as a child and later as a troubled teenager. At times I loved him, and at others I feared him. And while it’s painful for me to say it, at times I believed I hated him. As a kid my father seemed at times playful, and at other times wild and scary. He seemed larger than life, so strong and so fearless. As you’ll hear in this interview my first memories of my father are from the farm where I grew up, and as you’ll also hear, my father and I have now come full circle. 👉 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!Why is weight loss so dang difficult? Or, I guess I should say why is permanent long-term weight loss and weight management so dang difficult? Maybe you can relate to this. You go on a diet and you lose some weight – now you’re feeling good and you’re looking good. But somehow 6 months, maybe 12 months later, you’re right back to your pre-diet weight. What the heck happened? So you start the process all over again, but this time you pick a different diet and double down on getting your cardio in. And it works, you lose some weight and start feeling good and looking good again. But those lost pounds insidiously sneak back on to your body, only this time their joined by a few extra pounds. It’s as if those hard lost pounds made some new friends while they were away and invited them back to your place for a party. Perhaps the problem has to do with our assumptions about how we lose weight and maintain a healthy body composition over the long haul. Maybe it’s time to reexamine he common advice of eat less and exercise more and come up with a sustainable model that works for those of us over 50. Maybe it’s time for a revolution. My guest today is Sal DiStefano. With over 20 years of coaching experience, Sal is one of the most sought-after experts in the health and fitness industry. He’s a founding member and host of the wildly popular podcast Mind Pump, which is my personal favorite podcast. He is also the author of the new book titled The Resistance Revolution: The No-Cardio Way to Burn Fat and Age-Proof Your Body – in Only 60 Minutes a Week.   Join us this week as Sal shares his thoughts on how to optimize our metabolisms and the best most effective way to train and eat for long term fat loss, health, and longevity. You can connect with Sal in the following ways.  You can find the Mind Pump website HERE.Twitter - @mindpumpsalClick HERE for the Mind Pump podcast on YouTube.Click HERE for Mind Pump podcastBook – The Resistance Training Revolution: The No-Cardio Way to Burn Fat and Age-Proof Your Body – in Only 60 Minutes a Week by Sal DiStefano. Available wherever you buy books or click HERE to view on Amazon. Sponsor Info:Click HERE to view all MAPS Fitness ProgramsUse coupon code “JUNE50” to save 50% off the MAPS Shredded Summer Bundle or MAPS HIIT program Want more free health and wellness content? Check out these resources:Click HERE for free guides on nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle. Click HERE to join the Over 50 Lean Body Blueprint private Facebook group.👉 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!Classic rewind alert! This episode originally aired on July 21, 2020. My guest this week is Dr. Jonathon Sullivan.  Dr. Sullivan is the owner and head coach of Greysteel Strength and Conditioning, where he specializes in barbell-based strength training for those in their 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. He is a former US Marine, practiced emergency medicine at a level I trauma center for over twenty years, served as an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Wayne State University, and conducted neuroscience research as well. He is the co-author of "The Barbell Prescription: Strength Training for Life After Forty," and hosts the Greysteel Channel on YouTube.  Join us this week as Dr. Sullivan describes why strength training is critical for healthy aging and why exercise is the most powerful medicine in the world.  Dr. Sullivan is on Instagram @thebarbellperscription. We discussed the following resources on the show: Website - www.greysteel.org Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/greysteelstrength Greysteel YouTube channel can be found HERE. The Barbell Prescription: Strength Training for Life After 40 book available HERE. Starting Strength book available HERE. Men’s Journal article titled “Everything You Know About Fitness Is a Lie” by Daniel Duane can be found HERE. Join the Over 50 Lean Body Blueprint 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 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/3172506236368032👉 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!When 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/3172506236368032👉 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!Just 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/3172506236368032👉 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!Why 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.👉 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