The Over 50 Health & Wellness Podcast

Text us a comment or question!My guest this week on the Over 50 Health & Wellness show is Dr Ray McClanahan.  In his 26 years as a podiatrist, Dr. Ray has learned that most foot problems can be corrected by restoring natural foot form and function. In addition to his private practice Northwest Foot and Ankle in Portland OR, he is also the inventor of Correct Toes, which are silicone toe spacers designed to help the foot rehabilitate from the negative effects of conventionally shaped footwear.  Dr Ray is also an active runner and athlete. In 1999, he finished 14th in the U.S. National Men’s Cross-Country Championships and had a near Olympic Trials qualifying 5,000-meter mark of 13:56 in 2000. He then qualified for the World Duathlon Championships in 2001.  Join us this week as Dr Ray talks makes a case against conventional footwear and what we can do to restore our feet back to optimal health.   We mentioned the following resources in this episode: Correct Toes Website - www.correcttoes.comNorthwest Foot & Ankle - www.nwfootankle.comInstagram – @correcttoesFacebook – @correcttoesTwitter - @correcttoesFull Article - Dr William Rossi – Why Shoes Make “Normal” Gait Impossiblehttps://www.correcttoes.com/foot-help/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/rossiWhyShoesMakeNormalGaitImpossible.pdfArticle - Craig Richards, Is Your Prescription of Distance Running Shoes Evidence Based?https://www.correcttoes.com/foot-help/is-your-prescription-of-distance-running-shoes-evidence-based/Video – Pronation Versus Overpronationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-g8-D_1VrQArticle – Dr. Phil Hoffman – Bare Feet Versus Shoe Culturehttps://www.correcttoes.com/foot-help/the-worlds-healthiest-feet-are-the-ones-without-shoes/Video – Bunion Stretchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Ov6LMISvUFacebook Group - Healthy Feet Alliancehttps://www.facebook.com/healthyfeetallianceVideo - Foot Strengthening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4_d-Ofm0AcCorrectToes  – Articles & Studieshttps://www.correcttoes.com/foot-help/articles-studies/CorrectToes Videos - Foot Help Video Library https://www.correcttoes.com/foot-help/video-library/ 👉 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!My guest today on the Over 50 Health & Wellness podcast is Nadine Artemis.  Nadine is the author of Holistic Dental Care: The Complete Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums as well as Renegade Beauty: Reveal and Revive Your Natural Radiance.  She is also the creator of Living Libations, a line of botanical health and beauty creations that are among the purest on the planet.  Nadine inspires people to rethink conventional notions of beauty and wellness.  Join us this week as we discuss the intersection of health and beauty and talk about things like healthy skin biomes and why you should care.  We challenge much of the conventional wisdom surrounding how we clean ourselves and call into question many of the commercial products we use to scrub, clean, shampoo and powder ourselves with – and how these products adversely affect our immune systems and overall wellbeing.  You can connect with Nadine in the following ways:Book - Holistic Dental Care: The Complete Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums Book - Renegade Beauty: Reveal and Revive Your Natural RadianceCompany – Living LibationsNadine’s Instagram – @nadineartemisofficialLiving Libations Instagram – @livinglibationsofficialLiving Libations YouTubeDownload the Over 50 Health & Wellness Podcast wherever you get podcasts or click the link below to listen now. 👉 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!My guest this week on the Over 50 Health & Wellness podcast is Charlie Engle.  Charlie was a gifted athlete - in high school he was a cross country and track star and lettered in multiple sports and was even student body president.  But in his university years, things began to unravel and slowly spiral out of control, and he left college a full-fledged alcoholic and drug addict.  He spent the next 10 years battling addiction which ended in a week-long drug and alcohol binge that finds him sitting on the ground outside his bullet ridden car, with his wife and toddler at home far away.  But this isn’t where Charlie’s story ends, this is where it begins.  Charlie rediscovers his boyhood love of running and begins running every day.  He will go on to run marathons, ultra-marathons, eco-challenges, and even run across the entirety of the Sahara Desert.  To put that last part into perspective, that’s 4,500 miles across scorching hot desert sands in 111 days, which was the subject of a Matt Damon produced and narrated documentary. Join us this week as Charlie shares his amazing journey through the pain of addiction to the redemptive power of running.  Learn more about Charlie and engage with him in the following ways:Book – Running Man: A Memoir of Ultra-EnduranceMovie – Running The SaharaWebsite – www.charlieengle.comInstagram - @charlieengleTwitter - @charlieengleFacebook - @charlieenglerunsListen to this episode wherever you download podcasts or on my website at www.silver-edge.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!My guest this week on the Over 50 Health & Wellness podcast is Jo White.  Jo is a 54 year old husband, father, and adventure training instructor.  Jo is also a cancer survivor and a cancer fighter.  In 2014 Jo was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer and had an operation to remove part of his bowel, liver, small intestine, and finally his entire pancreas.  Then in 2018 he received news that he had a secondary tumor on his liver and was put on Chemotherapy tablets for the rest of his life.  Rather than giving up, Jo decided to get back into fantastic shape and in May of 2020 started an initiative called the 365 Days of Action, where he got outside and exercised every day and covered 9,679 kilometers and 138,807 meters in elevation as a fund raiser for charities.  Now that that is completed, Jo is launching a new challenge this fall called 1,000 Mountains, where he plans on climbing – you guessed it – 1,000 mountains in the next ten years, again for charity.  Join us this week as Jo shares his inspirational story and how he manages to keep pushing, and never give up! Please consider following Jo on social media and sharing his journey with your friends. You can connect with Jo in the following ways:Instagram/Facebook/Twitter/YouTube - @oldboystrainingWebsite – www.oldboystraining.comListen to the Over 50 Health & Wellness show wherever you download podcasts or on my website at www.silver-edge.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!My guest this week on the Over 50 Health & Wellness podcast is Steve Mansfield.  Steve is the 63 year old creator of the Mansfield method, which focuses on longevity and elite level fitness.  Steve grew up in rural eastern Kentucky where he spent his boyhood being outdoors.  Most of us can relate to a time when our parents would shoo us out of the house and tell us to go play, and to be back in time for dinner or before dark.  Steve got into martial arts at about age 8 and played spots in school and was a decent athlete - he went on to be a decathlete in college.  A knee injury eventually ended his decathlon career, but shortly after he found a new passion – rock climbing.  Join us this week as Steve explain what it means to be born to be fit, how to optimize nutrition for performance and longevity, and the criticality of motivation and passion as we age.  You can connect with Steve in the following ways: Website: www.mansfieldmethod.comEmail: steve@mansfieldmethod.comInstagram: @mansfieldmethodListen to the Over 50 Health & Wellness wherever you download podcasts or on my website at www.silver-edge.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!I know I’ve asked this before, but what does a 72 year old woman look like? What is she capable of? What are her limitations? Many of us have preconceived notions of what a 72 year old could - or could not - do. When we conjure up images of 72 year olds, we might think of a bespeckled grandmotherly woman in a rocking chair with her knitting on her lap.  Certainly we wouldn't imagine this woman fighting. I mean, like really, actually physically fighting another person. Would we?My guest this week on the Over 50 Health & Wellness podcast is Elaine Beiersdoerfer. Elaine is a 72 year old grandmother of seven, who regularly practices and competes in judo in jujitsu. She's four foot 11 and weighs in at just over a hundred pounds, and to call her spunky would fall woefully short. Join us this week as Elaine discusses how she took up judo and jiujitsu at age 69, and her thoughts on staying mentally and physically sharp as we age.  You can connect with Elaine on Instagram @jiujitsu_grandma.Listen wherever you download podcasts or on my website. 👉 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!You may be familiar with the saying, “it’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.”  And putting aside for the moment the horrors of human-sponsored dog fighting, there’s some truth to this adage.  There’s something to be said for attitude, for determination and an never give up mindset.  You undoubtedly know people like this in your own life, or maybe this describes you. These are people who set audacious goals, who are willing to do what ever it takes, against all the odds, to achieve these goals.  These are these hard workers, the go getters.My guest this week on the Over 50 Health and Wellness podcast is Franklin Ausler Sr.  Franklin is a 63 year old professional bodybuilding, who’s been working out almost his entire life.  As a child his was very athletic, but was tall, skinny, and very introverted.  But his life was about to change – he was going to be introduced to the sport of bodybuilding – and even though he didn’t have any weight training experience or the build to be a bodybuilder, the hook was set and the arc of his life was forever changed.  You can connect with Franklin on Instagram @6.3fitfrank.You can listen to the Over 50 Health & Wellness show wherever you download podcasts or on my website.👉 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!My guest this week on the Over 50 Health & Wellness show is Rudd Crawford.  Rudd is an eighty year old who eight years ago began bodybuilding.  But that’s only a small part of what makes Rudd fascinating.  Join us this week as Rudd talks about his life’s journey and how he has thrived living on the edges of mainstream society.  Along the way we’ll hear exactly how Rudd has managed to build muscle and look – and feel – great at age eighty.  Rudd epitomizes the idea of healthy aging and the “it’s never too late to start” mentality.  You can connect with Rudd in the following ways:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rudd.crawfordEmail - ruddac@hotmail.comRudd mentioned the following resources in this episode:Abbreviated Training Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/501864470260846Book - Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End - https://www.amazon.com/Being-Mortal-Medicine-What-Matters/dp/1250076226/You can listen to the Over 50 Health & Wellness show wherever you download podcasts or on my website. 👉 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!My guest today on the Over 50 Health & Wellness show is Christine DeLozier. Christine is an acupuncturist and herbalist who specializes in sexual health. She holds master's degrees in acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine and counseling, and is a certified holistic nutrition counselor. She is the author of the book titled Diet for Great Sex: Food for Male and Female Sexual Health, which uses scientific evidence to uncover the best dietary habits for great sex merging modern science with traditional Chinese medicine.  Join us this week as Christine discusses in detail what we should all be eating – and why – in order to optimize ourselves for great sex!  You can connect with Christine on Instagram @dietforgreatsex.Visit Christine’s website at www.dietforgreatsex.com.You can buy Christine’s book Diet for Great Sex at Amazon or your favorite book seller.Christine mentioned Host Defense during this episode.  You can learn more at www.hostdefense.com.Download this episode wherever you get podcasts, or listen on website.👉 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!My guest this week on the Over 50 Health & Wellness podcast is Teresa Burkett.  Teresa is a 61 year old grandmother who is passionate about setting healthy goals and then working hard to achieve them.  Join us this week as Teresa tells us how it is that at age 61 she is stronger than she's ever been (and I suspect the best is yet to come!).  Teresa is a pullup machine, and in this interview she shares tons of tips for getting your first - or your 25th - strict pullup.  You can follow Teresa on Instagram @homebodytrainer.  👉 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