Living to 100 Club

Our Living to 100 Club conversation today takes a close look at gender ageism. This are the ageist societal views held against older women – the views that older women are irrelevant. Our guest is Dr. Sara Hart, the developer of Prime Spark, an organization that encourages senior women to find the spark deep inside that “ignites the way forward.” Sara discusses why the second women’s revolution is here, and what she describes as a time of the ascendancy of older women. What is the impact of gender ageism on women? How do older women build on their past contributions, leadership, and decision-making? And who are some examples? How do we find that spark deep inside to step proudly into advancing years? Be sure to tune in to this engaging conversation about gender ageism and be part of the movement to change the way society sees older women. Mini Bio Dr. Hart earned her Ph.D. at Northwestern University and then taught at Queens College in New York City. She spent 20 years at Pfizer where she was responsible for leadership, team, and organization development for the research division in the US. She also was head of HR at the research center in the UK. After Pfizer, she founded Hartcom, a management consulting company. She also became Executive Director of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. This is an advanced research and advocacy group increasing the impact of women on all aspects of technology. She also served as an Executive Director with Association Management Solutions which provides forum management services to some the most innovative technology associations. Sara received formal coaching training at the prestigious Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara. She and is one of only two certified Thinking Environment™ instructors in the United States. For Our Listeners Sara's Website: PrimeSparkWomen SELECT EITHER PLAYER:

In this Living to 100 Club Podcast, we invite as our guest Dr. Noelle Nelson. We discuss longevity secrets, the common thread found in older adults who enjoy longevity: doing what you love. Noelle is the author if 15 books including The Longevity Secret: How to Live Happy, Healthy, and Vibrant into your 70s, 80s, 90s and Beyond. We explore findings from the research that shows how your passion leads to a longer, healthier life. And we learn more about the hundreds of older adults she has featured on her website, Meet the Amazings. Many of these are centenarians who share these longevity secrets. Be sure to tune in for Dr. Nelson’s tips on uncovering the activities we might love to pursue. Mini Bio Since 2016, Dr. Nelson has been posting stories about older people who are leading rewarding and fulfilling lives on a Meet the Amazings Facebook page. The page features over 600 "Amazings," and has more than 14,000 followers. Dr. Nelson is also a monthly contributor to SixtyandMe.com, writing about happiness, gratitude, and healthy aging. Dr. Nelson has appeared on national and international radio and television including CBS's "The Early Show" and ABC's "The View.” She has been interviewed, quoted, or written about in such diverse publications as Entrepreneur Magazine, People, Cosmo, Woman’s World, Investor's Business Daily and the Los Angeles Times. Dr. Nelson, a clinical psychologist and trial consultant, holds a Ph.D. from the United States International University and sociology degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles and the Sorbonne, Paris. For Our Listeners Noelle's website: Noelle Nelson Facebook Page: Meet the Amazings

This Living to 100 Club podcast welcomes Dr. Michael Howard for an encore guest visit. Today’s event is also the first of its kind here at Oasis, where we have a live audience in our studio for an engaging, interactive program. Welcome everyone to our podcast, when we'll be discussing the building blocks to better aging. In this program, we explore the many dimensions to successful aging. We discuss stress management and resilience to happiness and good health. What does science tell us about the most successful strategies to longevity? What behaviors are the key factors in preventing and managing chronic illnesses? How do stress, anxiety, and depression contribute to sickness? Dr. Michael Howard is a behavior health practitioner and educator. He presents on topics related to disease prevention, understanding longevity and aging, and other topics to scores of health professionals.  Join us to hear all about those who have the longest, happiest, and healthiest lives, and what their behavioral habits are. And what habits are found in those with the fewest chronic illnesses. Learn how do our core beliefs and our cognitive appraisals factor into our longevity? Tune in as one of the most knowledgeable health professionals explains how to stay on the right track. Mini Bio Dr. Michael Howard is a clinical neuropsychologist, rehabilitation psychologist, and health psychologist. He is an internationally recognized researcher and speaker on aging and longevity. He presents on brain-behavior relationships, traumatic brain injury and concussion, dementia, stroke, addiction, and rehabilitation. During his 30-year career, Dr. Howard has had appointments to the psychiatry, neurology, and rehabilitation medicine faculties of three medical schools. He headed neuropsychology and behavioral medicine departments, and directed programs for treating brain injury, dementia, addiction, psychiatric disorders, chronic pain, and other disabilities. Dr. Howard is the author of the book Living To Be 100. Our guest currently resides in Texas and is a consultant lecturer, author, and researcher for the Academy of Biotechnology, Institute for Natural Resources, and Biomed General Corporation.

This is an encore guest appearance by Dr. Faye Girsh. Faye was one of our early guests back in 2019, when she spoke about preparing for a peaceful death. As a former president of the Hemlock Society, Dr. Girsh is one of the preeminent authorities on the right to die movement. In this podcast, we continue with this right-to-die discussion, and specifically address the question of when we would be ready to have our life end. How would we talk with our closest family and friends about our decisions? We discuss the choices now available in different states, including stopping life-sustaining treatment and having medical assistance in dying. These are tough, thorny subjects and our guest is one of the most informed professionals to tackle these. Be sure to join us for another look at the right to die movement. Mini Bio Faye Girsh was President of the Hemlock Society USA from 1996 to 2004, following its founder, Derek Humphry.  Concurrent with this national position, she began the Hemlock Society of San Diego in 1987 and was its president for 22 years. Faye was also President of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies and currently serves as a board member. She initiated the Caring Friends program which eventually became the Final Exit Network. In 2003, she was awarded Hemlock’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Girsh received her doctorate in Human Development from Harvard University. She was Associate Professor and Chair of the Psychology Department at Morehouse College for nine years, was a Research Associate at the University of Chicago, and taught at Roosevelt and Northwestern Universities. For 18 years she practiced as a clinical and forensic psychologist in San Diego. She has lectured extensively in the U.S. and abroad and has appeared extensively on radio and TV. For Our Listeners Website: Hemlock Society San Diego

On this Living to 100 Club podcast, we talk with Peter Ross, CEO and Co-Founder of Senior Helpers. Senior Helpers is a non-clinical skilled care company, with approximately 30,000 caregivers working in 350 offices in 43 states in the US and in other countries. Peter shares his history with the company and its growth over the years. What are the goals of the company, how does it help to keep seniors living at home, and what are the unique features of this company that keep it at the forefront of home care? We also discuss the big gap of end users that lies between private pay clients and those clients who receive government-funded services, and how this company is addressing this gap in conversations with insurance companies. Be sure to tune in for this inspiring and informative conversation. Mini Bio Peter co-founded SH Franchising with Tony Bonacuse in 2004 and is the current CEO for Senior Helpers. He has led the organization to become a national leader in non-medical in-home care for seniors. Peter also serves as the President of the Home Care Association of America’s board of directors. He has devoted his career to helping in-home care excel and to improving service at all levels. For Our Listeners Website for Senior Helpers

Our guest for this Living to 100 Club Podcast is Jeff Seckendorf. At age 70, in about two years, Jeff will attempt to break a U.S. or international cycling hour record. Our guest shares with us his process-oriented training program, incorporating both mental and physical dimensions in his cycling competition. In addition, this conversation takes a close look at finding our sense of purpose, especially after a life change like retirement, separation or divorce, or other major event. We discuss the process of discovering a new purpose, especially through sports, and how finding your purpose contributes to longevity, health, and happiness. What can we learn from adopting a competitive spirit in our senior years? What is the Institute of Purpose that our guest has recently co-founded? And how do we discover a new sense of purpose in our lives? Mini Bio Jeff began his career as a photographer and filmmaker, first as a stills photographer for UPI and other national publications, then as a director/cameraman producing, directing, and/or photographing TV commercials, music videos, movies, and documentaries. One recent project documents a team of Parkinson’s patients on a trek to Mount Everest Base Camp. Jeff has won numerous awards for his cinematography, including Sundance Film Festival and Independent Spirit Award nominations for best cinematography. In 2008 Jeff founded Unified Team Diving, a global scuba training and certification agency. He has authored eight training manuals and dozens of online courses. As a masters athlete, Jeff races a bicycle on track and holds the hour record in his age group at the San Diego Velodrome and is a course record holder at the World 6-Hour Time Trial Championships. Jeff’s current project on the bike is to attempt to break the U.S. hour record in the 70-74 age group. For Our Listeners Jeff's website: Institute of Purpose

This Living to 100 Club podcast explores the world of vagus nerve stimulation (“VNS”), and the breakthrough industry of neuro-modulation. Our guest for this podcast is Vitalijus Mayorovas, the co-developer of Pulsetto. Pulsetto is a product that targets the vagus nerve with mild electro-magnetic signals. Because the vagus nerve is considered the main “highway” between the brain and our internal organs, with unique branches to every organ, VNS’s are now used in a variety of medical treatments targeting blood pressure, joint pain, headache, stress, and other medical conditions. Our guest shares his knowledge of neuro-modulators, including spinal cord stimulation and deep brain stimulation, and his company’s product, Pulsetto, as compared with others on the market. Mini Bio Vitalijus Majorovas is a certified sleep and recovery coach, as well as a certified Buteyko clinic breathing instructor. He has spent more than 12 years in the sleep product industry. And is one of the most famous sleep and longevity experts in Lithuania. In his articles, Vitalijus provides practical tips on improving the quality of your sleep and having significantly more energy, mental fitness, and productivity. During the 200-night experiment, he tested more than 70 sleep "hacks" described in scientific articles. See a collection of his articles at https://healthnews.com/author/vitalijus-majorovas/. Currently, Vitalijus is CEO and Co-founder at Pulsetto, a vagus nerve stimulation company.  For Our Listeners Pulsetto Website: Pulsetto Vitalijus' Articles: https://healthnews.com/author/vitalijus-majorovas/ PREMIUM Club The Living to 100 Club Podcast has a Premium subscription plan. Premium subscribers have access to all episodes each month. Friend sof the Living to 100 Club have access to two public episodes a month, like this one exploring vagus nerve stimulation. The monthly fee is $5.99 If these conversations bring value to you, consider a Premium subscription. To sign us as a Premium member, click on this page: Living to 100 Club Premium

David Edey is our guest on the Living to 100 Club podcast. David is a Certified Executor Advisor and has been in the financial planning industry for 35 years. From personal experience, David shares the problems that arise when families resist, avoid, and ignore conversations about death and the need for estate planning. When settling an estate, we learn that parents often do not convey their wishes out of fear of upsetting their children or procrastinate on conversations about inheritance or end of life wishes. Up to 50% of older adults do not have a will or an estate plan. And executors, when designated, can expect to spend up to 100 hours over 18 to 24 months to settle the estate even when there is a will. Tune in to hear why David says, “the biggest gift of love is to leave an estate that is organized.” Mini Bio David E. Edey is a Certified Executor Advisor (CEA) who has worked in the financial planning industry for more than 35 years. But David is not just an expert; he is someone who knows this topic inside and out from personal experience, having spent seven years and $50,000 in lawyer fees to come to an agreement with his siblings over settling his parents’ estate. And that was with a written will!  The grief, frustration, and stress of that experience were life-altering for David. He was determined to write a book in order to help others successfully navigate the difficult tasks of estate planning and executorship—so that their families could stay together, rather than fall apart. For Our Listeners David's Website: David Edey David's Discounted E-book and Audiobook for Club Listeners: https://buy.bookfunnel.com/ij75rikwqy

On this Living to 100 Club podcast, we discuss the topic of ketogenic diets. Specifically, we discuss the beneficial effect they have on reducing or “rescuing” cognitive decline in older adults. Our guest is Nicole Laurent, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified in Nutrition and Integrative Health. We explore the type of diet to produce ketones, and the effect ketones have as a fuel to create “brain health” through the increase of healthy mitochondria in our cells and reduction of inflammation in our brains. This inflammation in our brain is neuroinflammation. Ketogenic diets are used in a number of medical conditions, in addition to cognitive impairment, including insulin resistance and mental disorders. Join us in this important conversation about the long-term benefits of ketones in our diet. Mini Bio Nicole Laurent has been a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington state for the last 15 years. For the last five years, she has integrated nutritional therapies into her practice with patients. Her education includes an MA in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Nutrition and Integrative Health from Maryland University of Integrative Health. She has additional medical training in helping patients use ketogenic dietary therapy as a treatment for mental illness and neurological issues. Nicole was recently one of seven recipients of the 2022 Metabolic Mind Award given by The Baszucki Brain Research Fund and the Milken Institute. The award was for her past work and commitment to supporting the study and use of these interventions in brain health. She works in private practice and assists people through an online program to increase accessibility to these treatments. For Our Listeners Nicole's Website: Mental Health Keto Ketones as brain energy rescue in Alzheimer's Disease - Stephen Cunnane, PhD - https://youtu.be/EifPhQeJbRc To Keto or Not to Keto? A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials Assessing the Effects of Ketogenic Therapy on Alzheimer Disease - https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmaa073  Nutritional metabolism and cerebral bioenergetics in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias - https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.12845 Effects of Ketogenic Diet on Neuroinflammation in Neurodegenerative Diseases - http://dx.doi.org/10.14336/AD.2021.1217 (If the above links do not connect when selected, cut-and-paste the link directly into your browser.)

Diane Gilman is the guest on this episode of the Living to 100 Club. Diane had the number one best selling brand of jeans in tele-retailing history on the Home Shopping Network. From this, she became known as the “Queen of Jeans.” In this podcast, we discuss Diane’s inspiration for women who are embracing their “third act.” We discuss Diane’s history designing a brand of jeans suited for the 50+ age group. Her recent book is Too Young to Be Old: How to Stay Vibrant, Visible, and Forever in Blue Jeans: 25 Secrets from TV's Jean Queen. With this book in mind, we explore the need to eliminate the stereotyped views of aging. This is a conversation about re-framing aging from a time of decline, sickness, and frailty to a time to celebrate new opportunities. This is a time of harnessing our own power toward self-fulfillment. Be sure to join us in this conversation with Diane, as she shares her inspiration and charisma with our audience. Mini Bio A fashion rule-breaker with millions of loyal fans, the charismatic pearl-haired, “Queen of Jeans,” Diane Gilman is 77 years young. Her message is to embrace aging instead of fighting it. An inspiration for women embracing their third act, Diane is a tele-retailing legend who is just getting started. Not unlike many women’s stories, recognition for Diane came later in life with the launch of her DG2 Jeans line on HSN. This has become the top tele-retailing brand globally. Her latest book, “Too Young to be Old,” is another compelling take on conquering life’s challenges. Learn about harnessing one’s own power to live a “third act” filled with dream-catching and fulfillment. For Our Listeners Diane's Book: Too Young to Be Old Diane's Website: The Diane Gilman