60+ Podcast

Janet & Joe talk about joint health. What you should expect at 60+ and what you can do to improve it.

Show Notes

"4 Ways to Keep Your Joints Healthy" (gift article) - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/well/joint-health.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yk8.2t9i.8qSMNG6PzWki&smid=url-share

"Age-Related Changes in the Musculoskeletal System and the Development of Osteoarthritis" - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2920876

"Physical activity and joint health: Implications for knee osteoarthritis disease pathophysiology and mechanics" - https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1113/EP092240

Janet & Joe talk about entrepreneurship at 60+. There are more than you might expect.

Show Notes

The New Age of Entrepreneurship: 70 to 79 - https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/the-new-age-of-entrepreneurship-70-to-79-e0ae1b9a?st=id9yA5&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink 

How do self-employment rates change across the lifespan? - https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=centerforaging 

The new adventures of older entrepreneurs - https://www.kauffman.org/currents/the-new-adventures-of-older-entrepreneurs 

Age Is Just a Number — Here’s Why It’s Never Too Late to Start a Business - https://www.entrepreneur.com/starting-a-business/age-is-just-a-number-heres-why-its-never-too-late-to/492773 

Navigating Entrepreneurship Later in Life: 5 Tips for Success - https://www.thinkers360.com/tl/blog/members/navigating-entrepreneurship-later-in-life-5-tips-for-success 

The Average Age of Entrepreneurs - A Statistical Look at Business Ownership by Age - https://www.businessinitiative.org/statistics/demographics/age-distribution 

Janet & Joe chat about what excites them and that they look forward to. Like, share, subscribe, rate ... yeah, all that.

Janet & Joe talk with Jen, who is just turning 60.

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Janet & Joe talk about the benefits of being a grandparent, and the proper temperature at which to cook sweet potatoes. And flattering.

Show Notes

“How Being a Grandparent Can Improve Your Health” - https://time.com/7302260/grandparent-health-benefits/

“A within-subject examination of grandparents’ physical activity and sedentary behavior levels in the presence or absence of grandchild care provision” - https://eurapa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s11556-024-00345-8 

“Grandparenting predicts late-life cognition: Results from the Women's Healthy Ageing Project” - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25891500/ 

“The health benefits of grandparenting” - https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2018/11/the-health-benefits-of-grandparenting/ 

“To be or not to be: relationship between grandparent status and health and wellbeing” - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33761888/

Janet & Joe discuss the benefits of music for people over 60.

Show Notes

Radio Paradise - https://radioparadise.com/home

Keep Your Brain Young with Music - https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/keep-your-brain-young-with-music

The transformative power of music: Insights into neuroplasticity, health, and disease - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10765015

Cognitive, Emotional, and Social Benefits of Regular Musical Activities in Early Dementia: Randomized Controlled Study - https://academic.oup.com/gerontologist/article-abstract/54/4/634/650429

Janet & Joe discuss dating at 60+. What to do, what not to do, and continued discussion on the importance of quality relationships for mental, emotional, and physical health.

Show Notes

Senior Dating 101 - https://www.seniorliving.org/dating/

Finding Love after 60 - https://psychcentral.com/lib/finding-love-after-60

Dating Over 60 – Tips for Finding Love Later in Life - https://seniorsbluebook.com/articles/dating-over-60-tips-for-finding-love-later-in-life

Exploring Older Adults' Perceptions and Experiences with Online Dating - https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.19783

Dating Relationships in Older Adulthood: A National Portrait - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3848887

Janet & Joe discuss the Harvard Study of Adult Development, a long-running research project that has found the most significant predictor of a long, healthy, and happy life is the quality of one's relationships with others.

Show Notes

Harvard Study of Adult Development:Human Connection is Key to Health and Well-Being https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/epdf/10.1089/ict.2023.29074.jha

Dr. Waldinger's TED Talk -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKuTCFvzI&t=351s

Big Think: What 85 years of research says is the real key to happiness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CxmzkYPvsg&t=733s

Joe administers a brain health quiz to Janet and they discuss what factors may impact brain health that can lead to risk of dementia, stroke, and depression. NOTE: Joe is not a doctor, and is actually kind of squeamish. (But he knows a lot about Seinfeld.)

Here's a link to the quiz so you can take it on your own. Joe does not make house calls.

Janet & Joe talk about some of the things that make us feel young again. What makes you feel young? Leave a comment, and of course, follow, like, share.