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Much of what is thought about hormone replacement therapy is outdated and untrue. We do a deep dive into what is HRT, what are the benefits, and who should and should not be taking it. What happens during a women’s hormone journey from childhood to post-menopausal? How are hormones and a woman’s brain connected? What happens in a women’s body during menopause? What is hormone replacement therapy? Does HRT increase the risk of breast cancer? What is the relation between hormones and the cardiovascular system? How does menopause impact sleep? 

Dr. Rebecca Dunsmoor-Su is the Medical Director of Menopause services at the Women’s Wellness and Gyn Specialties Clinic at Swedish Medical Center. She is also the Chief Medical Officer at Gennev. Dr. Dunsmoor-Su joins us on the SuperAge podcast for an information-dense episode all about menopause. She explains what happens leading up to and during menopause, some of the symptoms like weight gain, trouble sleeping, brain fog, and how they are addressed, how we can use hormone replacement therapy to improve symptoms and longevity for women post-menopause, and much more. 

What you will learn in this episode:

• What a woman’s body goes through in terms of hormones from childhood all the way through post-menopause 
• The impact of menopause on the brain
• Everything we need to know about hormone replacement therapy and some of the myths around it
• How menopause impacts sleep and what can help 
• How menopause impacts brain health and the cardiovascular system 

“Estrogen replacement does not cause breast cancer. And I like to shout that from the rooftops. We have many studies that tell us that estrogen replacement does not cause breast cancer.” 

“Women who start hormone replacement therapy within 5 years of their last period actually reduce their cardiovascular risk. They also slightly reduce their risk of colon cancer and they reduce their all cause mortality overtime.” 

“When women are transitioning through menopause, we’re talking about 5-10 years of disrupted sleep. That’s a lot of impact to the brain.” 

“Menopause is fine and functional if you’re going to live to be 65. You’ve got 10 years to survive menopause, you’re going to be okay. We live to 95, 100, 105! That’s a long time, that’s almost half your life without the hormones that sort of keep things going. So I think that we need to adjust.” 

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Connect with Dr. Rebecca Dunsmoor-Su:
https://swedishfoundation.org/frontline-Dunsmoor-Su
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-dunsmoor-su-92a4997b/ 
Gennev: https://gennev.com 

Check out the app, CBT-i Coach, that Dr. Dunsmoor-Su recommends for at home Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cbt-i-coach/id655918660 

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Why do we feel good in the mountains, looking at a fireplace or by the ocean? It is not the pretty landscapes, it has to do with their vibration frequencies.  Neuroscience has now figured out how to use sound and light to produce the same brain effects to bring people to deep states of relaxation and inspiration.

Dr. Patrick Porter is a brain researcher, author, speaker, and founder of BrainTap. He, along with his team, are passionate about re-programming and optimizing our brains. He joins us on the SuperAge podcast to discuss how light, sound, and vibrations impact our brain function and overall state of being, why sleep continues to be so crucial for better health, the specific brain frequencies, and why we need time in all of them, and more. 

What you will learn in this episode:
-The role of specific brain frequencies (example: beta, alpha, delta, theta)
-How to re-program your brain to perform better
-The brain’s role in sleep and sleep’s role in brain function
-Why people are drawn to places like the ocean, the mountains, or fires
-How BrainTap can help you relax, focus, or create

“If you’re not getting deep, level 4 sleep, I don’t care if you’re in bed for 10 hours. You’re not going feel good, you’re going to be tired, you’re going to have brain fog, because your brain is full of junk, it hasn’t cleansed itself.” 

“A creative mindset is more energizing than a problem-solving mindset.”

“We’re supposed to be taking a nap next to the zebra and the gazelle but instead, most Americans will go out and get coffee, tea, or chocolate and stimulate instead of use their electrical system and take a nap.” 

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Is it too late to get healthy? How can someone take control of their physical and mental health no matter what age? What importance does community play in going through a complete life transformation? How do the thoughts in our heads manifest into reality? What is Susan’s healthy routine? Can women lift weights and not get bulky? 

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In 2019, Susan Guidi was not putting herself first. She wasn’t taking care of herself physically, she wasn’t mindful about what she was eating, and she wasn’t thinking kind thoughts about herself. Now, Susan is a 64-year-old grandmother who is leg pressing 305 pounds. Beyond her impressive physical transformation, Susan has gained newfound confidence, motivation, and a palpable excitement for life. She wakes up grateful everyday and deeply believes that her possibilities are infinite. She hit the reset button on her life in her 60s and now she inspires other women, shows up for her loved ones in a new way, and, most importantly, shows up for herself. She did it with “no pills, no crazy cosmetic procedures, just determination, grit, and mindset!” 

To give you an idea of where Susan started and what she is up to now, check out her workout and diet routine below. 
Starting weight: 181 pounds at 5’5"
Lowest weight: 136 pounds
Maintained weight: 138 pounds
Her deficit macros for workout days were: 165g protein (P), 150g carbs (C), 45g fat (F) 
Non-workout day deficit macros were: 165g P, 75g C, 50g F
Initial workout routine: Weight train 5x/week, Cardio 7x/week
Susan is currently in a “reverse” diet and exercise routine to build muscle. 
Muscle building phase macros for workout days: 175g P, 135g C, 40g F
Non workout day macros for muscle building phase: 175g P, 90g C, 45g F
Muscle building phase workout routine: Cardio has been reduced to 20 mins a day 5x/week, weight training has been increased to 75-80 mins a day 5x/week 

Example week of workouts during Susan’s muscle-building phase: 
Monday - calves, quads, light hamstrings 
Tuesday - chest, delts, light triceps
Wednesday - back, glutes, calves
Thursday- rest day (maybe some ab training)
Friday - hamstrings and glutes
Saturday - shoulders and arms
Sunday - rest day (maybe some ab training)
20 mins of cardio 5 days a week
Work on pull-ups and that is 5x/week

“Life is hard, so choose your hard.” 

“I want to be vital for my grandbabies. I want them to say, ’This is my grandma, look what she can do! Can your grandma do that?’” 

“How would you treat a baby? You would nurture them, love them, and feed them the most delicious things so they would be healthy. So I incorporated all of those things towards myself.” 

“The cool thing is, once you love yourself, it’s so much easier to love other people.” 

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Connect with Susan Guidi: 

Instagram: @kikimousegetsfit 

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What is the importance of biofeedback for longevity and improved physical performance? How can we accurately measure whether we are in ketosis? What is intermittent fasting? What impact does an 18:6 diet really have on our bodies? What is autophagy? How does fasting affect muscle mass? What are exogenous ketones? What does it mean to be metabolically flexible? 

With all of the conflicting information surrounding ketosis, fasting, the impact of exogenous ketones, and nutrition as a whole, we wanted to get an expert on the SuperAge podcast to give us some clarity around the topic. Jim Howard, the President and CEO of Readout Health, has helped to create an innovative biofeedback tool, Biosense, used to measure your ketone levels throughout the day to help with goals for longevity, weight management, or peak performance. He, along with this team at Readout Health, wants to help us regain control of our health through proper nutrition and lower the rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and more. 

What you will learn in this episode:
- Why using a biofeedback device can promote a better understanding of our health and be used to promote  longevity
- How to know whether you’re in ketosis
- The misconceptions around ketosis, health, and diet
- What intermittent fasting does for the body
- What autophagy is and how it impacts aging
- What Jim’s wellness non-negotiable are

“A good way to look at ketosis, I don’t mean the keto diet I’m talking about ketosis, is that it’s the other side of the metabolic switch, that’s where the damage is undone. We focus on the undoing of the damage that one has done to themselves.” 

“If longevity and healthspan are curious and part of your future plans, I encourage it to be, knowing what your actual body is doing as you enter these zones is critical, as opposed to just guessing.” 

“I was born in 1967 and in this one generation, in 1967 10% of us were obese. 54 years later it’s now at 40%. In one decade it will be 49%.”

Try Readout Health’s Biosense ketone monitor with code SUPERAGE20 on https://mybiosense.com. 

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Connect with Jim:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-howard-2b33124/
Biosense Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mybiosense/?hl=en
Website: https://mybiosense.com

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Start an entirely new venture way out of one's career experience at age 52? How audacious, but why not.  Stacy shows us how to be an absolute beginner, to believe you can do it, and to thrive. Fashion editor, stylist, author, star of “What Not to Wear”, and now founder of State Of Menopause, Stacy continues to evolve and show that the only things that can hold you back are self-limiting beliefs and expectations. After going through menopause, Stacy realized how under-prepared women are for this time in their lives. She felt isolated, overwhelmed, and stuck. Now, she is determined to create a language and community for all women to feel confident and educated going into an inevitable phase in their life. She wants to talk about menopause and aging in a way that is productive and meaningful.

How are women unprepared for menopause? Why must we stop pining over who we used to be and stay present in who we are now? Why is it beneficial to have a variety of friends younger, older, and the same ages us? What do I do if I’m scared to pivot careers or try something new? How has technology changed how we live and our ability to be present? How do we let go of expectations? 

 “People don’t realize how much power they possess over the way they’re perceived.” 

“Create a life that you don’t want to run away from.” 

“As I’ve aged, my interest in style has kind of grown into an interest in wellness.” 

“Why not change or pivot and do something at 52? What else should I be doing? Should I be sitting around, mourning that I don’t have the career that I had at 32? What would be the point of that? Where does the purpose lie in that?” 

What you will learn in this episode: 

• How Stacy is reimagining how we approach menopause 
• Why we must stay present and stop pining over who we used to be
• Why we should seek out a friend group of a variety of ages, older, younger, and the same as us
• How to let go of self-limiting beliefs and try something new, no matter your age
• How technology has changed our lives and what Stacy thinks social media will become in the future
• Stacy and David’s life non-negotiables  
• Why letting go of expectations will change your life

Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your pods.

Connect with Stacy: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stacylondonreal/?hl=en 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stacylondon?lang=en 

State Of: https://www.stateofmenopause.com

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How does sound make us feel connected to our communities and the world around us? How can sound actually damage our brain? How do we create a sonic environment that promotes better health? What impact does playing music have on our brain and rate of success in life? 

Nina Kraus, the author of Of Sound Mind, joins us on the SuperAge podcast to answer these questions. Nina Kraus is a professor at Northwestern University investigating sound, speech, and music. In this episode, Nina and David tackle the fascinating topic of sound. They discuss how it can connect us to the world but could also damage our brains, how creating sound, or playing music, can lead to a more successful life, how we have the choice to curate a powerful sonic environment for better health, and more. 

What you will learn in this episode: 

• How sound damages the brain
• How sound benefits the brain
• How making music leads to a healthier, more successful life
• How we can curate our sonic environment for better health 

“Making music is one of the best things that we can do to strengthen our sound mind.”

“Our hearing brain is vast as is our sound mind. Our sound mind engages how we feel, what we know about sound, how we move.” 

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Connect with Nina Kraus: 

https://brainvolts.northwestern.edu 

Buy Nina’s book, Of Sound Mind:

https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/sound-mind

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What is longevity science? What are the 7 lifestyle changes that will help us to live a healthier life? What happens to our bodies when we’re in a stress state? What does it mean to “age” and are there promising interventions to slow this process? Does having a sense of purpose impact us on a cellular level? What are peptides and how do they impact performance? What’s the deal with Resveratrol, mTOR, and Rapamycin? 

Dr. Kien Vuu joins us for the second time on the SuperAge podcast to answer these questions. Once diabetic, hypertensive, and overweight, Dr. Kien Vuu decided he needed to either accept his unhealthy fate or make a change to be well. When he made certain impactful lifestyle and diet changes, he reversed his deteriorating health in 6 months. Now, he is helping his patients and followers reach peak performance and longevity.

“We were designed to thrive, we were designed to give back to our community, we were designed to show up as who we are as people but I think modern life has hypnotized us.” 

“Built into our DNA is the need for us to serve beyond ourselves.”

“The power to take over our genetic expression, the power to take over our biological destiny is really in our hands. You are your best medicine.” 

What you will learn in this episode:

• How certain lifestyle habits can actually change the way our DNA is expressed and aging process
• Why we must have a sense of purpose and serve others to be healthier 
• How Resveratrol, mTOR, and Rapamycin impact longevity 
• Why the traditional model of medicine isn’t cutting it 
• How to take control of your biological destiny 

Listen to our full conversation on the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your podcasts. 

Connect with Dr. Kien Vuu:

Website - https://kienvuu.com 

Dr. Kien's Book - https://kienvuu.com/book/ 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kienvuumd/ 

Twitter - https://twitter.com/kienvuumd 

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kienvuuMD 

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kienvuumd/ 

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What was it like to be the co-host on Good Morning America in the 80s and 90s? How did Joan Lunden balance her booming career and being a new mother all while being on TV every morning? How did age play a role in Joan leaving GMA? What are the 3 things we need in our lives to age better? What are Joan Lunden’s health non-negotiables? 

The iconic Joan Lunden joins us this week to discuss these questions. She is inspiring, humble, and curious with a tremendous amount of wisdom to offer. When Joan became the co-host for Good Morning America in 1980, she had just found out that she was pregnant. She had her child and, 7 weeks later, she was back in the co-host chair. She didn’t know it then but she was changing the TV industry and work force for women. When she left GMA after being there for 20 years, her biggest problem was learning what opportunities to say no to. She had no intention of slowing down and now at 71 years old she is still ticking things off of her to-do list. 

What you will learn in this episode:

• What the TV industry, and work force, was like for women in the 80s and 90s
• How Joan managed being a new mother with her booming career 
• Joan’s health non-negotiables
• The importance of cleaning your living space
• The top 3 things we must have to age better

“Look at us! Do we look old? No we don’t. So then why do we have to be called older? Act older? Think older?” 

“I literally took on my health as another job, as a second occupation, and I started working with a nutritionist and a trainer and I have really changed myself. It’s not just that I lost 35 pounds, I changed the way I lived my life, I came to understand that I needed to honor myself.” 

Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your pods. 

Read Joan’s book, “Why Did I Come Into This Room?”

Connect with Joan: 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joanlunden/?hl=en 

Website - https://www.joanlunden.com 

Twitter - https://twitter.com/JoanLunden?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JoanLunden 

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanlunden/ 

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/JoanLunden

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How can we become better listeners? Why do marriages end? What is the difference between feeling felt vs. feeling understood? What are the gender difference when it comes to emotional intimacy? How do you properly respond to your partner’s emotions? Why don’t we understand how powerful disappointment can be in our lives?

Dr. Mark Goulston, psychiatrist and author, joins us on the SuperAge podcast to share his insights on these questions. Dr. Mark Goulston dropped out of medical school twice due to depression. After a school counselor believed in him and gave him a second chance, he finished medical school and wanted pay forward what that counselor gave him for his future patients. That is exactly what he is doing with his current practice. From marriages to eating disorders to strained parent-child relationships to suicide, Dr. Goulston uses his empathetic personality and ability to listen to navigate these issues with his patients. 

What you will learn in this episode: 

• How empathy and the ability to listen can help strengthen our relationships
• Why some marriages end
• Why strong personalities may have a more difficult time with emotionally intimate relationships, and how to overcome that 
• The power of feeling felt vs. feeling understood 
• How to respond to your partner’s emotions

“Marriages don’t end because we stop loving each other, but because we stop feeling liked by each other.” 

“Alpha energy is great for success. It’s not good for closeness. You know, it’s good to have alpha energy. You can build something, you can build a business, you can grow it, you can sell it, you can do whatever, but it’s not that good for emotional intimacy.” 

“One of the reasons women will say ‘Don’t give me advice or solutions’ is because when they’re sharing something, they want to just feel less alone in the feeling,  they want to feel felt by you, because if they feel felt by you, their oxytocin goes up, their cortisol goes down, their blood flow goes up to their brain, and then they can give themselves the advice they need.” 

Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your pods. 

Connect with Dr. Mark Goulston:

Website - https://markgoulston.com

Instagram - https://instagram.com/markgoulston?utm_medium=copy_link 

Twitter - https://twitter.com/markgoulston?s=11 

Read one Dr. Goulston’s best-selling book - Just Listen 

Listen to Dr. Goulston’s audio course - Defeating Self-Defeat https://www.himalaya.com/courses/defeating-self-defeat-3129841?partner-from=15652260&utm_source=partner&utm_medium=mark_goulston

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Is it better to eat your larger meals earlier in the day or later in the day? Are there ways we can “turn off” aging? How are stem cells being used to treat diseases? What role does TMAO inflammation have in heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, etc.? How do steak, egg yolks, & cheese contribute to these diseases? Why does Dr. Roizen drink 6 cups of coffee a day?

Dr. Michael Roizen, the Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus at the Cleveland Clinic since 2007 and Cofounder of RealAge, joins us on the SuperAge podcast to discuss these questions. He shares his thoughts on the future of aging and health span, how certain diseases can be drastically decreased by changing simple lifestyle behaviors and diet, why he drinks 6 cups of coffee a day, and much more. 

What you will learn in this episode:

• Why one might want to eat their largest meals earlier in the day
• What the future holds for aging and health span 
• How eating certain inflammatory foods increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and more
• Why Dr. Roizen drinks 6 cups of coffee a day 
• Why daily caffeine consumption may benefit our health

“You wouldn’t marry someone that’s trying to kill you everyday, you shouldn’t eat food that’s trying to kill you.” 

“Are there ways of turning off the aging that we have?” 

“I think with an 80% probability, sometime in the next decade, we’re going to recognize that 90 can be the new 40. That is… just imagine!”

Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your pods. 

Connect with Dr. Michael Roizen:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrMikeRoizen?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrRealAge/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-mike-roizen-33a9293/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmichaelroizen/?hl=en

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