Alive Longer Podcast

Welcome to Alive Longer with Dr Mari Laasma and Dr Anoob Pakkar-Hull. Alive Longer explores how we can live not only longer, but better with more health, strength, energy, confidence, independence and quality of life.We cover longevity, healthspan, preventive health, hormones, regenerative medicine, brain health, movement, nutrition, sleep, relationships, sexuality, psychology, aesthetics and the science of healthy ageing.---Perimenopause can start at 35, and the first sign usually isn't a missed period. It's "I don't feel like myself anymore."In episode #3 of Alive Longer, Dr. Mari [Surname] and Dr. Anoo [Surname] talk about the most misunderstood transition in women's health: perimenopause. Over a billion women are going through it right now, yet most doctors miss it, partners don't understand it, and in many countries, Estonia included, women are still ashamed to talk about it.Anoo shares what he learned as a doctor and husband: he thought his role was to explain, but it was to listen. Mari, an aesthetic doctor, former pediatric surgeon and mother of three, shares her own perimenopause journey and the five pillars she now lives by: connection, muscle, hormones, sleep and simple daily habits. Her rule: longevity should give you more life, not more rules.---In this episode:- Why perimenopause often starts after 35 and is diagnosed too late- Why there's no single blood test, and why so many women get antidepressants instead- The myths: regular periods, hot flushes and "it's just stress"- Testosterone for women: why it matters and why nobody talks about it- What partners can actually do to help- Why "muscle is your pension fund"- Mari's daily habits: cold exposure, sauna, sleep, strength training and morning light- Her top 5 supplements- Aging well instead of fighting agingThis episode is for education, not medical advice. If something here sounds familiar, track what's changing and talk to your healthcare professional.---SHOWNOTES"There's nothing that's paused in menopause. It's not like an intermission.""Sometimes the first sign is not the missed period. It's 'I don't feel like myself anymore.'""This is not a niche women's health issue. It's one of the largest health transitions of our time.""Having a period doesn't mean you are not in perimenopause.""Testosterone is definitely not just a male hormone.""If you think you can take the world's best supplements and sleep 8 hours a day, that's not longevity.""I only want to regret the things I didn't do.""Knowing is not the same as doing.""I want longevity to give me more life, not more rules.""Your body is not the problem to fix. It is a place to come home to.""Sexuality doesn't have an expiry date.""My muscle is my pension fund.""I don't train because I hate my body. I train because I value it.""I'm not trying to stop aging. I'm trying to age well.""Perimenopause has not been about becoming a different woman. It has been about becoming more myself."---LINKSLearn more about Dr. Anoob Pakkar-Hull from here:https://www.dranoob.co.ukLearn more about Dr. Mari Laasma from here:https://www.mlilukliinik.ee/etSubscribe for more conversations on living longer and better.#perimenopause #menopause #womenshealth #longevity #HRT

Welcome to Alive Longer with Dr Mari Laasma and Dr Anoob Pakkar-Hull.This episode explores longevity from a completely unexpected angle: rave culture, dancing, midlife women and wellbeing.The guest is Professor Alice O’Grady, who has spent years researching electronic dance music culture and why women continue to go clubbing well into their 40s, 50s and beyond. What emerges is that, for many women, this is not simply about music or nightlife. It is about having a space where everyday roles, responsibilities and expectations can briefly fall away, creating room for freedom, connection and self expression.The conversation looks at how music, synchronized movement and collective experience can support social bonding and mental wellbeing. One of the most striking findings is the tension between belonging and ageism. Many women feel deeply at home in rave culture, yet around one in five still feel that they may be “too old” to be there. That opens a much bigger conversation about visibility, ageing and the cultural expectations placed on midlife women.One of the strongest ideas in the episode is that healthy ageing is not only about exercise, nutrition, sleep and medical interventions. It is also about joy, movement, music, community, spontaneity and continuing to feel fully alive.Professor O’Grady’s research found wellbeing to be the strongest theme in the study, and many participants even described the experience as spiritual. That may not be easy to measure, but that does not make it any less meaningful.In the end, this episode is less about raving and more about what it means for midlife women to resist becoming invisible, stay connected to themselves and continue doing the things that make life feel vivid.It fits perfectly with the Alive Longer philosophy: longevity is not just about adding more years to life, but adding more life to those years.---SHOWNOTES"Lots of these women really treat it as their escape." (00:04:48)"It's tribal, and it's ancient, and it's speaking to a very deep need in us.""There's something in their DNA — they'll hear that music and they recognize it.""The ability to meet somebody, have a really strong connection, and then never see them again was also really important.""The most important aspect for midlife women that still go clubbing was comfort.""One in five still felt like maybe they shouldn't be there because of their age.""Participating for midlife women in this culture is good for their mental health.""Just because you can't measure it doesn't mean that it's not a reality.""There is a sense that society and culture is a little bit stacked against us.""Getting older doesn't mean becoming quieter, smaller, or less visible."---Alive Longer explores how we can live not only longer, but better with more health, strength, energy, confidence, independence and quality of life.We cover longevity, healthspan, preventive health, hormones, regenerative medicine, brain health, movement, nutrition, sleep, relationships, sexuality, psychology, aesthetics and the science of healthy ageing.Expect expert guests, honest conversations and a critical look at what is evidence-based, what is promising, and what may simply be hype.Subscribe for new conversations on how to stay healthier, stronger and fully alive for longer.

Welcome to Alive Longer with Dr Mari Laasma and Dr Anoob Pakkar-Hull.In this episode, Dr. Anoob Pakkar-Hull and Dr. Mari Laasma launch their new podcast on longevity — what it actually means to stay alive longer, not just live longer. Drawing on their different medical backgrounds (anesthesiology and pediatric surgery), they trace how a shared fascination with regenerative medicine turned into a friendship built on respectful disagreement.The conversation moves from Estonian lifestyle staples like sauna and cold plunges to the gap between health span and lifespan in developed countries, then into a candid, skeptical look at biohacking culture — continuous glucose monitors, wearables, and heart rate variability — and where the data helps versus where it starts running your life instead of supporting it. Dr. Laasma shares her own approach to muscle preservation through perimenopause and menopause, and both hosts return to the question they opened with: would you take 10 more years of life, and on what terms?Learn more about Dr. Anoob Pakkar-Hull from here:https://www.dranoob.co.ukLearn more about Dr. Mari Laasma from here:https://www.mlilukliinik.ee/etConference Dr. Anoob Pakkar-Hull mentioned in podcast:https://www.coreconferencegroup.com---SHOWNOTES"If medicine could give you 10 years of life to live extra, would you take it?""Longevity is not just about living longer, but staying alive longer in every sense of the word.""Skin health was linked to what was lying inside.""Sometimes we forget that the most important things are for free and they are really easy.""You cannot change something that has taken years to cause damage with just a single supplement.""It's not about having all the answers but to raise the right questions.""The woman shouldn't have to choose between looking good and feeling good.""If I had to choose one personal habit that supports healthy aging, it would be resistance training.""It's never too late to start. It doesn't matter what age you are.""The gap between your health span and lifespan in most developed countries is about 20 to 25 years.""Heart rate variability numbers get better when couples sleep together, not separately.""Longevity should support your life. It shouldn't become your life.""Going out for dinner with friends becomes the enemy of longevity.""Stay curious, but stay critical.""One scientific data number means absolutely nothing without context."---Alive Longer explores how we can live not only longer, but better with more health, strength, energy, confidence, independence and quality of life.We cover longevity, healthspan, preventive health, hormones, regenerative medicine, brain health, movement, nutrition, sleep, relationships, sexuality, psychology, aesthetics and the science of healthy ageing.Expect expert guests, honest conversations and a critical look at what is evidence-based, what is promising, and what may simply be hype.Subscribe for new conversations on how to stay healthier, stronger and fully alive for longer.