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THIS EPISODE OF GROWING OLDER LIVING YOUNGER focuses on improving your cognitive functioning through playing computer brain training games.Today's Featured Expert discussing the neuroscience of cognitive training and the Lumosity brain training program, is Bob Schafer, President of Lumos Labs Medical, and Chief Science Officer at Lumos Labs (Lumosity)We discuss the neuroscience of cognition and Lumos Labs Human Cognition Project, how the Lumosity platform is built around training cognitive skills through engaging digital games, what you, the consumer, can learn from regularly training on Lumosity, and how Lumos Labs is working in the new frontier of digital medicine.Episode Timeline: 0:11 Introduction to this episode 5:16 Introduction to the Human Cognition Project 12:48 The Lumosity database 16:23 What percentage of users stick with the program? 21:03 The importance of engagement in brain training. 26:54 How to assess your performance 35:14 Are there mental barriers to progress?Speaker Bio:Bob earned his PhD in neuroscience from Stanford University and was a postdoctoral fellow at MIT. He has published original research in top journals including Science and Neuron. Prior to joining Lumos Labs, he was founder and CEO of a YCombinator-funded startup company that used neuroscience and predictive analytics to improve hiring decisions and team development. In 2015, Bob and his startup team joined Lumos Labs. Here, Bob has served in a number of roles leading research, product, and business initiatives, including the formation of the company's Lumos Labs Medical division. Over 100 million people in the Lumosity community have combined to play more than 7 billion cognitive gameplays across more than 15 years, providing, along with the Lumos Labs "Human Cognition Project,", unique insights into the brain and mind.Learn more about Lumosity at these linkshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-schafer-4171554/

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Back pain is one of the most common causes of reduced mobility and loss of independence as we age. In this episode, spine surgeon Dr. Gbolahan Okubadejo explains the causes of back and neck pain, when conservative treatment is appropriate, and when spine surgery may become the best option for restoring mobility and quality of life. Chronic back and neck often trigger fear. Many people assume pain is inevitable, that surgery always leads to long downtime, or that recovery means permanent limitation. In this episode, we explore modern advances in spine care, recovery, and how the right mindset and preparation can help people reclaim movement, confidence, and independence at any age. Dr. Gbolahan Okubadejo is a board-certified, fellowship-trained spinal and orthopedic surgeon and founder of the Institute for Comprehensive Spine Care, with offices across New York and New Jersey. A graduate of Brown University and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he completed his orthopedic residency at Washington University in St. Louis and a spine fellowship at UPMC. He is also the creator of the 360 Dynamized Core system for spine-safe core strengthening.

Episode Timeline:

00:00 — A personal story: emergency spine surgery and recovery

05:40 — Why spine pain becomes more common with age

09:10 — Imaging vs symptoms: understanding the disconnect

12:55 — How surgeons decide who needs surgery

18:20 — Mindset, movement, and recovery outcomes

22:10 — Minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques

26:40 — Core strength, prevention, and daily habits

32:50 — A practical action for people in pain today

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EPISODE 147 OF GROWING OLDER LIVING YOUNGER focuses on protecting eye, brain and overall health with the antioxidant carotenoid pigments, especially lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin, as determined in the Central Retinal Enrichment Supplementation Clinical Trials (CREST).

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To tell us how key nutrients can protect our eyes from macular degeneration, and help preserve memory and mental acuity, I talk with today's Featured Expert, Professor John Nolan. He is a Fulbright Scholar, and a full professor at the South East Technological University (SETU), Waterford, Ireland, where he holds a Howard Chair in Human Nutrition, He is the Director of the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland (NRCI). This research centre studies the role of nutrition for vision, cognitive function and prevention of age-related diseases. In 2011, Prof Nolan won a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) research grant to study the impact of nutritional supplementation on visual function via two Central Retinal Enrichment Supplementation Clinical Trials), and has published 117 peer-reviewed scientific papers.

Episode Timeline:

0:11 Why targeted nutrition for Eye Health

5:17 Nutrition and eye health with a focus on carotenoids.

10:02 Measuring macular pigment in the eye and its changes with supplements.

16:04 The importance of macula pigments in eye health.

21:07 Lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin.in eye health.

28: 07 Sources of antioxidants, micronutrient supplements, and their overall effects on health of the body.

31:53 Eye health and antioxidants.

37:41 Antioxidants and healthy aging

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Modern medicine excels at treating disease, less so at prevention. In this episode, we explore how wearable technology powered by artificial intelligence is bringing together Western physiology biometrics and Traditional Chinese Medicine to support true preventive health. Ryan Yuen shares how continuous monitoring of subtle body signals can help identify imbalance long before symptoms appear—and what this means for healthy longevity. Aging well is not about acccepting decline—it's about identifying early warning signs and supporting body balance before disease is established. Traditional Chinese Medicine has emphasized this philosophy for thousands of years,. Modern wearable technology now allows us to monitor the body continuously, shifting how we approach healthspan extension ato live younger longer.Ryan Yuen, Digital Business Lead at Link2Care, is helping bridge ancient medical wisdom with modern data science. The Watch2Care Vital smartwatch integrates 38 Western physiological metrics with 18 Traditional Chinese Medicine functional indicators across five organ systems—using AI to translate data into actionable daily insights read in the Fitvibe app.

Episode Timeline:

• 00:00 — Prevention versus diagnosis and treatment in modern healthcare

• 03:10 — The aging population crisis and why healthcare systems need to change

• 07:45 — Integrating Western metrics with TCM philosophy using AI

• 12:30 — Understanding the five TCM organ systems

• 18:50 — Interpreting health scores and early warning signs

• 22:30 — Practical lifestyle actions based on daily data

• 26:30 — What preventive health could look like in the future

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THIS EPISODE OF GROWING OLDER LIVING YOUNGER focuses on ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in older adults.

Today's Featured Expert is Kathleen Nadeau, PhD.

We discuss how unrecognized ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) may impact healthy aging and perhaps be confused with dementia in an older person; and whether there are alternative strategies to medication

Speaker BioDr. Kathleen Nadeau is an internationally recognized authority on ADHD across the lifespan and is the author of 15 books related to ADHD. Her most recent book, Still Distracted After All These Years, is the very first book ever written for, and about older adults with ADHD. She is the founder and clinical director of the largest private ADHD specialty clinic in the US, The Chesapeake Center for ADHD in Bethesda, MD. She is known for her supportive, encouraging and practical approach to helping people with ADHD at every age.

Episode Timeline 0:11 Introduction to this episode 3:11 What led Dr.Nadeau into this field of mental health? 7:12 Stereotypes about ADHD in adults. 10:29 ADHD or dysregulated attentional system. 15:12 What is ADHD and what does it mean? 19:21 Why ADHD is important for healthy aging? 22:51 What is the cost of undiagnosed ADHD? 26:54 The medicalization of ADHD 35:39 Are there clusters of disorders that contribute to ADHD?

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Dementia is one of the greatest fears associated with aging—but what if it didn't have to mean loss, disappearance, or despair? In this deeply moving episode, author and arts innovator Marilyn Raichle shares how walking toward her mother, rather than away, transformed dementia into a journey of presence, creativity, connection, and joy. This conversation offers a profoundly human reframe of memory loss and aging. For many people, dementia is equated with the loss of self, meaning, and value. Families are often advised—explicitly or implicitly—to disengage emotionally, preparing for inevitable decline and disappearance. But how we approach dementia shapes not only quality of life for those living with it, but also the emotional, psychological, and biological stress experienced by care partners. Chronic fear, grief, and disengagement accelerate aging for everyone involved, while presence, joy, and connection support resilience and healthspan.

Author of Don't Walk Away, A Care Partner's Journey, Marilyn Raichle brings a rare perspective shaped by a lifetime in the performing arts and nine years as a care partner to her mother, Jean. Through art, shared joy, and daily presence, Marilyn discovered that her mother was not "gone," but distilled to her essential humanity—creative, competitive, loving, and alive. Listeners will learn how creativity opens pathways to connection, why joy is possible even in advanced dementia, and how reframing the experience from caregiving to partnership transforms both lives.

Episode Timelines:

00:00 — Dementia and our deepest fears about aging

03:45 — Marilyn's background in the performing arts

07:30 — Becoming a reluctant care partner

10:45 — Discovering creativity through painting

14:30 — The Art of Alzheimer's is born

18:40 — Enduring personhood explained

22:55 — Sharing joy as a daily practice

27:30 — A single mindset shift for care partners

31:00 — Final reflections on love, presence, and meaning

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What if the way you age isn't determined primarily by your genes, your diet, or even how much you exercise—but by how intelligently you manage your thoughts, emotions, and everyday habits? Many of us make well-intentioned health plans that never quite stick—despite knowing what we should be doing. This episode explores why behavior change is so difficult, how unconscious programming shapes daily habits, and what science reveals about making lasting change without burnout or deprivation. Today's guest brings a powerful framework—Lifestyle Intelligence—to help us align how we think, feel, and live as we age. Lloyd Glauberman is a clinical psychologist, researcher, and pioneer in behavioral wellness. He is the founder of the Lifestyle Intelligence App, a science-based digital platform designed to align daily habits in eating, movement, sleep, and mindset. With more than 40 years in private practice, he is also the creator of Hypno-Peripheral Processing (HPP), a clinically validated audio method used by over 125,000 people worldwide. At 78, Lloyd brings both scientific expertise and lived experience to what it truly means to age with clarity, resilience, and vitality.

Episode Timeline

00:00 — Introduction : genes, mindset, and lifestyle intelligence 02:00 — Why habits fail and behavior change is hard 05:00 — Lloyd's story and the birth of Lifestyle Intelligence 10:00 — Childhood programming and unconscious habit formation 16:00 — Awareness, attention, and micro-habits that shape aging 21:00 — Sleep, brain cleanup, and longevity 26:00 — Hypno-Peripheral Processing and subconscious change 33:00 — Pausing, being present and "doing nothing" as a skill 38:30 — Key takeaways, resources, and Call to Action

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What if stubborn weight gain, brain fog, poor sleep, and chronic inflammation aren't "just aging"—but signals from your gut that started decades earlier? Today's conversation challenges the myth of inevitable decline and shows how understanding your microbiome can make your chronological age truly just a number. After 40, many people find that diets stop working, digestion becomes unpredictable, hormones feel out of control, and inflammation quietly creeps in. This episode explains why gut healing becomes harder with age, what's actually changing biologically, and how restoring gut resilience can transform metabolism, hormones, and healthy longevity. Today's guest brings a rare blend of microbiome research, systems thinking, and real-world clinical insight to guide us. Martha Carlin is a pioneering citizen scientist and microbiome systems researcher. She is the founder and CEO of The BioCollective, collaborating with institutions including Caltech, the University of Chicago, and University College Cork. Her work focuses on how gut microbes drive inflammation, insulin resistance, and chronic disease as we age. Martha's mission began personally—after her husband's Parkinson's diagnosis—leading her to leave a corporate career to investigate healing at the root: the gut.

Episode Timeline:

00:00 — Aging symptoms, gut health, and the microbiome

03:30 — Why gut issues worsen after 40 and why aging conversations miss the microbiome

05:10 — Martha's personal journey into microbiome science after Parkinson's diagnosis

08:45 — Antibiotics, missing microbes, and early Parkinson's gut research

12:30 — What biologically changes in the gut with age

15:40 — Endotoxins, gram-negative bacteria, and chronic inflammation

18:20 — Constipation as an early warning sign, not a nuisance

21:00 — Surfactants, cleaners, bile acids, and hormone recirculation

23:40 — Soil microbiomes and what agriculture teaches us about gut healing

26:30 — Food quality, seed oils, and modern processing challenges

28:40 — Beet kvass and fermented foods for nitric oxide and gut support

30:20 — The estrobolome, cortisol, insulin, and hormone–gut feedback loops

33:00 — Practical first steps to restore gut resilience

36:30 — Common mistakes: extreme diets, fasting, and overcorrection

39:10 — Women, cortisol, and metabolic backlash

41:40 — Listener guidance: simple daily changes that matter most

43:30 — Guest resources

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What if chronic inflammation—not aging itself—is the real reason energy fades, disease risk rises, and resilience declines as the years go by? Today's conversation challenges the idea that inflammation is just something that "comes with age." Instead, we explore how targeted science, smart biology, and informed choices can dramatically reshape how you age. Chronic inflammation is the silent driver behind many of the diseases we associate with aging—cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration, metabolic dysfunction, autoimmune disorders, and even cancer. Yet most people don't understand why inflammation persists, how it accelerates biological aging, or what actually works to control it at the cellular level. Samuel Shepherd is an award-winning physicist, inventor, and biomedical innovator with multiple patents in applied health science. After surviving a rare and aggressive bone-marrow cancer, Sam redirected his scientific expertise toward understanding inflammation at its molecular roots. He is the inventor behind ValAsta, the only patented glycosidic form of astaxanthin designed to improve cellular uptake and therapeutic impact. In this episode, you'll learn why inflammation is a root cause of aging, how bioavailability determines whether supplements help or fail, what makes targeted antioxidants fundamentally different and practical steps to reduce inflammatory load and promote healthspan extension.

Episode TimelIne

00:00 — Welcome & Episode Framing Why chronic inflammation sits at the root of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, neurodegeneration, cancer, and autoimmunity

03:20 — Introducing Samuel Shepherd & the Oxidative Stress Problem Sam's scientific background and focus on cellular-level antioxidant interventions

05:00 — A Personal Turning Point: Polycythemia Vera A rare bone-marrow cancer diagnosis and the limitations of conventional treatment

07:40 — Cancer Resistance in Nature Why some species rarely develop cancer and how this led to astaxanthin research

10:30 — From Algae Stress to Astaxanthin Production How Haematococcus pluvialis produces powerful antioxidants under stress

14:10 — How Inflammation Really Works Reactive oxygen species, antioxidant balance, and why some antioxidants backfire

17:30 — Bioavailability Breakthroughs Why molecular structure and glycosidic attachment determine effectiveness

23:30 — Aging, Micronutrients & Enzyme Decline The role of minerals and antioxidant enzymes as we age

29:50 — Practical Steps for Reducing Inflammation as we age Testing, targeted supplementation, and proactive longevity strategies

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What if the most powerful breakthroughs in reversing chronic disease had less to do with new drugs—and everything to do with understanding human behavior? Type 2 diabetes is widely treated as a lifelong, progressive condition. But what if that assumption is wrong? In today's episode, we explore how reclaiming personal agency, supported by behavioral science and AI-driven personalization, can fundamentally reshape how you age—because age is just a number, but how you age is a choice. Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases associated with aging, yet conventional care often focuses on escalating medications rather than addressing the root metabolic problem. Many people are told decline is inevitable—even as complications multiply and quality of life diminishes. In this episode, we challenge that model. You'll learn why most healthcare solutions fail, how behavior—not willpower—is the missing link, and how personalized, AI-supported care can help people reverse diabetes rather than manage it indefinitely. Today's guest brings a radically different lens—one that integrates behavioral science, medicine, and human empathy to restore health and agency. John Oberg is a human behavior strategist, healthcare innovator, and CEO of Precina Health. He holds a Doctorate in Social Work from the University of Southern California and an MBA focused on technology and public policy. John with his medical partner, leads one of the most compelling programs in metabolic health today, reporting diabetes reversal success rates as high as 98% by combining behavioral science, AI-driven personalization, and food-as-medicine.

00:00 — Why behavior, not drugs, may hold the key to reversing chronic disease

03:00 — Rethinking Type 2 diabetes, aging, and why the conventional care model often fails

05:30 — John Oberg's path from behavior science to diabetes reversal innovation

08:30 — Transactional vs relational healthcare and why empathy changes outcomes

12:30 — The five-phase Precina Health protocol and managing treatment burden

18:00 — Small personalized changes versus radical lifestyle shifts—what really works

23:30 — How AI supports personalized care without replacing human connection

31:00 — One actionable step listeners can take today to reclaim health agency

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