Embracing science and a holistic approach to living a healthier life, has been a hallmark of the Swiss spa-clinic, Clinique La Prairie (CLP), for the past ninety years. Known for its signature treatment, cellular therapy, the medical center opened in 1931, under the guidance of  Dr Paul Niehans, an early expert in the field. Today, CLP melds cutting edge technology with a mission to help people optimize their healthspan, though advanced clinical and wellness programs. The LLAMA podcast is teaming up with CLP to discuss the big issues surrounding human longevity. In this episode, Peter Bowes is joined by C.E.O. Simone Gibertoni and Medical Director, Dr. Adrian Heini.  In a wide-ranging conversation they cover the clinic's history, scientific developments, including Epigenetic screening, and the future of wellbeing as a priority in the post-Covid world. 

Recorded: April 20, 2021 | Read a transcript and show notes at the LLAMA podcast website.

Topics covered in this interview include:

• Clinique La Prairie's 90-year legacy
• The history of a medical spa that melds science and luxury relaxation 
• The scientific gatekeepers monitoring the science behind health and wellness programs 
• Using natural tools to curate a holistic approach to living better and longer
• Developments in genetics and epigenetic tests to reveal predispositions to certain conditions
• Tailored  programs to focus on conditions such as oxidative stress and inflammation
• Plants, herbs and fatty acid profiles
• The lifestyle trails that influence longevity
• Personalized healthy living programs and the four pillars for longevity
• Changing lives and following up to ensure long-term health
• Why there is no "magic pill"
• Mindfulness, meditation and bespoke physical exercise modifications 
• The eye-opening impact of Covid on the business of wellness and the long term implications for healthcare
• The lasting impact of a week's intensive therapies?
• Implementing  long-term health programs though CLP hubs around the world. 
• The importance of lifestyle changes and work/life balance. 
• Morning routines and daily health. 
• Taking the long view and imagining the wellness conversation for decades to come. 

“This episode is brought to you in association with Clinique La Prairie, the award-winning spa-clinic - and pioneering health and wellness destination - nestled on the shores of Lake Geneva in Montreux, Switzerland. Combining preventative medicine with bespoke lifestyle and nutrition plans, Clinique La Prairie offers a holistic approach to living fuller, healthier and longer lives.”

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The art of growing old, gracefully and purposefully, preferably in rude health, is unique to us all. The journey, with its many twists and turns, involves myriad emotions, adventures and challenges. But Kathleen O'Brien says the process has been somewhat hijacked by society's growing disrespect for the elderly. In her book, Reclaim Your Right To Grow Old, the American writer and broadcaster explores the history of attitudes towards aging and suggests that society's fevered quest for longevity is misguided.  In this LLAMA podcast conversation with Peter Bowes, Kathleen argues that the happiness to be found in aging is being undervalued; that the eccentricities of older people should be celebrated and the joy of smelling the roses more often enjoyed. 

Recorded: April 12, 2021 | Read a transcript and show notes at the LLAMA podcast website.

Topics covered in this interview include:

• Kathleen's voice was once very familiar to Americans  - how come? 
• Approaching the "sad ride on the down slope" and discovering a new way to look at aging. 
• Exploring the history of aging and the attitudes of ancient cultures, especially towards 'elders.'
• What the location of graveyards tells us about changing attitudes towards older people and death
• Is 'keep busy, keep active' necessarily a positive message, as people age. 
• The 'reclaim your right to grow' old philosophy
• Embracing the eccentricities aging - being free to be who we want to be. 
• Smell the roses and worry less
• Death anxiety, spirituality and changing attitudes as we age

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There has been "spectacular" progress in recent years in the understanding and treatment of Alzheimer's.  The progressive disease, which is the most common cause of dementia, a late-in-life decline in memory and cognitive ability, afflicts 50 million people around the world. Taking family members and other carers into account, that number increases exponentially.  The condition, for which there is currently no cure,  amounts to a modern day crisis, for all involved. In this episode of the LLAMA podcast, Dr Jason Karlawish, a gerontologist and professor of medicine and medical ethics and senior fellow of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, says significant gains are being made with therapeutic treatments, but many hurdles remain.  The author of The Problem of Alzheimer's: How Science, Culture and Politics turned a Rare Disease into a Crisis, also argues that Alzheimer's is disease of our identity and a condition that raises fundamental, moral questions about what it means to lead a good life. 

Recorded: March 30, 2021 | Read a transcript and show notes at the LLAMA podcast website.

Topics covered in this interview include:

• The difference between dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
• How can dementia be distinguished from the 'normal course of aging?"
• The work of the Penn Memory Center, with patients and their loved ones. 
• Explaining medicine in the 'real world,' through the stories and experiences of people.
• Why patients and caregivers are the best teachers. 
• Distinguishing between disease and disability. 
• How stigma haunts the lives of people with dementia. 
• Defining Alzheimers as once a rare disease, now a crisis. 
• The "spectacular progress in science," dealing with Alzheimer's. 
• "Living' with Alzheimer's rather than relying on drugs. 
• Why is the risk of demential declining? 
• The crisis of good quality care for Alzheimer's patients in the U.S.
• Regular exercise and a heart healthy diet to maintain good brain health.  Red wine too? 

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Turning fifty can be a wrenching experience for some people.  Others discover that it is their sixtieth birthday that conjures up disturbing emotions. There is no doubt that big birthdays focus the mind on the aging process and what is often described as a midlife crisis.  But should we fear the passage of time?  Lisa Levine is a life coach and the author of Midlife No crisis, an insightful and entertaining exploration of the years that signpost our lives.  In this LLAMA podcast conversation with Peter Bowes, Lisa explains why we should embrace "transformative" periods, instead of dreading them, and how the advancing years can propel us in a "more fulfilling direction," with excitement and optimism. 

Recorded: April 5, 2021 | Read a transcript and show notes at the LLAMA podcast website.

Topics covered in this interview include:

• When does mid-life happen and why is it associated with a crisis for some people.
• Pre-empting a mid-life crisis 
• When the meaning  of life becomes more important that just doing a job. 
• The difference between turning 50 and 60?
• Leaving Hollywood and the entertainment business for a new calling - something deeper with more meaning. 
• Becoming a life coach and "walking the talk." 
• Dealing with health obstacles and fertility issues and discovering alternative therapies. 
• Do men and women face the same mid-life issues? 
• How our backgrounds and life experiences mold our lives and attitudes toward aging. 
• Discovering the perks on midlife, wisdom and putting space between negative thoughts.
• The value of friends and community in dealing with the aging process - knowing that you're not alone. 
• Social media - compare and despair. Avoiding the rabbit holes. 
• The privilege that is aging. 

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Living life to the full, at any age, has been a challenge recently.  To put it mildly.  But if Covid has taught us anything, it is that some of life's simplest pleasures are what make life itself worth living. Therein lies a metaphor for healthy aging.  Physical fitness, social contact and an active mind go a long way towards helping us live longer and better.  They are also central to the ideals of Aging is Cool, a Texas-based company that helps people over fifty stay active and engaged as they age. 

In this LLAMA episode, Aging is Cool co-founder, Amy Temperley, explains why she rails against a modern-day culture rife with ageism and how she hopes to redefine what it means to grow old. 

"Old is a feeling and I don't know that you're old until you decide that you're old," she says.  

In conversation with Peter Bowes, Amy also reveals how life with Covid has opened her eyes to the everyday activities that bring pleasure and purpose to life. 

Recorded: March 22, 2021 | Read a transcript and show notes at the LLAMA podcast website.

Topics covered in this interview include:

• Targeting healthy, active aging and coming up with the idea for Aging is Cool
• Realizing that aging can be positive, celebrating a robust zest for life and it is okay to get older.  
• Is there a benchmark for becoming old
• Anti-aging versus finding a sense of purpose in life. 
• Building a company focussed on mind and body training for older adults
• A Mighty Good Time -  a one-stop-shop and mostly virtual resource for adults aged 50+
• Over fifty - is there a mindset change? 
• Reducing social isolation through involvement in a community
• The value of friendship and forging new relationships
• Social interaction post Covid and find new joy-inducing pastimes. How making stuff can be fun. 
• Advocacy for the benefits of a healthy, aging population. 
• Breaking out of Covid, socializing more and multi-generational friendships. 
• Morning rituals that include caring for dogs. 
• Finding those things that make life worth living - "embracing the things you love rather than lamenting what you've lost."

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Cracking the code behind aging has long since fascinated, frustrated and captivated scientists.  In our quest to live longer and better, a desire to fully understand the mechanisms that explain how and why we grow old, has been central to longevity research. In recent years some significant progress has been made. A clearer picture is emerging of the changes that occur, at a cellular level, that could dictate how our bodies respond to the passing years. In this episode of the LLAMA podcast, Prof. David Walker, a researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) discusses his work with tiny worms and fruit flies, and explains the significance of myriad age-related issues, such as dysfunctional mitochondria, leaky intestines and inflammation.

Recorded: March 2, 2021 | Read a transcript and show notes at the LLAMA podcast website.

Disclosure: Prof. Walker is a member of the scientific board of JUVICELL, a sponsor of this LLAMA podcast episode. 

Topics covered in this interview include:

• Dr. Walker's academic journey from Belfast to Manchester and Los Angeles. 
• Inspiration through  Jonathan Weiner's Time, Love Memory - a biography of Seymour Benzer, the biologist renowned for his study of genetics through experiments with fruit fly genes.  
• Working with nematode worms and fruit flies.  
• Aging - a great scientific mystery.  How our understanding of what is driving aging, at a cellular level, has evolved. 
• Developing novel ways, using genes, to prevent age- related health decline.  
• Changing awareness of aging as we grow older.
• Accumulation of dysfunctional mitochondria and how it appears to be an important cellular hallmark of aging. 
• The importance of autophagy for maintaining cellular health.
• Why do we age at different rates?  
• The pathophysiology of aging: How do age-related changes that affect organ function, relate to the health and viability of the aging organism?    
• Leaky intestines in fruit flies and humans . 
• Inflammation and the link to age-onset diseases
• Gut bacteria and relevance to various diseases and health interventions. 
• Diet and variability of our gut microbiome.
• High/low  protein diets and the aging gut, based on fruit fly studies.  
• Does eating less protein enhance longevity? 
• Making better informed decisions about diet and dietary supplementation. 
• Practicing "  common sense" lifestyle goals. 
• Exercise and everyday diet    to counter the effects of aging. 
• Memory loss  as we age and a better understanding of the mechanisms involved based on studies with fruit flies. 
• Lifestyles focussed on living life to the full.

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Baby boomers make up a significant portion of the world's population.  In the US and the UK the generation born between 1946 and 1964 represents about a fifth of all people and is a hugely influential group.  So what's it like to be a boomer in 2021?  Many are still working, physically active and important contributors to the economy.  Others are retired and enjoying the fruits of their careers, while some are facing up to the challenges of life as a septuagenarian.  

"My almost fervent, religious conviction is we can all do better," says Dave Frost, a decorated naval officer,  world-ranked oarsman and Master Fitness Trainer.  

Dave was born in 1953. The San Diego-based author of KaBoomer: Thriving and Striving into Your Nineties is the founder of Well Past Forty, a company that promotes wellness and fitness for athletes of all ages and abilities. In this LLAMA podcast interview, with Peter Bowes, he discusses his gregarious approach to life, ambitious athletic goals and plan to "live large" into his tenth decade. 

Recorded: March 16, 2021 | Read a transcript and show notes at the LLAMA podcast website.

Topics covered in this interview include:

• What is it like to be a baby boomer in 2021?
• Dave's definition of the "encore" years and what it means to live in the "best act yet" of our lives. 
• Living through the bottom of the happiness curve.
• Figuring out the daily activities, including motion and purpose, that enhance life. 
• The life-changing impact of 911. 
• Embracing the Loma Linda, low stress, outdoor lifestyle, for longevity. 
• The importance of breathing for everyday health and good sleep. 
• The joy of distance running and how the runner's high can be achieved with alternatives forms of exercise, as we get older. 
• The value of exercise, quiet time, mind-body alignment  and "living large" as we age into our nineties. 

"We know aging is unavoidable, but we don't have to get old."

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Why do we rush to the refrigerator during commercial breaks, while watching television?  Are we really hungry or does TV fuel our addiction to foods that we know are bad for us? 

"Without your agreement at all, you're doing what we call the robot walk or the zombie walk to the kitchen to get something to eat," says Joan Ifland, Ph.D., author of the textbook, Processed Food Addiction. 

Dr. Ifland believes we are wired to snack, in response to stress, excitement and suspense, and that an addiction to sugar and processed food is making us sick. In this LLAMA podcast interview, with Peter Bowes, she discusses her mission to help people recover from an addiction to processed foods and why, she says, cleaning up our diets, especially ridding them of sugar, could add years to our lives.

Recorded: February 18, 2021 | Read a transcript and show notes at the LLAMA podcast website.

Topics covered in this interview include:

In this interview we cover: 

• Melding the worlds of business and nutrition research
• Exploring what Dr. Ifland says is the role of corporations "in the spread and maintenance of addiction to processed foods"
• What is processed food? 
• The difference between processed plant and animal-based foods. 
• Food cravings, marketing, stress and addiction. 
• How do we take control of what we eat, to avoid unhealthy foods - or "bad" foods - and what Dr. Ifland describes as "artificial aging" 

"Somebody who is seventy years old can feel fifty or even forty or they might feel better than they've ever felt in their lives."

• Why is it so difficult to give up certain foods
• What is "conformance drive" and how does it influence what we eat. 
• Associating with others, online, to build an immersion experience with healthy people
• Dr. Ifland's diet change, 25-years ago, that she says eliminated cravings and "brain fog"
• Why do we fall off the wagon and return to bad eating habits? 
• How does the Addiction Reset Community work?
• The connection between watching the television and eating too much. 
• The impact of Covid on "clean" eating and food addictions. 
• The "purpose" of living a long healthy life

This episode is brought to you in association with JUVICELL, the all-in-one longevity supplement that contains 10 key ingredients shown to have a positive impact on healthspan, as validated by scientific studies. To find out more, visit juvicell.com

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At the age of eighty-one, Jean Ketcham is looking forward to sky diving again, when the pandemic is over. The co-founder of Aging But Dangerous, an international women's movement promoting active, healthy aging, is on a mission to empower women over fifty to live their lives to the full.  When Jean retired, she and her friend, C. Suzanne Bates, realized that their social circles were shrinking and that their friends were becoming less adventurous. Convinced that life still had much to offer, the pair set up the group to encourage women to live dangerously, as they age. In this LLAMA podcast interview, with Peter Bowes, Minneapolis-based Jean discusses her zest for life, optimism and aspirations for the next two decades. 

Recorded: February 2, 2021 | Read a transcript and show notes at the LLAMA podcast website.

Topics covered in this interview include:

• Challenging the "trauma" experienced by women turning 50 
• What's wrong with the word 'aging?'
• Cataract surgery at 80 
• Setting up Aging But Dangerous
• Inspiration from Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin
• Martini Jump Skydives, fashion shows and colonoscopy prep parties for women over 50  
• Inner strength, positivity and surviving cancer 
• Finding the silver lining in the face of negativity 
• Embracing social media, hosting Facebook lives for a multi generational audience
• Jean's advice to her younger self about weight and self-esteem 
• Having fun full-filling a mission to connect with and help women 
• An octogenarian's bucket list and aspirations 

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If you're a fast walker, you're likely to live longer. The correlation between walking speed and lifespan has been widely studied and is a good indicator of our general physical condition and the number of years that we are able to enjoy optimum health. "It is a wonderful predictor," says, Dr. Cliff Bleustein, Global President and CEO of AposHealth, a home based exercise program aimed at helping patients with their mobility. In this episode we delve into the importance of a healthy gait, sometimes described as the sixth vital sign. Dr. Bleustein explains the link between the natural ability to take a brisk walk and maximally performing bodily systems, such as the heart, lungs and musculoskeletal. 

Recorded: January 26, 2021 | Read a transcript and show notes at the LLAMA podcast website.

Topics covered in this interview include:

• Dr. Cliff Bleustein's "eclectic" career, encompassing surgery, research, business and healthcare consulting. 
• Making the shift from treating patients to the business of healthcare 
• Treating osteoarthritis of the knee by changing the way people walk 
• Earlier health management of chronic conditions to improve health outcomes
• Rehabilitation based on physical therapy rather than surgery 
• Purposely including short bursts of exercise during the day for optimum health and maintenance of muscle mass
• The cumulative impact of exercise
• Gait - the sixth vital sign and predictor of long life. 
• Walking speed as an indicator of health
• The daily activities that cost nothing and promote physical health 
• The impact of Covid-19 on general healthcare, and the switch to telemedicine 
• Future problems caused by plummeting activity levels during the pandemic 
• The physical and emotional health impact of taking fewer steps a day through working at home
• Why healthcare facilities should be considered safe for preventative interventions, even as Covid continues to be a threat
• Taking small steps every day to pursue health and longevity. 
• There are only so many things we can control.  Don't worry! 

This episode is brought to you in association with JUVICELL, the all-in-one longevity supplement that contains 10 key ingredients shown to have a positive impact on healthspan, as validated by scientific studies. To find out more, visit juvicell.com

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