WHEALTHSPAN

This series explores how you can reliably measure your healthspan based on research of over 700,000 subjects over 5 decades using simple functional tests across the 5 domains of physical and cognitive function.   

In a study of 140,000+ people across 17 countries, researchers discovered this 3-second grip strength test predicted heart attack, stroke, and early death better than blood pressure measurements.

It subsequently was found to be the earliest predictor of healthspan.

What you'll learn:

- How to perform the standardized grip strength test at home
- Why grip strength reveals your entire body's aging process
- The connection between grip strength and sarcopenia (muscle loss)
- The neuromuscular connection—it's not simply muscle strength
- How to interpret your results using age-specific percentile charts

Your grip contains 34 muscles connected to your entire neuromuscular system. When grip strength declines, it signals that muscle mass, bone density, and nervous system function are all declining together.
🎯 Key Timestamps:
0:52 - How to perform the test properly
1:52 - Why grip predicts aging acceleration
4:44 - How to interpret your results with percentile charts
6:17 - What your score means for healthspan
📚 Complete functional healthspan 44 self-assessment framework: FUNCTION book available worldwide

Video: https://youtu.be/_JFGHkL-qE8
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Scott Fulton is a professor of healthspan and aging a three universities

#GripStrength #HealthSpan #FunctionalAging #LongevityTest #HeartHealth #aging #longevity #FunctionalHealth

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Gameify your brain at every age. It's why some things are fun to learn and why brain healthspan is often more fun than exercise.

Cognitive Reserve explains why, despite physical aging, some people's brains remain sharp, even into old age. Neuroplasticity is exercise for the brain, but instead of building muscle, it builds neural connections—the circuitry in your brain. Age doesn't define when it stops,  you do. It's actively waiting to build new connections at any age.

Mike Studer, PhD joins us for a fast-paced hour of tips and tricks on training your brain in ways that are fun and engaging. Want to feel like a kid again? You'll feel those thoughts coming back and what's behind them.

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Whealthspan is where curiosity meets healthspan and longevity. If this episode sparked a question or a shift in thinking, let us know — and share it with someone who’s ready for more certain wealth, health, and lifespan.

New Medicare funding model could move from sick care to building healthspan.

This WHEALTHSPAN Podcast episode explores how #lifestyle #medicine can transform #healthcare in the wake of CMS’s decision to fund lifestyle‑based models for chronic disease starting in 2026. The conversation with Nudj Health CEO, Yuri Sudhakar, unpacks how targeted changes in nutrition, activity, sleep, stress, and social connection can prevent, treat, and in some cases reverse cardiometabolic diseases, shifting care from reactive “sick care” to proactive healthspan. The episode highlights what it will take for clinicians and health systems to operationalize lifestyle medicine—integrating multidisciplinary teams, remote support, and meaningful measurement—so that evidence‑based lifestyle interventions become a routine part of everyday care, not a bolt‑on or afterthought.

More info:

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#Chronicdisease #Wholepersoncare #Medicare #Nudjhealth

Whealthspan is where curiosity meets healthspan and longevity. If this episode sparked a question or a shift in thinking, let us know — and share it with someone who’s ready for more certain wealth, health, and lifespan.

Chris Heye, PhD, is my guest on this informative conversation on how AI is about to collide with the financial planning industry and what that might mean for your retirement account. 

Dr. Heye has been a pioneer in this area since MIT graduate school. He's lived the experience and seen families lose millions, and what that means to the individuals and the companies involved. 

There is rising instability -- boiling the frog, as he puts it. Many are in for some big surprises as the industry heads into uncharted waters.

Stay close to this one. We'll plan to have Chris back again to check the pulse and adjust course as needed.

Find Chris at https://whealthcareplan.com/
Meet the AI agent: https://whealthchat.ai/

Whealthspan is where curiosity meets healthspan and longevity. If this episode sparked a question or a shift in thinking, let us know — and share it with someone who’s ready for more certain wealth, health, and lifespan.

Start asking your financial planner better questions, because chances are, they aren't offering up the information you really need. 

The financial industry has been talking about Longevity Risk for a few years, and so you might think they've got you covered. I'm sorry to report that longevity risk is more of a marketing term than anything of substance when it comes to financial planners. 

Always on the lookout for planners who genuinely care about their clients' long-term future and understand all that is involved, I was delighted to discover Eliot Weissberg, CFP®, a Branch Manager with Raymond James Financial Services and President of The Investors Center. Eliot raises up important questions that you can and should be getting answers to.

Eliot can be reached at 860-677-8808 / 70 E Main St. Ste 5, Avon CT, 06001. Securities offered through Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., member FINRA / SIPC. Investment advisory services offered through Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. The Investors Center is not a registered broker/dealer and is independent of Raymond James Financial Services.
 
Any opinions are those of Eliot Weissberg and not necessarily those of Raymond James. Expressions of opinion are as of this date and are subject to change without notice. There is no guarantee that these statements, opinions, or forecasts provided herein will prove to be correct. Investing involves risk and you may incur a profit or loss regardless of strategy
selected, including diversification and asset allocation. This is a hypothetical story and not indicative of any specific situations or client. It is presented only as an example and not intended as investment advice. Investing involved risk and there is no assurance that any investment strategy will be successful. 

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Whealthspan is where curiosity meets healthspan and longevity. If this episode sparked a question or a shift in thinking, let us know — and share it with someone who’s ready for more certain wealth, health, and lifespan.

We go behind the headlines and into the mind of one of the world's top endurance athletes to understand what makes him tick. 

Life is an Ultra - It's a comment I've heard often, and it always triggers a pause, because we all struggle to imagine life very far down the road. Endurance athletes do it every day, and possess unique insights that can apply to all of us.

Harvey Lewis is best known perhaps for setting the world record, running 450 miles in 4.5 days. But, he's also a full-time teacher and fundraiser for important causes.

It's an open, unguarded conversation with an incredibly generous man who has truly explored the limits of human capacity and come back to share what he's learned. 

Harvey returns to the World Championships on Oct 18th at Bell Buckle, TN https://bigsbackyardultra.com/2025-world-individual-championship-roster/

Follow Harvey at: harveylewisultrarunner on the usual social media platforms

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Personal journeys are filled with challenges and opportunities, and my guest, Raad Ghantous, has experienced an abundance of both. 

Our conversation explores the vulnerable edges of exploring bigger life opportunities, looking forward. 

Raad talks about the 75-Hard transformational program he is currently doing, and the big things happening with Raad Life.

Learn more at:

https://www.raadghantous.com

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Whealthspan is where curiosity meets healthspan and longevity. If this episode sparked a question or a shift in thinking, let us know — and share it with someone who’s ready for more certain wealth, health, and lifespan.

Incredibly inspiring story of Mike Wien. The man is unstoppable!
With multiple World Championships to his credit, the road has been anything but smooth or easy. 

Mike left a successful corporate marketing executive career to focus his energy on his passions. One of them is Ironman triathlon, which leverages his amazing running talent. 

He's a mentor to his teammates and is followed by thousands of enthusiastic supporters from across the globe.

Enjoy our conversation, and prepare to be motivated! 

Whealthspan is where curiosity meets healthspan and longevity. If this episode sparked a question or a shift in thinking, let us know — and share it with someone who’s ready for more certain wealth, health, and lifespan.

Drawing on decades of experience working with elite performers, Dr. Clayton Skaggs zeroes in on what truly matters. Simple, small things that we tend to overlook, can add up to several more years, whether you're a professional, an Olympic athlete, or an average person on the street.

Dr. Skaggs' client list is unrivaled, yet his greatest ambition is to help average people live much better lives by learning a few simple tricks that cost just a few moments of their day.

He shares stories from working with professional athletes to older adults, including a 95-year-old.

Whealthspan is where curiosity meets healthspan and longevity. If this episode sparked a question or a shift in thinking, let us know — and share it with someone who’s ready for more certain wealth, health, and lifespan.

Ajay Joseph, MD, leads the Lifestyle Medicine Program for St. Francis Health System. The success he has had with the program is evident in the stories he shares. What's more, other department specialists have begun referring their patients to him. 

There isn't a lifestyle medicine for each organ; it addresses every aspect of health, and the evidence is overwhelming. Doctors are getting trained in lifestyle medicine in unprecedented numbers... because it works. It aligns with why they went into medicine: to help cure people. 

Dr. Joseph's energy is contagious. You'll understand why I love talking with cardiologists like Dr. Joseph.

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https://www.saintfrancis.com/provider/ajay-joseph-m-d-cardiology

Whealthspan is where curiosity meets healthspan and longevity. If this episode sparked a question or a shift in thinking, let us know — and share it with someone who’s ready for more certain wealth, health, and lifespan.