Fitness and Wellness

Fitness, Fall Prevention, AgeTech Product Founders Design Discussion

By Linda Sherman / August 6, 2024

Experts in Fitness and AgeTech discussed the importance of designing both products and digital platforms with accessibility in mind, user testing, and collaboration with healthcare entities. They also emphasized the need for tailoring fitness programs for seniors with dementia and supporting caregivers. This outstanding group of leaders includes product founders. Recorded on 3-17-22, this episode…

Apple Watch as a Medical Device, Dementia Diagnosis, Geriatrics Medical Degree Support 7-30-24

By Linda Sherman / August 2, 2024

Discussion hosted by Linda Sherman, Ray Gordon, and Debbie Howard. Articles are listed in the order they were presented and discussed, followed by Debbie’s summary of this show. Presented by Elizabeth Magallon Fleury, LifesEncore.com WSJ 6-29-24 Apple Watch Is Becoming Doctors’ Favorite Medical Device by Christopher Mims Apple Watch Is Becoming Doctors’ Favorite Medical Device https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/apple-watch-is-becoming-doctors-favorite-medical-device-af3719ec Apple News Access: https://apple.news/AfLcgHEmESVuP4qI2R7Co4Q Presented by Benjamin…

Midlife Brain Changes, Pace of Aging, Neuroscience, Brad Stulberg on Longevity 7-23-24

By Linda Sherman / July 25, 2024

Discussion hosted by Linda Sherman, Ray Gordon, and Debbie Howard Articles are listed in the order they were presented and discussed, followed by Debbie’s summary of this show. Presented by Debbie Howard, Aging Matters International NY Times Longevity by Brad Stulberg Author “Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing — Including You.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/opinion/longevity-live-longer.html Research has long shown that…

Nursing Home Emergency Power Plans, Retirement for Single Women, Supplements Discussion with UK Doctor 7-16-24

By Linda Sherman / July 22, 2024

Discussion hosted by Linda Sherman, Ray Gordon, and Debbie Howard Articles are listed in the order they were presented and discussed, followed by Debbie’s summary of this show. Presented by Dr. Zalan Alam, MBBS, FRCGP GP Partner and Clinical Director IMC The Guardian 7-13-24 Five Doctors on the Supplements They Swear by from Vitamin D to Lion’s Mane https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jul/13/five-doctors-on-the-health-supplements-they-swear-by Dr.…

What Your Hands Tell You About Your Health, Actor De-aging Tom Hanks There, Unpaid Caregiver Career Costs, Sense of Smell and Brain Health 7-9-24

By Linda Sherman / July 11, 2024

Discussion hosted by Linda Sherman, Ray Gordon, and Debbie Howard Articles are listed in the order they were presented and discussed, followed by Debbie’s summary of this show. Presented by Ray Gordon, Architect / Urban Planner / Futurist AARP Magazine June/July 2024 Your Hands Can Tell You A Lot About Your Health by Beth Howard https://www.aarp.org/publications/magazines/aarp-the-magazine-june-july-2024/page23 Apple News Access: https://apple.news/AginXEAg5ShebSRcLJEPyjw Comment…

DYI Home Wellness Tests, Aging in Place, Prior Authorization Medical Tests Medicare Advantage 6-25-24

By Linda Sherman / June 25, 2024

Discussion hosted by Linda Sherman, Ray Gordon, and Debbie Howard Additional discussion from Ellen Khalifa. Articles are listed in the order they were presented and discussed, followed by Debbie’s summary of this show. Presented by Debbie Howard, Aging Matters International Washington Post 6-9-24 Buoyed by Regulatory Vacuums, Silicon Valley Is Building a Booming Online Wellness Market That Aims…

Palliative Care Timing, Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care, Home Health Tests for Heart Health, Missed Bill Payments Can be Sign of Alzheimer’s 6-18-24

By Linda Sherman / June 22, 2024

Discussion hosted by Linda Sherman, Ray Gordon, and Debbie Howard Articles are listed in the order they were presented and discussed, followed by Debbie’s summary of this show. Presented by Dr. Zalan Alam, MBBS, FRCGP GP Partner and Clinical Director IMC Scientific American June Issue Palliative Care Needed Sooner Than Later https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/patients-fare-better-when-they-get-palliative-care-sooner-not-later/ Presented by Elizabeth Magallon Fleury, LifesEncore.com WSJ…

Osteoporosis Prevention, Efficacy of Digital Rectal Test 5-21-24

By Linda Sherman / June 21, 2024

Discussion hosted by Linda Sherman and Ray Gordon Articles are listed in the order they were presented and discussed. Presented by Ellen Khalifa, Habits Coach for Healthspan and Wellspan Medical News Today 2-26-24 Female Ginseng for Osteoporosis Study https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/female-ginseng-dong-quai-new-osteoporosis-treatments Study https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acscentsci.3c01414 Presented by Dr. Zalan Alam, MBBS, FRCGP GP Partner and Clinical Director IMC Digital Rectal Test for Cancer…

Calorie Restriction and Longevity Study, Walking Backwards Benefits 5-14-24

By Linda Sherman / June 21, 2024

Discussion hosted by Linda Sherman, and Ray Gordon Articles are listed in the order they were presented and discussed. Presented by Elizabeth Magallon Fleury, LifesEncore.com NY Times Wellness 4-24-24 Calorie Restriction and Longevity by Dana Smith https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/well/eat/calorie-restriction-fasting-longevity.html Studies in the article: Circadian Alignment of Early Onset Caloric Restriction Promotes Longevity in Male C57BL/6J Mice (May 2022) https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abk0297…

Enjoying Nature to Lower Inflammation Study, Super Agers 5-7-24

By Linda Sherman / June 21, 2024

Discussion hosted by Linda Sherman, and Ray Gordon Articles are listed in the order they were presented and discussed. Presented by Ray Gordon, Architect / Urban Planner / Futurist New Scientist 3-18-24 Nobel Prizewinner Venki Ramakrishnan On the Most Promising Ways to Prevent Aging by Graham Lawton https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134830-900-nobel-winning-biologist-on-the-most-promising-ways-to-stop-ageing/ Apple News Access https://apple.news/AQoeYXvyMScCApqAX7ipnhQ Presented by Elizabeth Magallon…