Sleep Health

Longevity with Sensate and Elemind

By Linda Sherman / March 21, 2026

We featured two founder CEO’s with outstanding affordable longevity products. Both of these brilliant women and their teams provided ten minute lie-down experiences for attendees in the AgeTech Collaborative from AARP pavilion at CES 2026. Anna Gudmundson explained how Sensate uses low-frequency sound vibrations to tune the vagus nerve. She noted the results of a…

Aidar Health Mouthlab Chronic Disease Incident Prediction, Wesper Sleep Apnea Diagnostics Device Patch and App, GOES Health Wilderness Support

By Linda Sherman / May 5, 2025

This episode featured three AgeTech Collaborative from AARP Portfolio Companies. Our theme was Wellness. Co-hosts Linda Sherman and Debbie Howard are participants in the AgeTech Collaborative from AARP. Linda through the Rethinking Aging Club Podcast and Debbie Howard through both Carter Group JMRN and Aging Matters International. We both look forward to the ATC Summit…

FemTech CES 2025 Highlights with Eli Health Hormometer, Perry App and Embr Labs Embr Wave for International Women’s Day

By Linda Sherman / March 8, 2025

Our sixth CES 2025 Highlights show, we focused on Femtech in honor of International Women’s Day. Sam introduced Embr Wave, a stylish wristband wearable providing both heating and cooling to manage hot flashes and stress with 200,000 customers reached. The Embr Wave retails for $299 or via a $20/month rental option. AI to predict hot…

Sleep Health with Sana Health and myWaves

By Linda Sherman / October 15, 2024

This episode focused on sleep health, with Richard Hanbury from Sana Health and Jean-Francois Destexhe from myWaves discussing their innovative products. Richard highlighted Sana Health’s pulsed light and sound therapy for pain and sleep, emphasizing its potential to improve chronic pain and mental health. He mentioned ongoing FDA trials for neuropathic pain and PTSD. Jean-Francois…

CES 2024 Highlights Part 6 – Easy Sleep Apnea Diagnosis, Macular Degeneration Visual Aid, Stadium Sports Experience Accessibility Enhancement, Care Platform with Self-care Built In

By Debbie Howard / October 14, 2024

In this episode, join us as we feature innovations from this year’s 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES): a new alternative to ease the sleep apnea diagnostics journey, a VR solution for improving vision with macular degeneration, a stadium-style sports experience for the vision-impaired, and a care platform that helps both care receivers AND their caregivers.…

Nutrition and Sleep Health

By Linda Sherman / September 24, 2024

This episode focused on the interconnectedness of nutrition and sleep for wellness. David Bernstein MD emphasized his “Power of Five” formula: exercise, sleep, intimacy, socialization, and managing sweets, highlighting the role of inflammation in chronic diseases. Susie Spell NP discussed lifestyle medicine, stressing the importance of nutrition, movement, restorative sleep, stress management, social connections, and…

Project Updates with Composure, a2 Pilot Awards, Danielle Palli, Christina Keys, Andrea Jacques

By Linda Sherman / September 8, 2024

This episode provided updates from speakers on a variety of aging-related projects. Michael Phillips discussed the UN’s global digital compact, emphasizing the need for input by May 1. Steven Liu explained the A2 Collective’s $200,000 non-diluted grant Pilot Awards for AI-driven age tech projects. Jeff McSpadden shared Composure’s success in improving sleep for dementia patients…

Sleep Health Products with Roger Anunsen, Natasha Chu, Lauren Duffell, Ramiro Maldonado and Patrick Morris

By Linda Sherman / September 4, 2024

This episode focused on Sleep Health Products. Natasha Chu from StimScience introduced Somni, a neurotechnology headband that enhances sleep using personalized brain stimulation, reducing time to fall asleep as well as tossing and turning. Lauren Duffel, a sleep coach, emphasized sleep hygiene tips and the benefits of wearables like the Oura Ring. Ramiro Maldonado discussed…

Sleep Health with Roger Anunsen, Dave Gibson, Caroline Laurenson, Bill Uniowski, Daan van der Werf

By Linda Sherman / August 19, 2024

We hosted a great discussion on sleep health with these chapters. Roger Anunsen gave us a sleep health overview pointing out the significant value of Matthew Walker’s 2017 book “Why We Sleep” and his 2019 Ted Talk “Sleep Your Brain’s Superpower” Dave Gibson provided a helpful description of what biological factors change affecting our ability…