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Episode 19: The Average Woman Spends 14 Years in Poor Health. You Can Change That
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On average, a woman spends the last 14 years of her life in poor health. In this episode, Kwame speaks with Maddy Dychtwald, co-founder of Age Wave and author of Ageless Aging, who has spent more than 40 years studying longer lives. She says that number is not fixed.
Maddy explains the difference between lifespan, healthspan and "brainspan," and points to research suggesting that up to 85 to 90 percent of our health and well-being comes down to lifestyle and environment, not genes. She shares the low-cost habits that matter most, from building muscle to getting deep sleep to…
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