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The Aging Well Podcast
The Aging Well Podcast explores what it truly means to live well. Hosted by Dr. W. Jeffrey Armstrong, a PhD exercise physiologist, the show goes beyond traditional conversations about longevity to explore the science and philosophy of human flourishing. Through engaging conversations with experts, we examine the Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, and Social dimensions of well-being. Whether discussing exercise, nutrition, sleep, Purpose, resilience, relationships, or healthy aging…
Episodes
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It's Never Too Late: Reinvention, Resilience, and Purpose After 60 | Beverly Drew & Mike Donaghy | Ep. 443
Many people view aging as a time to slow down, but what if it could become your most meaningful chapter? After a successful 35-year career in interior design…
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The Caregiving Crisis: How to Prepare Before Your Family Needs Help | Mark Manrose | Ep.442
Most of us will either become a caregiver, need a caregiver, or both. Yet few people are prepared for the emotional, physical, and logistical realities that…
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Aging Well Begins in Childhood | Human Flourishing Is a Lifelong Process | Ep. 441
When do we begin aging?Most people would answer somewhere in middle age. Some would say retirement. Others would point to the first gray hair or aching…
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The Aging Population Is Reshaping America: What It Means for Our Health, Economy, and Future | Caitlyn Wan Smith | Ep. 440
America is getting older—and the effects extend far beyond healthcare. As the proportion of older adults continues to grow, states must rethink everything from…
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Living Well with Alzheimer's: Hope, Practical Strategies, and the Future of Memory Care w Dr Zaldy Tan | Ep.439
An Alzheimer's diagnosis changes lives—but it doesn't mean hope is lost. In this episode, Dr. Jeff Armstrong welcomes Dr. Zaldy Tan, neurologist, geriatrician…
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Reinventing Retirement: From Award-Winning Journalist to Suspense Novelist | Neal Lipschutz | Ep. 438
Retirement doesn't have to mean slowing down—it can be the beginning of your most creative chapter. In this episode, Dr. Jeff Armstrong welcomes Neal…
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The Science of Healthy Longevity: What Really Matters for a Longer, Better Life w/ Dr. Jennifer Timmons | Ep. 437
Longevity has become one of the fastest-growing trends in health, but separating science from hype can be challenging. In this episode, Dr. Jeff Armstrong…
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Move, Thrive, and Come Alive: Reclaiming Movement for a Longer, Healthier Life ft. Kyle Gonzalez | Ep.436
Most of us think of movement as something that happens during a workout. But what if movement is meant to be woven into every part of our day?In this episode…
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The Seven Stages of Aging Well: A Journey from Resistance to Spiritual Growth | Ep. 435
What if aging is not a process of inevitable decline, but a lifelong invitation to transformation?Inspired by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's Seven Stages of…
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Intervention Overload: From Fragmentation to Coherence w Ramona Roemer & Andreas Heigl | Ep. 434
What if the biggest obstacle to living longer and better isn't doing too little—but trying to do too much?Many people pursuing longevity have become trapped in…
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Retiring Well: Rediscovering Purpose, Identity, and Meaning After Work w Gregg Lunceford | Ep. 433
Most people spend decades preparing financially for retirement, yet few prepare for what comes next emotionally. Leaving a career often means losing daily…
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Nutritional Excellence for Healthy Aging: How Food Can Prevent and Reverse Chronic Disease with Dr. Joel Fuhrman | Ep.432
Can the foods we eat dramatically influence how well we age? According to Dr. Joel Fuhrman, the answer is a resounding yes.In this episode of The Aging Well…
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Sleep Is a Skill: Building Better Sleep Habits for Healthy Aging and Peak Performance w/ Dr Chris Winter | Ep. 431
Sleep isn't just something that happens—it’s a skill that can be developed. In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Jeff Armstrong welcomes neurologist…
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The Seventh Pillar? Why Purpose May Be the Missing Key to Aging Well | Ep. 430
For years, The Aging Well Podcast has emphasized six evidence-based pillars of healthy aging: exercise and physical activity, maintaining a healthy body…
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Helping Children Understand Dementia: Building Connection, Compassion, and Hope Across Generations with Evan Bass Zeisel |Ep.429
How do we help children understand dementia without creating fear or confusion? In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Jeff Armstrong welcomes author…
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Transformative Aging Through the Lens of Perception: Finding Wholeness Beyond Conditioning w Pratiqk Jaani | Ep.428
What if the greatest obstacle to aging well isn't physical decline, but the way we perceive ourselves and the world around us? In this episode, Dr. Jeff…
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Walking Your Way to Vitality: How Mindful Movement Can Transform Health, Longevity, and Aging Well w Dr. Jacques MoraMarco & Dr. Yun Kim | Ep. 427
Walking is one of the most accessible forms of exercise, but are we overlooking its full potential? In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Jeff…
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Beyond the Standard Lab Panel: Precision Diagnostics, Hormones, and the Future of Healthy Aging w Michael Zaghikian | Ep. 426
Most people assume that if their annual physical comes back normal, they are healthy. But what if traditional lab work misses important clues about metabolic…
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The Elder Revolution: Psychedelics, Purpose, and Reimagining Aging with Abbie Rosner | Ep. 425
For decades, psychedelics were associated primarily with youth culture, countercultural movements, and experimental exploration. Today, however, a growing…
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Leucine and Longevity| Muscle, Metabolism, and the Double-Edged Sword of Aging Well | Ep. 424
Leucine is often celebrated as one of the most important nutrients for healthy aging. As a key amino acid involved in muscle protein synthesis, leucine helps…
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The Heart of Grief: Relearning Life After Loss with Dr. Thomas Attig | Ep. 423
In this episode, Dr. Jeff Armstrong is joined by Thomas Attig, one of the most influential voices in modern grief studies. An applied philosopher, educator…
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Seasonal Eating and the Forgotten Wisdom of Ancestral Nutrition | Ep. 422
Modern food culture gives us access to almost anything at any time of year. But just because we can eat strawberries in winter or ultra-processed foods every…
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Innovation, Dignity, and the Future of Aging Care with Dr. Jeffrey Farber | Ep. 421
What does it truly mean to help people age with dignity in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape? In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Jeff…
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Oxidative Stress, Mitochondria, and Aging Well with Chris Burres | Ep. 420
Fatigue, brain fog, poor recovery, chronic inflammation, and many age-related diseases may appear unrelated on the surface — but what if they share a common…
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Hard Choices, Easy Life: Strength, Discipline, and Aging Well ft. Jerzy Gregorek | Ep 419
What if the key to aging well is not found in shortcuts, hacks, or comfort — but in consistently choosing what is difficult, meaningful, and transformative? In…
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Aging as Ascension Rather Than Decline: Reframing the Second Half of Life | Ep. 418
What if aging is not a slow unraveling—but an upward movement into deeper wholeness? In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Jeff Armstrong and Corbin…
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Stress, Inflammation, and the Future of Precision Aging | Dr. Andrew Holman | The Aging Well Podcast | EP
Stress is often treated as a feeling, but what if it is also a measurable biological force shaping disease, pain, inflammation, and the aging process itself?…
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Posture, Pain, and Longevity: Rethinking Aging with Esther Gokhale | Ep. 416
What if much of the pain, stiffness, and physical decline we associate with aging is not inevitable? In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Jeff…
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Hatched or Hollow: Becoming Whole Through the SPIES Framework | Ep. 415
What if the greatest threat to aging well isn’t decline—but stagnation?In this episode, Dr. Jeff Armstrong explores a powerful metaphor from C. S. Lewis that…
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The Loneliness Prescription| Community, Connection, and Mental Health in Aging with Dr. Elisa Gil-Pires | Ep. 414
As America’s aging population grows, so does a quieter epidemic: loneliness. While medications are often the first response to depression and anxiety in older…
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The “Big Six” for Strength and Longevity | Ep. 413
In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Jeff Armstrong and Corbin Bruton critically examine the six foundational exercises recommended by Dane Miller of…
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Holy Laughter: Aging Well Through Humor, Meaning, and Human Connection with Rabbi Bob Alper | Ep. 412
What if laughter is more than entertainment? What if it is medicine, connection, spirituality, and even a pathway to aging well?In this episode of The Aging…
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Turning Toward More Days: Aging, Meaning, and the Art of Becoming Whole | Ep. 411
What does it mean not just to live longer — but to live more fully?In this episode, Dr. Jeff Armstrong sits down with Becky Blue, author of Turning: The Magic…
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Neuro-Longevity: Protecting the Brain to Extend the Healthspan and Wellspan | Ep. 410
What if the true bottleneck to living longer isn’t your heart—but your brain?In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Jeff Armstrong and co-host Corbin…
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KaBoomers—Die Harder and Later | David Frost | Ep. 409
What if a lifetime of fitness still isn’t enough to guarantee health?In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Jeff Armstrong and Corbin Bruton interviews…
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Repair Not Replace: Rethinking Joint Pain, Arthritis, and the Future of Knee Surgery | Dr. Marc Pietropaoli |
What if chronic joint pain is not simply an unavoidable part of aging? And what if many people being told they need knee replacement surgery actually have…
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Labs vs. Strength: What Really Predicts How Long You’ll Live? | Ep. 407
We’ve been taught that longevity lives in our lab results—cholesterol, blood sugar, inflammation markers. But what if your ability to grip, stand, walk, and…
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Why ‘Aging Gracefully’ is a Dangerous Myth with Dr Jerry Mixon | Ep. 406
What if “aging gracefully” is actually the wrong goal?In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Jeff Armstrong sits down with Dr. Jerry Mixon, a physician…
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Cellular Optimization: The New Frontier of Energy, Longevity, and Peak Performance w Dr. Will Haas | Ep. 405
What if aging well isn’t just about avoiding disease—but about optimizing your body at the cellular level for energy, focus, and performance?In this episode of…
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Organ Meats—The Omnivore’s Multivitamin? | Liver, Iron Overload, and the Truth About Ancestral Diets | Ep. 404
Are organ meats truly nature’s multivitamin—or just another nutrition trend making a comeback?In this episode of Dr. Jeff Armstrong and Corbin Bruton explore…
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Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science: Ayurveda, Digestion, and the Foundations of Longevity | Dr. John Douillard | Ep. 403
What if the key to longevity isn’t found in the latest health trend—but in principles that have been practiced for thousands of years?In this episode of The…
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Sound as Medicine: Healing the Body and Nervous System Through Vibrations | Jeralyn Glass | Ep. 402
Can sound truly heal the body—or is that just metaphor?In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Jeff Armstrong explores the emerging and ancient idea of…
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The Myth of “Just Aging”: Menopause, Pain, and a New Approach to Healing | Stacey Roberts, PT, RN Ep. 401
Is pain in midlife really inevitable—or have we simply been taught to accept it?In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Jeff Armstrong sits down with…
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Transformative Aging — 400 Episodes of Wisdom, Purpose, and Becoming Whole | The Aging well Podcast | Ep. 400
Episode 400 marks a major milestone for The Aging Well Podcast—and an opportunity to reflect on what we’ve learned from hundreds of conversations with leading…
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Why Healthcare Waits for Crisis| Fixing the System Before It Fails Us | Dr. Jill Schwartz-Chevlin | Ep. 399
Why does the U.S. healthcare system often wait until patients are in crisis before stepping in?In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Jeff Armstrong…
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Can We Measure the Mind? The Future of Brain Health, Data, and Longevity | Nawal Roy |
What if we could measure mental health as precisely as we measure blood pressure or cholesterol?In this episode, Dr. Jeff Armstrong sits down with Nawal Roy…
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Beyond Bone Density--What Actually Prevents Fractures as You Age | Dr John Neustadt | Ep. 397
Most people think strong bones are defined by a single number: bone density. But what if that number is only telling part of the story?In this episode, Dr…
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Beyond Healing: How to Transform Your Past into a Purposeful Future at Any Age | Katherine Woodward Thomas | Ep. 396
Many people do the hard work of healing their past—yet still feel stuck, unfulfilled, or uncertain about what comes next. In this episode of The Aging Well…
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Longevity Rapid Fire with Dr. Matt Kaeberlein: Hype, Hope, and What Actually Works | Ep. 395
The longevity space is exploding—with new drugs, supplements, influencers, and bold promises appearing almost daily. But what actually holds up under…
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Artificial Sweeteners and Cognitive Decline: Are Sugar Substitutes Sabotaging Brain Health? | Ep. 394
Are artificial sweeteners helping us age well—or quietly working against our brain health?In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Jeff and Corbin unpack new…
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All Eyes on DME| Protecting Vision, Addressing Disparities, and Rethinking Diabetic Eye Care w Dr. Matthew Cunningham | BONUS
Diabetes doesn’t just affect blood sugar—it can quietly and progressively steal vision. In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Jeff Armstrong is joined…
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Train Your Brain Like a Muscle: Building Cognitive Reserve to Prevent Alzheimer’s with Dr. Tere Linzey | Ep 393
Cognitive decline is no longer just a concern for older adults—rates are rising even in people under 40. So, what can we do today to protect our brains for the…
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Single Plane Swing and the Long Game: Movement Design and Aging Well | Todd Graves | Ep. 392
Todd Graves is the founder of Graves Golf and one of the leading advocates for Moe Norman’s Single Plane Swing. His work centers on designing movement that is…
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From Nice Guy to Grounded Man: Reclaiming Masculinity, Confidence, and Purpose in Midlife | Ep. 391
Many men reach midlife feeling confused, disconnected, and quietly discouraged—despite having “done everything right.” Relationship struggles, sexless…
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Your Aging Advantage: Reframing Longevity for Mind, Body, and Purpose | Marcus Riley & Stuart Kaplan | Ep.390
Aging isn’t a straight line—and your experience of it isn’t predetermined by biology alone. In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, global aging expert…
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The Power of Subtraction: What to Stop Doing to Age Better | Ep. 389
In a culture obsessed with doing more—more supplements, more workouts, more goals—we rarely ask a simpler and more powerful question: “What should we stop…
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Raising Resilient Athletes| The Hidden Costs of Early Sport Specialization | Dr. Alan Resnik | Ep. 388
More training. More travel teams. More private coaching. The pressure to specialize early has become the norm in youth sports—but is it helping kids succeed?In…
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Stem Cells, Autism, and Aging Well: Breakthrough Therapy or Premature Promise? | Dr. Eric Weiss | Ep. 387
Is stem cell replacement therapy the future of medicine—or are we moving faster than the science?With autism rates now estimated at 1 in 36 children, families…
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Skepticism Is Healthy. Curiosity Is Essential. | Ep. 386
In a world overflowing with health claims, anti-aging promises, and biohacking trends, skepticism has become a necessary survival skill. But skepticism alone…
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From Burnout to Becoming: Reclaiming Energy & Redefining Success in the Second Half of Life | Janine Mathó | Ep. 385
Burnout is often framed as a personal failure—but what if it’s actually a signal that something deeper needs to change?In this episode of The Aging Well…