224 Mushrooms, Chocolate and Olive Oil: Keys to Healthy Longevity with Mark J Smith PhD
Growing Older Living Younger: About longevity, wellness, healthspan,
Release Date: 09/01/2025
240 From Hot Flashes to Harmony: Reclaim Vitality through Nutrition and Lifestyle Changes with Alison Bladh
Growing Older Living Younger: About longevity, wellness, healthspan,
In this enlightening conversation, Dr. Gillian Lockitch talks with Alison Bladh about navigating menopause and midlife with confidence, vitality, and grace. Alison shares over 35 years of experience helping women transform their health, beauty, and mindset through evidence-based nutrition, lifestyle, and self-care. Learn how small, realistic changes can rebalance hormones, improve sleep, manage weight, and restore radiant skin and energy—so you can age youthfully and thrive through every life stage. Alison Bladh is an award-winning nutritional therapist and aesthetician...
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239 Midlife Transformation: Ironman Playbook for Endurance, Longevity and Healthy Aging with Jeffrey Weiss
Growing Older Living Younger: About longevity, wellness, healthspan,
Can you build healthspan in your 50s, 60s and beyond? In our episode 239 conversation, Jeff Weiss says yes—and he’s got the miles to prove it. After his first 10K at 48, Jeff progressed to marathons, ultramarathons, and Ironman triathlons, discovering how structured training within smart guardrails, and the right mindset can unlock cardiovascular fitness, strength, confidence, and cognitive resilience in midlife. We explore practical ways to get started (and keep going), how to balance discomfort vs. danger, and why setting “big, hairy, audacious goals” fuels transformation far beyond...
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238 Perimenopause to Second Spring: Hormones, Hugs and Healthspan with Carla Wainwright
Growing Older Living Younger: About longevity, wellness, healthspan,
Coach and educator Carla Wainwright joins Dr. Gillian in episode 238 to reframe midlife (about 40–65) as a gateway rather than a decline. Drawing on science and somatic wisdom, Carla explains how shifting sex hormones affect metabolism, sleep, stress tolerance, and body composition—and why nervous‑system regulation, metabolic basics, and pleasure practices are foundational for healthspan. You’ll learn simple micro‑resets (breath, grounding, nature time), how to stack small rituals, and why cultivating daily moments of joy/connection boosts oxytocin and nitric oxide—two...
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237 Healthy Aging Made Practical: Mind, Environment, Diet, Activity, Community with Scott Fulton
Growing Older Living Younger: About longevity, wellness, healthspan,
In Episode 237, in conversation with Dr. Gillian Lockitch, Scott Fulton reframes “successful aging” as more years, more moments, more money. He unpacks his MEDAC model—Mind, Environment, Diet, Activity, Community—and shows how small, practical tweaks compound: design homes for longevity, manage toxin exposure sensibly, eat for quality/variety/fiber, move all day (not just “exercise”), train balance, and build supportive community. They also explore simple ways to measure what matters and why stepping outside your comfort zone is a powerful aging tool. Scott Fulton is...
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236 Bamboozled by "Evidence": Go Beyond Guidelines, Read the Studies and Question Dogma with Dr. Joseph Jacko
Growing Older Living Younger: About longevity, wellness, healthspan,
Are we being bamboozled by “evidence”? In episode 236 of Growing Older Living Younger, Dr. Joseph Jacko explains how pharmaceutic and other corporate funding skews what we are told, why absolute risk matters more than splashy headline statistics, and how a deeper understanding of hormones and our metabolism, the microbiome –brain connection, and regenerative tools can help you build real health and extend your healthspan,—not just live with and manage disease. We pull back the curtain on how corporate interests and publication bias can distort...
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235 The Summiteers Community: A Blueprint for Healthy Longevity with Don Cote PhD
Growing Older Living Younger: About longevity, wellness, healthspan,
In episode 235 of Growing Older Living Younger, Dr. Don Cote shares his extraordinary journey from humble beginnings to building a life of meaning, resilience, and purpose. With his background in cognitive behavioral science, business coaching, and decades of lived experience, Don reveals how his father’s wisdom and Napoleon Hill's "Think and Grow Rich" inspired him to develop his Life Works Life Mastery System, a step-by-step blueprint for transformation. We explore how you too can thrive in your later years, redefine a "successfull life" and build connections and community ...
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234 The Akashic Records: A Spiritual Map to Your Passion, Purpose and Vitality with Natasha Rocha
Growing Older Living Younger: About longevity, wellness, healthspan,
In this captivating episode of Growing Older Living Younger, Dr. Gillian Lockitch dives into the mystical yet deeply practical world of the Akashic Records with Natasha Rocha. Often described as the “Google of the spiritual world,” the Akashic Records are said to hold the blueprint of your soul—your purpose, gifts, and highest potential. Natasha shares her personal spiritual awakening, how she helps people access their soul’s blueprint, and why reconnecting with passion and purpose can reignite vitality at any age. This episode reveals how understanding your Akashic blueprint...
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233 Generation Restoration: Healing Nature and Ourselves with Tim Christophersen
Growing Older Living Younger: About longevity, wellness, healthspan,
Tim Christophersen, one of the world’s leading voices on ecosystem restoration, joins Dr. Gillian Lockitch for episode 233 of the Growing Older Living Younger podcast. With over 25 years of experience shaping global climate and biodiversity policy at the United Nations and now leading sustainability initiatives at Salesforce, Tim discusses how restoring our relationship with nature is essential not only for planetary health but very much so for our personal health and longevity. From the philosophy of ecological literacy to regenerative farming, urban green equity, and...
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232 Primal Health Design: Reverse Your Biological Age with Dr. Kavin Mistry
Growing Older Living Younger: About longevity, wellness, healthspan,
In this episode, Dr. Gillian Lockitch welcomes Dr. Kavin Mistry to discuss how aligning with our primal design can help us reverse biological age. Drawing from neuroscience, the Hadzabe tribe, and his seven paradigms of Primal Health Design, Dr. Mistry explains how circadian rhythms, primal alignment, gut microbiome health, neuroplasticity, and emotional connection contribute to resilience and longevity. He also shares practical daily habits—like stillness practices and his free morning routine—that can transform health at any age. This conversation offers...
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002 Darlene Shearer: On Entrepreneurship
Growing Older Living Younger: About longevity, wellness, healthspan,
'Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work .' (Thomas Edison) 'People tell me ‘you’re not the same person that I was 20 years ago’ and I say good! I don’t want to be that same person, I want to grow' (Darlene Shearer) Darlene Shearer is an entrepreneur who, over the past 3 decades has built and run a global business in health, beauty, and anti-aging. As the first Team Elite in Canada, she has mentored and trained new entrepreneurs of diverse ages, backgrounds and cultures. Darlene has more energy, optimism, and passion for life than many...
info_outlineIn this episode, Dr. Mark J. Smith shares actionable insights from Paleo for Life, the book he co-authored with Trevor Connor, to help you align your nutrition and fitness choices with your biology. From dark chocolate and mushrooms to olive oil and other nutrient-dense foods, Dr. Smith explores how ancestral nutrition and longevity nutrients can extend your healthspan. He also touches on his approach to physicality through sprint interval training Whether you're new to the Paleo lifestyle or optimizing for later-life vitality, you’ll walk away with practical tools to reduce inflammation, support metabolic health, and maintain independence through aging. Mark J. Smith is a UK-born exercise and nutritional scientist and Chief Science Officer at ThePaleoDiet.com. A pioneer in ancestral nutrition, Dr. Smith studied under Dr. Loren Cordain, one of the founders of the Paleo movement. He combines rigorous scientific research with practical strategies to support healthy aging, weight management, and metabolic health. His expertise includes nutritional biochemistry, longevity nutrients, and evidence-based fitness interventions. Dr. Smith is also an advocate for simplified, sustainable lifestyle changes that enhance both health span and quality of life.
0:00 – Introduction
Gillian opens the episode with the Growing Older Living Younger welcome message and the 2025 theme: Age is Just a Number.
Invitation to book a complimentary wellness strategy call.
1:35 – Meet Dr. Mark J. Smith
Gillian introduces Dr. Smith with a summary of his credentials, background, and contributions to Paleo nutrition and sports science. Highlight of his co-authored book Paleo for Life and his collaboration with Dr. Loren Cordain.
4:00 – Origins of the Paleo Philosophy
Dr. Smith shares how he became involved with Dr. Cordain and the early Paleo movement and what initially drew him to ancestral health.
7:10 – Spotlight on Specific Foods
Gillian brings up chapters in Paleo for Life on mushrooms, chocolate, and olive oil. Dr. Smith explains the health benefits and why these and other nutrient-dense foods matter in the context of longevity.
11:45 – Applying Paleo to Clinical Practice
How the Paleo model was used to support patients with autoimmune and metabolic conditions.
15:20 – Movement and Longevity: HIIT vs SIT
Dr. Smith explains the difference between SIT (Sprint Interval Training (SIT)and traditional HIIT. Discussion of the effectiveness of SIT for older adults and those looking to preserve lean muscle and cardiovascular health.
20:30 – Simple Entry Points to Paleo Living
Dr. Smith offers three practical tips for someone just beginning to shift toward a Paleo lifestyle. Focus on accessibility and sustainability for listeners 50+.
24:00 – Lessons from Elite Athletes
How lessons from coaching professional athletes can be adapted to aging populations. Importance of functional movement, recovery, and mindset.
28:30 – Personal Longevity Philosophy
Dr. Smith shares his own guiding principles for staying strong and vibrant as we age. Emphasis on individualized routines and consistency.
31:20 – Final Insights, Takeaways and Closing Remarks
Gillian invites Dr. Smith to share one message for those just starting their wellness journey. She thanks Dr. Smith and recaps key discussion points and links to Paleo for Life and ThePaleoDiet.com.
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