"Keeping the "LIVE" in Alive!" Birthday Wisdom, A Little Laughter, A Little "Uh-Oh"...and a Whole Lot of Hope!

Every week I go looking for people, products, ideas and research that can help all of us "Keep the LIVE in Alive!" Sometimes I find inspiration. Sometimes I find things that make me laugh out loud. And sometimes I discover something that makes me say...

"Whoa…Didn't see THAT coming!"

This episode had all three.

Another birthday came and went...and I couldn't be more grateful.

As we get older, birthdays become less about counting candles and more about appreciating the gift of getting another one. After surviving a few things that could have taken me out over the years, I don’t take birthdays for granted anymore.

I'm loving my family and friends and making a real effort to spend quality time with them. I'm also reconnecting in person with business associates because I've always believed that's where trust is built. I'm fortunate to be working with some incredibly innovative entrepreneurs bringing exciting new products to market, and I have to admit...I'm feeling pretty good about being at that stage of life where I know what I know.

I'm also trying to try more new things...while trying very hard not to get hurt.

(Welcome to this new phase of life!)

This past year brought its share of aggravating aches, pains and unexpected physical issues. They tested my patience, stretched my sense of humor...but thankfully never took it away.

Oh and I noticed something else.

I talk to myself a lot more these days.

Usually it starts with...

"Seriously, Debbie?"

Funny...but not funny.

Humor, I can tell you for sure, is critical to survival.

Debservation:

“If you've still got a pulse...you've still got a shot!”

 

SO...I celebrated my birthday a little too enthusiastically. Translation? I overate. I overdrank. 'Recovery' definitely isn't as quick as it used to be. Translation? Took me 3 days to recover from two.

Which is exactly why every Wellness Wednesday I go searching for the newest ideas, smartest people and most interesting discoveries that might help all of us age a little healthier—and a whole lot happier.

This Week We Talked About...

• Why red-light therapy and biohacking are exploding in popularity.
• The growing shortage of blood donations—and why donating could someday save someone you love.
• Important food, medication and child car seat recalls worth knowing about.
• Why buying GLP-1 medications online without proper medical supervision may not be the smartest idea.
• How AI can be incredibly helpful...but still can't replace real human connection...or a real human voice.

 

Guest Spotlight: Red Light Therapy & Biohacking

One of my favorite conversations this week was with Reverend Dr. Jessica Chichester, co-founder of HAUTE HEALING OASIS in Stamford, CT.

Jessica is one of those fascinating people who makes you think differently the minute she starts talking.

She explained how therapies like infrared saunas, red-light therapy and other science-backed wellness technologies are helping people improve energy, recovery and overall vitality by supporting the body's own natural healing systems.

I'll admit it...

After hearing her explain everything, I was ready to leave the radio station and drive straight there.

I even told her I wished she had a "wellness car wash."

You'd shuffle in exhausted...

...and twenty minutes later burst out the other side ready to conquer the world!

Now that's a business model I can get behind.

 

Debbie's Recall Round-Up

Apparently, a big theme in the news this week week was...

"Don't eat it, don't sit in it, and don't take the allergy pill."

This reported recalls included:

19 million eggs linked to a salmonella outbreak.

 Lettuce and ready-made salad concerns.

 Ricotta cheese.

 Evenflo Revolve360 child car seats.

 Cetirizine allergy medication.

Debservation:

"Every time I go to put something in my mouth these days somebody yells...'

Wait! Wait!...spit it out that's been recalled!"

The upside?

This may become the "Didn't See That Coming" Diet of 2026!

 

My Favorite Laughs of the Week

I admitted on the air...

• I think I'm personally one of the few people these days keeping the snack industry in business.
• Pretty soon they'll invent GLP-1 salad dressing...once we're allowed to eat lettuce again!
• My three grandchildren together are like psychedelic soup...or Pop Rocks exploding all at once.
• And grandmas everywhere understand this one: taking a car seat in and out of the car should qualify as an Olympic event.

 

My Challenge To You This Week

Do one thing your future self will thank you for.

Maybe it's donating blood.

Maybe it's cleaning out that spice cabinet from 2013. (Yes...I actually found one!)

Maybe it's finally scheduling that wellness appointment you've been putting off.

Or maybe it's simply deciding that another birthday is something to celebrate—not fear.

One more birthday.

One more chance to laugh.

One more chance to learn something new.

One more chance to help somebody else.

That's really what “Keeping the LIVE in Alive!” has always been about.

 

Until next Wellness Wednesday...

Remember "If you've still got a pulse...you've still got a shot!

 

Enjoy This Full Show Wellness Wednesday Podcast Episode of "Keeping the LIVE in Alive!" 

 

Best,

Debbie