Growing Older Living Younger: About longevity, wellness, healthspan,

What if growing older didn’t have to mean feeling older? Growing Older Living Younger helps you discover evidence-informed ways to protect your brain and body, extend your healthspan, maintain independence and live younger longer. Hosted by physician, scientist, author and emerita medical professor, Dr. Gillian Lockitch, the podcast brings together experts in healthy aging, nutrition, movement, mindset, epigenetics and wellness to turn the science of longevity into practical actions for everyday life. Through The Ageless Series—Ageless Body, Ageless Brain, Ageless Living and Ageless Entrepreneur—you’ll discover practical strategies to create your own roadmap for active, healthy, vibrant living.

292 The Ageless Body: Healthy Aging for Strength, Mobility, and Independence with Dr. Gillian Lockitch 11/02/2026

292 The Ageless Body: Healthy Aging for Strength, Mobility, and Independence with Dr. Gillian Lockitch What does it really mean to have an Ageless Body? In this opening episode of the Ageless Body series, Dr. Gillian Lockitch explores how the choices we make every day may influence our ability to remain strong, mobile, resilient and independent as we grow older. Drawing on her experience as a physician, medical biochemist and researcher—and on her own journey rebuilding strength after major spinal surgery—Dr. Gillian explores nutrition, micronutrients, oxidative stress, antioxidants, muscle, movement and the lifestyle habits that support healthspan. An Ageless Body isn't a body that never ages. The more useful question is: What can my body still become? Episode Timeline 00:30 — Welcome to Ageless Body: why healthspan matters 02:00 — Genes, lifestyle and epigenetics 03:15 — Micronutrients: lessons from Dr. Gillian’s early research 04:45 — Why there is no single healthy-aging “magic ingredient” 06:11 — Oxidative stress, antioxidants and carotenoids 08:00 — Eat the rainbow: carotenoids, anthocyanins and colorful foods 09:15 — Where supplements may—and may not—fit 10:30 — Measuring carotenoid status and using feedback 11:54 — Why you cannot supplement your way out of an unhealthy lifestyle 13:15 — Rebuilding strength after major spinal surgery 15:00 — The one-small-action Ageless Body experiment 17:20 — What an Ageless Body really means Dr. Gillian’s Takeaway; An Ageless Body does not mean pretending that aging doesn't happen. It means focusing on what we may still be able to preserve, regain or improve. We cannot control everything about aging, but our daily choices—how we eat, move, sleep, recover and live—give us opportunities to influence our health and independence. Instead of asking, “What am I inevitably going to lose because I’m getting older?” ask: “What can my body still become?” Your Ageless Action — Start Now Choose one small action this week. Add another color to your plate. Take a short walk after a meal. Practice safely getting up and down from a chair. Review your protein intake. Protect your bedtime. Or spend five minutes deliberately reducing stress. Choose something small enough that you will actually do it—and do it consistently. Small actions become habits. Habits become lifestyle. And lifestyle can influence how we age. If this episode made you think differently about your own aging journey, share it with someone who believes they may be too old to make a change, and follow Growing Older Living Younger so you don't miss the conversations coming in the Ageless Body series. /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/43594429

291 When Wine No Longer Loves You Back ! Alcohol, Sleep, AFib and Healthy Aging with Dr. Gillian Lockitch MBChB,MD, FRCPC 10/26/2026

291 When Wine No Longer Loves You Back ! Alcohol, Sleep, AFib and Healthy Aging with Dr. Gillian Lockitch MBChB,MD, FRCPC What happens when something you have loved for decades suddenly no longer makes you feel good? In this deeply personal solo episode of Growing Older Living Younger, Dr. Gillian Lockitch shares her evolving relationship with wine—from studying for Levels 1 and 2 of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET), exploring vineyards around the world, and writing about food, wine and travel, to gradually realizing that even a single glass of wine was affecting her sleep, contributing to brain fog and seeming to be associated with painful nighttime leg cramps. This is not an episode about declaring wine “good” or “bad.” It is about learning to recognize when your body is telling you that something has changed. Dr. Gillian explores how aging can alter our response to alcohol, why alcohol-induced sleepiness is not the same as restorative sleep, the changing evidence around wine and cardiovascular health, and why alcohol reduction became especially important to her after experiencing persistent atrial fibrillation and undergoing cardiac ablation. Most importantly, she introduces a principle that applies far beyond wine: Listen to your body whispers before they become shouts. The central question she asks is "Are you still making choices based on what worked for your body years ago—or are you listening to what your body is telling you now?" Episode Timeline 00:30 A personal story about loving—and eventually giving up—wine 02:08 Studying wine through WSET and discovering the world of wine tasting 03:33 Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and the pleasures of learning about wine 05:58 Why wine represented much more than alcohol 07:19 The first whisper: sleepiness, brain fog and disrupted sleep 09:00 Nighttime leg cramps and distinguishing cramps from restless legs syndrome 10:31 Wine, carbohydrate-rich meals and Dr. Gillian’s personal N-of-one experience 11:22 Why she gradually stopped drinking wine 12:03 The French paradox and the belief that red wine might protect the heart 13:47 Why the evidence about alcohol and health has become more complicated 15:25 Alcohol, atrial fibrillation and protecting sinus rhythm 17:08 Memories of favorite wines and why appreciation doesn't require consumption 18:02 Listen to the whispers before they become shouts 19:14 Your Ageless Action: track how something you routinely eat, drink or do actually makes you feel today 20:14 Adaptation, freedom and choosing the life you want to create now Three Questions to Ask Yourself What did I learn that I didn't know before? What immediate action can I begin today? What do I want to protect or improve over the next year, five years or ten years? Your Ageless Action Choose one thing you routinely eat, drink or do that has been part of your life for years. Ask yourself - how does this actually make me feel now? For the next week or two, track what happens afterward and ask what impact does this have on how I feel from day to day. Dr. Gillian Lockitch, to begin creating your own Roadmap for Growing Older Living Younger. About Your Host Dr. Gillian Lockitch is a physician, medical professor emerita, researcher, international speaker, author, and entrepreneur. Her work focuses on helping people understand how lifestyle choices and healthy-aging strategies can support healthspan, independence and the ability to continue doing the things that give life meaning. She is also an affiliate with Nu Skin, a global beauty and wellness company, and incorporates her interest in wellness technologies and healthy-aging strategies into her broader approach to living younger while growing older. Host Links Website: Connect with Dr. Gillian: /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/43340814

290 Traditional Chinese Medicine meets AI: What My Smartwatch is Really Tracking with Dr. Gillian Lockitch MBChB,MD,FRCPC 10/19/2026

290 Traditional Chinese Medicine meets AI: What My Smartwatch is Really Tracking with Dr. Gillian Lockitch MBChB,MD,FRCPC What happens when a medical tradition thousands of years old meets 21st-century wearable technology? In this solo episode of Growing Older Living Younger, Dr. Gillian Lockitch explores that question through her personal experience with the Watch2Care smartwatch, a wearable that tracks contemporary physiological data while presenting its findings through a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) framework. As a Western-trained physician and medical biochemist, Dr. Gillian was intrigued—but also skeptical—when her watch displayed unfamiliar scores associated with the TCM concepts of heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys. Studying her scores led to an important distinction: the watch is not directly measuring these organs or diagnosing organ function. It tracks 38 physiological metrics and uses an AI-based platform to transform those data into functional indicators interpreted through a TCM-derived framework. It looks at scores in 5 system concepts - heart, lung, liver, spleen and lung.These do not equate to anatomical organs but to TCM functional systems that add to an overall wellness score. This episode explores the difference between what a wearable actually measures and what an algorithm subsequently infers, why trends may be more useful than isolated numbers, and how curiosity and critical thinking can help us use increasingly sophisticated health technology intelligently. The central question: Can wearable technologies help us understand our bodies better without allowing algorithms, scores and increasingly abundant health data to confuse—or control—us? Episode Timestamps 00:30 — When ancient Traditional Chinese Medicine meets modern wearable technology 06:05 — Understanding TCM functional systems and the five elements 08:00 — Western medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine: two different interpretive frameworks 10:00 — Tracking patterns rather than relying on a single measurement 11:56 — When more health data creates confusion rather than clarity 14:00 — Why wearable wellness scores should not be treated as medical diagnoses 17:01 — Your Ageless Action: choose one meaningful metric and follow the trend 20:00 — Curiosity, critical thinking and what is coming next for healthy aging. Your Ageless Call to Action:Choose one metric from a smartwatch, fitness tracker, sleep tracker, scale or other health-monitoring device and follow its trend to see what improves or makes things worse. It might be your resting heart rate, sleep duration, number of steps or another measurement meaningful to your healthy aging. Then ask yourself -Is there one small behavior I could change? Your Longer-Term Healthy Aging Objective: Over the coming months, learn to recognize patterns in your own health data and relate them to changes in sleep, activity, nutrition, stress, illness, travel and daily routines.The objective isn't to achieve perfect numbers. It is to know yourself better and use information intelligently to support the larger goals of protecting your brain, body, resilience, independence and quality of life. About Dr. Gillian Lockitch: Email her at to schedule your personal conversation about aging youthfully.Dr. Gillian Lockitch is a physician, medical biochemist, professor emerita, researcher, author, international speaker, entrepreneur and host of Growing Older Living Younger. She translates the science of healthy aging into practical strategies designed to help people protect their brain, body and independence as they grow older. She is the author of Growing Older Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and the Art of Retiring Comfortably and an independent Brand Affiliate with Nu Skin, a global integrated beauty and wellness company. Her entrepreneurship complements her longstanding interest in healthy aging, wellness, lifelong learning and helping people take an active role in how they age. All information provided in the Growing Older Living Younger podcast and project is for education and entertainment purposes only, and must not be construed as medical advice. Discuss any changes that you plan with your appropriate health care professional. /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/43340684

289 Ageless Brain, Ageless Body, Ageless Living: Introducing The New Ageless Series with Dr. Gillian Lockitch MBChB,MD, FRCPC 10/12/2026

289 Ageless Brain, Ageless Body, Ageless Living: Introducing The New Ageless Series with Dr. Gillian Lockitch MBChB,MD, FRCPC Welcome to Season 5 of Growing Older Living Younger, and a new way of exploring what it means to grow older while continuing to live younger. In this solo episode, Dr. Gillian Lockitch introduces a new themed format designed to move beyond individual topics and create a clearer pathway from information to action. Season 5 will explore healthy aging through three interconnected themes: Ageless Brain, Ageless Body and Ageless Living. Each series will look more deeply at one major dimension of healthy aging, bringing together different experts, perspectives and areas of science while asking a practical question: The central question is how can we turn the rapidly expanding science of healthy aging into practical choices that help us remain healthy, capable, engaged and independent throughout our lives? The Three Season 5 Themes:Ageless Brain How can we give our brains the best possible environment in which to remain healthy, adaptable and engaged? The Ageless Brain series will explore memory and cognitive aging, dementia and potentially modifiable risk factors, cardiovascular and metabolic health, inflammation, nutrition and micronutrients, the gut-brain relationship, sleep, stress, social connection, hearing, vision, smell, exercise and neuroplasticity. It will also examine some of the rapidly expanding claims around supplements, biomarkers, brain-training programs, devices and longevity technologies—asking what is supported by meaningful evidence, what remains preliminary and what may simply be effective marketing. Ageless Body: An ageless body is not a body that looks 25 at 75, 85 or 95. The more important question is how well does your body allow you to live? This series will explore muscle and sarcopenia, resistance training, protein, bone health and osteoporosis, balance, falls, joints, mobility, cardiovascular fitness, metabolic health, body composition, nutrition, energy, mitochondrial function, inflammation, immunity, recovery, vision, hearing and skin. The emphasis will be on maintaining function, strength, mobility, energy, resilience and the physical independence that allows us to participate fully in our own lives. Ageless Living: Healthy aging is about more than preventing disease. It is about what we do with the life that our health makes possible. Ageless Living will explore purpose, relationships, friendship, family, community, resilience, retirement, lifelong learning, technology, independence, creativity, curiosity, play, travel, ambition and continuing to set meaningful goals. Each Ageless Series will begin with an introductory episode from Dr. Gillian explaining why the subject matters and providing a framework for the conversations that follow. Approximately six to eight guest conversations will then explore different perspectives and areas of expertise. Each guest episode will end with the speaker suggesting two practical elements that you can consider: One Immediate Action — something you could potentially begin today or this week. One Longer-Term Healthy Aging Objective — the larger goal that repeated actions can help you work toward over months and years. At the conclusion of each themed series, Dr. Gillian will return to connect the dots: Where did the experts agree? Where did they disagree? What surprised us? And, most importantly, what can we actually implement? The goal is not many new habits starting tomorrow morning. It may be two or three meaningful changes that you can make part of everyday life. Episode Timeline:00:30 Welcome to Season 5 and why the podcast is changing 03:00 Introducing Ageless Brain, Ageless Body and Ageless Living 06:12 Ageless Brain: cognition, cardiovascular health, sleep, senses and neuroplasticity 11:29 Ageless Body: muscle, mobility, bones, metabolism, nutrition and independence 17:04 Why ambition should not have an expiry date 22:36 Moving from information to transformation 27:57 What “ageless” really means 29:32 Closing and medical disclaimer About your host:Dr. Gillian Lockitch is a physician, medical biochemist, professor emerita, researcher, author, international speaker, entrepreneur and host of Growing Older Living Younger. She translates the science of healthy aging into practical strategies designed to help people protect their brain, body and independence as they grow older. She is the author of Growing Older Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and the Art of Retiring Comfortably and an independent Brand Affiliate with Nu Skin, a global integrated beauty and wellness company. Her work in entrepreneurship complements her longstanding interest in healthy aging, wellness, lifelong learning and helping people take an active role in how they age. Medical Disclaimer: Each episode is for education and entertainment only and does not offer medical advice. As a retired physician Dr. Lockitch does not diagnose, treat or prescribe for any medical conditions and suggests that you should consult your personal practitioner before making any therapeutic changes. Connect with Your Host: Website: Email: o schedule a conversation /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/43246398

288 Rethinking Memory Loss-Hidden Factors that May Affect Cognitive Health with Brad Montagne 10/05/2026

288 Rethinking Memory Loss-Hidden Factors that May Affect Cognitive Health with Brad Montagne oes an increase in forgetfulness or increasing "senior moments" imply developing dementia? One of the greatest fears associated with growing older is losing memory, cognitive ability and ultimately independence. But dementia is not a single disease, and not every change in memory or thinking represents irreversible neurodegeneration. In this episode of Growing Older Living Younger, Dr. Gillian Lockitch welcomes Dr. Brad Montagne, a functional medicine practitioner, educator, author and host of the podcast Your Health Reclaimed. Brad begins by describing a personal history of gastrointestinal illness, vertigo, food intolerances and other health problems beginning in childhood. He explains how his experiences led him toward functional medicine and an approach emphasizing extensive investigation of chronic health problems. They discuss hydration, nutrition, medications, sleep disorders, thyroid disease, depression, infection, nutritional deficiencies, gut health and metabolic factors. Dr. Montagne also presents his functional-medicine perspective on food intolerances, toxicity, Lyme disease and alternative testing methods. In this spirited conversation, Dr. Gillian questions several broad claims during the conversation and emphasizes the need to distinguish established evidence from emerging hypotheses and unproven approaches. They agree on the essential message: new cognitive symptoms deserve investigation—not the assumption that they are simply an inevitable part of getting older. Episode Timeline 00:30 — Is memory loss always irreversible dementia? 03:36 — Brad Montagne’s background and personal journey through chronic illness 06:39 — Normal forgetfulness, mild cognitive impairment and dementia 07:04 — Hydration and Brad’s perspective on cognitive symptoms 09:16 — Minerals, nutrition and dietary patterns 11:14 — Dr. Gillian’s approach to individualized nutrition 13:10 — Food intolerance and Brad’s approach to testing 14:40 — Conventional laboratory testing, muscle testing and bioenergetics 19:07 — Can dementia really be called “avoidable”? 19:31 — Lyme disease, neurological disease and claims requiring careful evaluation 24:40 — Reversible conditions that can mimic dementia 25:30 — Brad’s approach to extensive functional testing 28:02 — Sudden versus gradual cognitive change 30:37 — The 2024 Lancet Commission and modifiable dementia risk 31:30 — How to evaluate expensive tests, programs and treatment claims 31:56 — Three questions Brad recommends asking a practitioner 32:54 — Why memory changes should not simply be dismissed as aging 34:39 — Protecting brain health and independence Resources from Brad Montagne Your Host, Dr. Gillian Lockitch website: /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/43087318

287 Cut Grocery Costs and Food Waste While Eating Well with Carol Ann Kates 09/28/2026

287 Cut Grocery Costs and Food Waste While Eating Well with Carol Ann Kates Is it possible to eat nourishing whole foods without letting grocery costs overwhelm your budget? Grocery industry insider and author Carol Ann Kates joins Dr. Gillian Lockitch to share practical ways to plan meals, shop sales, select produce, understand labels, and store food so less goes to waste. Their conversation offers useful ideas for smaller households as well as families. Rising prices and confusing product claims can make a healthy grocery trip feel expensive and complicated. A thoughtful plan can help you bring home only food you will enjoy and use. For people who want to stay healthy and independent as they age, a sustainable eating routine has to work in everyday life. Carol Ann explains how planning around weekly specials, checking what is already in the pantry, and shopping with a list can protect both your food budget and your time. Raised in her family's corner market, Carol Ann later helped run its supermarkets and wrote recipes for store advertisements. She is the author of "Grocery Shopping Secrets" and the award-winning cookbook "Secret Recipes from the Corner Market". She shares what that experience taught her about fresh ingredients and the real cost of convenience. Dr. Gillian and Carol Ann discuss frozen versus fresh vegetables, pre-cut produce, choosing avocados, prioritizing purchases when organic foods cost more, and interpreting food date labels. They also explore storage habits, batch cooking, and ways to make the same ingredients work across several meals. They recommend starting with one change before your next trip: plan the week's meals around what you already have in your kitchen and what you will actually eat. Episode Timeline: 00:30 — Why healthy food and grocery costs belong in the same conversation 04:34 — Carol Ann's family markets and the path to her books 10:50 — Meal planning around store specials 11:48 — Lists, impulse buys, coupons, and loyalty offers 14:06 — Pantry organization, food waste, and date labels 18:47 — Shopping for whole foods, frozen produce, and convenience costs 22:12 — Organic produce and the Dirty Dozen/Clean Fifteen discussion 26:07 — Grass-fed and free-range labels; where Carol Ann prioritizes spending 28:44 — Selecting avocados 29:59 — Produce storage and reducing spoilage 32:51 — Shopping and cooking for one or two 34:24 — One practical change before your next grocery trip Connect with Carol Ann Kates https://www.facebook.com/p/Carol-Ann-Kates-Kitchen https://www.carolannkates.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-ann-kates https://www.instagram.com/carolannkates https://www.pinterest.com/CarolAnnKates/Pinterest https://x.com/CarolAnnKates Connect with Your Host, Dr. Gillian Lockitch Explore physician-led resources designed to help midlife and older women remain healthy, active, independent, and engaged in life. Website and podcast episodes: Download the Growing Older Living Younger app For your personalized one-one-one lifestyle strategies conversation email me at Join the /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/43001208

286 Cook, Eat and Age Well: How Herbs and Plants Support Healthy, Joyful Longevity with Natasha MacAller 09/21/2026

286 Cook, Eat and Age Well: How Herbs and Plants Support Healthy, Joyful Longevity with Natasha MacAller What if ingredients that can enrich a healthy lifestyle are already growing in your garden, waiting at the farmers’ market, or sitting in your spice cupboard? Too often, eating for longevity is framed as a list of restrictions, a mindset that can drain pleasure from food and make healthy choices feel difficult to sustain. or healthy longevity, nourishment must be practical enough for daily life and enjoyable enough to continue. Fresh ingredients, seasonal variety, herbs, plants, and mindful attention to what works for your own body can help make the kitchen a place of creativity rather than deprivation. Growing even one herb can also reconnect us with the source of our food and turn nurturing a plant into a small, restorative ritual. In this episode, international culinary consultant, award-winning pastry chef, cookbook author, and former professional ballerina, Natasha MacAller joins Dr. Gillian to discuss her new book, The Apothecary Chef: Recipes with Beneficial Herbs & Plants for a Long and Healthy Life. She shows how everyday herbs, edible plants, fresh seasonal ingredients, and sensory pleasure can support a more nourishing approach to healthy longevity. She and Dr. Gillian Lockitch explore responsible food-based guidance, simple ways to begin—even from a condo windowsill—and the importance of curiosity, movement, resilience, and joy in aging youthfully. Natasha explains how the book grew from her New Zealand garden, how its food and health statements were researched and reviewed, and how celebrated chefs around the world created recipes around carefully chosen “hero” ingredients. You will learn how to begin with familiar alliums such as onions, garlic, shallots, and chives; how to use color, aroma, seasonality, and curiosity at the farmers’ market; and why mistakes are part of becoming a confident cook. Natasha also recommends approachable recipes and combinations, including a sunshine citrus salad with lemon balm vinaigrette and simple avocado, tomato, pickled onion, and fresh-herb salads. This reunion podcast is especially meaningful for Dr. Gillian, who first interviewed Natasha when Vanilla Table was published for her lifestyle website reviewfromthehouse.com . Their shared stories of dance, spinal injury, reinvention, and recovery bring a deeply personal dimension to a conversation about resilience—and remind us that creativity, curiosity, nourishing food, and joyful movement can continue to grow throughout life. Episode Timeline: 00:00 — Welcome and the promise of beneficial plants, flavor, and healthy aging 06:12 — From Vanilla Table to The Apothecary Chef: Natasha’s garden-inspired journey 14:18 — Responsible food-based guidance, research, and culinary medicine review 19:12 — Gut health, calm, immunity, longevity, resilience, and the book’s chapter themes 21:03 — Where beginners can start: alliums, windowsill herbs, and familiar ingredients 23:52 — Why healthy longevity does not have to mean a restrictive diet 26:18 — Movement, spinal recovery, resilience, and finding physical joy 34:44 — One simple action to take today and easy recipes to try 39:24 — Final reflections: nourishment, creativity, curiosity, and lifelong resilience Connect with Natasha MacAller The Apothecary Chef: Natasha’s cookbooks: Vanilla Table, Spice Health Heroes, The Apothecary Chef: Recipes with Beneficial Herbs & Plants for a Long and Healthy Life PubMed: Disclosure: No affiliate relationship with Natasha MacAller or the book publisher is indicated. As always, this episode is educational and does not provide medical or nutritional treatment advice. Connect with Your Host Dr. Gillian Lockitch Explore physician-led resources designed to help midlife and older women remain healthy, active, independent, and engaged in life. Website and podcast episodes: https://www.askdrgill.com For your personalized one-one-one lifestyle strategies conversation email me at Call to Action Download your Subscribe to Growing Older Living Younger and leave a review to help more people discover practical, joyful ways to age youthfully—and share this episode with someone who would love to bring more flavor, color, and beneficial plants into their kitchen. /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/42802085

285 Hearing Loss and Brain Health - Why Better Hearing May Aid in Supporting Healthy Longevity with Robert C Keefer PhD 09/14/2026

285 Hearing Loss and Brain Health - Why Better Hearing May Aid in Supporting Healthy Longevity with Robert C Keefer PhD Could difficulty hearing conversations today affect your brain health, independence and quality of life in the years ahead? Hearing loss is often treated as a minor inconvenience of growing older, yet it can affect communication, relationships, social connection, confidence and independence. In this episode, Dr. Gillian Lockitch speaks with hearing-health advocate and author Robert “Bob” Keefer, MD, about the association between hearing loss and cognitive decline, why so many people delay seeking help for hearing deficits and what questions to ask before choosing a hearing-care provider. Listeners will learn how hearing is assessed, why the fitting of a hearing aid matters, and how proactive hearing care may support brain health and healthy longevity. Dr. Gillian also shares her own experience of unequal hearing following a minor head injury, feeling she had no time to follow up, and her decision to arrange a new audiology assessment after this podcast. Bob Keefer,is a physician, hearing-health and Alzheimer’s-prevention advocate, author and former founder of an audiology clinic. After discovering that many hearing-care professionals were not consistently using their profession’s recommended fitting practices, he created a clinic centred on evidence-informed care. His books, Hear Better, Live Longer and The Alzheimer’s Hearing Aid Paradox, explore the relationship between hearing, cognition and quality of life, as well as the importance of properly assessed and fitted hearing aids. Episode Timeline: 00:11 — Welcome to Growing Older Living Younger 00:30 — Why hearing health matters for brain health and independence 04:31 — Bob Keefer’s path from medical-product consulting to hearing-health advocacy 07:59 — Why millions of people delay hearing tests and hearing aids 11:19 — Dr. Gillian’s personal experience with unequal hearing after a head injury 13:56 — When family members notice hearing loss first—and how to start the conversation 16:23 — Hearing loss, cognitive decline and dementia: what the research can and cannot show 24:02 — How better hearing may improve connection, confidence and quality of life 26:03 — Choosing a hearing-care provider and asking about real-ear measurement 27:50 — What to expect during hearing testing and hearing-aid fitting 30:54 — One practical action to take for hearing and brain health 32:22 — Closing thoughts and invitation to create your healthy-aging roadmap Contact Robert C Keefer MD Website: LinkedIn: Book information: Books: Hear Better, Live Longer by Dr. Robert Keefer The Alzheimer’s Hearing Aid Paradox by Dr. Robert Keefer Contact Your Host: Dr. Gillian Lockitch Explore the Growing Older Living Younger approach to extending healthspan, protecting independence and aging youthfully. Website: Podcast page: Subscribe to the Growing Older Living Younger Newsletter a one on one conversation about healthy longevity /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/42433020

284 Light, Sleep and Movement: Upstream Signals That Shape Healthy Aging with Dr. Sean Fletch 09/07/2026

284 Light, Sleep and Movement: Upstream Signals That Shape Healthy Aging with Dr. Sean Fletch Health care professionals emphasize optimizing cholesterol, blood sugar and hormone levels and from that assessing biological age. These measurements can provide useful information, but do they tell us whether the body is still resilient, adaptable and capable of recovering from illness, injury or stress? In this episode, Dr. Gillian Lockitch and Dr. Sean Fletch explore the difference between moving a laboratory number into the desired range, and addressing the upstream conditions that caused it to change. Dr. Fletch reframes healthspan as more than the number of years lived without disease. It is the functional capacity to meet life’s demands, recover from disruption and continue doing the things that matter to you. Measures such as grip strength, gait speed, balance, cardiovascular recovery and the ability to get down to and rise from the floor may reveal changes in resilience that conventional blood tests can miss. Drawing on more than 30 years of clinical, athletic-performance and rehabilitation experience, Dr. Fletch introduces his HealthSpan Framework. He describes the body as an orchestra rather than a machine: light, sleep, movement, nutrition, stress and recovery must work together, while circadian rhythm helps keep the entire system synchronized. The conversation also examines fasting insulin, insulin resistance and continuous glucose monitoring; the limits of chasing individual biomarkers; and the growing enthusiasm for GLP-1 medications and peptides. Dr. Fletch explains why an intervention should be evaluated not only by whether it changes a number or symptom, but by whether it restores underlying biological capacity. You will also hear how concussion rehabilitation has evolved, why appropriate graded rehabilitation matters, and how movement supplies essential sensory information to the brain. Dr. Fletch concludes with one deceptively simple practice: obtain outdoor light early in the day to help synchronize circadian biology and support the many systems involved in long-term health. Episode Timeline: 00:00 — Why reassuring biomarkers may not reveal declining resilience 03:52 — How a college neck injury changed Dr. Fletch’s career 07:48 — Biological resilience, health literacy and upstream signals 13:33 — Why biomarkers are a map—not the terrain 20:13 — The HealthSpan Framework and functional self-assessment 26:56 — Peptides, GLP-1 medications and the difference between regulation and resolution 29:56 — Concussion recovery, brain metabolism and movement 34:08 — The first practical step: reset your circadian clock with outdoor light 38:39 — Closing reflections and key takeaways Connect with Sean Fletch Website: Practice: LinkedIn: Book: HealthSpan: Redefined—Biological Principles for the Long Game of Health Newsletter: The Long Game Contact Your Host: Dr. Gillian Lockitch Explore the Growing Older Living Younger approach to extending healthspan, protecting independence and aging youthfully. Website: Podcast page: Subscribe to the Growing Older Living Younger Newsletter a one on one conversation about healthy longevity /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/42432995

283 Seven Pillars for Healthy Longevity. How I Built my Healthspan Routine and How You can Build Your Own 08/31/2026

283 Seven Pillars for Healthy Longevity. How I Built my Healthspan Routine and How You can Build Your Own What does a physician-scientist actually do each day to support her own healthy aging? This is a question Dr. Gillian Lockitch hears often. Her answer is not a prescription, a shopping list or a collection of fashionable biohacks. Healthy longevity is personal: our genetics, health histories, medications, priorities and goals differ, so the most useful routine is one designed for the individual. In this solo episode, Dr. Gillian organizes her approach around the seven pillars of healthy longevity described in her book, Growing Older, Living Younger. She explains how epigenetics offers a more hopeful way to think about aging, how food and movement send biological signals, why skin must be treated as an important organ, and how sleep, curiosity, purpose and relationships help protect health and independence. Dr. Gillian also shares her own daily routine—from nutrient-dense foods and time-restricted eating to walking, resistance and balance work, skincare practices and carefully selected supplements. She discusses mitochondrial support, CoQ10, collagen peptides, carotenoid antioxidants, nutrients for bone, joint and eye health, and support for autophagy. She emphasizes that supplements complement beneficial lifestyle habits such as healthy nutrition, movement, sleep, stress management and where needed, medical care. Her own post-retirement health challenges—including emergency spinal surgery, myopic macular degeneration, and atrial fibrillation have made prevention, resilience and measurement deeply personal concepts. Blood pressure, laboratory testing, bone density, fitness and carotenoid scanning can provide useful feedback, but no single measurement tells the whole story. Her central thesis is simple: do not simply copy someone else’s routine. Begin with the fundamentals of your lifestyle, work with healthcare professionals you trust, measure what matters, notice how your body responds, and remain willing to adapt as evidence and circumstances change. Noting that as a retired physician she does not treat or prescribe for medical diseases, she offers one on one conversations on constructing your own Roadmap for Growing Older Living Younger and extending healthspan not just lifespan. A plan for healthy longevity is not a fixed blueprint; it is a lifelong practice developed through curiosity, consistency and purposeful choice and she would love to work with you on your plan. Episode Timeline 00:11 — Introduction: why Dr. Gillian is sharing her routine—but not prescribing it 03:10 — Pillar 1: Your genes are not your destiny and the promise of epigenetics 06:14 — Pillars 2 and 3: Food is information and movement is medicine 10:00 — Pillars 4 and 5: Caring for skin and nourishing the brain 15:00 — Inside Dr. Gillian’s daily healthspan, nutrition and supplement routine 17:59 — Pillars 6 and 7: Lifelong learning, curiosity, connection and community 21:30 — How health challenges reshaped her approach to prevention and resilience 25:00 — Measure what matters: testing, carotenoid scanning and guiding principles 28:40 — Closing invitation: create your own healthy-longevity roadmap with Dr. Lockitch About Dr. Gillian Lockitch Dr. Gillian Lockitch is a physician, medical biochemist, professor emerita, researcher, international speaker, author and host of the Growing Older Living Younger podcast. After retiring from academic medicine, she began a new chapter in entrepreneurship and healthy-longevity education. Through her book, podcast and Growing Older Living Younger programs, she helps people understand how lifestyle, epigenetics, measurement and purposeful action can support vitality and independence across the lifespan. Dr. Gillian Lockitch is an independent Nu Skin Brand Affiliate. You can join her team as an affiliate ( and build your own business), or a member to buy product or devices at member prices. She may earn a commission from qualifying product purchases. Products and devices mentioned in this podcast reflect her personal routine and are shared for educational purposes only. They are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease, and individual results may vary. She emphasizes that supplements and skincare devices should complement—not replace appropriate nutrition, movement, sleep or healthcare professionals advice. Call to Action Your best healthy-longevity plan is the one designed with you for your lifestyle. Visit askdrgill.com or email to begin a conversation about your personal Growing Older Living Younger Roadmap. Subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share this episode and the show link with someone ready to invest in extending their healthspan. Website: www.askdrgill.com Podcast: Growing Older Living Younger on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other platforms Join the evolving Growing Older Living Younger Community /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/42366635

282 From Employee to First-time Entrepreneur at 70: Challenging Life After Retirement with Dr. Gillian Lockitch 08/24/2026

282 From Employee to First-time Entrepreneur at 70: Challenging Life After Retirement with Dr. Gillian Lockitch Could retirement actually become the beginning of your most meaningful work? In this personal solo episode, Dr. Gillian Lockitch shares how spinal surgery, ballroom dancing, entrepreneurship and podcasting transformed her understanding of healthy longevity. You’ll discover why curiosity, consistency and a renewed sense of purpose can help you remain mentally sharp, physically engaged and excited about the future at any age. For most of her professional life, Dr. Gillian Lockitch was a physician, medical biochemist, researcher, university professor and department head. She expected retirement to bring more travel, reading, dancing and time with her family—not a new career as an entrepreneur, author, podcast host and healthy longevity advocate. Her journey changed when severe spinal stenosis led to emergency surgery and a lengthy recovery. Faced with the challenge of regaining her strength, mobility and independence, Gillian began exploring healthy aging not simply as a scientist, but as someone personally determined to age differently. That shift in perspective became the foundation of Growing Older Living Younger. In this episode, Gillian describes how curiosity led her from exploring a Wellness Trade Show into entrepreneurship at 70. She explains how her scientific training shaped the way she evaluated wellness products and opportunities, why she remained committed to evidence, and how she discovered that people were looking for trusted guidance rather than another sales presentation. She also shares the lessons she learned from ballroom dancing, building a business, adapting during the COVID-19 pandemic, writing a book and launching a podcast on her 76th birthday. Each new undertaking required her to become a beginner again, develop unfamiliar skills and learn that consistency is more important than occasional intensity. Finally Gillian reflects on the setbacks and opportunities that have shaped her purpose. Her message is simple but powerful: your purpose has no expiry date, retirement does not have to mean withdrawal from action, and reinvention is possible for anyone who remains curious. Although we inherit our genetic blueprint, everyday lifestyle choices can affect how our genes are expressed—and ultimately help us live gracefully as we grow older. Episode Timeline: 00:00 — Introduction: How did a physician and scientist become an entrepreneur at 70? 06:00 — Spinal stenosis, emergency surgery and the decision to reclaim an active life 08:15 — A visit to the Vancouver Wellness Show changes the direction of retirement 11:22 — Scientific skepticism, personal experimentation and the beginnings of entrepreneurship 16:19 — Becoming a beginner again and the lessons learned from ballroom dancing 19:05 — Adapting during COVID-19 and discovering the possibilities of podcasting 21:52 — Launching Growing Older Living Younger and finding a new mission 24:00 — Atrial fibrillation, patience and the lessons hidden within setbacks 26:53 — Purpose, legacy and the promise of epigenetics 30:15 — Why reinvention belongs to anyone who remains curious Connect with Your Host: Dr. Gillian Lockitch Dr. Gillian Lockitch is an independent Nu Skin Brand Affiliate. You can join her team as an affiliate (and build your own business), or as a member to buy products or devices at member prices. She may earn a commission from qualifying product purchases. Any products and devices mentioned in this podcast reflect her personal routine and are shared for educational purposes only. They are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease, and individual results may vary. Dr. Lockitch emphasizes that supplements and skincare devices should complement not replace appropriate lifestyle habits — nutrition, movement, sleep and others, nor healthcare professionals advice. Call to Action Your best healthy-longevity plan is the one designed with you for your lifestyle. Visit askdrgill.com or email to begin a conversation about your personal Growing Older Living Younger Roadmap. Subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share this episode and the show link with someone ready to invest in extending their healthspan. Website: www.askdrgill.com Podcast: Growing Older Living Younger on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other platforms Join the evolving Growing Older Living Younger Community Email: website: https://askdrgill.com To learn how to become an affiliate with the "World's Number 1 Home Beauty Device Brand" contact Dr. Lockitch at or message her through /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/42146840

281 Healthy Longevity Starts Now. Fitness, Nutrition, and Aging Well with Carl Daikeler 08/17/2026

281 Healthy Longevity Starts Now. Fitness, Nutrition, and Aging Well with Carl Daikeler What helps people stay active, strong, and independent as they age—luck, genetics, or habits built years earlier? In this episode of Growing Older Living Younger, Dr. Gillian Lockitch speaks with Carl Daikeler, co-founder and CEO of BODi, about why healthy longevity is rooted in consistency: regular movement, supportive nutrition, and the discipline to care for your body before a health crisis forces the issue. Carl shares his personal story of discovering a congenital heart block at age 59, receiving a pacemaker, and using that experience to deepen his commitment to healthspan optimization and aging youthfully. Listeners will come away with practical insight into how strength, cardiovascular fitness, and realistic daily routines can support metabolic health for longevity, preserve mobility, and help prevent age-related decline. Carl Daikeler is the Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of BODi, formerly Beachbody, a company that has helped shape the home fitness and wellness industry for nearly three decades. He is an entrepreneur and fitness innovator best known for making structured exercise and nutrition support accessible to millions of people through at-home programs and digital wellness platforms. Before founding BODi in 1998, Carl co-founded Tell America Media, where he created the breakthrough fitness program 8 Minute Abs. He later led the development of BODi’s expansion into nutrition and proactive wellness, including the creation of Shakeology and a broader focus on long-term health rather than short-term appearance goals. His current work emphasizes sustainable fitness, metabolic health, mobility, and daily practices that support healthy aging and lifelong vitality. Beyond the wellness world, Carl is also a three-time Tony Award-winning Broadway producer. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Welcome and introduction 02:03 – Why healthy aging begins long before old age: movement, consistency, and resilience 05:46 – Carl’s origin story: from personal frustration in his 20s to creating 8 Minute Abs 07:06 – Building Beachbody/BODi: the Power 90 model and making home fitness practical 10:56 – Broadway, purpose, and Carl’s unexpected heart diagnosis 12:04 – Discovering a congenital complete heart block and choosing a pacemaker 14:27 – From vanity fitness to longevity thinking: why exercise helps prevent lifestyle disease 15:32 – What Carl learned from watching aging and mobility loss in assisted living 17:00 – Dr. Gillian shares her own recovery journey after atrial fibrillation and ablation 18:34 – Medical vigilance, informed decision-making, and choosing high-quality care 20:21 – The foundations of healthspan optimization: movement, nutrition, connection, and lifestyle 21:35 – Whole food nutrition, supplementation, and why quality matters in wellness products 26:05 – Carl on formulation integrity, ingredient quality, and why cheaper is not always better 30:04 – Natural variability in whole-food products and what “nutrition insurance” means 34:05 – Carl’s message for people who did not stay active earlier in life: start now 36:11 – The “comfort crisis,” discipline, and how to protect mobility, strength, and independence 36:49 – Final thoughts and key takeaways Connect with Carl Daikeler Connect with Dr. Gillian Lockitch at or email: Subscribe to Growing Older Living Younger on your favorite podcast platform and leave a review to help others discover the show. Join the /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/41969880

280 What Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Teach Us About Healthspan Extension and Aging Youthfully with Dr. Mao Shing Ni DACM, LAc, PhD 08/10/2026

280 What Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Teach Us About Healthspan Extension and Aging Youthfully with Dr. Mao Shing Ni DACM, LAc, PhD What if the path to healthy longevity lies not in choosing between ancient healing traditions and modern science, but in learning how to integrate both? In this episode, Dr. Gillian Lockitch speaks with Dr. Mao Shing Ni—38th-generation doctor of Chinese medicine, co-founder of Tao of Wellness, and author of Secrets of Longevity—about how Traditional Chinese Medicine can complement modern approaches to healthspan optimization. Dr. Mao explains the foundational principles of Chinese medicine, including balance, the five elemental systems, and the links between organ function, emotional health, stress, and aging. This conversation also explores why daily habits, Tai Chi, Qigong, meditation, and purposeful movement remain some of the most powerful healthy aging strategies for preserving vitality, resilience, and independence over time. Dr. Mao Shing Ni is board certified in anti-aging medicine and trained in acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutrition, Tai Chi, Qigong, and integrative East-West healing approaches. Dr. Mao is the author of more than 20 books, including Secrets of Longevity and Second Spring, and has spent decades translating traditional healing wisdom into practical modern health guidance. His work integrates Traditional Chinese Medicine with contemporary research in preventive health, resilience, and preventing age-related disease. A longtime advocate for aging youthfully, he focuses on helping people improve daily habits, restore balance, and build sustainable foundations for lifelong vitality. He is internationally recognized for bringing Taoist medicine, mind-body practice, and lifestyle medicine into the mainstream longevity conversation. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Welcome, introduction, and why ancient wisdom still matters in modern longevity 04:05 – Dr. Mao’s personal healing story and the family lineage that shaped his life’s work 07:37 – The core principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine: yin and yang, balance, and the five elemental systems 13:11 – How Chinese medicine views the liver, lungs, gut, kidneys, stress, and emotional regulation 17:28 – Wearables, AI, and the intriguing intersection of modern health data with Chinese medicine principles 21:36 – Why Secrets of Longevity focuses on practical, habit-based actions rather than theory alone 24:08 – The fundamentals of longevity: sleep, movement, stress reduction, purpose, and healthy daily habits 28:02 – Tai Chi and Qigong as powerful mind-body tools for cardiovascular health, balance, bone strength, and brain health 30:21 – Ballroom dancing, movement diversity, coordination, and cognitive resilience 32:00 – Where longevity science is headed: regeneration, organ support, prevention, and extending healthspan 36:04 – Dr. Mao’s final message: healthy longevity is built on habits, consistency, and personal responsibility Connect with Guest Tao of Wellness Yo San University Secrets of Longevity by Dr. Mao Shing Ni Second Spring by Dr. Mao Shing Ni Connect with your host, Dr. Gillian Lockitch Connect with your host, Dr, Gillian Lockitch email: For a personalized one on one conversation about health aging strategies Website: www.askdrgill.com https://www.facebook.com/gillian.lockitch/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillianlockitch/ /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/41957730

279 The Aging Immune System: Vaccines, Healthy Longevity and What We Can Learn from Covid with Michael T. Myers JR MD 08/03/2026

279 The Aging Immune System: Vaccines, Healthy Longevity and What We Can Learn from Covid with Michael T. Myers JR MD How does our immune system change as we age, and what role can vaccines play in supporting healthy longevity? In this informative episode of Growing Older Living Younger, Dr. Gillian Lockitch welcomes physician, healthcare executive, and medical writer Dr. Michael Myers for a thoughtful, evidence-based discussion about immunosenescence—the age-related decline of immune function—and its implications for healthy aging. Together they explore how vaccines work, why vaccine recommendations evolve throughout life, and the importance of understanding both the science and the uncertainties surrounding public health recommendations. Listeners will gain practical insights into immune health, healthspan optimization, brain health and aging, and informed healthcare decision-making. Dr. Michael Myers is a physician, healthcare executive, medical writer, and educator with more than 35 years of experience in clinical medicine, healthcare leadership, and public health. He trained at Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Medical School before pursuing a career in primary care medicine and physician leadership.He most recently served as Chief of Primary Care and Chief of Pediatrics for one of New Jersey's largest medical group practices. His work focuses on preventive medicine, vaccine education, public health communication, and helping patients understand complex medical science. He is the author of The Vaccine Bible: A Comprehensive, Commonsense Guide to What Keeps Us Safe from the Flu, Hepatitis Measles and More. In the Guide he explains how vaccines are developed, how they work, their safety, effectiveness, and the diseases they help prevent. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Welcome and why vaccines matter to healthy longevity 04:15 – Dr. Michael Myers' medical career and what inspired The Vaccine Bible 09:45 – Understanding the immune system: innate immunity, adaptive immunity, and immune memory 17:45 – Immunosenescence: how the immune system changes with age 23:30 – Individualizing vaccine recommendations throughout adulthood 30:25 – Vaccines most relevant for older adults, including influenza, pneumococcal disease, RSV, COVID-19, and shingles 32:30 – Emerging research linking shingles vaccination with reduced dementia risk 34:00 – COVID-19, children, public health messaging, and lessons learned from the pandemic 42:55 – Vaccine confidence, public trust, and addressing misinformation 52:20 – Autism research, vaccine myths, and current scientific understanding 55:35 – Dr. Myers' key message on vaccines, prevention, and healthy aging Connect with Dr. Michael Myers Connect with your host, Dr, Gillian Lockitch email: For a personalized one on one conversation about health aging strategies Website: www.askdrgill.com https://www.facebook.com/gillian.lockitch/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillianlockitch/ /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/41957495

278 The Muscle-Longevity Connection: Strength Training Supports Metabolism, Bones, and Healthy Longevity with Jeanne Phares 07/27/2026

278 The Muscle-Longevity Connection: Strength Training Supports Metabolism, Bones, and Healthy Longevity with Jeanne Phares What role does muscle strength play in healthy aging, longevity, and independence? In this episode, Dr. Gillian Lockitch speaks with Jeanne Phares about why maintaining and building muscle becomes increasingly important for women during and after menopause. Drawing on her personal experience as a leukemia survivor and decades of strength training, Jeanne explains the connections between muscle mass, metabolism, bone health, resilience, and recovery. Listeners will learn practical strategies for strength training, nutrition, and lifestyle habits that support vitality and healthspan at every age. Jeanne Phares is Founder of Sage Lifestyle Collective and creator of the Sage Strength Transformation Program. She is a Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Strength Trainer, and author specializing in women's health after 50. Prior to entering the health field, she enjoyed a successful career as a Certified Public Accountant and executive mentor. Her work focuses on strength training, nutrition, menopause education, and healthy aging for women. She helps women build muscle, improve metabolic health, and maintain independence throughout midlife and beyond. A leukemia survivor, she credits decades of strength training with helping her withstand intensive treatment and recovery. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Welcome and introduction 03:00 – Why muscle strength predicts healthy aging and longevity 04:36 – Jeanne's journey from CPA to health and wellness coach 05:30 – Leukemia diagnosis and the role of physical resilience in recovery 09:30 – Stem cell transplant and rebuilding strength after illness 13:15 – Turning health challenges into opportunities for growth 15:46 – Common misconceptions about lifting weights after 50 18:35 – Why walking and yoga alone may not be enough 20:00 – Muscle health, bone strength, and menopause 23:53 – Strength training as the foundation of healthy aging 25:15 – Nutrition mistakes women commonly make after menopause 28:49 – Hydration, electrolytes, and healthy aging 30:23 – Whole foods nutrition and listening to your body 34:44 – The one simple change that supports lifelong health 36:23 – Final thoughts and key takeaways Connect with Jeanne Phares Sage Lifestyle Collective Free Gifts for Listeners: Each guest will receive all three: 1. Free Chapter Download: "Your Body Changed the Rules. Here's the New Playbook" from Eat for Strength for Women Over 50 2.Free Starter Guide: The Sage Strength Starter Guide 3.Lottery Entry: A chance to win one of 10 discount codes for the 8-Week Sage Strength Transformation Program or one of 10 free audiobooks of Eat for Strength for Women Over 50 Books: The Beginner's Guide to Strength Training for Women Over 50 Eat for Strength for Women Over 50 Sage Strength Transformation Program : Free strength training and healthy aging resources Connect with Your Host: Dr. Gillian Lockitch Email: website: https://askdrgill.com /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/41633790

FB 109 Anne Mullens: Fueling with Fat: Demystifying the Ketogenic Lifestyle 07/24/2026

FB 109 Anne Mullens: Fueling with Fat: Demystifying the Ketogenic Lifestyle THIS FLASHBACK FRIDAY EPISODE OF GROWING OLDER LIVING YOUNGER focuses on the impact of low carbohydrate and ketogenic nutrition on health and aging well. Today’s Featured Expert is Anne Mullens, an award winning Canadian journalist and author specializing in Health and Science Writing, At a time when the twin hazards of diabetes and obesity are so prevalent in our society that we say that there is a diabesity epidemic, we are bombarded with discordant messages about what, when, and how to eat, to stay healthy and age gracefully. A goal of this podcast is to cut through the noise and provide you with evidence-based insights, thought-provoking discussions, and practical tips to empower you to change your aging trajectory and stay active and vibrant. In this episode we dive deep into the ketogenic diet, and explore the science behind ketosis, its potential benefits for weight management, brain health, and overall longevity. We'll also take a critical look at the narratives perpetuated by food corporations, examining their influence on our dietary choices and exploring how these messages shape our perceptions of what is really nourishing and beneficial for our bodies. Episode Timeline 0:11 Introduction to this episode 4.21 How Anne began in health journalism. 9:42 How low carb and keto helped her recover from pre diabetes.15:09 The impact of the corporate media narratives on healthy aging.22:21 Fasting and monitoring blood glucose26:53 What we can learn from animal genetics33:57 Nutrition is the foundation of our health41:34 Sustainable change comes from small incremental habits. Speaker Biography:Anne Mullens has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Guelph, and a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Carleton University. As a medical reporter at the Vancouver Sun in the 1980s and early 1990s, she has written for numerous Canadian and international newspapers and magazines, and authored two critically acclaimed books, Missed Conceptions: Overcoming Infertility and Timely Death: Considering our Last Rights, which won her the Edna Stabler award for creative nonfiction. Anne has been a health communications consultant to a wide variety of clients, and won more than a dozen national awards for her book. After reversing her own pre-diabetes through therapeutic carbohydrate restriction, she has written extensively on the role of personalized therapeutic nutrition to address chronic conditions. She has received her professional certification in low carb nutrition. After several years with Diet Doctor, she now is Director of Communications for the Institute for Personalized Therapeutic Nutrition To learn more about Anne Mullens’ writing Twitter: @annemullens IPTN twitter: @IPTN_Canada For more information on Growing Older Living Younger Email Dr. Gillian Lockitch at and if you have not already done so, please follow, rate and review the show. /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/26997276

277 Chronic Pain, Mobility and Healthy Aging: The Muscle-Longevity Connection with Stacey Roberts 07/20/2026

277 Chronic Pain, Mobility and Healthy Aging: The Muscle-Longevity Connection with Stacey Roberts Is chronic pain really an inevitable part of aging—or could it be a warning sign that deeper imbalances are affecting your healthspan, mobility, and quality of life? In this episode of Growing Older Living Younger, Dr. Gillian Lockitch speaks with physical therapist, registered nurse, educator, and functional wellness expert,Stacey Roberts, about the root causes of chronic pain and why conventional treatments often focus on symptom relief instead of true healing. Stacey explains how chronic inflammation, food sensitivities, hormone imbalance, gut health issues, biomechanics, and lifestyle factors can all contribute to persistent pain and reduced function. Listeners will learn how a personalized, root-cause approach may help reduce pain naturally, restore mobility, improve resilience, and support healthy aging and longevity. Stacey Roberts is the Founder of New You Health and Wellness and creator of The Pain-Free Formula. She is a licensed Physical Therapist, Registered Nurse, educator, and functional wellness practitioner with more than 30 years of clinical experience. Her work spans orthopaedics, sports medicine, chronic pain, pelvic health, women’s health, and functional wellness. Stacey specializes in uncovering the root causes of chronic pain through an integrative approach that includes biomechanics, nutrition, hormone balance, gut health, and lifestyle medicine. Her current mission is to help people reduce inflammation, improve mobility, and reclaim quality of life without relying solely on medications, injections, or surgery. She is also the host of The Pain-Free Formula Podcast and the author of multiple books on women’s health and hormones. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Welcome and introduction 03:54 – Stacey’s journey from physical therapy to functional medicine 05:00 – Discovering the connection between gluten sensitivity and chronic pain 10:27 – Why pain is a protective signal rather than the enemy 15:07 – Muscle cramps, nutrient deficiencies, hormones, and gut health 17:52 – Optimizing versus personalizing nutrition for pain relief 18:44 – Food sensitivity testing and unexpected inflammatory triggers 23:03 – The story behind The Pain-Free Formula 26:11 – Hidden risks of long-term NSAID and pain medication use 27:10 – The gut-joint connection and holistic pain management 30:46 – First steps for people who feel they have tried everything 32:57 – Key takeaways for reclaiming health, mobility, and independence Connect with Stacey Roberts The Pain-Free Formula (Book) The Pain-Free Formula Podcast Connect with Your Host, Dr. Gillian Lockitch Email: Email me for complimentary iintroduction to Growing Older Living Younger website: https://www.askdrgill.com/ /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/41855785

Flashback Friday 005 Susan Bock Smith and Judy Bjornson: Becoming Fall-Proof 07/17/2026

276 Why You Never Get Over Grief -and Why That's Good with Thomas Attig 07/13/2026

276 Why You Never Get Over Grief -and Why That's Good with Thomas Attig Grief is not a problem to be solved or something we simply “get over.” In this profound conversation, Dr. Gillian Lockitch speaks with philosopher and grief expert Thomas Attig about mourning as a lifelong process of relearning how to live in a world forever changed by loss. Drawing on decades of scholarship and personal insight, Thomas explains how grief can deepen our love, strengthen resilience, and help us find wisdom and meaning in life’s most difficult transitions. This episode offers compassionate guidance for anyone grieving a loved one or supporting someone through loss. Thomas Attig is an internationally recognized philosopher, educator, and authority on grief, death, and bereavement. He earned his BA and PhD in philosophy from Northwestern University and Washington University in St. Louis. During his career at Bowling Green State University, he helped establish the world’s first PhD program in applied philosophy. He is a Fellow of the International Work Group on Death, Dying, and Bereavement. Dr. Attig is the author of several influential books, including How We Grieve and Seeking Wisdom in Death’s Shadows. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Welcome and introduction 00:30 – Why grief is central to healthy aging and emotional well-being 04:06 – Tom Attig’s early experiences with death and family loss 08:45 – Teaching the first university course on death and dying 11:30 – Grief as relearning how to live in the world 13:11 – Dr. Gillian shares the loss of her husband 15:44 – Grief reaction versus grief response 18:00 – Learning to love in separation 22:00 – Moving from sorrow to gratitude 24:52 – The purpose and structure of Seeking Wisdom in Death’s Shadows 27:00 – Problems versus mysteries in life and grief 31:42 – One essential truth for anyone who is grieving Connect with Thomas Attig PhD Book: Seeking Wisdom in Death’s Shadows: Collected Writings on How We Grieve Publisher: Website: 30% Discount Code: AUFLY30 Dr. Lockitch Call to Action Subscribe to Growing Older Living Younger on your favorite podcast platform and leave a review to help others discover the show. J Connect with Dr. Gillian Lockitch at or email: /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/41633565

FB 026 Brian Morgan: Think Deeply, Speak Clearly, Bridge the Divide 07/10/2026

275 Reverse Diabetes and Restore Vitality Through Functional Nutrition with Lori Balue 07/06/2026

275 Reverse Diabetes and Restore Vitality Through Functional Nutrition with Lori Balue What if fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, and declining strength after 50 are not inevitable signs of aging, but signals of underlying metabolic dysfunction that can be corrected? In episode 275, Dr. Gillian Lockitch speaks with metabolic restoration practitioner, Lori Balue, about how women can restore energy, reduce inflammation, preserve muscle, and regain metabolic resilience through personalized nutrition and functional testing. Lori shares her remarkable journey of losing 100 pounds, reversing prediabetes and chronic inflammation, and transforming her health in midlife. Listeners will learn how to identify hidden barriers to wellness and take practical steps toward aging with strength, confidence, and vitality. Lori Balue specializes in helping women over 50 overcome fatigue, weight gain, and metabolic dysfunction. She combines functional diagnostic testing with personalized nutrition, targeted supplementation, and lifestyle strategies. Her work focuses on blood sugar regulation, inflammation, hormones, gut health, and mineral balance to help women rebuild resilience, restore metabolism, and age with strength and confidence. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Welcome and Introduction Dr. Gillian introduces Lori Balue and the concept of metabolic restoration for women over 50. 05:07 – Lori’s Personal Transformation Story Lori shares how years of obesity, asthma, depression, and prediabetes led her to discover low-carb nutrition and keto. 12:10 – Why Women Feel Different After 50 The role of declining estrogen, protein deficiency, adrenal stress, and mineral imbalances in metabolic dysfunction. 15:58 – What Is Metabolic Restoration? Why Lori focuses on root causes rather than quick-fix weight loss. 22:54 – Identifying Inflammatory Foods How wheat, dairy, and food sensitivities can contribute to chronic inflammation. 28:22 – Functional Diagnostic Testing Explained The GI-MAP stool test, DUTCH hormone test, and MRT food sensitivity test. 33:27 – The Most Important First Step Why increasing protein and improving protein digestion can be transformative. 35:14 – Animal vs. Plant Protein Which protein sources are most bioavailable and effective for healthy aging. 36:51 – Final Words of Encouragement Metabolic dysfunction is fixable, and lasting change is possible at any age. Connect with Lori Balue Website: Free Recipes and Resources: Available on Lori’s website Connect with your host, Dr. Gillian Lockitch email: /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/41577025

FB 118 Dr. Douglas Scharre: Alzheimer's ? or Simply Aging ? 07/03/2026

FB 118 Dr. Douglas Scharre: Alzheimer's ? or Simply Aging ? THIS FLASHBACK FRIDAY EPISODE OF GROWING OLDER LIVING YOUNGER focuses on the effect of aging on brain functions, affecting many attributes of cognition, like memory and processing speed; and on the importance of recognizing the early warning signs of dementia for early treatment. Today’s guest is neuropsychiatrist and creator of the SAGE test, Dr. Douglas Scharre. Dr. Scharre is board certified in neurology, behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry with special interests in cognitive assessment, degenerative dementias and dementia-related behaviors. He joined The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center faculty in the Department of Neurology in 1993. Dr. Scharre’s publications cover a broad range within the area of cognitive neurology including dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and much more. His research also covers neuropsychiatric aspects of disease, biomarkers, functional neuro-imaging and treatment of behavioral disturbances in dementia. Episode Timeline: 0:11 Intro to this episode 3:19 Aging and memory loss 6:33 Distinguishing between normal aging and dementia. 11:23 The SAGE Test (Self Administered Gerocognitive Examination) and its benefits 15:38 Why use the SAGE test? 19:36 Differentiation of forms of dementia 24:38 Lifestyle changes for healthy mind and healthy body 27:42 New biomarkers for Alzheimer’s 32:17 The genetics of Alzheimer’s 37:56 Best ways to challenge your brain Learn more about Dr. Scharre’s work here: Access the SAGE test to check yourself at home: Get to know Your Host: Dr. Gillian Lockitch website: Facebook: LinkedIn: X: To get your copy of Growing Older Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and The Art of Retiring Comfortably click And if you have not already done so, I would love you to follow, rate and review the show. /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/27705546

274 Can We Slow Aging? Perspectives from the Director of Forever Young- A Documentary - with David Donnelly 06/29/2026

274 Can We Slow Aging? Perspectives from the Director of Forever Young- A Documentary - with David Donnelly What if the future of aging is no longer defined simply by lifespan, but by how long we can remain mentally sharp, physically active, emotionally connected, and fully engaged with life? In this thought-provoking episode, Dr. Gillian Lockitch speaks with documentary filmmaker, David Donnelly, director of the acclaimed documentary, Forever Young, about the rapidly evolving science of longevity and the questions for humanity, emerging alongside the science. Together, they explore the difference between lifespan and healthspan, the growing role of biomarkers, wearables, epigenetics, and lifestyle medicine, and the ethical and emotional implications of extending human life. Listeners will gain insight into the science driving the longevity revolution while reflecting on what it truly means to age well in a technology-driven world. David Donnelly is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and director. His work focuses on science, human performance, creativity, technology, and the evolving human experience. His first internationally distributed documentary, Maestro, explored musical mastery and Estonia’s Singing Revolution through the life of conductor Paavo Järvi. He later directed documentaries including Nordic Pulse, Forte, and The Cost of Convenience, examining culture, technology, and human autonomy. In Forever Young, Donnelly spent three years documenting leading longevity scientists and exploring the biological, ethical, and philosophical dimensions of extending human healthspan and lifespan. His work bridges scientific complexity with accessible storytelling that invites audiences to reflect on the future of aging and humanity itself. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Welcome and introduction 02:35 – The longevity revolution and redefining healthy aging 03:58 – David Donnelly’s journey from pre-med student to filmmaker 05:30 – The documentary Maestro and Estonia’s Singing Revolution 08:37 – Why longevity science became the focus of Forever Young 10:59 – Dr. Lockitch’s personal journey into epigenetics and healthspan 13:17 – Healthspan versus lifespan and the science-fiction future of aging 15:06 – The “Death Doula” concept and the death-positive movement 17:46 – Death meditation, grief, and facing mortality consciously 19:43 – Longevity science, biomarkers, and rethinking how we spend our lives 22:15 – Wearables, biological age testing, and tracking healthspan 26:28 – Hallmarks of aging and emerging biomarkers of longevity 29:01 – Ethical questions around lifespan extension and “escape velocity” 31:13 – Human trials targeting aging itself and the future of longevity medicine 33:27 – Epigenetics, lifestyle medicine, and personal responsibility for health 35:47 – Environment, socioeconomic factors, and the cultural barriers to longevity 37:00 – Digital dementia, screen addiction, and modern threats to brain health 38:40 – The powerful message: Your genes are not your destiny 41:12 – Where to watch Forever Young and connect with David Donnelly Connect with the work of David Donnelly Watch the documentaries and Maestro Call to Action Subscribe to Growing Older Living Younger on your favorite podcast platform and leave a review to help others discover the show. Join the Growing Older Living Younger Community at Connect with Dr. Gillian Lockitch at or email: Download Guide to Nature's Colorful Antioxidants 2026: /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/41410090

074 FB Adena Sampson: Healing Oneself: The Road Back to Me. 06/26/2026

273 Seed Oils, Inflammation and Healthy Aging with Cherie Calbom 06/22/2026

273 Seed Oils, Inflammation and Healthy Aging with Cherie Calbom Are the so-called “heart-healthy” vegetable oils in your kitchen truly supporting your health—or could they be contributing to inflammation and metabolic imbalance? In this episode of Growing Older Living Younger, Dr. Gillian Lockitch speaks with nutrition expert Cherie Calbom, MS, CN, about industrial seed oils such as canola, soybean, sunflower, and corn oil, and the growing concerns surrounding their role in oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, and healthy aging. Cherie explains how highly processed oils may affect metabolic health, brain function, and overall wellness, and shares practical guidance on choosing healthier fats and using nutrition strategies—including juicing—to support vitality and longevity. This conversation offers actionable insights for anyone who wants to reduce inflammation, make more informed food choices, and age with greater energy and resilience.Cherie Calbom, MS, CN, is a certified nutritionist, wellness educator, and bestselling author widely known as “The Juice Lady.” She holds a Master of Science degree in nutrition and has written 36 books, including the classic Juicing for Life. Cherie has received two Lifetime Achievement Awards for her pioneering contributions to nutrition and wellness education. She has served on the Board of Regents at Bastyr University and has advised high-profile leaders, including George Foreman. Her latest book, The Truth About Seed Oils, challenges conventional dietary advice and offers practical strategies to reduce inflammation and support better health. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Introduction and episode overview Dr. Gillian introduces the controversy surrounding industrial seed oils and their potential role in inflammation and chronic disease. 03:13 – Cherie’s healing journey Cherie shares how she overcame chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia through juicing and whole food nutrition. 07:53 – The first healing juice recipes The vegetable juices Cherie used to restore her health and why variety matters. 10:20 – The NAMA J2 juicer Cherie describes her favorite hands-free juicer and how it simplifies daily juicing. 11:50 – What are seed oils? A historical overview of vegetable oils and how they became mainstream. 16:48 – Why canola oil became so dominant The economic reasons manufacturers favor cheap industrial oils. 18:57 – The chemistry of oxidation and inflammation How polyunsaturated fats become unstable and generate harmful byproducts. 21:10 – The worst oils to avoid Soybean, canola, corn, sunflower, safflower, cottonseed, grapeseed, and rice bran oils. 22:43 – Healthy fats to use instead Olive oil, avocado oil, coconut oil, ghee, tallow, and sesame oil. 25:14 – Seed oils, weight gain, and brain health Why reducing industrial oils may support body composition and cognitive vitality. 29:13 – One simple change to start today Read labels, eliminate seed oils, and choose traditional fats. 30:09 – Final thoughts and favorite health maxim: “Nothing on earth tastes as good as good health.” Connect with Cherie Calbom IG @juiceladycherie FB @thejuicelady YouTube: TheJuiceLadyCherie LinkedIn: Cherie-Calbom X @juiceladycherie Call to Action: Find Growing Older Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and the Art of Retiring Comfortably at (North America) Subscribe to Growing Older Living Younger on your favorite podcast platform and leave a review to help others discover the show. Join the Connect with Dr. Gillian Lockitch at or email: Download /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/41318715

029 FB Dr. Joe Verghese: Dance to Delay Dementia 06/19/2026

272 Slowing Biological Aging Naturally: Autophagy, Diet and Longevity with Leslie Kenny 06/15/2026

272 Slowing Biological Aging Naturally: Autophagy, Diet and Longevity with Leslie Kenny What if one of the most powerful anti-aging tools already exists within your body? This episode explores autophagy, the body’s natural cellular renewal system, and how activating it can support healthy aging and longevity. Longevity expert Leslie Kenny shares her personal journey of reversing autoimmune disease and translating cutting-edge science into practical strategies. Listeners will discover how autophagy promoting spermidine, proper nutrition, and baseline lifestyle habits influence cellular repair, resilience, and biological aging. Leslie Kenny is the founder of Oxford Healthspan, a company focused on translating longevity science into practical health solutions. She is a longevity researcher with expertise in cellular aging, autophagy, and immune system modulation. Her career includes work in finance and policy before a personal medical crisis led her to transition into health science. She specializes in spermidine research and its role in activating autophagy and influencing the hallmarks of aging. She is co-founder of the Oxford Longevity Project, a nonprofit dedicated to education in healthy aging. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Welcome and introduction 02:00 – Reframing aging as a modifiable biological process 03:50 – Leslie Kenny’s autoimmune diagnosis and turning point 10:50 – Limitations of modern healthcare and the need for prevention 14:50 – What autophagy is and why it matters for longevity 17:00 – Spermidine and its role in cellular renewal pathways 21:30 – Nutrition, mushrooms, and dietary sources of spermidine 24:30 – Hallmarks of aging and systemic cellular decline 31:00 – Development of Primadine and supplement formulation science 37:00 – Practical strategies: fasting, diet, and supplementation 41:30 – Key takeaways on influencing biological agin Connect with Leslie Kenny Instagram: @lesliesnewprime @oxfordhealthspan @oxfordlongevityproject To try Primadine Spermidine Supplement:Code: GOLY15 Link: Please note that Dr. Lockitch retired from medical practice and does not diagnose, prescribe for or treat any medical conditions. Before ordering any product discussed in these podcasts, consult your health care practitioner. Connect with Dr. Gillian Lockitch at or email: Subscribe to Growing Older Living Younger on your favorite podcast platform and leave a review to help others discover the show. Join the Growing Older Living Younger Community at /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/41272025

FB 032 Dr. Tracey Gendron: Ageism Unmasked: Ending Age Bias 06/12/2026

271 Can Plasma Exchange Slow Aging? What the Circulate Trial Reveals with Dr. Brad Younggren 06/08/2026

271 Can Plasma Exchange Slow Aging? What the Circulate Trial Reveals with Dr. Brad Younggren What if aging is not only driven by what happens inside our cells, but also by factors circulating in our blood? In this thought-provoking episode, Dr. Gillian Lockitch talks with Brad Younggren to explore the emerging science behind therapeutic plasma exchange and its potential to influence inflammation, biological aging, and chronic disease. Drawing on human clinical trial data, including the Circulate Trial, he explains how removing pro-aging factors from plasma may impact biomarkers, biological age, and overall healthspan. This conversation offers a fascinating glimpse into the future of longevity medicine while reinforcing the importance of foundational lifestyle strategies for aging youthfully. Dr. Brad Younggren is the CEO and co-founder of Circulate Health, a company focused on advancing human healthspan through innovative therapies. He is a board-certified emergency physician and former U.S. Army combat physician, where he was awarded the Bronze Star and Combat Medical Badge. Dr. Younggren has held multiple leadership roles at the forefront of healthcare innovation, including President and Chief Medical Officer at 98.6, where he helped develop AI-powered primary care solutions. His career spans digital health, medical devices, and global healthcare delivery. Today, he leads research into therapeutic plasma exchange and its potential role in longevity science and chronic disease. Episode Timeline: 00:00 – Welcome and introduction 02:30 – Aging beyond the cell: circulating factors in the bloodstream and their role in inflammation and disease 05:00 – Dr. Younggren’s journey from emergency medicine to healthcare innovation and longevity science 09:00 – The evolution of digital health and smartphone-based diagnostics 12:00 – What is therapeutic plasma exchange and how it has been used in medicine for decades 15:45 – The Circulate Trial explained: study design, treatment groups, and control methodology 18:30 – Measuring outcomes: biomarkers, cognitive testing, grip strength, and biological clocks 21:00 – Key findings: biological age reduction and changes in proteomic markers 24:30 – Translating complex science into practical biomarkers patients can track 26:30 – Applications beyond longevity: chronic disease, Alzheimer’s research, and long COVID 30:30 – Microplastics and plasma exchange: emerging research and early findings 33:00 – Evaluating longevity therapies: why human data matters 35:30 – Foundational health habits versus advanced interventions 36:50 – Wrap-up and key takeaways Connect with Dr. Brad Younggren Circulate Health: Circulate Trial publication (Aging Cell journal) Information on plasma exchange and ongoing research initiatives Call to Action: Find (North America) or on Kindle Subscribe to Growing Older Living Younger on your favorite podcast platform and leave a review to help others discover the show. Join the Connect with Dr. Gillian Lockitch at or email: Download 2026 /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/41166175

FB 008 Dr. Harley Rotbart : 7 Keys to Life With No Regrets 06/05/2026

FB 008 Dr. Harley Rotbart : 7 Keys to Life With No Regrets FLASHBACK FRIDAY EPISODE 008 May 2021 'A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.' (John Barrymore) 'Miracles are objects and events in nature and in our lives, that cannot be fully explained or recreated' (Dr. Harley Rotbart) Dr. Harley Rotbart is the author of ”No Regrets Living: 7 keys to a life of Wonder and Contentment”, is an infectious disease specialist, Professor and Vice-Chair Emeritus of Paediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Having over 175 medical and scientific publications, his career is deeply rooted in science. Yet his experiences as a physician at Children's Hospital Colorado, taught him to believe in miracles, and that there are things beyond our ability to know. His 7 Keys to a life of content encompass belief in a power greater than ourselves, discovering the messiah within each of us, healing evil whether within ourselves or in the world around us, appreciating and giving thanks, accepting things we regret by putting them into the context in which they occurred, seeking purpose and also self-forgiveness and finally growing, by looking back and seeing how far we have come and knowing there is growth still to come. Dr. Rotbart suggests that we have to discover miracles around us in order to appreciate the non-miraculous moments in our lives, that is, discover the magnificence around us. Live like you are dying and don’t put off important things to the future. Accept that there is something greater than us, whatever your unique belief may be, and be humbled by knowing there are some things that are out of our control. Connect with Doctor Rotbart at: Twitter: Facebook: Website: LinkedIn: Contact Dr. Gillian Lockitch to learn how you can decelerate your aging trajectory, stay vibrant and vigorous, or start your own online business in wellness and anti-aging:Email: Website. https://www.askdrgill.comEmail me to book a complimentary Living Younger Call Order your copy of Growing Older Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and the Art of Retiring Comfortably at www.gillianlockitch.com /episode/index/show/golyproject/id/19123103

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