WHEALTHSPAN
Wealth, Health, and Lifespan, for curious minds, hosted by Prof. Scott Fulton. The program centers on topics that matter in our adult years with an appealing blend of subject matter experts, valuable insights, and inspiring life stories.
Scott teaches adults across the US through the Universities of Northwestern, Virginia, and Delaware and their ongoing commitment to aging well in America. He is a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the past president of the National Aging in Place Council. Guests of the program come from interesting and diverse backgrounds, providing a variety of opportunities to explore opportunities and viewpoints.
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Episodes
52 episodes
8 Reasons Why Walking Faster Adds 10 Years to Healthspan
We often overlook the simplest things, and walking is no exception. Whether you're already a walker or you're needing some serious motivation, this will grab your attention. Professor Scott Fulton explains 8 solid reasons why wa...
The VO2Max Trap and Your Healthspan
Is VO2Max all it's made out to be? If all you're concerned about is living longer, maybe, but if it's healthspan you're aiming for, be mindful of the trap meany fall into. Lifespan and healthspan are different things, and assumptions can lead t...
Activities that Outperform Popular Longevity Advice
Popular exercise advice doesn't stand up under real test. These activities do, and why.You've been told to optimize VO2max, build muscle, and track your steps. That advice isn't wrong — but misses the mark on converting activities into ...
Why 6 Minutes of Walking Beats 10,000 Steps
Walking speed is one of the most powerful predictors of long-term health, longevity, and independence — especially for women over 50. Validated across hundreds of thousands of people over decades, the 6-Minute Walk Test outperforms step countin...
45-Second Balance Test That Reveals How Your Healthspan Compares to Peers
This series explores how you can reliably measure your healthspan and longevity based on research of over 700,000 subjects over 5 decades using simple functional tests across the 5 domains of physical and cognitive function.In studies t...
3-Second Test That Predicts Healthspan Better than Biomarkers
This series explores how you can reliably measure your healthspan based on research of over 700,000 subjects over 5 decades using simple functional tests across the 5 domains of physical and cognitive function. In a study of ...
Brain Healthspan - Choose the Brain You Want with Mike Studer PhD
Gameify your brain at every age. It's why some things are fun to learn and why brain healthspan is often more fun than exercise.Cognitive Reserve explains why, despite physical aging, some people's brains remain sharp, even into old age...
Turning the Tide on Chronic Disease - CMS Medicare Big Experiment - Yuri Sudhakar
New Medicare funding model could move from sick care to building healthspan.This WHEALTHSPAN Podcast episode explores how #lifestyle #medicine can transform #healthcare in the wake of CMS’s decision to fund lifestyle‑based models for ch...
AI Impact on Financial Planning - Change is Coming Fast for Planners and Consumers
Chris Heye, PhD, is my guest on this informative conversation on how AI is about to collide with the financial planning industry and what that might mean for your retirement account. Dr. Heye has been a pioneer in this area since M...
Longevity Risk Financial Planning 2.0 - It's Time to Get Real
Start asking your financial planner better questions, because chances are, they aren't offering up the information you really need. The financial industry has been talking about Longevity Risk for a few years, and so you might thin...
Ultra World Champion Harvey Lewis - Struggle Informs My Life
We go behind the headlines and into the mind of one of the world's top endurance athletes to understand what makes him tick. Life is an Ultra - It's a comment I've heard often, and it always triggers a pause, because we all struggl...
Exploring Bigger Life Opportunities with Raad Ghantous
Personal journeys are filled with challenges and opportunities, and my guest, Raad Ghantous, has experienced an abundance of both. Our conversation explores the vulnerable edges of exploring bigger life opportunities, loo...
World Champion Triathlete Comeback Mike Wien
Incredibly inspiring story of Mike Wien. The man is unstoppable!With multiple World Championships to his credit, the road has been anything but smooth or easy. Mike left a successful corporate marketing executive career to focu...
What Matters - From Average to Optimal Healthspan, Dr Clayton Skaggs
Drawing on decades of experience working with elite performers, Dr. Clayton Skaggs zeroes in on what truly matters. Simple, small things that we tend to overlook, can add up to several more years, whether you're a professional, an Olympic athle...
Medicine 3.0 is Here - Lifestyle Leading the Way to Empowering Health
Ajay Joseph, MD, leads the Lifestyle Medicine Program for St. Francis Health System. The success he has had with the program is evident in the stories he shares. What's more, other department specialists have begun referring their patients to h...
$500k Hiding in Your Home
Architect Aaron Murphy explains how many of us have got $500k hiding in our homes. After age 50, health and housing will cost more than everything else combined for most of us. Optimal outcomes demands an informed strategy designed ...
FINDING JOY - Ravi Prakash on leadership, life, wisdom, and longevity
Ravi Prakash is a global speaker, author, poet, and transformation strategist, whose life journey spans continents, hardships, and reinvention. He came to the United States with just $20 in his pocket. The rest is history... and co...
Restore Cognition - Dramatic Results - Magic In Struggle - Dr. Sue Paul
In this insightful episode, Prof. Scott Fulton sits down with Dr. Sue Paul to explore the cutting edge of brain health and aging well. They open by debunking persistent myths—like the idea that cognitive decline is purely genetic or an inevitab...
Senior Living has a Wellness Problem - Let's Talk About It with Colin Milner
My guest this week is Colin Milner. Colin is uniquely positioned at the intersection of health and housing, enabling us to have a special conversation on an important topic that nearly everyone overlooks.C...
How VO2 Max Boosts Brain & Healthspan | Expert Insights into Doubling Mitochondrial Biogenesis
VO2 Max is about more than exercise. Arguably, the mitochondrial benefit is at least as important as the cardiovascular benefits. Combined with nutrition, they help explain why VO2 Max is such a powerful predictor of healthspan and longevity.
Nurse Chooses Wellness over Retirement, Carol Ebert
Retirement isn't the time to slow down. Nurse educator Carol Ebert lives that truth every day. Wellness Specialist and Business Entrepreneur Carol Ebert is a creative force for education and wellness. Her career began in Nursing ...
Opportunities for a Long Healthspan Doctor Greg Andreas
What if you could reverse-engineer your life? You'd want to learn as much as you could from a doctor who has devoted a career to accompanying people in their final years, months, weeks, days, and hours. All the distractions of daily life vanish...
Healthspan and Place with Ryan Frederick
Where you live matters a lot, and it's much more than just a zip code. Ryan Frederick has spent his career studying why where we live has such a strong influence on our healthspan, longevity, and lifespan outcomes. Are...
VO2 Max Expert Dan Zeman - What it Means to You
Decades before most of us had ever heard of VO2 Max, Dan Zeman was testing world-class pro athletes and olympians' fitness in his sports lab. Today, many who own a smartwatch are also getting informed of their VO2 Max. Is it the same? ...
Stronger Memory Sr Living Innovation Rob Liebreich
Rare insights into innovation with Rob Liebreich, CEO of Goodwin Senior Living on the #WHEALTHSPAN #Podcast.I haven't come across a senior living community as invested in innovation, and it's paying big dividends where it matters most: ...