Healthy Aging 50+: The Science of Healthy Living
Relevant links:
Link to Bold website: https://agebold.com/
10:08 AM: The new frontiers of movement and exercise
Michael Fredericson, Director, PM&R Sports Medicine at Stanford; Co-Director of the Stanford Longevity Center; Founder of Lifestyle Medicine Program
Stacy Sims, Environmental Exercise Physiologist and Nutrition Scientist; Adjunct Faculty, Stanford University School of Medicine
Marcia Stefanick, Professor, Medicine; Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Professor, Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine
Anne Friedlander, Assistant Director, Stanford Lifestyle Medicine; Adjunct Professor, Program in Human Biology; Member, Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance (moderator)
Relevant links:
Study by Dr. Fredericson: “Core stabilization training for middle and long distance runners”: https://fitnessmais.com.br/download/avaliacao-fisica/core-stabilisationtraining-for-middleand.pdf
Dr. Stacy Sims website: https://www.drstacysims.com/
Stacy Sims’s book, “Next Level: Your Guide to Kicking Ass, Feeling Great, and Crushing Goals Through Menopause and Beyond”: https://www.amazon.com/Next-LevelKicking-Crushing-Menopause-ebook/dp/B091JVW6QR
Stacy Sims TEDx talk, “Women are Not Small Men: a paradigm shift in the science of nutrition”: https://www.ted.com/talks/stacy_sims_women_are_not_small_men_a_paradigm_shift_in_the_science_of_nutrition
Stacy Sims’s Menopause course: https://www.drstacysims.com/menopause
The Central Mechanisms of Resistance Training and Its Effects on Cognitive Function (Chow et al., 2021) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-021-01535-5
Sex differences in exercise efficacy: Is midlife a critical window for promoting healthy cognitive aging? (Barha, et al., 2020) https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1096/fj.202000857R
HIITing the brain with exercise: mechanisms, consequences and practical recommendations (Calverley et al., 2020) https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1113/JP275021?_gl=1*1r57p%209m*_gcl_au*MTEyNDQ4MTgyNy4xNzAyNDI3MTk4
Paper suggested by Marcia Stefanick: What moves you? Physical activity strategies in older women (Oppezzo et al., 2021) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13591053211014593
Marcia Stefanick’s 2017 article in Scientific American on how researchers and doctors must dig deeper into gender differences before they can provide women with better treatments: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/doctors-must-dig-into-genderdifference-to-improve-women-rsquo-s-health-care/
Anne Friedlander’s engaging video on the physiology of aging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOLWA0_PkPc
10:40 AM: a conversation with kelly & juliet starrett
Kelly Starrett, CoFounder, Head Coach & Physical Therapist, The Ready State
Juliet Starrett, CoFounder & CEO, The Ready State
Courtney Burton, Graduate Student Researcher, Stanford Center on Longevity (moderator)
Relevant links:
The Ready State website: https://thereadystate.com/
Juliet’s favorite at-home balance tool is called a “slackblock”
11:30 AM: The New Frontiers of Nutrition
Valter Longo, Professor, Gerontology and Biological Sciences; Director, the Longevity Institute, University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
Rachele Pojednic, Associate Professor & Program Director of Exercise Science, Department of Health and Human Performance, Norwich University
Matthew Kaufman, MD and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Resident, Stanford University
Ken Stern, Chair, Longevity Project (moderator)
Relevant links:
Valter Longo’s website: https://www.valterlongo.com/
You can find Valter Longo’s book, The Longevity Diet, here: https://www.amazon.com/Longevity-Diet-Discover-ActivationRegeneration/dp/0525534075
Rachele Pojednic’s website: https://www.rachelepojednic.com/
Rachele discussed how to exercise for better health at any age on the Get Real Health podcast: https://getrealhealth.podbean.com/e/ep-009-exercise-for-better-health-howwho-when/
The Benefits of Physical Activity for People with Obesity, Independent of Weight Loss: A Systematic Review (Pojednic et al., 2022) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360154186_The_Benefits_of_Physical_Activity_for_People_with_Obesity_Independent_of_Weight_Loss_A_Systematic_Review
Matthew Kaufman wrote about navigating the difficult world of supplements: https://longevity.stanford.edu/lifestyle/2023/05/29/navigating-the-difficult-world-ofsupplements/
The Impact of Supplements on Sports Performance for the Trained Athlete: A Critical Analysis (Kaufman et al., 2022) https://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/fulltext/2022/07000/the_impact_of_supplements_on_sports_performance.5.aspx
12:03 PM: A conversation with pattisue plumer
PattiSue Plumer, Former Olympian athlete; Stanford Cross Country & Track and Field Coach
Michael Fredericson, Director, PM&R Sports Medicine at Stanford; Co-Director of the Stanford Longevity Center; Founder of Lifestyle Medicine Program (moderator)
Relevant links:
PattiSue Plumer’s Olympics page: https://olympics.com/en/athletes/patti-sue-plumer
1:10 pM: a conversation with dean ornish
Dean Ornish, best-selling author; founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute
Ken Stern, Chair, Longevity Project; Healthy Aging 50+ Co-Chair (moderator)
Relevant links:
Ornish Lifestyle Medicine: https://www.ornish.com/
Dean Ornish’s most recent book, Undo It!, can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Undo-Lifestyle-Changes-Reverse-Diseases/dp/052547997X
A good summary of the Ornish diet: https://www.forbes.com/health/nutrition/diet/ornish-diet/
1:35 PM: Post-Lunch Rejuvenation with Apeiron Life
Geoff Yang, Founder & CEO, Apeiron Life
Eitan Gelber, Director of Assessment and Training, Apeiron Life
Relevant links:
Link to Apeiron website: https://apeiron.life/
2:00 PM: the new frontiers of supporting positive behaviors
Marily Oppezzo, Instructor, Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center
Steven Crane, Researcher, The Boundaries of Humanity project and Behavior Design Lab, Stanford University
Sharon Brock, Lifestyle Medicine Program Manager; Medical Science Writer/Editor, Stanford Lifestyle Medicine Program (moderator)
Relevant links:
Marily Oppezzo: https://longevity.stanford.edu/lifestyle/lifestyle-team/oppezzo/
Marily Oppezzo’s TEDx talk “Want to be more creative? Go for a walk”: https://www.ted.com/talks/marily_oppezzo_want_to_be_more_creative_go_for_a_walk
Steven Crane: https://stevencrane.me
Get to know Sharon Brock: https://longevity.stanford.edu/lifestyle/2023/09/01/welcoming-our-new-programmanager/
2:35 PM: The New frontiers of sleep
Cheri Mah, Adjunct Lecturer, Stanford University
Jamie Zeitzer, Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (Sleep Medicine), Stanford University
Christine Walsh, Associate Professor & Researcher, UCSF Memory & Aging Center
Martha Deevy, Associate Director and Senior Research Scholar, Stanford Center on Longevity (moderator)
Relevant links:
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine provides reliable information about sleep, sleep disorders, and treatment options on their Sleep Education website: https://sleepeducation.org/
National Sleep Foundation www.sleepfoundation.org (On X and IG: @sleepfoundation)
Cheri Mah’s social handles: X and IG: @cheri_mah
3:10 PM: the seven lifestyle levers assessment™️
Barbara Waxman, Founder, The Odyssey Group
Relevant links:
Learn more about Barbara Waxman: https://barbarawaxman.com/about/
Take the Lifestyle Assessment here: https://sevenlifestylelevers.com/lifestylemedicine/
3:25 PM: the new frontiers of health tech
Amanda Rees, CEO and CoFounder, Bold
Ricky Choi, Head, US Digital Health, Samsung; Professor of Medicine, Stanford
Weston Ballard, Research Fellow, Stanford Center on Longevity (moderator)
Relevant links:
Bold provides personalized exercise programs for adults 50 and older, along with educational resources and helpful tools to track your progress, stay motivated, and build strength, balance, and mobility over time. Millions of people have access to Bold for free through their Medicare plan or provider — you can learn more and sign up at: https://agebold.com/healthyaging50/
Ricky Choi: https://profiles.stanford.edu/ricky-choi
4:00 PM: Cooling down with Bold
Alysha Findley, Yoga Instructor & Trainer, Bold
Relevant links:
Bold provides personalized exercise programs for adults 50 and older, along with educational resources and helpful tools to track your progress, stay motivated, and build strength, balance, and mobility over time. Millions of people have access to Bold for free through their Medicare plan or provider — you can learn more and sign up at: https://agebold.com/healthyaging50/