Adriane Berg: Generation Bold--The Fountain of Truth About Aging--Health, Wealth, Science, Success

Doctor Erasmus is the author of Fats that Heal Fats that Kill.

In my interview with him we cover what fats are, the difference between Omega 6 and Omega 3 and why low fat diets are not the path to weight loss or health.

The relationship between low IQ, attention deficit disorder and even depression  to low fat diets. We look at how to store oils in the correct way to keep them potent. Low fat diets have been marketed effectively to the public. But perhaps we should instead be thinking of right fat diets rather than low fat.

Joseph Carrabis the author of over a dozen novels and hundreds of short stories, including the Nebula.
Raised by his maternal grandfather Joseph developed a thirst for knowledge that
would motivate him to seek immersion within indigenous societies all over the world. These
experiences compelled Joseph to help others and have inspired his writing. In addition to
writing fiction, Joseph is the author of internationally best-selling non-fiction. Prior to
becoming a full-time author, Joseph sat on several advisory boards including the Center for
Multicultural Science and the Journal of Cultural Marketing Strategy. He was a Senior
Research Fellow at the Society for New Communications Research, an Annenberg Fellow
at the University of Southern California, and served with the UN/NYAS Scientists Without
Borders program. Joseph was born in Melrose, MA, and currently lives in Nashua, New
Hampshire with his wife, Susan, and their four-legged child, Boo.

Are you curious about CBD? How can it help you or hurt you? In this episode of Generation Bold, I interview one of the most successful and earliest CBD business leaders and ask the questions to which you need answers.

Discover:

· What is CBCD? Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a chemical compound derived from hemp plants, not synthetic. It is not a chemical.

· How can it help you? Many feel sleep issues, pain issues, anxiety, headache, and nausea.

· How does it work? Our bodies interact with CBD through a built-in network of neurons called the Endocannabinoid System (ECS). The ECS runs deep and touches all major body systems, allowing CBD to affect every one of us because we all have CBD receptors CB1 and CB2.

· How can you take CBD? CBD comes from a plant and then is made into the following: oils, edibles, capsules, honey, tea, coffees, lotions, and balms.

And much more.

Of course, Always consult your doctor for any questions and concerns.

I interview Dr. Martin Tolar , Founder, CEO and President of Alzheon on the Phase 3 trial going on right now,  that will bring this drug up for FDA approval. We discuss how exercise, lifestyle and fasting can clear the brain, who will pay for breakthrough medications and how you can take your longevity into your hands and advocate for prevention of brain decline in our health system and in your own lifestyle. Let’s kick Alzheimer’s to the curb.

Time for a New Year’s Resolution that Really Works…Discover Longevity Breakthroughs that Increase Your Health and Lifespan

I interview Phil Newman, Editor-in-Chief of Longevity Technology and founder of First Longevity which brings together international investors and Longevity start-ups.

Phil gives us breakthrough information on how Nutraceuticals Research, Longevity Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Diagnostics, Medical Devices; Biopharma; 3D Manufacturing; Smartgrid, and Sustainability will affect your future. This is not just about nutrition and exercise, but how getting on top of the technology for successful aging can realistically hand us the 115-year life!

Receive Phil’s FREE Longevity Technology newsletter and be up-to-date on what can save, extend, and improve your healthy future and that of your family. 2023 is the year you owe yourself the information you need to secure many more years to come!

Hear my interview with Farzana Nayani, a recognized Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion specialist, business and strategy coach, and international keynote speaker. She has worked with Fortune 500 corporations, public agencies, higher education institutions,
school districts, and non-profit organizations as a consultant and trainer on diversity and inclusion, intercultural communication, supplier diversity, and employee engagement.
She is the Author of Raising Multi-Racial Children-Tools for Nurturing Identity in a Radicalized World, and The Power of Employee Resource Groups: How People Create Authentic Change.

Sporting his signature long beard and youthful lanky frame, British biogerontologist Aubrey de Grey is a leader in rejuvenation and a controversial figure even among geroscientists and Longevitists. Promoting the idea that we are at the tipping point of vastly increasing healthy years and critical of regulators that stand in the way, de Grey can persuade you that we can live to 150 or more.

But…read his books, and you will discover that his suggestions are easy to follow, down to earth, and realistic. He has said:

“I believe that the main reason for this tragic myopia is a phobia about aging that is so ancient and deep-seated that it overpowers the rationality of nearly all of us, even the most intelligent and educated. Aging holds us in a psychological stranglehold, preventing us from even contemplating the idea of its medical conquest.”

This is a not to be missed interview.

“Don’t forget to moisture,” was my Mom’s Lasting advice. But as sound as that advice may be, we all know that

topical creams don’t permanently stop the sagging or dulling of our skin. While we might cherish our hard-won

wrinkles, we also know that e skin is the largest organ of the body, and we need to nourish it not just for beauty

but for our health.

I was impressed by a company called Young Goose, which I encountered at a few longevity conferences,( not

cosmetic conferences.) For the past six years, Young Goose has melded geroscience with cosmetology with a bio-

hacking product line that includes NAD+ and other nutraceuticals

In this episode of Generation Bold: The Fountain of Truth, I interview Amitay Eshel, Young Goose’s CEO and co-

founder who has been in the beauty industry for over a decade, as well as being a business development

consultant in that space on skin health and rejuvenation. Discover the science behind the products and how

topicals can and cannot work for you.

Liz Parrish is one of the bravest and most controversial figures in the exploding field of Longevity. Liz is called ”Patient Zero” because she has used herself as a guinea pig for gene therapy to reverse aging. The procedure required Parrish to go to Colombia and other countries for treatment. The Result… look at her picture. Her biological age dropped five years every year after her treatments, done in 2015 and in 2020. She is biologically 25, chronologically in her forties, and started with a 66-year-old biomarker profile.

She is an innovator, and an investor and promoter of Gene therapy for Longevity. Her company,  BioViva Science, asserts that governments, including the US, must look at gene therapies to have a shot at healthy Longevity.

Some say she is a prophet of the future, and some that she is exposing people to unnecessary risk. But Liz is now helping those interested in gene therapy by taking them off-shore for medical tourism to get procedures unavailable in many first-world nations.

How do you feel about efforts for extreme Longevity? Get the picture on our Generation Bold Podcast: The Fountain of Truth as I interview Liz, a stalwart and sophisticated ambassador for transhumanism and radical Longevity.

Business coaching can follow typical tropes: set priorities, eliminate multitasking, create long-term goals. But there's one business coach that employs slightly different methodology, including a secret weapon. And not only is he ultra-successful at what he does, but his high-level clients swear by him.

Vish Chatterji, MBA, is an Executive Coach who leverages the ancient Vedic system of his ancestry to help high-performing execs take their productivity to the next level. As the author of “The Business Casual Yogi: Take Charge of Your Body, Mind, and Career,” Vish has been praised by leaders at Google, Sony, Verizon, Walmart, Bank of America, and Ford.

It is the BIGGEST SHAKEUP in the supplements industry. The FDA forbids NMN to be sold directly to consumers. This is the nutraceutical that is among the most popular for aging well.

My guest, Dr. Vanessa Pavey, is a Naturopathic Doctor trained as a primary care physician, skilled in medical biochemistry, phytonutrients, and nutrition. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Saint Francis before training in Naturopathic Medicine at Bastyr University.

Dr. Pavey is an education scientist at Life Extension, one of the largest and most prominent nutraceutical and vitamin companies striving for better research and equity on the effect of supplements on longevity and healthy aging.

We discuss the new world of life-extension supplements, the role of the FDA in regulation, your role in taking charge of your health, and the latest findings about improving our immune system and cell health.

Dr. Robert Lufkin helps people live longer and enjoy life. He is a metabolic health and longevity expert. He is also the host of the Health Longevity Secrets Podcast with hundreds of thousands of listeners. In addition to being a practicing physician, Dr. Lufkin has served as a professor at UCLA and USC medical schools and is the author of more than two hundred peer-reviewed scientific papers and thirteen books.

Sounds like he should know how to be healthy…right? Wrong! Dr. Lufkin ate right, and he took his prescribed medications.

But...He was dying anyway but did not know why!

Hear his revealing expose of what doctors get wrong and why.

Robert realized everything he thought he knew about mainstream diet advice, prescription drugs, and the cause of disease was completely wrong. Through the hard-hitting research of his friend, investigative journalist Gary Taubes, Robert learned how special interests dictate national health guidelines and how “healthy” foods kill. That is when Robert realized that the same science, he was teaching at medical school was killing him.

If you are interested in the new longevity drugs like Metformin and Rapamycin, want inspiration to control your health, understand why your doctor seems less informed than you are about health breakthroughs and want to get on my bandwagon to make sure we all have Longevity Equality, discover:

Do you believe that scientific breakthrough can make us immortal? Easily live to 115? 130? Or older?

James Strole is America’s a leading anti-death activist and community builder, who has spoken and written on radical life extension and physical immortality for over four decades. Jim has dedicated his life to challenging death-oriented beliefs and practices, and has coached thousands of people to live an ageless lifestyle to achieve healthier, fuller, more vibrant lives.

Jim is co-author of the book Just Getting Started: Fifty Years of Living Forever. He has appeared on

numerous TV shows both domestically and abroad and has spoken in four continents. Expand your thinking about aging and you just might expand your lifespan.

Ten years ago, Eric thought he was on his way to a happy retirement after his career in finance was over. Then his life turned upside down. He and his wife divorced after a 23-year marriage, Eric moved out of the house they had just remodeled, and the Financial Crisis wiped his post-retirement flexible income stream away.

His transition led to soul searching for real meaning after retirement, and he discovered a formula for:

· More adventure in your life

· Being in better shape

· Having more exciting volunteer positions, travel, and hobbies

· Being happier and more fulfilled in retirement

Eric calls our Third Age the age of fulfillment. “No longer are career advancement, financial gain, and child-rearing the focus of our lives. We are now exploring what to do with our freedom and can do what we find interesting and purposeful as our time commitments wind down. This phase of life typically lasts 20 to 30 years.”

The interview helps you, in Eric’s words, “consciously design their journey into the Third Age by sharing thought-provoking ideas, resources, and tools in all aspects -financial as well as non-financial – affecting the quality of our experience.”

Would you like to turn a midlife crisis into a midlife chrysalis? If so, here is the practical and inspirational wisdom of Chip Conley, legendary strategic leader of Airbnb, as he discusses the Modern Elder Academy, where people turn their mid-life anxiety into a life purpose that transforms their future. He founded the MEA Baja retreats and online programs when he experienced ages 45 to 55 to be the most challenging and unhappy in his life. Chip says there is adolescence but also a “middle-essence” where we can emerge like butterflies and live more powerfully throughout our long and healthy lives.

If you have ever wondered why so many people invest in themselves with life coaching, you will understand when you hear Michael discuss his latest book, I'm Not OK With Gray.

This week on Generation Bold: The Fountain of Truth, I interview Life Coach Michael Taylor and explore:

· Why the inner journey brings greater happiness than the material quest

· How to get off the roller coaster of stress, success, stress, success, repeat

· How aging can be the catalyst to lasting happiness

· Why adversity may be the greatest gift you possess if you use it for self-growth

And much more.

About Michael

Coach Michael Taylor is an entrepreneur, author of ten books, motivational speaker, radio and TV  show host who has dedicated his life to empowering men and women to reach their full potential by transforming their lives from the inside out. He knows how to overcome adversity and build a rewarding and fulfilling life and is sharing his knowledge and wisdom with others to support them in creating the life of their dreams.

He is President & CEO of Creation Publishing Group. This company specializes in creating programs and products that empower men to embrace a new paradigm of masculinity that supports them in being great husbands and fathers and creating meaningful and rewarding lives.

He was featured in the Amazon.com bestselling book Motivational Speakers America with legendary speakers Les Brown and Brian Tracy, and he has won numerous awards for his dynamic speaking style. Public speaking is his passion and being on stage brings him great joy.

He is the host and producer of two TV Channels on the Roku Network, Joy Passion & Profit, a show designed to empower entrepreneurs to build companies that change the world, and, Shatter The Stereotypes, which allows men of color to live extraordinary lives. In addition, he hosts two podcasts of the same name, which can be found on most podcast platforms like Spotify and iTunes.

Most importantly, he has been blissfully married for 17 years to the woman of his dreams, and he is a proud father to three grown children whom he is incredibly proud of.

You'll find him checking out the latest movies or listening to old-school '70s and 80s soul music and contemporary jazz when he isn't writing or speaking.

Risa Olinsky is the author of Why Walk?The book motivates you to Create a Lifestyle YOU can LIVE With... And she is the President of FreeWalkers, the international walking organization.

Are You Ready To...?

· Better manage your time?

· Lose weight?

· Improve your eating habits?

· Sleep better?

· Carve out the time to exercise?

· Feel less stressed and anxious?

· Breathe more deeply and relax?

· Fit more steps into your day?

If so, you must hear Risa on:

· What motivates us to move?

· How do people discover the joys of simply walking?

· How to transform yourself from a couch potato to a FREEWALKER, whether walking: In the woods or in the city…Alone, with friends or in a group…Morning or the evening? …Home or on vacation?

During the show, you will get details of my invitation to WALK WITH ME in February 2023 around the Potomac River! The folks at Freewalkers.org organize the event. FreeWalker’s mission is: To advance the health and well-being of the public by educating, motivating, and challenging people to participate in long-distance walking events. A non-profit 501(c)3 organize events and provide information designed to encourage the practice of walking. The group is free and open to everyone. They encourage each member to accomplish challenging goals as we work together, experience and promote pro-pedestrian issues.

I interview Dr. Stephen M. Golant on the new types of mature housing

· All-leisure and communities

· Volunteer and lifelong learning communities

· Technology for aging in place

and

Why do older people NOT want to live near other older people; yet are not integrating into the younger society as a whole.

Stephen M. Golant, Ph.D., is a Professor at the University of Florida (Gainesville). He consults, lectures, and writes on older adults' housing, mobility, long-term care, and technology needs.

His most recent book is Aging in the Right Place, published by Health Professions Press. His most recent paper develops a theoretical model to explain the smart technology adoption behaviors of elder consumers ("A theoretical model to explain the smart technology adoption behaviors of elder consumers (Elderadopt)." Journal of Aging Studies, 42, 56-73)

He is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and a Fulbright Senior Scholar award recipient. He recently received the Richard M. Kalish Award from the Gerontological Society of America for his insightful and innovative publications on aging and life development in the behavioral and social sciences. He is frequently called on by corporations, universities, state government agencies, and national organizations as a lecturer or an adviser and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs.

He has written or edited about 140 papers and books, including Location and Environment of Elderly Population (Wiley, 1979), A Place to Grow Old: The Meaning of Environment in Old Age (Columbia University Press, 1984), Housing America's Elderly: Many Possibilities, Few Choices (Sage Publications, 1992), The Columbia Retirement Handbook. (Columbia University Press, 1994); Encyclopedia of Financial Gerontology (Greenwood Press, 1996); the CASERA Report (Creating Affordable and Supportive Elder Renter Alternatives (Margaret Lynn Duggar & Associates, Inc., 1999), and The Assisted Living Residence: A Vision for the Future (The John Hopkins University Press, 2008). Dr. Golant serves on the editorial boards of The Gerontologist, Journal of Aging Studies, Journal of Housing for the Elderly, Research on Aging, and Seniors Housing & Care Journal.

Dr. Susan W. Golden is an expert on innovation and the unique entrepreneurial opportunities that longer lives, and the growing $22 trillion longevity economy present. She stands for a change in the way products and services are provided to us as we age and innovation in new businesses that could change our lives in healthcare, caregiving, leisure, and work.

We talk about all this and Susan’s journey of how she retooled to take leadership in this field.

Susan is the Director of the dciX Impact Initiative at the Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute (DCI). She teaches at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Also, she serves as a mentor and advisor to the Techstars Future of Longevity Accelerator and a thought leader partner to Pivotal Ventures on their caregiving innovation initiatives.

Susan advises startups and companies on their longevity strategies. Her career includes time spent in venture capital, public health, and life sciences, which provides her with a multidimensional, multidisciplinary perspective on longevity opportunities.

Dr. Golden is an example of Stage (Not Age) thinking and is living a multistage life. She received a doctorate in science from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, attended Harvard Business School’s program for management development, and was a 2016 Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute fellow.

Have you been thinking of going on a wellness retreat? How will you choose? They can be expensive; how can you get the most for less? Will the retreat really change your health, stress level and habits once you are home?

Make your retreat experience more than a vacation. Make it an adventure.

Join me as I interview Adora Winquist,  a retreat specialist, modern World-Renowned Alchemist, aromatherapy expert, and Author of Detox, Nourish, Activate: Plant and Vibrational Medicine for Energy, Mood, and Love.

Whether you consider a mediation, spa, spiritual, wellness, adventure, detox, or yoga retreat you can:

Ignite Your Inspiration:

When we are inspired, we are engaged with life. Retreats help reignite your passion, purpose and inspiration and celebrate the beauty of life in all its forms. You get to immerse yourself in creativity and connections to awaken the joie de vivre, the joy of life, which exists innately within you.

Connect in Community:

When was the last time you sang, danced, and laughed with others of like mind in community? We long to share the stories of our life journey with others, it is part of our DNA, and it is how we heal and evolve collectively. There is great magic that unfolds when those of like mind and resonance unite and your unique experiences become augmented by another. From meditation to movement to ceremony and co-creating with the elements, you will feel the sense of freedom and communion that comes from a welcoming, compassionate community and the remembrance of being part of the whole. Enjoy the delight of glorious and healthy meals prepared for you so you can experience being deeply cared for and nourished.

Immerse in Nature:

Surrounding ourselves in nature is one of the greatest healing gifts available. The elements of earth, air, water, and fire have volumes to teach us about ourselves and the beautiful pathways of empowerment that exist within us. You will experience levels of awakening and transformation through the alchemy of nature that will sustainably shift and expand your understanding of your path and purpose in this life. You will take home new skills and applications of this wisdom to apply to your modern-day life to magnetize greater health, intuition, and abundance.

Discover Accessible Tools & Techniques:

New tools and techniques are imperative for us to live the highest and most vibrant life. Our soul work and spiritual growth requires accessibility and practicality just as it requires an open mind and heart. Experience practical tools and techniques to embody innovative ways of being, manifesting, balancing, and activating vibrant health including high immunity and harmony physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Learn how to curate your internal and external environment to co-create your highest life experience of joy and vitality. 

Heal

A wellness retreat offers you time to heal. Healing the past allows you to craft a new story for your future. As you clear old patterns of limitations from your belief systems, emotional body, mental constructs, and your cellular consciousness, you will source a deeper connection within. Healing at the core and DNA level elevates your physical vitality, emotional intelligence, and your spiritual understanding of life and your place within it.

Claim Your Joy:

We are pulled into more directions at once than we can count. It seems that in a moment our joy, lifeforce and energy can be zapped. Only you can say yes to yourself but saying no to all those areas of life that do not serve you. The freedom is within you to give yourself permission to put yourself first. You deserve to embody health and happiness on every level.more to come

Do you know you have a book inside you ‘somewhere’ but have trouble getting the words on the page? Are you ready to write your memoirs, family history, inspirational tales, informative books, and children’s books but do not know where to start?

My guest, Helen Heavirland, is an author, speaker, and encourager with multiple award-winning books. Helen loves to teach grandparents and others to write their simple (or extraordinary) experiences into stories that intrigue younger generations and inspire them. You, too, can write stories that transform the future.

During my interview with Helen, you will discover:

· How to write for one person and captivate many

· How to write from the heart, not the head

· How to inform authentically and not sound pedantic or dry

· How to know when your writing is publish-worthy

Helen guides you with her foolproof method …GEM…to help you write your:

Memoirs or inspirational stories, with her courses for beginning writers:

“3 Keys to Writing Stories that Inspire Your Grandkids.”

“Write Your Memories”

Upcoming Book: Surviving the Sand, June 2022

Helen Heavirland’s family moved from a comfortable home in the beautiful woods of Oregon’s Coastal Mountain Range to the desert in Eastern Washington. Thanks to Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River, irrigation had become available. Helen’s family, along with many other families, broke sod and tried to farm desert. It was like pioneering a hundred years late.

Eking out a living was tough at first—the first winter, the family slept outside under blankets of snow. But the family works together, plays together, struggles together, and, ultimately, wins together.

Writing Awards:

Writer’s Digest—Honorable Mention, Children’s Fiction—King of the Cabbages

Cascade Award

2022 Finalist, Unpublished Children’s Picture Book—King of the Cabbages

Winner to be announced June 25, 2022

2020 Winner, Published Nonfiction Stories—“A Christmas Tradition to Treasure.”

2019 Winner, Published Articles and Blog Posts—“Forget Not”

2017 Winner, Published Memoir—My God is Bigger

2013 Winner, Unpublished Poetry/Gift Books—Gospel According to Fido

Gramps/Marc is interviewed in this two-part podcast on both his topics of expertise:

#1. Do you want to be an influential grandparent?

Discover what Gramps has to say about:

· Techniques for getting grandchildren interested in books and the importance of reading to your grandchildren.

· Handling parents that feel you are interfering with their parenting by making suggestions about your grandchildren.

· Navigating a long-distance relationship with your grandchildren.

· Understand the help-needed signals of the youngest toddlers.

· Why the Max Planck institute says you HAVE MORE INFLUENCE on your grandchild's aging than tv or the internet!

And share with your grandchild Gramp's latest book for young children, I Don't Want to Turn 3 

Suppose you want to ignite your inner retail entrepreneur or make a extra dollars after retirement. In that case, Marc Joseph/aka Gramps Jeffrey, tells you how you can create lucrative post-retirement income with his seminal business book The Secrets of Retailing, or: How to Beat Wal-Mart!

My guest, Joy Loverde has a reputation for being a path carver and visionary in areas of aging and caregiving.

Roslyn Carter reminded us that we will all be caregivers, need a caregiver, or have been a caregiver. If you or a loved one is struggling with the family issue of caregiving you may be wondering, Who Will Take of Me When I’m Old?”

· Discover where to live and why it matters so much if you ageing single

· How the family can navigate money matters and why lack of communication is not a choice for successful aging

· How to avoid family quarrels and resentments

· What is the cutting edge of caregiving technology?

· Why the new type of active aging can also be confusing and frightening for many

· Is retiree lifestyle a thing of the past if we can work even with chronic illness?

Joy is the author of the "Who Will Take Care Of Me When I’m Old?" and "The Complete Eldercare Planner." The American Medical Association says, “It’s the best book we’ve seen.” Joy's appearances include the TODAY Show, Good Morning America, CBS Early Show, CNN Headline News, ABC News, Fox News, National Public Radio, and others. During her career, she has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, TIME, Money, New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, Reuters, Reader’s Digest, Family Circle, Psychology Today, Good Housekeeping, among others.

Meet a woman of many parts...A Miss Universe Contender, a boudoir photographer, a bullying survivor, and a feminist! Quinn Teechma brings us on an unusual and riveting life journey from childhood on a remote island with no running water or electricity to a sophisticated beauty pageant winner and leader in woman's erotic boudoir photography. She is an advocate for SOS a child-supportive non-profit that is globally rising children from poverty.

You will be amazed at the breadth of her life experience as you get insight into life off the grid, the new iteration of beauty contests, and the way older women can rethink what is a beautiful sexy body and embrace the feminine goddess within. Quinn is an outspoken advocate for loving your body at any age.

Hear Founder of the International Counsel on Active Aging, Colin Milner, discuss the current state of how we age. 

Colin is a thought leader in active aging and the organizer of one of the leading conferences in the field. Visit www.ICAA.CC for details.

Colin opines on:

AND MUCH MORE.

Do not miss this international powerhouse of aging information. It is a rare opportunity to hear Colin unplugged. His conversation can stimulate my listeners, including professionals in aging, to use Colin’s discussion as a springboard for a conversation on active aging among friends and communities.

Hear Susanna Flood, Head of Global Communication, and Cindy Cox-Roman, CEO of HelpAge USA. HelpAge is there for both the victims still in Ukraine and the Refugees. Discover what is really happening especially regarding older victims.

A HelpAge.org survey revealed that of people over the age of 60, 99% do not want to be evacuated from their homes. The survey also showed that an overwhelming amount, 91% need food assistance, 91% say their electricity is, eight out of ten lack access to sufficient clean drinking water. Three quarters need hygiene items, and one out of three urgently need medication for chronic illnesses.

HelpAge is responding to all of that and collaborating with partners, including Moldavia and Poland, to provide emergency food, water kits, medical and hygiene kits.

A word from CEO Cox-Roman:

“Older people need diapers. They need thermal blankets. They need support in response to trauma. We HelpAge doing all of that. If it is safe,  volunteers deliver different items to people. Older people are housebound, have mobility issues, or fear leaving their homes. HelpAge has eighty refugee centers in Moldova, serving 6,000 to 8,000 more senior people in their families.”

HelpAge is They are responding to the needs of older people in tangible ways.

"We're learning all the time, what they need, what is important to them. And that is how we are addressing our response in terms of what we call donor confidence. I cannot stress the importance of this more. Right. You have a country and a population in Crisis. And people must give to donate to organizations that do have the right mechanisms in place." CEO HelpAge

Please donate at www.HelpAgeUSA.org

This week on Generation Bold Radio, I talk with Dr. Jonathan Clinthorn, with a doctorate in human nutrition, this outstanding expert is featured in Men's Health, Forbes, Runner's World. He is Director of Communications for Simply Good Foods, USA, maker of Quest and Atkins products.

What is in your pantry and refrigerator right now? Take a look. My mother used to say she had the healthiest closet in America. What she meant was that she had healthy foods LIKE  apples, fresh baked bread, and veggies. And homemade dishes. If you wanted to snack healthy it was a fresh but limited array. Today, that is no longer the case.

Today we have hundreds of ready-mades, sometimes processed snack foods, from which to choose. You may have a bar in your purse, a couple in your drawer, and you wonder: How many can I have a day? What is the difference it is making in my nutritional health? Does it have to do with diabetes? Can a snack be effective in weight maintenance, good and bad?

It’s challenging is to maintain your good health habits and nutrition in a high-speed world. Prepared snacks and whole meal bars are the nexus between nutrition and time management.

DISCOVER

· What foods and snacks spike blood sugar

· Why the US nutritional guidelines have caused diseases and ill health

· How are these guidelines changing?

· What are the Good vs. Bad Fats

· How does obesity affect the body?

· How to make lasting behavioral changes

· A terrific little-known resource for free evidence-based nutritional help

Statistics are Legion about diabetes. Deaths topped a hundred thousand for a second year in a row.

So please listen to this week’s groundbreaking show.

The background you should know:

It is scary when you look at the obesity and diabetes prevalence, uh. When our dietary guidelines came about back in the late seventies and early eighties, the advice was to eat higher carbohydrate, lower fats. A surge in diabetes coincided with this advice.

US dietary guidelines for Americans are under scrutiny recently , because the dietary guidelines are still pushing high carbohydrate diets. Somewhere between 45 and 65% of calories should be coming from carbohydrates, it says. While this might be acceptable for a metabolically healthy population,  most people in the United States are not metabolically healthy. So, we must start to tailor our dietary advice. to be more specific to the needs of our people. You can do this for yourself and your family with the resources available at atkins.com

This week on Generation Bold: The Fountain of Truth Podcast hear genius inventor Dr Alex Bäcker make us a better lover, parent, leader, son, daughter, friend, or partner? He set out to write a life's-best-practices book for his adult children in case he didn't survive his planned expedition to Africa. Famous publishers and business coaches recommended Bäcker publish the book — not only for his children, but for the rest of the world. And he did. "101 Clues to a Happy Life."

In our interview you will discover how to:

Get paid to travel the world.

Choose a mate and go after love.

Pick a career

Deal with jealousy and fear. > Use alternatives to the words, "I'm sorry."

Get anyone's attention.

Prioritize what's most important to you.

Alex Bäcker, Ph.D. holds 11 patents and in 2021 was named among the top 100 MIT Alumni in Technology. His seminal papers on COVID and sunlight were picked up by the press around the world. He is co-founder of Drisit, a platform to fly drones anywhere, and QLess, which won multiple awards for eliminating waiting in line for hundreds of millions. He is a scientist, inventor, writer, speaker, and entrepreneur

Focused Ultrasound delivers medication and can diagnose illness through a noninvasive procedure that pinpoints and targets 160+ conditions, including cancer and Parkinson's. It may be the future of medicine, and it is not science fiction.

Dr. Neal Kassell is the founder of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation. He was Vice President Joe Biden's appointee to the National Cancer Institute and the Cancer Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel. Dr. Kassell was on the Global Future Neurotechnology and Brain Science Committee of the World Economic Forum. So, this is somebody who knows the truth in medicine. If he is focusing on Focused Ultrasound, there is a good reason. Discover what Focused Ultrasound can mean for you and your loved ones.

If you have heard about super expensive body analysis that biohackers use to ‘read’ their bodies for signs of illness that can be prevented decades before it is too late, you will be interested in how a new program Democratizes the process, and puts you in control through an affordable program—diagnosing the possibility of colon cancer, prostate cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and numerous other conditions, and the body conditions you are harboring that can promote illness.

Discover a breakthrough in predicting, preventing, delaying, and managing your health to take control of your healthy longevity. Quest Direct, a new service from Quest Diagnostics, enhances and simplifies your road to healthy longevity with affordable, non-invasive tools. The result is your personal Health Score to stay in control of your future as the years roll by.

My guest, Dr. Jeffrey Dlott directs the Quest Direct program and gives us hints and tips to keep on top of our individualized Health Scores. Once you have a Health Score baseline, you can make a lasting difference and gain motivation to make your lifestyle a weapon against disease.

How’s your marriage…I mean, really, how is it? Has the loss of a spouse closed your heart to meeting someone new? Does death or divorce make you feel that love is never available again? Does your long marriage (mine is 52 years) need a revitalizing kick? Have you been single for decades, and think that partnership has passed you by?

Let me introduce you to Allana Pratt, The Intimacy Expert, www.allanaprat.com, and her new app, HEARTMATE.APP, Author of 6 bestsellers on intimacy, and Leading Couples and Relationship Coach

DISCOVER:

. Tools for love fulfillment

.Why inner discovery leads to lasting relationships

.Why dating services keep you solo

. How to keep yourself open to new relationships while working through grief

.Why you need you before you need anyone else

Plus a love-giving exercise help celebrate Valentine's Day.

Welcome to Generation Bold...Live Your Best Life Now

Get Inside the Psyche of a True Though Leader-Esther Dyson, Founder and Philanthropist at Wellville, 23 AND Me, and (wait for it) a Cosmonaut

This Generation Bold interview is a must-listen for anyone who wants to start thinking like a thought leader…grow their organization, turn ideas into reality.

Esther Dyson is a true Renaissance woman, making a change in how we all stay well. Esther is the legendary investor in twenty-three and Me. She can see potential in new ideas and turn ideas into reality. Esther is devoted to Welville, upgrading the health of five selected communities in the US and creating a  chain reaction to other communities. If your region gets healthier may be because of Wellville

If you never had a conversation with a true thought leader, Esther reveals how she thinks and acts to create change. You will be inspired.

She is a journalist, a philanthropist, an investor, and she is a connoisseur of change.

She looks to see what will really work and tries to make it happen. And that is not easy. We will be talking about precision medicine, equity in health care, and longevity, how you get people together to really make a difference, and how you get government officials together to make a change in their community.

Truth Nuggets from Esther:

Truth: Build an organization that spreads success…An endeavor is a true success when it helps others not just to succeed, but in turn to also help someone else succeed.

Truth: Inclusivity pays off in community change. The great purpose is thinking long-term. And it is thinking about the community, including people of different races and the poor. If we went to a new community and helped the upper half of the demographic become dramatically healthier, we would consider that a failure.

We are really trying to reduce the disparity. We are trying to make the community feel more like a community. We go walking around in the streets doing that ourselves. We are basically helping the people in the community who are good at doing this. We are helping them get better because the people who succeed are more willing to share and collaborate than the people who are struggling.

Truth Takeaway for life: Make new mistakes. It is always make new mistakes. Cause that is how you learn. Do not make the same old mistakes. And learn from your mistakes, so you always make ONLY  new mistakes. The basic idea is not to be afraid to try stuff, but do not try and fail doing the same thing over and over again. So, it is an encouragement to give things a whirl, like, doing Wellville itself. I mean, sure, people have started things, but no one was doing that.

AND YES…SHE IS A COSMONAUT

"Okay. So, I trained as a cosmonaut in Russia and spent a few weeks in Baikonur Kazakhstan*. I was a backup. I actually went to the space station and stayed there for a while, as opposed to most of the guys going up right now, or basically going up for a few minutes, hanging out. But they are not actually living there. My goal ultimately is to have it be boring and normal to be weightless.

And so, if you stay up there for a week, you get over all nausea. It just feels familiar. So, I have not yet experienced that. I've been weightless a bunch of times, and I've been through the training. So interestingly, when I watch a space movie, my first reaction is, oh yes, I was there."

*Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan has been the launch site for Soviet and Russian space missions since the beginning of space exploration in 1957. The first satellite and the first human flew into space from there. Today, the site is heavily used for Soyuz astronaut launches to the International Space Station.

Does Mom or Dad seem confused, less cleanly, more unable to participate in family gatherings? Are you realizing that you may need more help in the home, finding it harder to adjust to physical changes, or feeling more isolated? Do Not Turn a Blind Eye to these changes.

Discover:

· How to spot significant changes in those you love

· How to get help in the home

· How to judge an assisted living community

· How to “road test” a community

· How to pay for the best in class without breaking the bank

· What relocation services need to know from you to help select your best new life community

Becky is co-founded CarePatrol in 2009. Under her leadership, CarePatrol has grown to 150 locations across thirty-three states.

A 50-year professional…Yes, she is 79 years old …tells how to release cash from the death benefit of your insurance policy.

Discover:

What policies can be “sold”
How to keep some death benefit and make a partial sale
Why you must NEVER allow your policy to lapse
What to ask your insurance or financial advisor before you decide to sell your policy
How to access your lifetime needs against your dire to leave legacy for your family
And much more

David Paterson is an American politician who served as the 55th Governor of New York, succeeding Eliot Spitzer and serving out the final three years of Spitzer's term from March 2008 to the end of 2010.

He is the first African American to hold that position and the second legally blind US Governor of any state after Bob C. Riley, who was Acting Governor of Arkansas for eleven days in January 1975.

Since leaving office, Paterson has been a radio talk show host on station WOR in New York City, and was in 2014 appointed chairman of the New York Democratic Party by his successor as governor, Andrew Cuomo.

Driven To Happiness & Success

“Getaway Couple” Rae & Jason Miller Living The American Dream One Mile At A Time After Leaving Their Jobs & Home Five Years Ago To Embark On A Nationwide RV Journey With Their Dog, Carmen

Nearly 50 States Later, The Millers Have Become Successful Entrepreneurial Ambassadors For The RV Lifestyle

SOMEWHERE IN AMERICA – We’ve all felt it at some point. An overwhelming urge to break free, defy convention, change our lives, alter our surroundings, explore the world and discover our best selves. Not just for a few days but perhaps for a few years or even forever.

Unfortunately, however, the vast majority of us pack such urges away like fine china that’s too delicate and impractical to use except on the rarest of occasions. And so, instead of taking an off-ramp toward a bold and adventurous new life, we stay in our comfortable and predictable lanes knowing two words of regret will inevitably creep into our thoughts time and time again – if only…

Diane K. Newman, DNP, ANP-BC, FAAN, BCB-PMD is Adjunct Professor of Urology in Surgery, and Research Investigator Senior, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. She is Co-Director of the Penn Center for Continence and Pelvic Health, Division of Urology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, in Philadelphia.

Diane Newman received her DNP at the Thomas Jefferson University. She completed her adult practitioner training and MSN at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Newman has 30+ years’ experience practicing as a urology nurse in long-term care, home care and ambulatory care setting. Since 2000, she has practiced in the Division of Urology at PENN Medicine. Her current practice involves the evaluation, treatment, and management of urinary incontinence and related pelvic disorders including the use of biofeedback for pelvic floor disorders and catheters and other devices in the management of bladder dysfunction.

In addition to a clinical practice, Diane conducts research on several urologic conditions. She is involved in federally-funded research currently including: Principal Investigator (PI), University of Pennsylvania site, PENN+PLUS Clinical Center, Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium, 1U01DK106892-06. She is a co-investigator on the NIH Pelvic Floor Disorders Network Clinical Sites (1U10HD069010-01), and on Neurogenic bladder dysfunctions in neurological disorders, P20 DK097819-01 NIDDK/NIH, NIH and a co-investigator on the Perioperative Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence Home Telehealth Program, VA Merit Grant. She has served as a University of Pennsylvania site PI on Translating Unique Learning for Incontinence Prevention: The TULIP Project, (R01NR012011, NINR/NIH) and on Group Learning Achieves Decreased Incidents of Lower Urinary Symptoms (GLADIOLUS) University of Pennsylvania, NIA/NIH.

Ari Parker is the Head Medicare Advisor and a co-founder at Chapter. He is a Stanford-trained attorney who leads a team of licensed advisors who help thousands of Americans navigate Medicare.

Chapter is a Medicare Advisor with a simple commitment: it’s impossible to find a better Medicare recommendation or better support anywhere else. Chapter’s team and technology search every Medicare option nationwide -- more than 24,000 -- at an unprecedented level of detail. Chapter’s licensed advisors provide personalized, end-to-end guidance to Americans navigating Medicare. Chapter also hosts hundreds of educational events every year and partners with employers, benefits professionals, non-profits, religious institutions, financial advisors, and community leaders.

Judy Taylor is an award-winning singer songwriter, musician, entertainer, and Wild West Performer.

She has appeared on many stages in many countries and brings the charm of Americana Music and the art of Fancy Trick Roping, Bull Whips and Gun Spinning to the front stage.

She is truly “The Real Deal,” walks the talk, rides the horse, and trick ropes the whole distance at the famous Rose Parade. Her music is fun and interactive, her love for entertaining keeps her in the loop and always ready to put on a show.

Judy formed The Wild Oats Band which is an all-girl Western Swing, classic rock and honky tonk musical group. The band is still actively performing after 30 years of being together.

A proven successful business tactician with over 20+ years of strategic management experience with a diverse background in higher education, technology, client services, business development, and sales/marketing. Mary Jo has extensive experience in building multiple businesses as a founder, owner and business partner providing strategic direction. Responsible for day-to-day management leveraging market opportunities facilitating corporate expansion, with her last business sold 2007.

Mary Jo joined Yrefy, LLC in 2017, as a business partner and Managing Partner.

As an Executive/Owner for BMJ Partners, Inc. through the year’s Mary Jo has provided operations, marketing, consulting and sales services to education and finance organizations on a national basis to her Clients. At Vocado, LLC, she was responsible for and headed up the Program Management team and Director of Strategic Alliance and Business Development, responsible for developing, executing and maintaining national strategic alliances based on the corporate strategy while working directly with the Executive, Sales and Operational teams. Her Client Relations team was responsible for understanding and managing thousands of business and technical software requirements along with federal compliance (Department of Education requirements) for the development of an automated federal financial aid software processing student, parent, and veterans administration loan programs.

Dr. Tabatha Parker is a naturopathic doctor and the Executive Director of the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM), a global community of holistic and integrative health professionals. Parker has received a variety of awards and honorary degrees, including 2015 Physician of the Year from the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), and 2011 Visionary of the Year by UTNE Reader. 

She was founding co-secretary general of the World Naturopathic Federation, worked with the World Health Organization on the WHO Benchmarks for Training in Naturopathy. Parker led an international service-relief organization for over a decade, and her clinical work in Nicaragua focused on women’s empowerment and cervical cancer screening. 

Her work with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), aided the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health to fully implement the WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014 – 2023. Parker sits on the steering committee of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health. As an activist for the integrative health & medicine global health community she advocates for holistic healthcare as a human right and works for parity for healthcare providers and full access for all patients to traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine.

Dr. Vikki Petersen, DC, CCN, CFMP, is a certified nutritionist, certified functional medicine practitioner, chiropractor and founder of the renowned Root Cause Medical Clinics in Saratoga, California and Clearwater, Florida. She is co-author of “The Gluten Effect”, a bestselling book that has been celebrated by leading experts as an epic leap forward in gluten sensitivity diagnosis and treatment. Her second book is entitled “Hiatal Hernia Syndrome”, where she again tackles a health condition affecting millions for which conventional medicine has no answers.

Monique Sternin is the co-founder of the Positive Deviance Approach & Initiative, and Adjunct Associate Professor, at Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Over the past 25 years, Monique has been involved in developing and promoting the Positive Deviance Approach, an asset-based method to solve complex problems requiring behaviour and social change which she pioneered with her husband Jerry Sternin in Viet Nam.

She has developed the PD methodology in a variety of international public health issues including childhood malnutrition, maternal &newborn mortality & morbidity, anemia prevention & eradication in adolescent girls, polio eradication, advocacy against female genital cutting, condom negotiation and usage by commercial sex workers. In the US, Monique has been involved in pioneering the use of the PD approach to eradicate and prevent hospital acquired infections (specifically MRSA) in 6 US hospitals in collaboration with the Plexus Institute under a Robert Wood Johnson grant. Besides consulting in the use of the PD approach in new fields, Monique conducts PD orientation sessions at various academic institutions.

Dr. Fossel is the driving force behind Telocyte™ and has been the leader in proposing the use of telomerase to treat human disease for the past two decades. Born in 1950, Michael Fossel grew up in New York, and lived in London, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Portland, and Denver. He graduated cum laude from Phillips Exeter Academy, received a joint BA and MA in psychology in four years from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, and, after completing a PhD in neurobiology at Stanford University in 1978, went on to finish his MD at Stanford Medical School in two and a half years. He was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship and taught at Stanford University, where he began studying aging, emphasizing premature aging syndromes. Dr. Fossel was a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Michigan State University for almost three decades and taught the Biology of Aging at Grand Valley State University. He has personal experience with a number of biotech companies, both as an inside or angel investor (Geron, Sierra Sciences), an advisor (Geron, Sierra Sciences, Phoenix Biomolecular, Betterhumans, Androcyte, PhysioAge, BioViva), and an executive (Cerner, Double Helix). He is the medical advisor for the Dementia Society of America, and has been a member of numerous scientific organizations including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Aging Association (he was their executive director and served on their board of directors), the American Gerontological Society, the American Society on Aging, the American Geriatrics Society, and the Alzheimer's Association ISTAART, among others. He has lectured at the National Institute for Health and the Smithsonian Institute, and still lectures at universities, institutes, and conferences internationally.

Sonia Arrison is a best-selling author, analyst, entrepreneur, and investor. She is founder of 100 Plus Capital, co-founder of Unsugarcoat Media (acquired by Medium), and associate founder and advisor to Singularity University in Mountain View, California. Her research focuses on exponentially growing technologies and their impact on society. Her most recent book, 100 Plus: How the Coming Age of Longevity Will Change Everything, From Careers and Relationships to Family and Faith, addresses the social, economic, and cultural impacts of radical human longevity. It gained national best-seller status and keeps Sonia busy speaking all over the world. Sonia is a Board Member at the Thiel Foundation, Foresight Institute, and Woodland School. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute in Vancouver, British Columbia, and author of two previous books (Western Visions and Digital Dialog). She was previously a Director and Senior Fellow in Tech Studies at the Pacific Research Institute and a columnist at TechNewsWorld.

The Alliance for Longevity Initiatives is the first and only 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization founded with the goal of creating social and political action around the issues of increasing human health and lifespan. A4LI works with healthcare leaders and experts in the geroscience and regenerative medicine fields to ensure the initiatives we pursue most directly reflects the needs of said communities. Ultimately, we would like to see governments around the world prioritize keeping their citizens in excellent health for much longer.

Prior to founding Alzheon in June 2013, Dr. Tolar has held executive positions in life sciences companies, where he has successfully established and grown new companies, business areas and product opportunities. Dr. Tolar served as President & CEO of Knome, Inc., where he led the development of human genome interpretation systems and services for academic, pharmaceutical and clinical clients, as President & CEO at NormOxys, Inc., where he built the business for novel cancer therapeutics, and as Chief Scientific Officer and Chief Business Officer at CoMentis, Inc., where he developed the first clinical-stage beta secretase inhibitor platform for Alzheimer’s disease and negotiated a collaboration with a potential value of $1.1 billion with Astellas Pharma in 2008. Dr. Tolar held a variety of clinical development and business leadership positions at Pfizer, where he was instrumental in a wide range of business transactions, including acquisition of Rinat Neuroscience for $500 million in 2006, and directed programs through all stages of clinical development and FDA approval including NDA filings.

During his academic career, Dr. Tolar served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at Yale University School of Medicine, where he focused on movement disorders. Dr. Tolar trained in Neurology at the Boston Medical Center, received a Ph.D. in Neuroscience for his work on the role of apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer’s disease, and published many scientific publications in the area of neuroscience and neurodegenerative disorders. Dr. Tolar received his M.D. from Charles University in Prague, where as a medical student he helped organize and lead the Velvet Revolution that toppled the communist regime in the former Czechoslovakia in November 1989.

Sunny Smith, MD, founder of Empowering Women Physicians Coaching; and clinical professor of Family Medicine and Public Health for the University of California San Diego School of Medicine can speak to destigmatizing mental health and creating a safe place for physicians to seek help.

Dr. David Mayer joined the Patient Safety Movement Foundation as the CEO in 2019 bringing decades of experience in both the public and private sector. He is currently focused on helping the Patient Safety Movement ensure safety across three key priority areas: process and system improvements, enhanced communication and resolution after preventable harm and continued education for future generations of healthcare workers. In his concurrent role as executive director of the MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety (MIQS) he is responsible for leading specific quality and safety programs in support of discovery, learning and the application of innovative methods to operational clinical challenges. He has also served as vice president, quality and safety for MedStar Health and oversaw the infrastructure for clinical quality and its operational efficiency for MedStar and each of its entities, as well as the chief medical officer for Quality and Safety Graduate Medical Education and director of the University of Illinois at Chicago Masters of Science Patient Safety Leadership Program.

Robin Fenley, Ph.D., LCSW , is NYC Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Long-Term Care, She is a licensed clinical social worker with extensive experience in diverse fields of aging, in-cluding skilled nursing facilities, in-patient psychiatry, elder abuse prevention, home care, and adult day care. Currently the Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of HealthCare Connections within the NYC Department for the Aging (DFTA), Dr. Fenley provides administrative oversight of several programs, including the Office of the Social Adult Day Ombuds; NY Connects, a statewide ‘No Wrong Door’ initiative for long term services and supports; the Alzheimer’s & Caregiver Resource Center; and management of ten contracted National Family Caregiver Sup-port Programs and nine DFTA-contracted Social Adult Day Services.

Jeff is a co-founder of HealthCare.com and founder of Pivot Health (acquired by HealthCare.com in Feb. 2018). Following the acquisition, Jeff is President, Insurance Services for HealthCare.com and continues the leadership of the Pivot Health business.

He is a results-oriented leader who has built and grown companies from back-of-envelope ideas to multi-million dollar, profitable and scalable entities with a focus on health insurance and other consumer-centric business models. He is a serial entrepreneur who has started several businesses – four of which have been acquired by publicly traded companies.

Creative thinker who has been a presenter at dozens of national trade conventions. Active marathon runner and member of Seven Continents Club — one of only 200 or so individuals to run a marathon on all seven continents. Cancer survivor, charity activist and motivational speaker.

Dr. Jaime Seeman is a board-certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist with a background in Nutrition, Exercise and Health Science. Dr. Jaime is also a current Fellow in Integrative Medicine and a Board Certified Ketogenic Nutrition Specialist. Currently, she is also a coach for the FastCoach app. She's Mrs. Nebraska 2020, a former college athlete, wife and mom of 3.

KetoCoach is a leader in lifestyle in-vitro diagnostic testing. KetoCoach is making its first venture into the growing virtual fitness market. Since launching in 2018, they have picked up nearly 40,000 users for their blood ketone meter.

FastCoach is the first platform to combine the popular elements of virtual fitness classes with dieting. In its initial launch, FastCoach focuses on live and on-demand classes, called “challenges,” led by expert instructors on the ketogenic diet

Ali Sareea is the Chief Information Officer for Glennis Solutions. Mr. Sareera brings more than 23 years of IT expertise with focus on Systems Development, e-commerce and business intelligence applications. Prior to his current role, he was CIO of Atria Senior Living, Inc., a leading senior housing management company, and of HD Supply Facilities Maintenance a division of the $8 billion industrial distributor HD Supply Inc. and former division of Home Depot. He held various roles during his nine-year tenure and helped build company-wide technology solutions that enabled the company to go public in 2013.

Chris Nall is the Chief Information Officer for Atria Senior Living. In this role, he leads efforts to deploy new technology to continuously improve efficiency and management of Atria’s communities. His responsibilities further accelerate tech innovation to improve the quality of life for Atria’s residents.

On Star Trek when someone is injured, they are taken to sick bay where the doctor uses a laser to heal the patient instantly. We make those (just not quite as instant).

The treatment is called Photobiomodulation (PBM Therapy) previously known as Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) and is considered by many scientists to be "a new branch of medicine" (Dr Roberta Chow MD PhD).

Light (within certain parameters) can regenerate tissue, reduce inflammation and reduce pain. It does this by increasing cellular energy and reducing oxidative stress. These effects have been tested in over 700 clinical trials (RCT's) and thousands of laboratory studies and published in many leading journals including The Lancet, BMJ, Nature, PNAS, Spine, Muscle and Nerve, Pain, Stroke etc.

Dedicated private PBM clinics are being born every month to meet public demand for pain relief and the former head of tissue viability for Scotland Lydia Jack demonstrated that the laser paid for itself with the first patient she treated.

Already THOR has over 5,000 customers in pioneering clinics and hospitals in more than 70 countries and is the only company with FDA, CE, TGA and NATO clearance, and we are also listed on GSA, and eCAT in the United States for government purchases.

As Vice President of Sales and Marketing for MrSteam (AKA “Feel Good Inc.”), Martha Orellana has championed MrSteam and parent company Sussman-Automatic for over 30 years. Responsible for the management of the company’s sales force for the Western half of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Martha is an integral force in introducing the world to the “Feel Good’ benefits of steam.

Her efforts in shaping the marketing of MrSteam’s products and services has had a profound impact on the company’s position in the industry. Martha also spearheaded the creation and development of Tala Bath & Body, an exquisite line of luxury spa products designed to complement and enhance the steam bathing experience and promote healthy living.

“We feel good, when you feel good” is the mantra Martha infuses into all company endeavors.

A graduate of Hunter College, a licensed California contractor and a member of the National Association of Female Executives, Martha has been recognized by Contractor Magazine as one of the most influential women in the kitchen and bath industry, and in 2015 was named Manufacturing Professional of the Year by the Decorative Plumbing & Hardware Association.

A passionate advocate for SteamTherapy®, a wellness program she helped develop, Martha brings the “Feel Good” wherever she goes. Her personal life is a testament to “making wellness a way of life.” When she’s not soaring the skies in a hot-air balloon, savoring her favorite Italian cuisine, or spending her precious free time with friends and family in her West Hollywood home, Martha practices what she preaches as a self-described “Spa Connoisseur.”

Lori Myren-Manbeck is a psychologist, business owner, author, podcast host, speaker, and trainer. Her psychology practice is primarily in geriatrics and her podcast, book, and trainings focus on sustainable living and creating a future where everyone thrives.

Lori believes that our primary responsibility, as humans, is to take care of each other and the earth. She tries to live that belief in everything she does. Lori's motto is: Alone, I can make a difference. Together we can make THE difference.

You can learn more about Lori here:

Inclusivi-tee Website

Inclusivi-TALKS Sustainability Podcast

Inclusive Sustainability Facebook Group

You can contact Lori at 952-240-8946 or lori@inclusivi-tee.com to talk about trainings and workshops on sustainability.

Chris Schneider is AFA’s Director of Communications, leading and overseeing all aspects of AFA’s communications, public relations and marketing efforts. Chris works to increase public awareness of AFA’s programs and services and connect people with information through earned media placements, as well as through AFA’s digital and print platforms, including its free quarterly magazine, Alzheimer’s TODAY. Since coming to AFA in 2017, Chris has helped to significantly increase AFA’s earned media exposure and presence nationwide.

Prior to joining AFA, Chris spent over 14 years in public service. He served as a Director of Communications and a Deputy Chief of Staff in the New York State Senate, where he worked to connect people with services, organized and implemented community programs and kept the public and media informed about a wide variety of public policy and legislative issues.

Chris is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where he earned two bachelor’s degrees; one in sociology-criminal justice and another in history.

Abby Klosterbuer, PhD, RDN is the US Medical Affairs Manager for Healthy Aging and Cellular Nutrition at Nestlé Health Science. In her role, she provides clinical and scientific expertise to educate consumers and healthcare professionals on the role of nutrition in improving clinical outcomes and promoting healthy aging. Abby is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and has a PhD in Nutrition from the University of Minnesota.

Rick Jentis is the Global Category Head for Healthy Aging and Cellular Nutrition at Nestlé Health Science.  In this role he leads the development and execution of strategy, marketing and innovation for NHSc’s brands focused on empowering consumers to age better through the power of nutritional solutions.   Cellular Nutrition provides a new way to address the symptoms associated with aging by attacking changing processes inside every cell.  Previously, Rick has led Innovation and Digital marketing in the US for NHS and several management roles on the Gerber brand.  Rick holds and MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a Bachelors degree from Cornell University.

Dr. Tara Thiagarajan, is the Founder and Chief Scientist at Sapien Labs a nonprofit research organization with the mission to understand and enable the human mind. She led a lively discussion of why younger people are suffering from mental ill health in growing numbers, and why elders are doing so much better. If you have adult children or grandchildren that seem stressed, you will want to hear what Dr. Tara has to say. Much of the cause of distress may come from communicating digitally instead of personally.

Sapien Labs’ two major program areas are the Human Brain Diversity Project which relates brain and other physiological metrics to life experience and outcomes and the Mental Health Million Project which surveys our evolving mental wellbeing across the globe to understand its evolution and the social determinants that drive mental wellbeing.

Steven J. Pearlman, PhD., is a critical thinking expert and educator who has worked in higher education for 30 years. Pearlman taught writing and critical thinking at a range of institutions, including one of America’s elite colleges, before bringing his expertise out of the classroom for institution-wide benefit. He co-founded and directed one of the country’s first academic offices specifically focused on campus-wide critical thinking, and co-developed a groundbreaking academic instrument that unifies the teaching, application, assigning, and assessment of critical thinking. 

For the last 10 years, his work has focused on developing students, faculty, executives, and workspaces on critical thinking. Pearlman earned his doctorate at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is a sought-after speaker, co-founder of The Critical Thinking Initiative, and the co-host of The Critical Thinking Initiative and Smarterer! podcasts. He’s also the author of The Book of Martial Power and America’s Critical Thinking Crisis. Pearlman lives in Connecticut with his family and is an avid martial artist.

Amy Jeffs currently serves as Vice President of Status Solutions and has held various positions within the mission-based organization for the past 13 years. Her primary duties include assisting Status Solutions’ Founder and President with developing and implementing the company’s overall go-to-market strategy. 

Her past experience includes 20+ years of technology business and marketing at start-ups up to Fortune 500 companies. Status Solutions is a senior living technology company and works with dozens of senior centers nationwide. During the pandemic, their technology helped staff get real-time updates from patients, allowed seniors to communicate with family members and other residents without being in the same room, and let family members check-in with seniors via an online portal.

Mr. Huber brings over 35 years of diverse business experience in the Private, Public and Government sector. Having owned a number of businesses in the Medical Device, Construction, Environmental, Retail and Oil and Gas sector. He has a background in business development, finance and corporate management and contract negotiation.

In 2014 & 2015 Mr. Huber was the COO for an aboriginal owned group of companies with diverse operations in energy services with over 1000 employees. Mr. Huber was integral in turning the companies around setting them up for growth and profitability.

Prior to that, Mr. Huber was a partner at Huber Electric Inc. Huber Electric was founded in in 1956 and completed numerous Industrial and commercial projects across Canada employing over 250 people primarily in western Canada and the Arctic.

The Company constructed power generation and underground power and communication distribution systems for Transport Canada, Defense Construction Canada and the Governments of the Northwest Territories and Yukon

Mr. Huber is a principle in an Environmental Remediation company focused on bringing water remediation solutions to markets for both Oil and Gas and Non Oil and gas markets.

Mr. Huber attended the Business Program at Grant MacEwan graduating in 1981.

James Jiang is the CEO and cofounder of Spark, a platform enabling independent agents to deliver a concierge retirement navigation experience, where he leads overall company growth and strategy. Before Spark, James was cofounder of Roster Health, a company delivering in-home care to vulnerable seniors, and before that he worked as a global technology investor. James graduated magna cum laude from Yale University.

Mayhew Seavey is a 68-year-old electrical engineering consultant in the metro Boston area. Together with his wife, retired publications editor Victoria Thatcher, he cofounded the Hager Homestead cohousing community in 2016 as a way for them to have the kind of supportive community that they wanted for themselves as they grew older. Nothing in his personal or professional life prepared him for the challenges of creating an intentional community of 24 households, what will become the first over-55 cohousing in New England.

The Alliance for Aging Research is the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the pace of scientific discoveries and their application to vastly improve the universal human experience of aging and health. The Alliance believes advances in research help people live longer, happier, more productive lives and reduce healthcare costs over the long term.

Lindsay Clarke, JD, oversees the organization's health programs and is involved in strategic planning and execution of the Alliance's mission and goals. She holds a J.D. degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law and a B.S. degree from the University of Michigan.

Growing up taking care of her mom and grandma, Ming Yang observed the limitation that a lack of digital skill has in older adults' lives. With a Computer Engineering background, Ming carries her experience working at Apple and Microsoft to design enjoyable tech experiences for people that didn't grow up with technology. Her goal is to make technology equally accessible to older adults as it is to the younger generation, allowing them to do more and accomplish more in this fast changing digital age.

Maria Hernandez, PhD,  President and COO of Impact4Health is a thought leader in health equity and pay for success initiatives designed to address the upstream social determinants of health among vulnerable populations.  Maria currently leads the Alameda County Pay for Success Asthma Initiative which is testing the feasibility of reducing asthma-related emergencies using health education and proven home-based environmental interventions for children.  Prior to her appointment at Impact4Health, Dr. Hernandez consulted to Fortune 100 corporations, major foundations, public agencies, and elected officials.  She has lead diversity and inclusion initiatives and executive education programs aimed at creating a culture of inclusion in several sectors.

Most recently, she has designed the Inclusion SCORECARD™ for Population Health to assist hospital systems and public health agencies interested in addressing the needs of increasingly diverse patient populations.  Maria holds a doctorate in community psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and is an American Psychological Association Minority Fellow and Danforth Fellow.  Maria is currently a Board of Trustee Member for the Alameda Health System and a Board of Director for AAA Mountain West Group, one of the largest clubs in the federation.

Dr. Jennings is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is licensed to practice medicine in TN and GA. He is also board certified in adult psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, in forensic psychiatry by the American Board of Forensic Examiners and the American Board of Forensic Medicine, a Senior Disability Analyst and Diplomat by the American Board of Disability Analysts, and a Master Psychopharmacologist certified by the Neuroscience Education Institute.

In their own words:

Our reasons for becoming financial professionals are deeply personal. We repeatedly saw many friends and family struggling to find the help they needed to map out their financial future. We are confident that with our understanding of personal finance, coupled with our training as financial professionals, we can help people better prepare for the future. After years in the business, we have developed a reputation for educating individuals in an easy-to-understand manner so they can grasp personal finance and use those concepts to pursue their financial objectives. We feel a commitment to our community.

Dr. Carlie’s Mission:

To help as many people as possible attain optimal health and wellness, with a natural approach.

While there is a time and place for all health modalities, Dr. Carlie offers solutions to those who are looking for natural and holistic ways to approach their health and lifestyle goals. My brand encompasses all things holistic, including education, products and services.

Gus was born in 1969 in Dundee, Scotland. He grew up in Duns, in the Scottish Borders. In 1992 after graduating from the University of Stirling, Gus moved to Chicago where he worked for the British Consulate General Chicago for 7 years. During this time he concentrated on developing UK-US trade and investment. In 1999

Gus completed a Business to Business Marketing Strategy course at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Following 1999's devolution of government authorities in the United Kingdom, Gus established and operated the first overseas office of the Welsh Assembly Government in Chicago. Gus took his current appointment in August 2004.

Gus serves on the Boards of the Admiral at the Lake and the Rotary Club of Chicago (ROTARY ONE), the world's first Rotary Club. Gus is a core member of the Chicago Cultural Alliance and is a member of the President's Circle of the Chicago Council for Global Affairs. Gus's interests include playing music and golf and supporting Newcastle United Football Club.

On September 2, 2013, at the age of sixty-four, Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage, swimming 111 miles in fifty-three hours from Havana to Key West. In the 1970s, she became known as the world’s greatest long distance swimmer with her open-water achievments, including a record-breaking swim around Manhattan.

For the next thirty years, Nyad was a prominent sports broadcaster and journalist, filing compelling stories for National Public Radio, ABC’S Wide World of Sports, and others. She is the author of the upcoming memoir, Find a Way, and three other books, is a national fitness icon, is a talented linguist, and is one of today’s most powerful and engaging public speakers.

Dr. Henry Mahncke is the CEO of Posit Science. He joined Posit Science at its inception in 2003 as Vice President of Research & Outcomes, where he led the first large-scale clinical trials of a publicly available cognitive training program. He became CEO of Posit Science in 2011. Previously, he served as consultant at McKinsey focused on health care and video games, and then as a science and technology advisor to the British government. Dr. Mahncke earned his PhD in Neuroscience at the University of California, San Francisco, where he studied brain plasticity with Dr. Michael Merzenich.

Kate Jerome is a seasoned publishing executive and award-winning children’s book author who has been positively influencing younger generations for decades.

Kate’s vision for Little Bridges grew out of her experience at Stanford University’s Distinguished Careers Institute. During her year-long residency, Kate’s affiliation with Stanford’s Center on Longevity immersed her in the research which now informs her work.

As an intergenerational product innovator, Kate turns theory into practice by developing books and activities that encourage connections and meaningful conversations between kids and their favorite adults.

Tina is co-founder and CEO of Longevity International, a social enterprise bringing together start-ups, industry, academic and governmental stakeholders under one umbrella to provide a unified voice and coordinating vehicle for positive discourse and change to ensure the ‘longevity dividend’ is accessible to everyone. Longevity International acts as the Secretariat for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Longevity which Tina leads, and which launched The Health of the Nation Strategy supported by Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Care, in February 2020 to deliver 5 extra years of healthy life expectancy to all British citizens by 2035 while mimimising health inequalities. The APPG is setting up the Business Coalition for Healthier Longer Lives (a key recommendation in the Strategy, and more urgent in the 'new normal’ post Covid-19).

Finally, Tina is CEO & Founder of Collider Science, a social enterprise that aims to inspire young people in science and technology and equip them with the skills for the future. She writes regularly for Forbes (see here), D/sruption (see here) and other media channels. Her book, ‘Live Longer with AI: How artificial intelligence is helping us extend our healthspans and live better too' is available for pre-order on Amazon, due to be published 9 October 2020.

Tina has a degree in genetics from Cornell University (USA) and MBA from Cass Business School (London).

Dr Cynthia Stuen is the Main Representative to the United Nations on behalf of the IFA. She is currently the Chair of the NGO Committee on Ageing (New York), having served as vice chair from 2015-2019. She was co-chair of the International Day of Older Persons 2015 event at the UN, and also covers the issues of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women.

Dr Stuen is a Past Chair of the American Society on Aging (ASA), the largest organization of professionals in the field of ageing in the US. She is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and also the NY Academy of Medicine. She is a past chair of the State Society on Aging of New York. Her entire professional career has been in the field of ageing. Dr Stuen chaired the NASW Specialty Practice on Aging 2003-2005 and recently served on the NASW Task Force to develop practice guidelines for caregivers of older adults.

Dr. Bohr received his M.D. in 1978, Ph.D. in 1987, and D.Sc. in 1987 from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. After training in neurology and infectious diseases at the University Hospital in Copenhagen, Dr. Bohr did a postdoctoral fellowship with Dr. Hans Klenow at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He then worked with Dr. Philip Hanawalt at Stanford University as a research scholar from 1982-1986. 

In 1986 he was appointed to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as an investigator, becoming a tenured Senior Investigator in 1988. Dr. Bohr developed a research section in DNA repair at the NCI. In 1992 he moved to the NIA to become Chief of the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics. His main contributions have been in the area of DNA repair. He has worked on many aspects of DNA damage and its processing in mammalian cells. 

He developed a widely used method for the analysis of DNA repair in individual genes and found that active genes are preferentially repaired. This observation was a major advance in the clarification of the tight interaction between DNA repair and transcription, a process termed transcription-coupled repair. In recent years numerous papers from his laboratory have focused on mechanisms of DNA damage processing, particularly on nucleotide excision repair and transcription coupling. A main interest now is to elucidate how these processes change in relation to aging.

Jaya Jaya Myra, a research scientist turned natural health advocate, is known as the “Wellness Lifestyle Expert” and is the go-to media expert on mind-body wellness, stress management, mindfulness, food for mood and natural, healthy living. She’s a best-selling author, TEDx and motivational speaker, and Creator of The WELL Method. After healing herself naturally from debilitating fibromyalgia, Myra developed The WELL Method to teach others the 4 cornerstones of a healthy, purpose-driven life. Her approach to mind-body wellness, social justice, spirituality and purpose shows why one-size-fits-all solutions don’t work for everyone, and how to find what will work for you.

Dr. Spiess has spent his medical career with people facing serious illness and death, first as an oncologist, then as a hospice physician. He has lectured extensively and has been recognized as a leader in the field of end-of-life care.

He has observed, through extensive clinical experience and innumerable conversations with the dying and those caring for and about them, the burden of unnecessary or avoidable suffering and distress engendered by the American tendency to avoid facing death as an inevitable personal reality.

His medical practice and writing are informed by his interest in philosophy and theology, and he finds additional insights in depictions of dying in literature, including sacred texts, music, and popular culture. His writing provides information and inspiration, challenging readers to honestly encounter their own mortality to both die better and live more fully.

In her own words:

I learned of Metabesity 2020 from Charlotte Tomic, AMWA, and wonder whether you might have some time to talk about the conference.  Also, I would be happy to be interviewed about COVID 19 and women's health.

I am an endocrinologist with certification in Obesity Medicine,  affiliated with NYU and a former President of AMWA.  I have regulatory experience and am a member of the FDA Endocrine and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee.  I also have worked for many years on large RCTs of statins evaluating efficacy in reducing atherosclerotic diseases, and safety.  In November,  I will be speaking at an international meeting debating statin use in the elderly.

My other interest is in sex and gender medicine, and my textbook on this topic will be available in late October, published by Elsevier.

Ken, a chef educator and food anthropologist with 18 years of broad industry experience, oversees Rouxbe’s cooking course curriculum development and recruitment. Recognized for his expertise in education and training, food culture research, health and wellness and product development, Ken nevertheless considers himself a lifelong student of every aspect of food.

Ken has held top-level management positions at well-respected culinary academies including Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America, Chefs.com, the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Portland and the Natural Epicurean Academy. As a volunteer, he served as board director of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) and is currently a trustee and chair of The Culinary Trust, IACP’s philanthropic partner. Ken is also the Chair of the James Beard Foundation’s Broadcast Media Awards Committee.

Eric spent 25+ years as owner of a Chicago based production company specializing in healthcare, pharmaceutical and senior living advertising. When his parents suffered health challenges, he realized that his knowledge of the care component of the healthcare space was limited. He delved into the long-term care system and discovered that families needed help navigating the complex senior living process. Several years ago, he transitioned into senior living on the placement side.

As a CarePatrol owner and a Certified Senior Advisor and Certified Placement and Referral Specialist, Eric has become a go-to resource in the Chicagoland area for assisted living, memory care and in-home care. Eric’s favorite things to do are hanging out with his family, working out, cooking healthy food, hiking with his Chessie, and writing about himself in the third person. He knows every answer on Jeopardy and often does the New York Times crossword puzzle in pen.

Dr. Dimos was a founding scientist at the drug discovery platform technology company iPierian, which spun out True North Therapeutics. The two companies developed multiple clincal-stage assets and had ~$1.5 billion in exits. Before Fountain, Dr. Dimos helped launch and served as vice president at Mavericks Capital, an investment bank for early-stage life science companies developing new products in therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices and digital health. He later became responsible for pipeline and portfolio diligence at the investment platform Propel(x) Inc., and he remains a member of the investment committee at the Propel(x) affiliated Newton Fund, syndicating and investing in biotech and AI startups.

Dr. Dimos completed a fellowship at Harvard, holds a Ph.D. from Princeton in molecular biology and a B.S. from Tufts University. His research studies have been cited by over 6,000 publications, and his work with stem cells was featured on the cover of Time Magazine.

Thomas Seoh is an entrepreneur/executive who has held senior leadership positions in public and private, pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies for over 25 years.  After practicing corporate law in New York and London and serving as General Counsel for several companies, including Viratek in Costa Mesa, which developed the antiviral, VIRAZOLE®, and engaged in antisense oligonucleotide research, he joined Guilford Pharmaceuticals in Baltimore, which commercialized GLIADEL® wafer for glioblastoma multiforme and developed the propofol pro-drug LUSEDRA® and small molecules for Parkinson’s disease.

Jeffrey Wolf is founder and CEO of Heat Biologics. He also founded Seed-One Ventures, a firm focused on the systematic formation and management of new biomedical companies based upon breakthrough research.

Throughout his career, Mr. Wolf has specialized in building new life-science companies from the ground up and has played an active role in supporting the growth of his companies. Mr. Wolf's start-ups include Avigen (co-founder and director), a NASDAQ-listed gene therapy company; TyRx Pharma (co-founder and chairman), which was focused on the development of novel bio-compatible polymers and recently sold to Medtronic and EluSys Therapeutics (founder and CEO), focused on the development of novel antibodies against infectious diseases. Mr. Wolf received his M.B.A. from Stanford Business School, his J.D. from New York University School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Chicago, where he graduated with honors in economics.

Bret Goodpaster, Ph.D. investigates the pathophysiology of human aging, obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes, and the biological mechanisms underlying the health benefits of exercise.

Dr. Goodpaster has received a number of awards and honors for his work, including the Nathan Shock Award from the National Institute of Aging in 2008. He is particularly well known for “the athlete’s paradox” which has shifted the paradigm in type 2 diabetes research to investigate, how and why does fat accumulation in muscle cause insulin resistance in some subjects but not others?

Jennifer L. Martin, PhD, serves on the board of directors for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and is board-certified in behavioral sleep medicine by the American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM). She is a professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Dr. Martin has expertise in insomnia and geriatrics. She completed her clinical internship at Brown University and her post-doctoral fellowship in geriatrics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Martin received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of California, San Diego, as part of the SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program.

In the midst of a global pandemic and nationwide protests, sleep has become the latest casualty. June 22 marks Insomnia Awareness Night, hosted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) and American Alliance for Healthy Sleep (AAHS) in an effort to raise awareness of chronic insomnia.

Amy Chalfy is a 30-year veteran of JASA, currently serving as the agency’s Co-Chief Program Officer. During her tenure at JASA, she has served in several positions including Associate Director of Group Services, Bronx District Director, Director of Mental Health Services, and Director of Programs. Amy holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Brooklyn College, a Master of Social Work Degree from Hunter College, and a Master of Library and Information Science Degree from Simmons University.

JASA is the go-to agency serving older adults in New York City, providing critical services to over 40,000 people annually. Founded 50+ years ago, JASA is a leading expert and innovator in aging services that recognizes the diversity among the aging population and honors older adults as vital members of society. JASA’s life-changing support services, interventions and partnerships promote aging with a purpose and provide autonomy for older adults to remain in their homes and communities. JASA operates ten affordable housing properties, is a licensed home care agency and offers a breadth of integrative services citywide spanning free legal services, health and mental health services, home-delivered meals, social programming at senior centers and community trainings on elder abuse, peer health support, caregiver assistance and more.

Dr. McLinden oversees the non-pharmacological Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias clinical trials portfolio at the National Institute on Aging. Her portfolio is focused on behavioral, diet, and exercise interventions and devices to prevent, delay, and treat AD. Prior to joining NIA at the end of 2016, she was a program analyst at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) helping to manage the FAST and RAPID clinical trials contracts. As a program officer at NIMH, she oversaw neuroinflammation and training grant portfolios, as well as the NIMH Loan Repayment Program.

Dr. McLinden received her PhD in experimental psychology, with a concentration in behavioral neuroscience from Texas Christian University where she conducted research focused on understanding the effects of neuroinflammation on learning and memory in the aging rodent brain. She went on to receive postdoctoral training as a fellow in the NINDS Intramural Research Program where she researched the role of Cdk5 protein in aging and neurodegeneration.

As Chief Operating Officer / Partner, Chris Cruger provides leadership, management and vision for The Foresight Companies in order to ensure that the proper resources, people and controls are in place to serve our clients. It is Chris’ responsibility to employ the best possible business practices to maximize client satisfaction with a seamless client service profile across the entire Foresight organization.

Chris began his career in funeral service twenty-three years ago as a financial analyst in corporate development for SCI, where he ultimately spent 13 years. Chris quickly rose through the ranks at SCI where he was Vice President of Business Development, responsible for Corporate Development, Real Estate, Construction and Affiliate Relationships.

Chris’ experience in the funeral industry spans throughout North America, across five continents and 25 countries. Over the past twenty years, Chris has analyzed several thousand funeral homes and cemeteries and has a unique depth of perspective in this industry. Chris has a demonstrated cross-dimensional experience in finance, sales, transactions and operational management with both public and private companies and their Board of Directors.

As the President and COO of ASI, Rich has knowledge of every facet of ASI’s operations. He has been an integral part of ASI's maturation from a precious metals and foreign exchange dealer to a full service tangible and rare tangible asset provider—to include rare U.S., world, and ancient coins. Rich oversees the operations, administrative, sales, and marketing departments, as well as serving as ASI’s Compliance Officer.

Dr. Belsky's research sits at the intersection of public health, population & behavioral sciences, and genomics. His studies seek to understand how genes and environments combine to shape health across the life course. The goal of Dan's work is to reduce social inequalities in aging outcomes in the US and elsewhere.  Dan's research in genetic epidemiology includes polygenic score studies of the development of obesity, asthma, smoking behavior, depression, and socioeconomic risk. His work in aging has focused on the development and analysis of algorithms to quantify the process of biological aging, especially in young and midlife adults. Dan's work has received international attention, including by the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Guardian newspapers, and appeared in outlets including PNAS, Nature Human Behaviour, the JAMA journals, Lancet Respiratory Medicine, and top journals in epidemiology and gerontology.

Amy Jeffs currently serves as Vice President of Status Solutions, and has held various positions within the mission-based organization for the past 13 years. Her primary duties include assisting Status Solutions' Founder and President with developing and implementing the company's overall go-to-market strategy. Her past experience includes 20+ years of technology business and marketing at start-ups up to Fortune 500 companies.

Status Solutions is the pioneering provider of situational awareness technologies for life safety, security, environmental monitoring and mass notification. Our customized software solutions ensure the right information reaches the right people automatically via various portals and dashboards for faster, more efficient communication. From emergency alerting and response management to self-service, we help organizations better collect, process, interpret and deliver their data. Real-time, detailed notifications about potential threats to people, property, business and convenience/comfort enable customers to better manage risk while also transforming their business operations.

Dr. Laurie Ryan is Chief of the Dementias of Aging Branch in the Division of Neuroscience at the National Institute on Aging, part of the NIH. She oversees the development, coordination, and implementation of NIA’s basic and clinical Alzheimer’s disease research program. Dr. Ryan also directs the Alzheimer’s disease clinical trials research portfolio.

Dr. Ryan received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Development from St. Mary’s College of Maryland in 1986 and her Masters in Psychology from Loyola College in Maryland in 1991.

Josh Cohen, Co-CEO and Co-Founder

Joshua Cohen co-founded Amylyx Pharmaceuticals in 2013 and continues to serve as its co-CEO. Josh has overseen the growth of Amylyx from a dorm-room concept to a clinical stage pharmaceutical company. His research experience includes work both at Brown University and at the National Institute of Standards in Technology. Josh received his BS in biomedical engineering from Brown University.

Justin Klee, Co-CEO and Co-Founder

Justin Klee co-founded Amylyx Pharmaceuticals in 2013 and continues to serve as its co-CEO. Along with his co-founder Josh, Justin has overseen the development of Amylyx’s novel platform and therapeutic for neurodegenerative diseases from initial testing through clinical trials. Justin previously did research at Brown University in neural systems and neurophysiology and Alzheimer’s disease at Harvard Medical School. He received his Sc.B in Neuroscience from Brown University.

In 1988, I had an epiphany. My best friend Beth Wilf’s father had impeccable oral health. He knew the importance of great oral hygiene and was on a regular every-three-month schedule with the hygienist at the office of Dr. Igor Gerzon, a prosthodontist and my husband. However, a stroke left Mr. Moorstein without speech and without the ability to brush and floss his teeth on his own.

When it came time to see the hygienist after his stroke, he had to cancel. That was my moment to step in and help. I absolutely love helping someone to heal. Whether I am extracting a painful tooth or feel the joy of seeing a patient take the first bite of food and chew it with new, well-fitting dentures that I created.

Treating Mr. Moorstein was the first time I attended to a patient in their home, and thus, Geriatric Housecall Dentistry was born.The core services of Geriatric House Call Dentistry include emergency visits, second opinions, exams, cleanings, small fillings, ARREST (Silver Diamine Fluoride) treatment, extractions, partial and denture repair, fabricating complete and partial dentures.

Dr. Alisa Kauffman teaches caregivers how to perform oral care on those who refuse or are unable to care for their own teeth. Alisa always tells her patients, “we only brush the teeth that we want to keep!”

Comfort Keepers is a leading provider of in-home care, offering customized services to meet the unique needs of seniors or other adults in need of assistance.

Comfort Keepers provides that peace of mind to families of delivering quality care in the comfort of your own home.

Comfort Keepers is what we call our caregiver network because they do so much more than provide care.

"We strive to elevate the human spirit every day and help make clients’ lives brighter, safer and more enjoyable – all from the comfort of home."

For more than 20 years, Comfort Keepers has helped clients live happy, fulfilling, independent lives.

Dr. Erica Miller was born on November 10, 1933 in Tshernovitz, Romania. For seven years, Erica and her family lived a “normal” life. When she was seven, Erica and her family were among thousands of Jews herded into cattle cars and imprisoned in a Nazi holding camp in Mogilev, Ukraine. After four years of indescribable oppression and deprivation, Erica, her parents, and her sister were liberated by the Russians.

Today, in addition to public speaking, Dr. Miller oversees her family’s real estate business in Austin, Texas. She’s written three books, “The Dr. Erica Miller Story: From Trauma to Triumph,” “Don’t Tell Me I Can’t Do It: Living Audaciously in the Here and Now” and the international best-seller,  “Chronologically Gifted: Aging with Gusto!”

Dr. Miller has always considered herself a citizen of the world. She travels extensively and pushes the envelope everywhere she goes. In June 2018, she climbed to the 17,000 ft. base camp at Mt. Everest, and in August 2018, she skydived in New Zealand. Her international adventures with family and friends continue to demonstrate how her passion for life fuels her endless drive to achieve and live life to its fullest.

Heidi Robinson: In her own words

I am passionate about creating exceptional products and experiences for customers. Over the years I've been fortunate to innovate and drive growth and change at leading brands: curating inspiring spaces in Sourcebooks/Digital and bringing experiential retail to life within Galleries at RH, forging design partnerships with Jonathan Adler, Martha Stewart, Sir Terence Conran, Bodum at JCPenney, rolling out Plus and Maternity categories at Old Navy.

Liwanag Ojala:

As CEO, Liwanag leads management and ensures that all CaringBridge operations contribute toward its vision — a world where no one goes through a health journey alone.

She joined the team in 2014, passionate about leading a nonprofit organization leveraging her decade of ecommerce experience.

Prior to joining CaringBridge, she was vice president of ecommerce at Meijer and received a number of awards recognizing her leadership skills, including Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal’s Most Admired CEO Award in 2019 and Top 500 Executives award by Minnesota Monthly in 2018.

Judy Foreman, the author of “A Nation in Pain” (2014),  “The Global Pain Crisis” (2017), and “Exercise is Medicine” (2020), all published by Oxford University Press, was a staff writer at the Boston Globe for 23 years and a health columnist for many of those years. Her column was syndicated in national and international outlets including the Los Angeles Times, Dallas Morning News, Baltimore Sun and others.

She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Wellesley College in 1966, spent three years in the Peace Corps in Brazil, then got a Master’s from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

She has been a Lecturer on Medicine at Harvard Medical School, a Fellow in Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School and a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She was also a Senior Fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis. She also hosted a weekly, call-in radio show on Healthtalk.com

She has won more than 50 journalism awards, including a 1998 George Foster Peabody award for co-writing a video documentary about a young woman dying of breast cancer and the 2015 Science in Society Award from the National Association of Science Writers for her book, “A Nation in Pain.”

Kay Hutchison is the author of My Life In Thirty Seven Therapies: From Yoga To Hypnosis and Why Voodoo is Never the Answer (UK Belle Media print version & US audio release, spring 2020)

She is a content creator with extensive experience in radio, television and publishing. After gaining her BMus and MA in music at Glasgow University, she joined Decca Records in London and then BBC Radio as a Producer. Kay moved across to television with Channel 4 and went on to lead the launch teams for Disney TV and Channel Five. In the build-up to the 2012 London Olympics, she successfully led the legacy partnership that delivered a long-term future for the multi-million-pound Olympics Broadcast Centre. Kay founded her own company, Belle Media and launched Belle Kids in 2015, producing multi-platform, conservation-focused content for children.

As an Encore Fellow, Greg developed strategic partnerships on behalf of the Salvation Army of Stamford and Norwalk, CT to increase local funding and potential donor pool. His personal experience as a fellow informs his work as the New York Encore Fellowship Program Director, where he will continue to build and strengthen the current Encore Fellowships program. He will also help to build broader corporate and NGO partnerships and advance effective collaboration across the network of Encore Fellow programs.

Greg has over 35 years of proven technical and managerial experience as a corporate business professional with IBM. Several of those years were focused on driving the strategic processes to identify and place the right executive talent in the right assignment at the right time.

Greg is an active member of his community, serving in elected and appointed capacities on the City Council and Board of Education. His goal is to make each day an opportunity to make a positive difference.

Peter Anderson is a lecturer at the Collins School of Hospitality Management. His background of consulting to the hospitality and spa industry for the last 20 years positions him to support the lodging disciplines taught at the Collins College. Mr. Anderson also sits on the board of advisors for the Medical Spa Management program taught at the University of California - Irvine. He teaches spa operations and spa development/finance in this extension program.

Mr. Anderson’s teaching and consulting has included engagements throughout North America, Mexico, Caribbean, and Hawaii. Positions that Peter has held in industry include president and principal of Anderson and Associates, Vice President at PKF Consulting, and manger of Deloitte & Touche’s LLC’s Los Angeles based hospitality consulting practice. Mr. Anderson started his career as a consultant with Laventhol and Horwath.

Dr. Cathy Goldstein is faculty in the Sleep Disorders Center where she evaluates and treats patients with various conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, restless legs syndrome, and circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders.

Her research interests include the interface of sleep disruption with health conditions such as infertility and gastrointestinal disease. She also does work in the development of methods to assess sleep and circadian rhythms in the ambulatory, day-to-day setting.