Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Fredrick Hahn

Broadcast and podcast starting: February 15, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 2-22-10 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Let’s review the conventional thinking that Fredrick Hahn turned upside down. According to Mr. Hahn:

• Forget aerobics and lots of reps, the best way to build muscles is to challenge them to exhaustion.

• There is more benefit to doing exercises in slow motion than there is to fast movements that takes advantage of momentum, and consequently places fewer demands on muscles.

• Most athletic pursuits may actually be harmful but may be worth pursuing for enjoyment.

• Stretching makes joints less stable; strength training improves flexibility anyway.

• Exercise does little to improve the heart or lungs. Rather, exercise makes muscles more efficient in extracting oxygen and nutrients.

• Stronger muscles are more flexible.

• The key to weight loss is limiting carbohydrates.

• Cholesterol and saturated fat have been given a bad rap and aren’t necessarily harmful.

• Grains are hard to digest, have little nutritional value, and leach minerals.

• The dietary requirements for carbohydrates, according to a government study, is zero.

Some other points he made included:

• Our muscles atrophy with age unless we use them.

• Muscles are recruited in sequence with fast twitch muscles being the last to be recruited.

• We cannot make new muscles; we can only strengthen the ones we already have.

• Most of weight loss comes from nutrition, not exercise.

• Strength exercise is the best way to build stronger bones.

• Genetics plays a big role in athletic skills and athletic physique. Most people are not capable of having body builder muscles no matter how much they exercise.

• Strength training will not make women look muscular.

• Our bodies are very efficient and require proof its limits are taxed before enhancing muscles.

Is he right? I hope so. Physical fitness and nutrition are a Tower of Babel with many conflicting theories and opinions. What matters most is the results. I’ve started doing the Slow Burn exercises and will give it a two-month trial. I’ll report back later on my experience. As for eschewing carbohydrates, I’m doing some more research. The A to Z study he cited is in the March 2007 issue of the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association.

Mr. Hahn’s website is www.seriousstrength.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo

Broadcast and podcast starting: February 1, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 2-8-10 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Dr. Lombardo’s emphasis is on treating happiness as a skill that we can learn and hone. Her approach is primarily cognitive behavioral—that is emphasizing what we think and what we do. She points out that 75% of visits to doctors involve no diagnosable medical condition. She approaches people with pain by acknowledging that their pain is real, then looking for the stress behind it and finding ways to lower the stress and to redirect attention to something else.

We talked about forgiving as one of the trickiest skills to acquire. Forgiveness isn’t about condoning what happened or forgetting what happened, but releasing yourself from the anger and stress that go with holding on to resentments. Thus, the person who forgives is the one who is freed and becomes the beneficiary.

We discussed three kinds of journaling:
1. journaling positive events or gratitude
2. tracking goals
3. addressing a specific negative event (to help resolve the angst or aftermath)
Journaling with a clear purpose in mind is much more efficient than keep a diary.

If you read Dr. Lombardo’s book cover to cover it would be easy to say these are all good points but I’m overwhelmed by all the approaches–and end up doing nothing. The solution is to start with assessing your values and let that your values assessment lead you to what to emphasize in being happier. I also note that if you are trying to solve a complex behavior like weight loss and not succeeding, the solution probably isn’t a magic pill or a magazine article with ten tips, but drilling down to better determine the dynamics of the problem and what tweaks are most likely to help.

Dr. Lombardo’s website is www.ahappyyou.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com an www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.ous love at every age.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Dr. Neil Fiore

Broadcast and podcast starting: January 4, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 1-11-10 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

My 9-year-old twins are on book six of Harry Potter. My college students son and daughter watched the Star Wars and the Ring movies, my wife watches lot of science fiction TV, and yes I love Desperate Housewives. We crave stories and have lots of stories about success in business and sports, but few about how to age well. We met today’s guest, Dr. Neil Fiore, author of Coping with the Emotional Impact of Cancer, when he shared with us the psychological strategies that helped him overcome a “terminal” cancer diagnosis thirty years ago. He is a master of storytelling and hypnosis and today shares with us how stories can help us be liver healthier, happier, and longer lives.

It is such a delight talking with Dr. Neil Fiore. I thought it might help to give some context for Ericksonian therapy compared to other psychotherapies. In the, Dr. Albert Ellis challenged Freudian psychology with how your thinking was wrong, and in-your-face advice about what you should do. Dr. Phil is the reincarnation of Albert Ellis.

Also in the 1950s, Dr. Carl Rogers’ challenged Freudian psychology with his client center therapy, which became very popular. Rogers believed the answer was within the client, and would loving feed back and paraphrase what the client said to help the client sort things out for himself. With little credit, Rogerian therapy is the approach many personal coaching programs are teaching coaches these days.

In the 1960s, Dr. B. F. Skinner developed radical behaviorism, which said behavior change was all a matter of what you reinforce and what you punish. Eventually, cognitive behavioral therapy became the most popular therapy, using Skinner’s reinforcement principles and Ellis’ emphasis on what you think—the cognitive in cognitive behavioral psychology.

Like Rogers, Erickson believed people have the wisdom already within them but need guidance in finding it. But rather than just facilitating the client finding the answer within, Erickson assessed what the client needed and crafted a story to help the client discover and realize the solution. Which school of therapy is right? If you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Therapists who have a full toolkit, tend to use their favorite tools but also use a different tool if that if what the client needs.

Comedians follow the rule of three in setting up jokes—two to set up the pattern and one to violate it. Dr. Fiore described how Erickson’s rule of three was to give three validations, for example acknowledging his son’s pain, blood, and fear, before leading him a new direction with thoughts about bragging rights. NLP practitioners and hypnotists call this pacing where the client is and then leading where the client needs to go.

Neil is also very into thinking of the brain as a computer and taking control of the computer by overwriting problematic default programs. With depression, for example, just by noting each day three things that went well, and what you did to help it happen, you may not need the Prozac. Finally, he places a lot of emphasis on quickly taking control of emotions and relaxing by inhaling, holding your breath, tensing muscles, exhaling, connecting with your environment, realizing you are taking control, and tuning into wonder rather than worry.

Dr. Fiore’s website is www.neilfiore.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com an www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.ous love at every age.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Carol Denker

Broadcast and podcast starting: December 21, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 12 28-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Television shows like to snicker and make fun of grey-haired romance, but journalist Carol Denker found that love and even sex after 50 can be better than ever—and illustrates it with stories and pictures from sixty couples who found love after 50 and found it to be better than ever.If you have ever thought, if I knew then what I know now…., this is about how, whether married or single, you can have that second chance with love and romance grey hair and all.

This is about feeling like a sixteen-year-old in love even if you have a sixty, seventy, or older body. Ms Denker’s book is Autumn Romance: Stories and Portraits of Love After 50.I love the song Young at Heart, you know:
Fairy tales can come true; it can happen to you
If you’re young at heart…. My favorite version has Jimmy Durante singing it as his voice is old and his soul is young. Carol Denker’s stories and photos are like a Frank Capra movie—uplifting and renewing our belief in everyday miracles.

The common thread was a change in attitude and outlook, shedding any slavery to peer pressures, and taking risks. It was interesting that she identified several clusters—including those who chose to pursue a lot of self-growth, those who reconnected with old sweethearts, and those who found someone with whom they had “so much in common.”  Just as real life is often stranger than fiction, the stories read like fairy tales. But, as Jimmy Durante sang, fairy tales came come true—if you’re young at heart. Carol’s couples give us a lot of clues as to how  to do it and inspiration to believe and seek amorous love at every age.

Carol Denker’s website is www.autumnlove.org. The site about her protraits is www.aportraitbycarol.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com an www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Dr. Angeles Arrien

Broadcast and podcast starting: December 7, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 12 14-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Children immerse themselves in the fun and identity metaphors of Harry Potter, young adults in the metaphors, mentors, and finding meaning in Star Wars. But what about the quest for identity and meaning after 50? Dr. Arrien has studied literature, poetry, and many cultures to help us seek our own quest for a richer, more meaningful second half of life.To review, like the Freudian psychologist Carl Jung, Dr. Arrien is fascinated with symbols, metaphors, and cultural heritage.

In The Second Half of Life, she focuses on the neglected subject of psychological and spiritual development after 50. It is refreshing to hear our sixties described as the youth of our wisdom years and eighties and nineties and beyond as the peak of our wisdom years. She describes 50 as a milestone when people tend to start shifting from an emphasis on ambition to an emphasis on meaning, from doing to being, from acquisition to divestiture, from me to we. She describes it as a time of increased clarity and objectivity.

She distinguishes journaling from keeping a diary with journaling being more insight and action oriented. She uses four questions: What has inspired me, what has challenged me, what has surprised me, and what has touched or moved me. She noted that in death and dying research, people want the closure of having addressed five issues: thank you, I love you, forgive me, I forgive you, and goodbye. She talked about the eight lies, for example, I’ll be happy when I have more money, when I marry the right person, when I and more successful, etc. and the four bones—the backbone, wishbone, funny bone and hollow bone.

Addressing this subject was a stretch for me in while I certainly use a lot of metaphors in therapy, coaching, and hypnosis, I usually use them strategically to achieve a fairly specific objectives, as opposed to be immersed in them as a general growth exercise. It’ not a question of who is right but different people resonating with different styles. For example, some people thrive on meditation; while others would find it torture. Thus, I am delighted to have the diversity, and I am delighted to stretch my own thinking and my own style by reading The Second Half of Life and talking with Dr. Arrien.

I read her book the hard way—in a day. It is really much better suited and more valuable to read a few pages a day to let the ideas incubate before reading more. I find her concept of concept of monthly journaling with a focus on growth questions and action especially generative. Finally, it is important to get associate with positive people. Dr. Arrien is positive and her view of aging is very refreshing and positive.

Dr. Arrien’s website is www.AngelesArrien.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com an www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Dr. Lawrence Epstein

Broadcast and podcast starting: November 23, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 9-30-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

When patients complain of “insomnia,” Dr. Lawrence Epstein becomes a medical detective. “There are 75 types of sleep disorders and each type requires a somewhat different approach,” says Dr. Epstein. “The best starting point is a good diagnosis.” His book, The Harvard Medical School Guide to A Good Night’s Sleep, helps readers self-diagnose their problem and whether they need professional help or can resolve the problem on their own. Research shows that good sleep helps people have better health, fewer accidents, and live longer.

Dr. Epstein is Director of the Harvard-affiliated SleepHealth Centers, teaches at Harvard, and is a past president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. His website, which has a lot of practical tips on sleep is www.sleepandyou.com.

About a year ago I started having sleep problems. I’d wake up every few hours and in the mornings I had headaches. I perused several books on sleep problems and found they just had generic advice. I went through a sleep doctor, a sleep lab, a neurologist, and had an MRI. They didn’t find any cause. Eventually the problem resolved itself—apparently, it was stress. I thought I knew most of the basics about sleep until I read Dr. Epstein’s book. What I found is that there are dozens of causes of sleep disorders, Dr. Epstein said 75 to be exact, and each type requires a somewhat different approach.

What I learned from Dr. Epstein is that the best starting point is a good diagnosis of what the problem is—and his book goes a long way to helping people self- diagnose the problem and whether they need professional help or can resolve the problem on their own. I wish I had started there in the first place. Why am I talking about sleep on a program focused on living longer, healthier, and happier? Not only does the research show that good sleep helps people have better health, be less likely to have accidents, and to live longer, the research finds it is vital to our quality of life.

Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Dr. Neil Fiore

Broadcast and podcast starting: November 2, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 9-9-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Hopefully, you won’t experience cancer, heart disease, or other life threatening illnesses. Should it happen you need to be prepared. And sooner or later it will happen to someone close to you. There is lots of information on the physical part of these diseases, but what about how to take charge rather than be emotionally overwhelmed and devastated? Today’s guest, Dr. Neil Fiore is a forty year survivor of “terminal” cancer and author of Coping with the Emotional Impact of Cancer.

Dr. Fiore gives us a formula for coping with life threatening illnesses. The individual pieces aren’t unique but putting them all together is. The formula starts with taking charge, asking lots of questions, and you choosing the hospital, the doctor, and the treatments. The formula calls for getting the feelings out, whether by talking to friends, family, healthcare workers, or therapists, writing it down, or singing or screaming. As you are getting the feelings out, it is important to ask good questions. Why and philosophical questions like why me, how could God do this to me? are counterproductive. Rather, you want questions like, How can I grow more white blood cells? What nutrition would be best for me now?

I love the movie Waiting to Exhale, which is the way cancer patients often feel. Dr. Fiore’s formula includes taking charge of anxiety, which can be stopped in seconds just by taking a deep breath, tightening muscles, and exhaling. This simple skill you can help you the rest of your life. Rather than fighting cancer being like 12 rounds in a Rocky movie, Dr. Fiore suggests trusting your body to do what it knows how to do—or as he puts it, You don’t have to tell a killer T-cell what to do. From there it is one step at a time—what do I need to do now.

Dr. Fiore and I are both very big on the role of beliefs, questions, and metaphors. The one slight divergence I have with him is that just getting feelings out can result in spinning your wheels if it isn’t soon paired with making sure you are asking helpful questions instead of negative or philosophical questions. I agree that you don’t have to figure them out, you just need to get them out.

I have seen a lot of patients, however, rant and rave only to get stuck there. That’s where counseling or psychotherapy can be especially helpful. He makes an interesting point that patients may be more comfortable seeing cancer as a physical disease and not a psychological problem. While it starts as a physical disease and is primarily a physical disease, it ends up being a huge psychological challenge as well. Fortunately, people are becoming much more accepting of psychological help. My experience is that most people with life threatening illnesses in hospitals and nursing homes are happy to talk with anyone who can help. The boredom, time on their hands, fear, and short time that they often get to talk with other professionals conspires to make them even more receptive.

Finally, I would underscore that the same principles we talked about with cancer apply to other life threatening illness as well. If you want to hear how a leading cardiologist and cardiac psychologist approach heart disease, give a listen to the show with Dr. Joel Okner and Dr. Jeremy Clorfene that is archived on AgelessLifestyles.com. The centered their approach on starting with dealing with stress, then address diet, exercise, and other lifestyle issues.

Dr. Fiore’s website is www.NeilFiore.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Jeffrey Zaslow

Broadcast and podcast starting: October 19, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 10-26-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Which of your friends have you known the longest? How long have you known that friend? Does the length of that friendship make it valued? Keeping childhood friends when you all still live in the same city is quite an accomplishment. It’s even more impressive when your schoolmates are scattered all over the country. Jeffrey Zaslow, author of The Girls from Ames, documents the lifelong friendship of eleven girls form Ames Iowa who maintained close friendships for more than forty years, despite being scattered all over the country.

I had hoped reading The Girls from Ames might give profound insights into the glue of long friendships. Instead, it was like watching an episode of The Waltons. Simple truths. There are no magic bullets, friendships require a commitment and the follow through of being there for your friends. Graduating from high school poses a big challenge to childhood and high school friendships as so many people go away to college or move away to take a job or follow a lover who has moved. I found it interesting that as people get older, friendships are easier

-easier because we are more likely to have money for travel,
-easier because after childrearing is no longer consuming our time we have more time
-easier because we have less wanderlust and less need to try everything and more need for roots
-easier because we have more maturity and better understand the value of friendship.

Those who no longer work full-time have even more time for friendships. I find that a very positive message. Indeed if you start a friendship at 50 and live to 100, that is still a fifty year friendship.
That extra maturity also gives us more insight and empathy, for example providing more support to a parent her son or daughter/your friend dies. In the meantime, the ideal situation would be to have a grandparent, parent, or mentor who alerts us to relationships we should be paying more attention to.

What held the Girls from Ames together was a friends forever commitment they made to each other before they were even high school age. That is probably quite rare and most friends for life friendships are in twos or threes. I suspect that people from very small towns feel more bonding and commitment. People who have intense experiences with a church, sport team, or other organization probably are more likely to bond. People from unique schools that instill school loyalty are more likely to bond as well.

While Jeffrey Zaslow is probably correct that women’s friendships tend to be face to face, focused on sharing their lives, and emotional, while men’s friendships tend to be side by side doing things, there are many exceptions. A sizeable number of men have no interest in sports, poker, and macho pursuits and many men would cite women as their best friends. Indeed, as sex roles are becoming less distinct, the nature of male friendships may tend to become more like women’s friendships.

It will be interesting to see if Facebook provides the face time friendship requires. There is considerable research that finds people with friends live longer, healthier, happier lives. But that research doesn’t say anything about how long those friendships have to be. I note that there have been several movies about friendships that start when people are quite old. Examples include Morgan Freeman and Jack Nickelson in The Bucket Brigade. In the Bucket Brigade Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman are very ill in a hospital and write their list of things to do before they die. While ostensibly men doing activities, they wrestled with meaning, purpose, relationships, and the angst of dying—face to face emotional heart to heart talks just like women have.

Research on friendship finds that as people age they tend to be more selective about friends and focus on a smaller number of quality friends and on family. This is as it should be. Youth is the time to try many different things including getting to know people from different backgrounds and cultures. By fifty, we have a pretty good idea of what relationships are likely to lead to quality friendships and what relationships are likely to be shallow. Thus the middle years and beyond are a time to focus on quality. But I would add a caveat. Salespeople know the importance of always seeking new customers. Otherwise, attrition will leave them with fewer and fewer clients. Likewise we need to cultivate some new friendships at every age so we don’t find ourselves with a paucity of friends.

Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Broadcast and podcast starting: October 12, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 10-17-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

You wouldn’t run a business without a plan, but  do you have a written plan for your life? Dr. Brickey walks you through a multi-level system for developing a plan for your life. The system is loosely based on Robert Dilts’ Logical Levels.

The Logical Levels of Life Planning

Level	Question	Function	Components
Spiritual	Who else?	transmission	vision and mission statements
Identity	Who am I?	mission	primary question, scripts, roles
Beliefs	Why?	permission/motivation	beliefs and rules (values are rules with a passionate commitment)
Capabilities	How?	possibilities	talents and skills
Behaviors	What?	action	habits
Environment	Where?	constraints	home, neighborhood, friends, family, light, sound, climate, etc.

Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Broadcast and podcast starting: September 28, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 10-5-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Remember the first time a birthday made you feel old? the jokes? the doubts? the fears your best days were behind you? Maybe you imagined someday wasting away in a nursing home. That’s when you got sucked into the script for thinking and feeling old. Our youth-obsessed culture promotes the idea that aging is all downhill. But I’m here to tell you that for most of us, life gets better as we age. Today I will depart from my usual format of interviewing an anti-aging expert and share with you my Top Ten Social Perks for Being Over 50.So let me get right to my top ten list.

The Top Ten Social Perks of Being Over Sixty©

by Michael Brickey, Ph.D., ABPP

1. Research finds that older people are happier

Research finds that older people report being happier than younger people. The percentages of Americans who said they were very happy were: 28% at ages 18-27, 31% at 28-37, 32% at 38-47, 33% at 48-57, 36% at 58-67, and 38% at 68-77. It drops to 34% for ages 78-89. Still, the 78-89 year old Americans are happier than people under 60. Why? Older people are more comfortable and secure with who they are, what their values are, and what they want to do with their lives. Research finds they focus more on positive events and less on negative events.

[Reserach based on Mroczek, Daniel, & Kolarz, Christian.  The effect of age on positive and negative affect: A developmental perspective on happiness, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1998, 75, 1333-1348.]

2. Less peer pressure

For most teens, especially girls, fitting in, being liked, and being popular are paramount issues. While seeing themselves as rebellious, teen culture is actually very conformist. Teens spend many hours worrying about the right clothes, the right music, and being hip. Age brings a clearer sense of identity and less importance on peer pressure. Employment requires being concerned about pleasing the boss, coworkers, and customers. When employment is no longer required for income, there is a new freedom from peer pressure.

3. More wisdom

Age brings experience and knowledge and learning from mistakes-our own mistakes and others’ mistakes. Living longer doesn’t guarantee wisdom, but it is a prerequisite.

4. More time

Rearing children takes a lot of time and energy. When they eventually leave home, it is eerie how quiet it becomes and how much more time there is. Retirement (or no longer having to work for the money) brings more discretionary time. It can be a time to pursue passions. It can be more time for friends and family. It can be more time to slow down, enjoy life more, think more, and smell the roses.

5. Better control of emotions

Research shows that age brings better skills at managing emotions and dealing with problems. Experience dealing with a lot of conflicts brings skills. In marital or long-term relationships, couples learn what to fight and what to accept. In short, age brings a larger, more tested repertoire for dealing with problems.

6. Better story tellers

Researchers had people listen to stories told by older people and younger people. They rated older peoples’ stories as more interesting, more informative, and of higher quality. This comes at a time in life when seniors are stepping up to being the family matriarchs and patriarchs and passing on family

traditions, values, and stories. People tune out lectures. Stories, however, hypnotize listeners and slide in the message.

7. Sexuality doesn’t complicate relationships as much

Many seniors have a rich sex life and sexuality is important in their lives. Sexuality, however, becomes less about proving manhood or validating being desirable and loved, and more about warmth, caring, and sharing. Age brings fewer worries about political correctness and whether a hug or compliment will be considered a pass or sexual harassment. For couples, there is less fear of children overhearing or interrupting intimate moments and less fear of an unwanted pregnancy. Older men often become more emotionally involved in sex as they need more physical stimulation.

8. Better quality friendships

Youth is a time to experiment and try new things. It is a time to make friends with a wide variety of people. Experience teaches which friendships are likely to be rewarding and which friendships are likely to be superficial. With age, some friendships last for decades. Such friendships are indeed treasures. Research finds that older people have fewer causal acquaintances. They place more emphasis on family and close friends, are more satisfied with their relationships than younger people, and feel strong bonds to close friends. Many “prune” their friendships and make remarks like, “I don’t have time for those people.” There is a shift from novelty to quality, from popularity to meaning.

9. Pride in age again

Children proudly hold up fingers to tell their age and can’t wait until their next birthday. Each birthday is a landmark event. Adults in their thirties, forties, fifties, and sixties see age as eroding vitality and attractiveness and try to hide and deny their age. After sixty, age starts becoming something to be proud of and gives a sense of accomplishment and achievement. By ninety or 100 there are serious bragging rights.

10. Understanding the circle of life

The story of Peter Pan begins, “All of this has happened before, and all of it will happen again.” Age bears witness to cycles of birth, marriage, children and death; of hard times and easy times; of war and peace. Age brings an understanding of life’s rhythms and cycles. A great sense of satisfaction comes with this glimpse into the secrets of the universe.

Certainly a person can have sixty years of experience or one year of experience sixty times. Of course, not everyone over sixty experiences these perks. The perks cite generalities. Nevertheless, if you are a person who continues to grow with age, you are likely to experience these perks.

Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Broadcast and podcast starting: August 31, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 9-7-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Research is vital to separating opinions and myths from beliefs that have support. Rather than just talk about longevity research, we are going to take two tours. The first tour looks at centenarian research including Dr. Belle Boone Beard, Dr. Thomas Perls, the Delaney sisters, Waldo McBurney, George Dawson, Lynn Peters Adler, and Amy Gorman.

The second tour is of aging research. It starts in Copenhagen with the twins studies finding only 25% of longevity it genetic, the Copenhagen Heart Study finding graying hair, balding, and or wrinkles don’t affect longevity. In Boston we look at Dr. George Vaillant and the Harvard Study of Adult Development-longitudinal research that has been following a cadre of Harvard students since 1939. Also at Harvard is Dr. Becca Levy whose longitudinal research found that whether people had positive or negative views of aging affected their longevity decades later. On the other side of Boston is Zone Diet creator Dr. Barry Sears, who in addition to a balanced Mediterranean diet is emphasizing inflammation as the common denominator of chronic diseases and fish oil as vital to restoring healthy Omega 3: Omega 6 balances.

The tour then goes to the University of Pennsylvania (in Philadelphia) where Dr. Martin Seligman showed how people can learn to be more optimistic. He also developed the field of positive psychology and promoted in when he was president of the American Psychological Association. It’s just an hour drive to the plastic surgery practice of Vincent Giampapa in Montclair NJ. I included this stop as he is a good example of the clinical services cutting edge of anti-aging medicine. Dr. Giampapa’ practice will study your genes and health issues and prescribe supplements to (hopefully) turn on helpful genes and turn off unhelpful ones. He also will harvest stem cells and freeze them for later needs. Finally he has a new procedure of injecting fat cells (which are more likely to have stem cells) into facial skin to rejuvenate the skin without surgery.

Next we fly to the Life Extension Foundation at Ft. Lauderdale Florida to meet with Joe Faloon the editor of the Life Extension magazine. The Life Extension Foundation has been ten years ahead of physicians with heart disease (e.g., CoQ-10 with statins, fish oil, bioidentical hormones and inflammation and endothelial aspects of heart disease. The Foundation has fearless fought the pharmaceutical industry and the FDA. It is funded by vitamin and supplement sales and donations. It conducts and funds a lot of cutting edge research.

Next we go to Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland Ohio) to meet with Professor Stephen Post. He is the dean of altruism research and cites numerous research studies that find altruistic people live longer. Then we drive along the lake fronts to Chicago to meet with Dr. Ronald Klatz, founder of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (AAAAM). It board certifies physicians in anti-aging medicine and is a clearing house for anti-aging research. It also sponsors a lot of conferences. Then we to Minneapolis, MN to the School Sister of Notre Dame. This is where Professor David Snowden did longitudinal research with nuns, including autopsies of the brains when the died.

If you really want to see what is new in anti-aging medicine, the place to go is the AAAAM annual conference in Las Vegas. This is the trade show for showing off all the new technologies and products.

Then we fly to San Francisco where Stanford University professor Laura Carstensen developed socioemotional selectivity theory. The theory says that as we age we place more value on emotional experience (and on close friendships). A similar effect happens when people are facing major illness, disasters, and war. While in San Francisco, we can visit cardiologist Dr. Dean Ornish. Way ahead of his time, he developed a low fat diet that dramatically improved the health of heart patients. But it wasn’t just the diet, it also was his emphasis on stress management and exercise.

The we drive down costal highway 101 to Los Angeles and take in the breathtaking views of the ocean. We visit psychiatrist Daniel Amen. His approach is to study brain scans and prescribe diet and lifestyle changes to help patients develop healthier brains. The proof is in the follow up brain scans. While in Los Angeles, we can visit Suzanne Summers in Malibu. Yes this is the same Suzanne Summers that was on Three’s Company and hawked the thing master. She is a major advocate for bioidentical hormone replacement. Her most recent books primarily consist of in-depth interviews with leading hormone experts.

Finally we want to visit professor Sonja Lyubomirsky, the dean of happiness research. She says that 50% of our happiness is a genetically determined set point. Ten percent is circumstances. The remaining 40% is in our control and she outlines how to work with that part to increase happiness.

Well, enough travel, I’m headed back to the Ageless Lifestyles® Institute where we focus on the mind game of living longer, healthier, and happier or what I call the Anti-Aging ABCs® (Attitudes, Beliefs, and Coping Skills). Her we also provide personal coaching and keynote and seminar services.

Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Dr. Matt Narrett, Chief Medical Officer for Erickson Living®

Broadcast and podcast starting: August 20, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 8-31-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

To me, Erickson Living® is the Google of services for seniors. Its twenty communities are amazing, it’s medical services are the medical services we all wish we had, Erickson’s Retirement Living Television is only national TV network for seniors, the Erickson Tribune has a circulation of three million, and the Erickson School of Aging, Management and Policy at the University of Maryland and the Erickson Foundation conduct and support a lot of research on aging.

Last year I had the pleasure of interviewing John Erickson, a true visionary. He recently retired. When I learned that Erickson’s new COO and Erickson’s Medical Director, wrote a new book Old is the New Young: Erickson’s Secrets to Healthy Living, I knew it would be good and arranged to get Dr. Narrett on Ageless Lifestyles®.

I talk about John Erickson being a visionary because he doesn’t just see what people want and provide it. He envisions what we should want and makes it happen. Thus, Erickson Living®  has well-paid primary care doctors spending half an hour per patient visit, using electronic records networked with hospitals, and practicing holistic medicine and preventive medicine-all on a Medicare budget. If he had just created Erickson Living® it would be impressive. But to also create the Retirement Living TV, the Erickson Tribune, and the philanthropic and educational programs he has created, is stunning.

Happily, Erickson Living® isn’t the only visionary in senior healthcare. Bill Thomas, creator of the Eden Alternative and the Greenhouse Movement and Paul and Terry Klaasen of Sunrise Assisted Living also have visionary leadership. There are many more people making an impact on a smaller scale. I mention these people because of the size of their impact. It is an innovative time for seniors.

On the surface Old is the New Young isn’t a profound or visionary book. Much of the advice is advice commonly found in news reports and magazine articles. What is unique is that instead of piecemeal advice, the book weaves together a holistic picture of what seniors need, with an emphasis on having a life with purpose. The holistic picture is quite unique. Thus instead of advice like use your mind, do crossword puzzles; we are told crosswords are OK if you like them but what really matters is curiosity and interactive learning–and a reasonably good diet and reasonable amount of exercise to stay healthy mentally and physically.

Of course you never know where that curiosity and a little chutzpah will lead. After Erickson Living® community at Greenspring women in their 70s, 80s, and 90s  made the pin-up calendar, The Ladies of Greenspring Calendar, the men at Greenspring countered with The Hunks of Greenspring Calendar.

Erickson Living®’s website is www.Erickson.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Image/Dr. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

Broadcast and podcast starting: August 3, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 8-10-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Chapters in books are so unnecessary. Think how many trees would be saved if the print just continued on. But we love chapters. They help us group concepts, alert us to transitions, and reward us for completing an episode. Harvard professor Dr. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot is a developmental sociologist who focuses on stages of human development. She describes ages 50-75 as the third chapter in our lives and titled her new book, The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50.

I’m amused at theorists that come up with principles that are so simplistic as to be useless tautologies like Freud’s conflict between our life and death drives, theologians who see life as a conflict between good and evil, and anti-aging products have the one single key to health and youthfulness. Stage theories can be simplistic and rigid. What I like about Erik Erickson’s eight stages and Dr. Lawrence-Lightfoot’s third chapter is that they are flexible and accommodate individual differences. Thus some third chapter Boomers and seniors focus on career walls, some go back to previous passions, some deal with unresolved traumas, and some go yet another direction. For some it is a shift from career achievement to making the world better or leaving a legacy. Earlier stages of development may be revisited briefly, in great depth, or not at all.

Self-help books and gurus tend to focus on building motivation, visualizing outcomes, and following principles. Dr. Lawrence-Lightfoot focuses on studying role models and their pain and struggles. As her book title indicates it’s adventure and it’s also risk. However, whether it is people starting a business or creating a new chapter in your life, naively following your bliss can be disastrous. The more you learn about and prepare for what you are getting into, the more likely you are to be successful. For example, when considering a new career, learn as much as you can about it. Role models and mentors can be enormously helpful in reducing trial and error learning. The Third Chapter is a wonderful source for role models on dealing with the personal and emotional anxieties and roller coaster ride that often goes with making big life changes. So why do it? As Erickson put it in his seven stage, it’s about generativity vs. stagnation.

Humans love stories and this is about making sense of your life story and choosing your next chapter-as opposed to just going with the flow and letting things happen. Thinking of your future as a story can help. Telling it to others is very helpful. The Third Chapter makes an excellent group discussion book and the web site has a free discussion guide. Perhaps writing your story can help as well. If you have ever taught a course, you know that you learn the material much better when you teach it to others. Likewise, you become much clearer about your story when you tell it to others or put your story in writing. Dr. Lawrence-Lightfoot’s website for her book is www.TheThirdChapter.com.  Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com. 

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Image/Color Consultant Dawn Waldrop

Broadcast and podcast starting: July 27, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 8-3-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

It may not be fair but people do judge a book by its cover. And people do judge you by your appearance-even before you say a word. One of the challenges of aging is that our body shapes and complexions gradually change with age. Your wardrobe and appearance can make you look older or younger, competent or clueless, fabulous or flat. What looked good at 20 can be quite unflattering at 50 or 60. Image and color expert Dawn Waldrop consults with and teaches business leaders and professionals on how to look their best. The result has often been promotions, raises, and increased sales. Today she is going to help us learn about how to choose colors and styles that help Boomer and help Seniors look and feel their best.

With my Anti-Aging ABCs®, I posit that how you think affects how you feel and how you feel affects how you look-your posture, demeanor, energy, and facial expressions-and when you look better, people respond to you more positively-prompting you to feel even better. The same is true for your wardrobe and appearance. When you wear clothes that fit well and are harmonious colors and fabrics, you feel better. You feel more energetic. And people respond to you more positively-both because of the vibes you are putting out and because of their response to your visual harmony. You could protest that all this is just superficial. But just as men are genetically programmed to respond to women’s figures, we are all genetically programmed to be attracted to beauty and harmony and be turned off by disharmony.

Certainly one can go overboard with clothes or cosmetics.  John Edwards didn’t need to pay $400 for a haircut. You can go overboard with anything. With good planning the right wardrobe for you can cost less as everything in your closet is functional and everything goes together. Choosing the right color costs the same as choosing the wrong color. The wasted money comes from a closet full of clothes you rarely wear. The wasted money also comes from the fashion industry’s planned obsolescence with incessant changes materials, lapels, lengths, and styles. That is certainly wasteful. For some being fashionable is a job requirement. Those on very tight budgets can favor choosing clothes that are slower to go out of style-as opposed to those Member’s Only jackets.

The bottom line is that time spent planning pays off in having a closet that works, not wasting money, and looking and feeling your best. In a nutshell the process is to

1.     Know what coloring and materials work for you.

2.     Study your activities and what kind of clothes you need for those activities.

3.     Find the stores that meet your needs. Dawn suggested that Internet stores often offer a better selection than what an individual store can stock.

Dawn Waldrop’s website is www.Best-Impressions.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Henry Alford

Broadcast and podcast starting: July 6, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 7-13-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right Deleteclick download and select “save target as.”)

Age brings the opportunity for wisdom but doesn’t automatically bring wisdom.  Henry Alford, a pundit and humorist who writes for the New York Times, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker, set out seek the wisdom of older people-as he puts it “while they are still on this earth.” The result was his newest book, How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People. Today he shares the insight, wit and wisdom from his quest.

When it comes to interviewing and writing, frankly, I’m more used to the left brain approach of talking about data and clinical experience. But from doing psychotherapy, life coaching, and public speaking I’m also keenly aware of the power of stories. Exploring stories and biographies with Henry Alford is a refreshing shift to the right brain for exploring wisdom. Indeed wisdom is such a difficult concept to define, that it is especially well suited to narrative examples.

At first, I was feeling a little envious of Henry as he gets to interview experts on wisdom. Then I realized interviewing experts is exactly what I do every two weeks on Ageless Lifestyles. The principle difference is that Henry Alford interviews them in person and I interview them by phone.

So what did we learn about wisdom? Perhaps it’s like good art-you know it when you see it. Certainly, Henry provided wonderful examples of wise people. Various definitions of wisdom include: a mix of erudition, judgment, making the best choices, cleverness, and spiritual wisdom. A classic example is King Solomon smoking out the real mother by ruling a disputed baby should be cut in half. Another classic example of wisdom was when a Gentile told Hillel he would convert to Judaism if he could explain the Torah while standing on one foot. Hillel replied, “That which is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor. That is the whole Torah; the rest is commentary.”

In our interview Henry Alford zipped through his five traits that characterize wisdom.

• His first is reciprocity. I think by reciprocity he not only refers to appreciating give and take, but also foreseeing the many domino effect that an action or lack of action can have.
• His second trait is nonattachment. This is the ability to step back and objectively see things with perspective. Indeed, I find perspective is the key to so many things such as emotional healing, progress in psychotherapy, turning pain into humor, and solving most problems. Nonattachment is what enables us to let go of pain and self-interest so we can see things from a different viewpoint.
• His third trait is doubt. Doubt helps with perspective. Ironically, some of the leaders he admired led causes and seemed to have little doubt. Abraham Lincoln seemed to be a president who wrestled with doubt. Presidents like Ronald Reagan and Lyndon Johnson seemed to show little doubt.
• Henry Alford’s fourth trait is discretion. This involves using nonattachment and perspective to appreciate how actions affect others and trying to do things in a way that does the most good and as kindly and considerately as possible.
• His fifth trait is working for the common good. This distinguishes those who are bright and clever but merely acting in self-interest, from those who are helping a larger cause.

Why did Henry Alford zip through the five traits? Because his style and contribution isn’t an academic definition but as the said the “take away,” for him is the power of biography.

Henry Alford’s website is www.HenryAlford.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest:  Dr. David D. Clarke

Broadcast and podcast starting: June 22, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 6-29-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Every year millions of people go to their doctors with very real illness, see several specialists, go through endless tests only to be told, “We can’t find anything wrong with you.” Often the problem is caused by a illnesses largely ignored by medical schools-stress illnesses. Today Dr. David Clarke shares with us how to recognize stress illnesses and what to do about them.

The problem isn’t that therapists don’t know how to deal with childhood issues, stress, PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The problem is that patients with stress illnesses go to their physicians or emergency rooms with real illnesses. The physicians focus on physical causes and have little training in psychological causes. When the tests find nothing, most just keep looking or refer to a specialist. Few of these patients would go directly to a psychologist but even if they did, many psychologists, since they haven’t had training in dealing with patients who present with ostensibly physical illnesses, would be distracted by or intimidated by the physical illnesses.

Thus, the patients go on a wild goose chase and the problems persist for years-possibly even a lifetime. I would try to come up with a statistic like half of all doctor visits are stress related, but that is an artificial statistic as stress and physical causes are usually co-conspirators in illnesses. The good news is that most psychologists and mental health professionals are very familiar with how to treat stress illnesses, including those arising from lousy childhoods or trauma.

Dr. Clarke’s book, They Can’t Find Anything Wrong, and the training he is doing is sorely needed. It would help if doctors put some stress related questions on their screening histories. Medicine is very protocol driven. If medical decision trees say refer to a psychologist or other qualified mental health professional when the usual tests for the presenting problem aren’t finding anything wrong, many of these patients would get the help they need.

The ultimate solution would be to have a psychologist in every primary care physician’s office and many specialist’s offices as well. The doctor could walk over and introduce the patient to the psychologist or mental health professional and make an appointment. That can be especially important to grease the path since many of these patients are probably reluctant to see their illness as having a psychological cause. I note the American Psychological Association is increasingly advocating for psychologists to be in primary care physician’s offices. The Ageless Lifestyles® show with cardiologist Dr. Joel Okner and cardiopsychologist Dr. Jeremy Clorfene provides an excellent illustration of how this can work in a specialty practice as well.

When children grow up in dysfunctional families, they often make decisions at a very young age about what script to follow. Some act out. Some develop abysmal self-esteem and become physical or emotional punching bags. Some turn to alcohol or drugs. Some become junior social workers trying to please everyone and avoid conflict or strife. Some have to sacrifice their childhoods and parent parents or sibs. Many try to cope by being perfect. Thus, many patients whose stress illness had childhood origins seem so responsible and effective that few suspect anything is wrong psychologically.

To recap the solution Dr. Clarke recommends, the first two steps are diagnostic-first, consider stress as a possible cause and second, search for sources and connections. Creating a stress inventory and periodically adding to the list can help. Then it is on to seeking whatever solution or therapy will be more helpful. Some of the strategies Dr. Clarke especially likes include giving yourself permission to play, scheduling time for yourself, writing letters, observing children and imagining them experiencing the stresses, time-limited support groups, and becoming the person you always wanted to be. I especially like the becoming the person you always wanted to be as the goal shouldn’t be just the absence of headaches, backaches, stomach aches and the like, but having a wonderful life.

Dr. Clarke’s fascinating book is in layman’s language, very readable, and a bargain at only $16.95.

Dr. Clarke’s website is www.stressillness.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Natural Health Nutritionist Dr. Gary Null

Broadcast and podcast starting: June 8, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 6-15-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

There is a rich literature on natural cures for headaches, digestive problems, allergies, and other health problems. But how do you tell help from hype? Is it safe and does it work? Natural Health Nutritionist Dr. Gary Null is the author of 70 books on health including his most recent book, Be a Healthy Woman, has been studying and advising millions on alternative health and natural healing for three decades. Today he shares his knowledge with us.

Dr. Null has never shared his real secret to health and longevity. With more than 70 books, more than 20 films, competing in marathons, counseling thousands, and bridging  nutrition, self-development, politics, and even pet care. I’m convinced that he has figured out how to clone himself. Dr. Null’s is a renaissance man who has an extraordinarily holistic view of health and wellness including physical, mental, and spiritual. He is into mindfulness and is a wonderful story teller.

His books excoriate  caffeine, alcohol, and meat. At a more controversial level, he advocates removing mercury fillings from teeth, chelation, magnet therapy, and questions the safety of vaccines. The sources he typically cites are experts he has interviewed. If you are looking for traditional research that footnotes lots of references, you will be frustrated. If you are looking for new ideas to consider or try, you are at a feast.

A note on his references to some people living well into Mediterranean, Eastern European, and Eastern countries living extremely long lives are controversial: The oldest well documented centenarian was Jeanne Calment, a Frenchwoman who lived to 122. There are many claims of people living much longer but researchers as skeptical as documentation is poor and their cultures revere living long which gives an incentive to exaggerate.

The concept that that the biggest factor in health and longevity is being happy is profound. Also profound is his epiphany that getting healthier starts with beliefs and values. I was also impressed with how Gary generally supported a Mediterranean diet but emphasized how you eat is as important as what you eat. Thus, slow leisurely meals with family do wonders for your health.

Dr. Null’s website is www.GaryNull.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guests Dr. Paula Forman and Dr. Jeff Johnson

Broadcast and podcast starting: May 25, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 6-1-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

How does a narcissistic generation that was determined to reshape the world deal with career crashes, job burnout, divorce, empty nests, aging parents, and deciding whether to retire? Psychologist Dr. Jeff Johnson and Sociologist Dr. Paula Forman, authors of The Hourglass Solution: A Boomer’s Guide to the Rest of Your Life, help us think out how what is unique about Boomers and how to generatively handle Boomer life transitions.

I didn’t highlight it in the interview but their metaphor is that in middle age many Boomers often feel that they are trapped by previous choices, and their lives are funneling into an increasingly narrow channel. Dr. Johnson and Dr. Forman see the dilemma as analogous to the narrow section of an hourglass.

The key to getting through this narrow passage and into the bottom part of the hourglass is realizing there are always options. They emphasize looking to other Boomers for role models and success stories to see new options and get unstuck. It make take courage to make the changes, but the ensuing renewed sense of purpose is usually well worth the risk.

They see Baby Boomers as still destined to change the world-because of their generation’s size, values, ideals, and sense of entitlement. They were also clear that most Boomers find traditional retirement unsatisfying. That is because most Boomers get bored with retirement and because so much of our identity derives from what we do vocationally or avocationally. It is time to retire the word retirement and have a new vision for Greater Adulthood.

So often discussion about Boomers is just nostalgia and trivia. I found it fascinating to explore the Boomer experience and how it is evolving. In particular, I was fascinated by their image of Boomers having a very strong sense of entitlement, very broad boundaries, and a willingness to take on all responsibilities including careers, micromanaging their kids and caring for their aging parents. The downside can be difficulty in prioritizing and difficulty in trying to do everything.

Clearly, Boomers will continue to have a profound effect on our culture. Dr. Johnson and Dr. Forman view Boomers through the lens of psychology, sociology, advertising, their own experience, and hundreds of interviews with Boomers. Their perspective has a pride in Boomerdom and encourages embracing choice and learning from other Boomers.

Their website is www.TheHourGlassSolution.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

P.S. If you have a good term for what term should replace retirement, I’d love to hear it, share it with other listeners, and I’ll also pass it on to Dr. Johnson and Dr. Forman. Just send an email to radio@AgelessLifestyles.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Preventive Health Researcher Dr. Duke Johnson

Broadcast and podcast starting: May 11, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 5-18-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

When health study results are announced, the news feeds us sketchy, piecemeal results with little attention to the quality or limitations of the study. Radio and TV thrives on the diet of the week and sensationalism.  No wonder Americans are confused about what to do to be healthier. Research is becoming increasingly clear, however, that there is a common denominator to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and other chronic diseases. Dr. Duke Johnson, author of The Optimal Health Revolution, shares with us what that commonality is and how it can guide us in preventing chronic diseases.

Most health and wellness gurus and authors emphasize their niche or try to be comprehensive and cover diet and exercise. Dr. Johnson or Dr. Duke as he is often called, presents a very holistic approach with avoiding inflammation as a key integrating concept. In interviews, I try to focus on what is most unique about the expert and their area of greatest expertise. Consequently, time did not permit going into all of the issues and recommendations Optimal Health covers.

To recap Dr. Johnson’s big picture, a century ago, most Americans died from acute illnesses. Today modern medicine can prevent or cure most acute illnesses. We also are better educated, more informed, and have money to take care of ourselves. Consequently it is the chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes that kills most Americans. In the last decade, researchers are increasingly converging on inflammation as the common denominator of most chronic diseases. We also are seeing a convergence on the Mediterranean diet. Thus, Dr. Johnson’s comments on how few people in Mediterranean countries are following that diet anymore is an important heads up. We need to be following the principles and not the current practices.

Of course we are also seeing a convergence on the importance of exercise-both cardiovascular and strength (and I might add flexibility and balance). Most researchers also give a passing nod to the importance of stress. I really like way Dr. Johnson not only underscores stress, but also ties it to a sense of purpose and whether how you use your time fits with your values and purpose.

Some take aways are to, at least once, include a C-reactive protein test in your next physical, avoid high fructose corn syrup, and choose whole grain rather than multi-grain. I also note that in his book Dr. Johnson recommended investing in a whole house water filter. I heartily agree. Including the plumbing bill you should be able to do this for about $600 and about $15 a month in filters and charcoal material.

Dr. Johnson’s website is www.DrDukeJohnson.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guests: Preventive Cardiologist Dr. Michael Ozner

Broadcast and podcast starting: April 27, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 5-4-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Three major research studies show that bypass surgery doesn’t prevent heart attacks or death any more than conservative medical treatment. Further, research shows that angioplasties (with or without stents) don’t prevent heart attacks or deaths any more than conservative medical treatment. There is little research to contradict these well designed, peer reviewed studies published in prominent medical journals. Nevertheless, 1.5 million Americans a year have angioplasties or bypass surgery.

Dr. Ozner is very polite and doesn’t go for the jugular. He has his data speak. Cardiac surgery costs at least $60 billion a year and is the star and major profit center of most hospitals. While the medical profession is increasingly emphasizing evidence-based procedures, if it applies evidence-based criteria to cardiac surgery, it will kill the golden goose. It’s amazing that while the data has been around for decades, cardiologists continue to urge angioplasties and by-pass surgeries extensively despite it not having any better results than conservative medical treatment, in most cases. I surprised that Dr. Ozner’s colleagues haven’t tried to tar and feather him for threatening their lucrative careers.

I have been trying to sort out how different experts and organizations are emphasizing different causes of cardiovascular. In rejecting the plumbing analogy for cardiovascular disease, Dr. Ozner’s book describes a process that leads to cardiovascular disease. The process starts with excess LDL cholesterol burrowing into the artery walls, joining triglycerides, oxidizing, and prompting inflammation and its aftermath. An intervention at any stage of this process can help. Thus lowering cholesterol helps, lowering triglycerides helps, anti-oxidants help, balancing Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids helps, as does good nutrition, exercise, and stress management. Unchecked, the ultimate problem becomes inflammation, which is not only key to cardiovascular disease but also most chronic diseases.

For those who resist following detailed regimes, the basic principles of the Mediterranean or his Miami Mediterranean diet are simple: lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, whole grains, lean protein (especially from small cold water fish), and eschewing processed food. I also note that Dr. Ozner’s emphasis on stress nicely reinforced the show we had with Cardiologist Dr. Joel Okner and cardiac psychologist Dr. Jeremy Clorfene.

Overall I think The Great American Heart Hoax is the most important cardiology book in the last hundred years. Hopefully it will be a wake-up call for having cardiology become more evidence-based and more holistic. Dr. Ozner’s website is www.DrOzner.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guests: Elsa Hoffmann and Sharon Textor-Black

Broadcast and podcast starting: April 13, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 4-19-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

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Only a third of Americans want to live to 100. Why? They imagine that living to 100 means being in a nursing home, crippled with arthritis, your mind destroyed by Alzheimer’s, and the highlight of your day-nursing home food. That is a possibility, but certainly not a necessity. Today we are going to talk with 101 year old Elsa Hoffman and her granddaughter/biographer Sharon Textor-Black on how living to 100 can be fabulous.

What makes Elsa such a vital person at 101? The genetic lottery probably accounts for about 25% of her success. Let me cite four other factors that contribute to her longevity:

1.     There are hundreds of studies that indicate optimists live longer, healthier, happier lives. Elsa is an absolute master at optimism. Sharon sees Elsa’s childhood as Prussian. Elsa sees her childhood as great lessons in discipline and attention to detail. While Elsa wanted to be a teacher, she sees her father’s insistence on business school having served her very well.

2.     One of the most difficult challenges in living a long life is dealing with the death of friends and family. Even the death of her son and her beloved husband didn’t throw her for very long. She has a view of death that it is a natural event and leads to an even better place. Further, for those who are suffering in pain, as her son did, it is a reprieve from suffering.

3.     She has a sense of purpose. Her purpose is to draw others out, help people connect, and help people feel better. For a couple of decades she and her husband ran a resort in Florida. It was a place where no one was a stranger and guests gathered around the piano for singing. Nothing makes her happier than to connect people. If that weren’t purpose enough, she has always done a lot of charitable and funding raising. I also note she has a wide variety of interests and activities-including travel, cards, baking, and reading. The variety helps keep the interests fresh and by having a variety, if one activity becomes unavailable, she has several others to keep life enjoyable.

4. She takes care of herself, with eating well, walking, getting good health care, and being prudent with money. There are two aspects of taking care of herself that are a matter of style rather than necessity. She finds dressing well and always looking good helps her feel good about herself and shows respect to others. She also doesn’t mind acknowledging that she has had a-one-facelift-because she wants to look her best. Their website is www.ElsasOwnBlueZone.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com. ***********************

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Dr. Ryan Niemiec

Broadcast and podcast starting: March 30, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 4-6-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Historically psychology has focused on what’s wrong. In clinical psychology, the emphasis on pathology was reinforced by insurance companies only paying for treatment of diagnosable conditions. Ten years ago Martin Seligman launched the field of positive psychology and made it the theme of his presidency of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Ryan Niemiec helps us look at movies from the perspective of positive psychology and see how that lens can help us live longer, healthier, happier lives.


Movies can have a tremendous influence on the quality of our lives. Often we dismiss them as mere entertainment. Just as a food critic notices and appreciates nuances in food because he or she looks for the nuances and studies them, we too can get more out of movies if we ask ourselves more questions about them. Movie critics tend to focus on acting, photography, and entertainment value. Positive psychology focuses on role models and character strengths and virtues, with a goal of helping us learn to live better lives. You might think of positive psychology as self-help made scientific. Dr. Niemiec obviously loves psychology and loves movies and like a food critic is teaching us to be more sophisticated, and to get more out of movies. Unlike the food critic, the process is nonfattening.

Dr. Niemiec is the Education Director at the Via Institute on Character. He is the principle author of Positive Psychology at the Movies and Movies and Mental Illness. His website is www.viacharacter.net. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com. ***********************

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Martine Ehrenclou

Broadcast and podcast starting: March 23, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 3-30-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Hospitals are dangerous places. 5% of patients leave with infections they acquired at the hospital and 5% experience medication errors. There are drug interactions, miscommunications, falls, unhealthy food, and neglect. Most people put a lot of planning into going on a vacation, and do no planning for a hospital stay. To help you come out alive and healthy, you need to know how the system works and how to work the system. Martine Ehrenclou, author of Critical Conditions: The Essential Hospital Guide to Get Your Loved One Out Alive has researched and distilled what you need to know and do to defend yourself in a hospital and achieve the best possible outcome

Information on Critical Conditions is at www.criticalconditions.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guests: Cardiologist Dr. Joel Okner and Cardiac Psychologist Jeremy Clorfene

Broadcast and podcast starting: March 16, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 3-23-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

If you or someone you love has a heart attack, the cardiologist probably gives you a brief technical assessment. Anxiety levels are so high you only hear a small fraction of what the doctor says, and remember even less. Typically, there is no discussion about the psychological factors and dealing with the stress, changes, and how different your life has become. Cardiologist Dr. Joel Okner and Cardiac Psychologist Dr. Jeremy Clorfene stepped in to fill the gap with their just released book, The No Bull Book On Heart Disease: Real Answers To Winning Back Your Heart and Health.

It is easy to miss how unique their message is. First, they put cardiology in language that lay people can understand and use. In their book, in particular, they take you step-by-step through exactly what happens physically and emotionally with various diagnoses, tests, and surgeries. That kind of information is surprisingly hard to find.

The even more profound thing they do is address how heart disease impacts patients and families emotionally. Managed care initially offered great promise. Kiser Permanente in particular, was very good at offering supportive and preventive services to help subscribers avoid even bigger problems down the road. Thus, managed care done right would encourage every heart disease patient to see a cardiac psychologist. But most of managed care deteriorated to cost containment. Consequently, we are left with a perfect storm that largely ignores cardiac psychological needs. Pharmaceutical companies advertise pills as the solution. Patients want pills and quick fixes, and compensation for doctors encourages 5-minute-medicine. Even the rehab programs medicalized rehab and made it mostly about diet, exercise, and physical therapy.

The Okner and Clorofene message is that pills may be necessary but without addressing stress, lifestyle, exercise, and nutrition, a heart attack or stroke is just around the corner.

My suggestion for finding a psychologist who is particularly familiar with heart disease and other health problems is to contact a hospital’s Medical Staff office and ask for a list of psychologists who are on the medical staff or affiliate staff. Then compare that list to psychologists covered by your insurance.

Dr. Okner and Dr. Clorfene practice in Chicago and host a weekly two-hour Radio call in show, “The Doctors Are In” on WKRS 1220 AM. Information on their book is at www.nobulldocs.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Dr. Beth Ross

Broadcast and podcast starting: March 9, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 3-16-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

As Betty Davis said in All About Eve, “Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night.” Unemployment rates are approaching 10% and you can hear the fear in a lot of conversations. But the very nature of change invariably creates new opportunities. Employers who are reluctant to hire full-time employees often seek free lancers, consultants, and part-timers to get the work done. Creative job seekers are using bridge jobs to get their foot in the door, gain new experience, and build a resume. Career Coach and Executive Search expert Dr. Beth Ross emphasizes creative approaches to dealing with a topsy turvy job market.

In his new book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Blink and of Tipping Point, analyzes what determines what people have extraordinarily successful careers. While IQ helps, after about 130 it doesn’t matter. One factor is what he calls the 10,000 hour rule-that it takes about 10,000 hours of study in a cognitively complex field to master it. That may sound intimidating but it is only 40 hours a week for five years-not much longer than it takes to get a college degree.

With longer and longer lifespans and better health at older ages, it become quite feasible for people in their 50s, 60s, or 70s to learn a new professions and perform it at a mastery level for many years. Of course, some jobs require college degrees or certifications. But some primarily require experience – hence the concept of bridge jobs for changing careers – either to escape burnout and seek more interesting work, or because one’s niche is becoming as obsolete as drying up and like VCRs and 8-track tapes.

Gladwell points out another factor, being in the right place at the right time. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs got in on the ground floor of the computer industry. Few of us are going to be that successful or famous, but the same principle applies-and fortunately with a shorter time frame. When Beth Ross talked about researching what jobs are hot, she was talking about opportunity timing.

Let me give a concrete example. There are more nursing homes than there are McDonald’s restaurants and each one has an administrator. What does it take to be a nursing home administrator? You need business management skills, HR skills, and some knowledge of gerontology and healthcare. What are the credentialing requirements? While it varies from state to state, typically you need a college degree, five courses-nursing home administration, healthcare financial management, legal issues in healthcare, gerontology, and personnel management. Your probably also need a supervised internship. You could get a bridge job in a nursing home, such as an admissions coordinator, and take course part-time. Or you could go to school full time for a semester or two and seek the job. The average salary is $90,000. While we hope the Eden revolutions change nursing homes into more home like, resident-centered facilities where people would want to live, with 1.6 nursing home patients and almost a million assisted living residents in the US, there are a lot of jobs and the aging population is going to expand the demand.

In our interview, Dr. Ross talked about the importance of talking with everyone. People considering a career change to a job like nursing home administrator, would want to talk with everyone they know who knows anything about nursing homes. They should visit nursing homes, learn about the field, and then decide if it is a good move. I’m not pushing that job but I thought a concrete example would help.

As for career coaching, I’ll restate my rule of thumb, that while always helpful, career counseling is most critical when reinventing a career, taking a creative or uncharted course, honing resume and interview skills, or when getting a job soon is critical.

Career Coach Dr. Beth Ross does career counseling, executive coaching, coaching on nitty-gritty issues like interviewing, resume writing, and salary negotiation, and is a professional speaker. She is based in New York City but also does a lot of work with Silicon Valley near San Francisco. Her website is www.BethRoss.com.  Dr. Brickey’s websites include DrBrickey.com and Anti-Aging-Speaker.com. One particularly good resource for job information and job trends is the Occupational Outlook Handbook at http://www.bls.gov/oco/www.bls.gov and in the reference section of almost every library.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Sexologist Dr. Robert Birch

Broadcast and podcast starting: March 2, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 3-9-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

While cake is good without icing, sex is the icing on the cake that makes intimate relationships especially sweet. Our humor is a good indication of how important sex is to us, and how much anxiety we have about it. It takes more than a little blue pill to have a fulfilling sex life. Sexologist Dr. Robert Birch has more thirty years experience working with men, women, and couples on sexual concerns. Although retired from clinical practice he still writes extensively how to have a more fulfilling sexual life.

Dr. Robert Birch has been a pioneer in sex therapy and has specialized in sex therapy for more than 30 years. He is the author of numerous books and e-books and an erotic novel. His hardcover books include Oral Caress: A Loving Guide to Exciting a Woman, Sex and the Aging Male, A Sex Therapist’s Manual, Pathways to Pleasure: A Woman’s Guide to Orgasm, Male Sexual Endurance: A Man’s Book About Ejaculatory Control, Not to the Letter of the Law: Poetry in the Spirit of the Glosa, Rhubarb Pie: With Just a Taste of Naughty, A Bite Out of the Rainbow: A Mosaic of Erotic Verse, Tales of Erotic Encounters: X-Rated Short Stories, and Gray Pleasures. Information on all of his books is at oralcaress.com, which has books, DVDs, and a lot more. Note: his website and books are explicit.Dr. Brickey’s websites include DrBrickey.com and Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Dr. Robert Birch is like an artist who loves his work. He is like a cook who loves to cook. Retire? Artists and cooks don’t retire-they love their art and love their food. Talking with Dr. Birch is like talking with a Robert Frost or a Julia Child.

Most sex therapists talk a lot about technique. I love the way Dr. Robert Birch places the emphasis on outlook an attitude. His biggest emphasis is on sex as play. The spice is creativity and adventure. His metaphor is enjoying the trip whether you get to the destination or not. It is sex that lasts a lifetime. Some of the keys were focusing on the sensual as opposed to performance and talking positively, for example I love it when you do that as opposed to why don’t you ever….

I found it fascinating that in his 30 years of research and clinical experience he finds a lot of middle aged men avoiding sex for fear they won’t perform well. The shift to a mindset of a playful trip means there is no grade. I also was fascinated to learn that swingers have very clear rules. It was also fascinating that most people in open marriages eventually end up closing the relationship, that is making it exclusive, …or getting a divorce. Why, sex and relationships require trust and it’s hard to have trust without rules and in an open marriage. Of course, Dr. Birch’s first rule is play.

I am delighted to welcome our sponsor Dr. Barry Sears’ Zone Labs. Dr. Sears developed the Zone Diet and is author of several best sellers including the The Zone and Toxic Fat. Listeners and readers can get a limited time 10% discount on your first purchase of Dr. Sears’ supplements to help you stay healthy and lose weight. This includes vitamins, antioxidants, Zone snack bars, and much more. I especially recommend his fish oil which is double refined and has every batch tested to avoid toxins, metals and oxidation. To get the discount, go to www.ZoneDiet.com and use the promotional code “Ageless” or call 1-800-404-8171 and use the promotional code “Ageless.” My recommendation: choose the customize button and (unless you are an elite athlete) Omega Rx and SeaHealth Plus, which also entitles you to three of Dr. Sears’ books for free as well as the 10% discount.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Pat Dismukes

Broadcast and podcast starting: Feb. 23, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 3-2-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Chances are sooner or later someone you care about will need a nursing home. It might even be you for that fall on the ice, auto accident, or recovering from a knee replacement. Large cities have dozens of nursing homes. How do you choose the best one? How do you make sure you get optimal care once in a nursing home? Pat Dismukes, author of *5* Star Nursing Home Comparison Guide shares her sleuth secrets for getting the best possible care.

I supplement her advice with my own experience in doing consults in therapy in several nursing homes for several years. I was attracted to what Pat had to say because of her emphasis on gathering information up front and her Columbo style of checking out facilities. The information gathering includes:
• being clear about what kind of care you need-e.g., Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, good wound care
• being clear about your lifestyle needs-activities, noise, privacy
• determining how you will pay for it (private health insurance, long-term care insurance, Medicare, Medicaid) Note: Some nursing homes accept Medicaid and some don’t. Once a patient in a nursing home Medicaid, Medicare, Blue Cross and private pay patients get the same nursing care. The only differences are that insurance programs vary in what medical procedures, medications, medical supplies, specialty therapies they fund. At least currently, Medicaid patients typically get the same medications including expensive trademarked drugs as other patients.
• clarifying the roles and support families will fill, e.g., finances, visiting, shopping, laundry, home,
• gathering documents: medical info, and prescription info, list of all doctors and healthcare practitioners, healthcare power of attorney, living will, possibly financial power of attorney
• deciding which doctors you will use

Resources include the free 68 page Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home and the very detailed information and rating system on nursing homes at www.Medicare.gov/NHcompare.

I am delighted to welcome our sponsor Dr. Barry Sears’ Zone Labs. Dr. Sears developed the Zone Diet and is author of several best sellers including the The Zone and Toxic Fat. Listeners and readers can get a limited time 10% discount on your first purchase of Dr. Sears’ supplements to help you stay healthy and lose weight. This includes vitamins, antioxidants, Zone snack bars, and much more. I especially recommend his fish oil which is double refined and has every batch tested to avoid toxins, metals and oxidation. To get the discount, go to www.ZoneDiet.com and use the promotional code “Ageless” or call 1-800-404-8171 and use the promotional code “Ageless.” My recommendation: choose the customize button and (unless you are an elite athlete) Omega Rx and SeaHealth Plus, which also entitles you to three of Dr. Sears’ books for free as well as the 10% discount.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Chris Glass

Broadcast and podcast starting: Feb. 16, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 2-23-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

When it comes to shoes, most of us pay more attention to style than to foot health. Eventually it catches up with us with back pain, foot pain, bunions, and other problems. But there are angels of mercy who know how to get your feet the support they need. Licensed, Board Certified Pedorthist Chris Glass talks about the good, the bad and the ugly with feet and shoes. You only get one pair of feet and if you want to live a long, healthy life, you need to take good care of them.

Like a lot of people my feet get tired and my bunions were getting bigger. I tried an arch support store and it was no help. I went to an orthopdedist and he prescribed some shoe inserts that are hard as rocks and quite uncomfortable. My image of shoe stores was that there were normal shoe stores, specialty shoes for athletes, and stores that sold really ugly shoes to people with diabetes or serious deformities. Fortunately, Chris disillusioned  me.

Talk to someone with even a mild case of scoliosis and they will tell you that having their spine curved a little out of alignment causes them a lot of pain and that a shoe lift or adapted seat cushion can help lessen the discomfort. Our feet are even further down the foundation than our back. Without good support from our shoes, problems pain and dysfunction follow sooner or later.

I knew that thongs were dreadful, loafers are bad, and crocks suspect, but I was confused about tennis shoes versus oxford shoes. One of my take aways today is that it’s all about providing support and cushioning shock-and that the right tennis shoe is usually a little better at absorbing shock than the right leather shoe.

Of course today a lot of regular shoes have composition soles that absorb shock. And then we have the rocker soled shoes. Hearing Chris talk about the benefits of shoes with rocker soles, I think I’ll wear my MBT shoes more often. Another take away is that it is healthier to take relatively short steps. That’s easy to do and free. I concur with Chris that if you want to have a fancy pair of shoes for church or a special occasion, OK, but day to day we need to be wearing shoes with good support and good cushioning of shock.

Many of the orthotic shoes for men look pretty normal. I still think that if we can put astronauts on the moon we should be able to produce attractive shoes for women that are also healthy. Whoever figures it out will probably become very wealthy. Baby Boomers are going to insist on both healthy and attractive shoes. The bottom line on shoes is you can get by with not getting tire alignments on your car and if the tires or car wears out, you can replace them. But you only get one pair of feet.

Chris Glass and his brother Justin Glass are proprietors of the Foot Solutions store in Columbus (Reynoldsburg) Ohio. Foot Solutions is part of an International franchise of stores providing orthotic footwear, inserts, and arch supports. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

I am delighted to welcome our sponsor Dr. Barry Sears’ Zone Labs. Dr. Sears developed the Zone Diet and is author of several best sellers including the The Zone and Toxic Fat. Listeners and readers can get a limited time 10% discount on your first purchase of Dr. Sears’ supplements to help you stay healthy and lose weight. This includes vitamins, antioxidants, Zone snack bars, and much more. I especially recommend his fish oil which is double refined and has every batch tested to avoid toxins, metals and oxidation. To get the discount, go to www.ZoneDiet.com and use the promotional code “Ageless” or call 1-800-404-8171 and use the promotional code “Ageless.” My recommendation: choose the customize button and (unless you are an elite athlete) Omega Rx and SeaHealth Plus, which also entitles you to three of Dr. Sears’ books for free as well as the 10% discount.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Rich Lukesh

Broadcast and podcast starting: Feb. 9, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 2-16-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Whether you are job hunting, fearful of losing your job, wanting a better job, or have a friend or family member who needs a job, now seems like an abysmal time to be job hunting. All the more reason to have the competitive edge with job searching, cover letters, resumes, and interviews. Today, Rich Lukesh author of Secrets of Getting Hired, shares his years of experience as a corporate CEO and HR consultant in what gets people in the door and what gets them hired.

I previously interviewed Dr. Beth Ross, Brad Taft, and Dr. Helen Harkness on career issues and you can click the links to hear those shows. They tended to focus on the big picture of what career to pursue and networking and job hunting. While Rich Lukesh also looks at the big picture, today and in his free e-book he focuses on small to mid-sized employers and zooms down to the nitty gritty mechanics of cover letters, resumes, email addresses, file names, and interviews. He shifts your mindset from being an applicant to being a marketer and salesman.

You can download his free e-book, The Secrets to Getting Hired Now at www.secretstogettinghired.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

I am delighted to welcome our sponsor Dr. Barry Sears’ Zone Labs. Dr. Sears developed the Zone Diet and is author of several best sellers including the The Zone and Toxic Fat. Listeners and readers can get a limited time 10% discount on your first purchase of Dr. Sears’ supplements to help you stay healthy and lose weight. This includes vitamins, antioxidants, Zone snack bars, and much more. I especially recommend his fish oil which is double refined and has every batch tested to avoid toxins, metals and oxidation. To get the discount, go to www.ZoneDiet.com and use the promotional code “Ageless” or call 1-800-404-8171 and use the promotional code “Ageless.” My recommendation: choose the customize button and (unless you are an elite athlete) Omega Rx and SeaHealth Plus, which also entitles you to three of Dr. Sears’ books for free as well as the 10% discount.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Barbara Bellman

Broadcast and podcast starting: Feb. 2, 2009 on webtalkradio.net. After 2-9-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Flirting is like salt and pepper. Just a dash makes dinner so much more enjoyable. But if you try to flirt at 50, 60, or 70 the way you did at 20 or 30, you’ll look foolish and ridiculous. Today Barbara Bellman, author of Flirting After Fifty, applies her marketing and branding skills to help us learn how women and men can flirt at 50, 60, and even 90 or 100.

Barbara Bellman’s website is www.FlirtingAfterFifty.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

I am delighted to welcome our sponsor Dr. Barry Sears’ Zone Labs. Dr. Sears developed the Zone Diet and is author of several best sellers including the The Zone and Toxic Fat. Listeners and readers can get a limited time 10% discount on your first purchase of Dr. Sears’ supplements to help you stafy healthy and lose weight. This includes vitamins, antioxidants, Zone snack bars, and much more. I especially recommend his fish oil which is double refined and has every batch tested to avoid toxins, metals and oxidation. To get the discount, go to www.ZoneDiet.com and use the promotional code “Ageless” or call 1-800-404-8171 and use the promotional code “Ageless.”

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Judy Strong

Broadcast and podcast starting: 1-26-09 on webtalkradio.net. After 2-2-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

One of the critical skills to living a long, healthy, happy life is dealing well with loved ones dying. If you live long enough, it happens. If you are devastated or overwhelmed by a death, you become vulnerable to depression and illnesses. Judy Strong has given a lot of thought and study to how to be prepared for the loss of a loved one, emotionally and logistically. She is the author of the very helpful book, No Time to Grieve: A Survivor’s Guide to Loss and Healing.

Judy Strong’s website is www.NoTimeToGrieve.com. Comming soon also is www.JudyStrong.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Beth Baker

Broadcast and podcast starting: 1-19-09 on webtalkradio.net. After 1-26-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

One of our worst nightmares is having to live the rest of our lives in a nursing home. There are almost 50% more nursing homes than McDonald’s restaurants in the US. While most are fairly well run, the structure and values of nursing home typically make them warehouses that strip residents of their dignity, independence, and any semblance of a normal lifestyle. No wonder so many older Americans ask their children to “Promise me you will never put me in a nursing home.” It doesn’t have to be that way. Beth Baker, author of Old Age in a New Age, describes dozens of facilities that really are homes.

Beth Baker’s website is www.BethBaker.net. She talked about www.pioneernetwork.net the coalition that is supporting alternatives like the Eden alternative, the Greenhouse movement, and person-centered homes. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Dr. Joe Sperry

Broadcast and podcast starting: 1-12-09 on webtalkradio.net. After 1-19-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Can novels teach you how to live well as you age? Most literature focuses on characters under fifty. Older characters are usually portrayed negatively. I challenged bibliophile and former English literature professor Dr. Joe Sperry to find novels that have positive elderly role models or help us learn how to age well. The challenge proved to be difficult but Dr. Sperry identified six novels that are rich in life lessons for aging well. Dr. Sperry’s Top Recommendations were:

All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West 1931 (also on DVD)

The Memory of Old Jack by Wendell Berry 1974

Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar 1954

Age by Hortense Calisher 1987

Autobiography of an Elderly Woman by Mary Heaton Vorse 1911

Spence + Lila by Bobbie Ann Mason 1998 (paperback)

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Dr. Helen Harkness

Broadcast and podcast starting: 1-5-09 on webtalkradio.net. After 1-12-09 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

With an unshakable belief that we are meant to get better with age, Dr. Helen Harkeness teaches people how to capitalize on chaos, and reinvent themselves and reinvent their careers. Her starting point is getting rid of the myths and doing a soul searching self-assessment. The final result is being crystal clear about who you are, what you want, how the market can deliver it, and seeing yourself as a free agent.

Dr. Harkeness is author of four books, the most recent ones being Don’t Stop the Career Clock and Capitalizing on Career Chaos. Based in Dallas Texas, she does workshops and individual counseling to help people navigate and recreate their careers. Her website is http://www.career-design.com. Besides www.AgelessLifestyles.com, Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.anti-aging-speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Eric Weiner

Broadcast and podcast starting: 12-15-08 on webtalkradio.net. After 12-22-08 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

We all want to be happy. It’s the quintessential American obsession. Did you ever visit the Bahamas or some other paradise and wonder if they were the happiest people in the world? NPR foreign correspondent Eric Weiner got tired of covering wars and disasters around the world and undertook a special assignment to find what countries are the happiest citizens. It’s an assignment that reminds me of Albert Brooks’s movie, Looking for Comedy in the Muslim world-a search with wit and interesting discoveries. His answers will probably surprise you and give some clues as to how you might more wisely seek happiness.

Factors that help determine whether a country is happy include an emphasis on family, friends, gratitude, trust, having a culture, relationships, and a love of the land (e.g., mountains). Ultimately, however, being a happy country is relational, not personal. Factors that did not correlate with (or correlate negatively with) whether a country is happy include: warm, sunny climate, wealth (once there is enough income for necessities), large income differences between rich and poor, and diversity. While the happiest countries were democratic, being democratic did not correlate with being a happy country because many democratic countries are young democracies that were dealing with poverty, war, and other huge challenges. As Tolstoy put it, all miserable countries are alike; happy ones are happy in their own ways.

Mr. Weiner is the author of The Geography of Bliss. His books are at www.EricWeinerBooks.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.anti-aging-speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: John Rother, AARP’s Director of Legislation and Public Policy

Broadcast and podcast starting: 12-8-08 on webtalkradio.net. After 12-15-08 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

In our quest to live longer, healthier happier lives, we need to know see the big picture of healthcare and social services and how we can help make them better. The biggest advocate for Boomers and seniors is AARP. With 39 million members, AARP is second only to the Catholic church in membership size in the US. The US army, navy and marines have 1.5 million soldiers and 1.5 million reservists. The AARP army of active volunteers is 4 million strong-an army whose assignments include volunteering to help more than 2 million seniors a year fill out income tax forms. AARP’s army has 4.5 million members often sending emails. AARP the Magazine is the largest circulation magazine in the world. There used to be a commercial “When E.F. Hutton speaks people listen.” EF Hutton is no more. Today we might say when AARP speaks, Washington listens. Our guest is AARP’s Director of Legislation and Public Policy, John Rother.

Mr. Rother says the top priorities for 2009 are getting the economy back on track and healthcare. The discussion also covers nursing homes, assisted living, Medicare, prescription drugs, electronic records, and Social Security. AARP’s webise is www.aarp.org. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.anti-aging-speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guests: Debra Corbo PT, CPT and Doug Splittgerber, CPT

Broadcast and podcast starting: 12-1-08 on webtalkradio.net. After 12-8-08 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

What if the fitness gurus are giving us terribly bad advice-advice that results in poor posture, back pain, losing muscle, and putting on weight when you exercise? Certified Professional Trainer Doug Splittgerber and Physical Therapist Debra Corbo say that is exactly what is happening. Overcoming their own health challenges, they developed a system of exercises that vastly improves posture and fully stretches muscles. They say that a lot of knee surgeries, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome and other painful conditions can be prevented with proper exercise. Get ready for some very surprising challenges to what you think you know about fitness.

Their book Your Body Your Responsibility is a profound paradigm shift that destroys many of your beliefs about fitness and health with replaces them with a more intelligent approach to fitness that results in better posture, less pain, and better health. It comes with a DVD that walks you through the exercises they developed. Their website is www.YourBodyYourResponsibility.com. They also host live call in radio shows on www.1100kfnx.com on Saturdays 9-10AM EST and on www.healthylife.net on Tuesdays noon-3-4PM EST. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Michael Eischen

Broadcast and podcast starting: 11-24-08 on webtalkradio.net. After 11-30-08 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

If the stock market went to counseling, it would get a bipolar, manic depressive diagnosis. It swings from what Alan Greenspan called irrational exuberance to its current depression and despair. You know you need to do good financial planning for the future, but with so many banks and financial institutions failing, it’s hard to know whom to trust or what to do. Retirement planning expert Michael Eischen is a voice of reason among the chaos. He focuses on a combination of sound investments, carefully considering tax consequences, carefully considering inheritance issues, and keeping transaction fees low. Today we look at the mistakes people commonly make in financial planning and the principles involved in getting it right. In particular we’ll focus on the the Five Biggest Mistakes in Retirement Planning.

The 5 biggest financial planning mistakes are:
• chasing recommendations
• reacting to markets (as opposed to following a strategy)
• not considering tax consequences
• paying excessive fees
• inheritance planning mistakes

Michael Eischen, a Registered and Chartered Financial Consultant, Chartered Life Underwriter, and Certified Fund Specialist is President of the Eischen Financial Group. His practice uniquely focuses on retirement planning with an eye on long-term planning, tax implications, and estate planning.  He also hosts an live call in radio show, Retire with Success on 1230 AM from 9-10AM in Columbus Ohio. Unfortunately it is not steaming of the web yet. His website is www.retirewithsuccess.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Dr. Jim Houran

Broadcast and podcast starting: 11-17-08 on webtalkradio.net. After 11-23-08 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

It’s not just young people and the 23½ million single Baby Boomers using online dating, more than five million people over 55 have used online dating as well. Instead of dating being largely limited to coworkers, people in common organizations, bars, and introductions from friends and family, online dating casts a huge net that greatly enhances your ability to find exactly the kind of person you are looking for. Online dating psychologist Dr. Jim Houran helps us learn how to meet Mr. or Ms Right and reduce the chances of getting burned-or even flamed.

To summarize Dr. Jim Houran’s advice, novices probably do best by starting with large free sites like PlentyofFish.com to get a feel for online dating. With that feel, they may want to move on to niche sites. The biggest mistake people make is not investing the time and effort in well thought out postings and engaging photographs. The other big mistake people often make is not being clear about who they are and what they are looking for. It’s not magic, it’s a process of increasing the odds of success. I especially liked the idea that it isn’t necessarily the most glamorous photo, but often the most friendly and approachable photo that gets the click. On similarity and compatibility, it appears that similarity helps with religion, values, and perhaps politics, and is somewhat important for education and intelligence. When it comes to personality, however, it is hard to predict what works. Finally, Dr. Houran suggested that rather than just matching for similarities, as eharmony.com does, the most sophisticated online dating is assessing and coaching. I.e., assessments give suggestions on where and how to look and how to present yourself. Of course, this runs the risk of the advice being self-serving for paid services as opposed to objective advice that is in your best interest.

Dr. James Houran is a columnist for onlinedatingmagazine.com where he has several dozen articles. Rather than the usual off the cuff advice, Dr. Houran’s columns are solidly based in research and even footnote sources. His Office Hours with Dr. Jim column are at www.onlinedatingmagazine.com Dr. Houran also is President of 20│20 skills, a company that does assessments and training for service industry businesses.

Dr. Houran’s “Office Hours with Dr. Jim” column are on www.OnlineDatingMagazine.com. His consulting business is at www.2020skills.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Special Edition: Stephen Ladd interviews  Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Broadcast and podcast starting: 11-10-08 on webtalkradio.net. After 11-17-08 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

A big part of aging as little as possible is a mind game. Indeed only 30% of aging is genetic. The rest is how you think and the choices you make. How do you win the mind game? In this special edition of Ageless Lifestyles, Stephen Ladd interviews me on the how to use anti-aging psychology to think, feel, look, and be more youthful. The focus is on my Anti-Aging ABCs® (Attitudes, Beliefs, and Coping Skills) and practical beliefs shifts you can use instantly.

The special offer link for Ageless Lifestyles listeners is at the bottom of www.NotAging.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Dr. Barry Sears

Broadcast and podcast starting: 11-3-08 on webtalkradio.net. After 11-10-08 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

I usually cringe when I hear someone say it’s not your fault. But Dr. Barry Sears’ research convinced me that if you are overweight it’s not your fault. The bad news is that most Americans are carrying around a lot of toxic fat-which like cancer can spread and cause havoc to many organs. The good news is that research has found solutions in a very reasonable diet and taking fish oil supplements. Dr. Sears, creator of the Zone Diet, has been researching cancer and diets for decades and just come out with his newest New York Times Best Seller, Toxic Fat. Today you will learn how former Department of Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz helped make millions of people fat and what you can do to undo the damage, lose weight and be healthier. Get ready to have your eyes opened by the researcher that makes more sense and has more data than any diet research or program you have ever heard of.

Dr. Sears’ website is www.DrSears.com Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Gini Maddocks

Broadcast and podcast starting: 10-27-08 on webtalkradio.net. After 11-3-08 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Your body’s tissues other activities. become cold and stiff after being inactive for a mere 12 minutes. Muscles shorten and pull bones together, squishing the cushioning that keeps bones from rubbing against each other and rubbing against cartilage. The result is pain, swollen joints, arthritis and other health problems. Our guest, Gini Maddocks, is a genius at teaching how to prevent this from happening and how to reverse damage that has occurred-and she does it with easy to do, simple, sweatless movements. She is a licensed medical message therapist and the award-winning author of R&R: Rescue and Relief for Computer Users and those at Risk of Repetitive Motion Injury. Today she will help you learn how to be kind to your body and prevent or undo aches and pains from computer use, driving, gardening, and many other activities.

Ms Maddocks’ website is www.holisticmatters.net. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Linda Franklin

Broadcast and podcast starting: 10-20-08 on webtalkradio.net. After 10-27-08 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Clark Gable said, “The older woman has seen more, heard more, and know more than the demure young girl…I’ll take the older woman every time.” But today Cougars, older women who date or mate younger men are great sport for comedy skits. We see headlines like the CBS News headline “Older cougars prey on younger men.” In the movie The Graduate Benjamin was a willing partner with Mrs. Robinson, but we got a be careful what you wish for message. What are the implications of younger men dating older women? Our guest Linda Franklin has studied and written about Cougars and believes they have been given an unfair bad rap.

Ms Franklin’s website is www.therealcougarwoman.com Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Dr. Beth Ross

Broadcast and podcast starting: 10-13-08 on webtalkradio.net. After 10-20-08 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

You work for the same company for decades and in a touching ceremony reminiscent of Goodbye Mr. Chips they give you a gold watch. Sorry for the time warp that was the old script. You work for the company for several years and the business is sold, or downsized, or outsourced. Welcome to today’s job market. Today, Career Coach and Executive Search expert Dr. Beth Ross shares how to find a great job in today’s job market. We’ll look at what’s different about the market today, how to take advantage of the changes, being clear about what you want, how to find a great job, and the what to do in the application and interview process.

Dr. Beth Ross does career counseling, executive coaching, coaching on nitty gritty issues like interviewing, resume writing, and salary negotiation, and is a professional speaker. She is based in New York City but also does a lot of work with Silicon Valley near San Francisco. Her website is www.BethRoss.com.

Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

REMINDER: Be sure to catch my free one hour teleseminar on October 14^th (9PM EST) on How to Use Anti-Aging Psychology to Be More Youthful. Free registration is at www.healthteleclass.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guests: Dr. Marc Paulsen and Ashley Marriott

Broadcast and podcast starting: 10-6-08 on webtalkradio.net. After 10-13-08 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

In Woody Allen’s movie Bananas, Wood Allen’s character Fielding Mellish has become El Presidente of San Marcos and is greeted at the airport by a US State Department interpreter. El Presidente speaks perfect English and the interpreter speaks broken English but still insists on interpreting. It reminds me of a lot of personal trainers. I think we all know how to count to twenty, the weight equipment isn’t that complicated, and if the trainer holds our hand while we are on the treadmill, it slows us down. Do we really need a personal trainer? Sports medicine physician Dr. Marc Paulsen and Personal Trainer Ashley Marriott, say in most cases we should dump the trainer and do it ourselves. Hence the title of their brand new book, Dump Your Trainer. The program looks at why you don’t need a personal trainer and how to do it yourself.

Their website is www.DumpYourTrainer.com. Trainer/Dancer/Choreographer Ashley Marriott also has produced dance exercise videos at www.BurnNFirm.com. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

REMINDER: Be sure to catch my free one hour teleseminar on October 14^th (9PM EST) on How to Use Anti-Aging Psychology to Be More Youthful. Free registration is at www.healthteleclass.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Judith Gilchrist

Broadcast and podcast starting: 9-29-08 on webtalkradio.net.

After 10-6-08 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Dr. Michael Zey

Broadcast and podcast starting: 9-17-08 on webtalkradio.net. After 9-23-08 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Your 150 year old great, great, great, great, grandmother looks like she is thirty and lives in the same high rise condos where you live. Sounds like science fiction, but with the astoundingly rapid advance of gene therapy, stem cell therapies, nanotechnology, and other technologies it is quite possible in our lifetime. Rather than stumbling and fumbling into long, long lifetimes, Futurist Dr. Michael Zey gives us previews of coming attractions to help prepare us for an exciting future. Dr. Michael Zey is a professor, consultant, and speaker. He has written several books including his most recent book, Ageless Nation: The Quest for Superlongevity and Physical Perfection.

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Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Dr. Stephen Schimpff

Broadcast and podcast starting: 9-15-08 on webtalkradio.net. After 9-22-08 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

You had a CAT scan and blood tests on Friday and you are stuck in the hospital for the weekend, anxiously waiting to hear test results, which will have to wait until your doctor makes rounds on Monday. But wait, Dr. Rounder, a robot cart with a monitor on top wheels into your room. Your doctor, who is at home, looked up the results online and is in a videoconference with you about the results. Welcome to the hospital of the future.

Our guest today Dr. Stephen Schimpff, is author of The Future of Medicine: Megatrends in Healthcare that will Improve Your Quality of Life. Dr. Schimpff is the retired CEO of the University Medical Center at University of Maryland-a hospital with 30,000 patients a year. He is a prominent cancer researcher and more recently a medical futurist. In preparing to write The Future of Medicine, he interviewed more than 100 leaders in medicine to learn firsthand what their specialties were likely to contribute to megatrends in healthcare.

Dr. Schimpff’s website to order The Future of Medicine and hear his podcasts is www.medicalmegatrends.com.

The sponsor sites are:

for health coach training: www.healthcoachtraining.com/judith

for Judith’s health coach training seminar on October 1www.healthteleclass.com/specialhc68z

and to register for free classes: www.healthteleclass.com.

Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Dr. Paul Gahlinger

Broadcast and podcast starting: 9-8-08 on webtalkradio.net. After 9-15-08 the podcast is also on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Imagine a limo picks you up and whisks you to a top hospital with top physicians. You stay in a beautiful suite with superb food and courteous attentive staff. The doctor spends time with you explaining the procedure and gives you his phone number and cell phone number. Sounds like treatment only the super rich get? Not necessarily. Dozens of countries are offering top medical treatments with top notch doctors and plush amenities for a fraction of what it costs in the US.

Americans are just discovering that they can get major dental work, cosmetic surgery, hip replacements and other surgeries and treatments while taking a vacation in countries like Thailand, Singapore, Panama, India, and Malaysia. And it often costs less for the treatment and vacation than they it would cost for the treatment alone in the US. Millions of people in other countries take medical tourism trips and vacations. Dr. Gahlinger predicts that medical tourism will be common in the US in five years and revolutionize medical care in the US.

The expert on medical tourism is Dr. Paul Gahlinger, author of The Medical Tourism Travel Guide. Before he became an MD, Dr. Gahlinger had a Ph.D. in medical anthropology and a Masters degree in Public Health. He has worked in dozens of countries, traveled in 120 countries. He worked as a physician in Antarctica and was a bioastronautical consultant to NASA.

On the show Dr. Gahlinger recommended the Medical Tourism Association at www.medicaltourismassociation.com.

http://www.healthcoachtraining.com/judith for Judith’s health coach training seminar on October 1

www.healthteleclass.com/specialhc68z

www.healthteleclass.com

Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Broadcast and podcast starting: 9-1-08 on webtalkradio.net after 10-8-08 podcast availabe on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Dr. Mark D. Brown

Broadcast and podcast starting: 8-25-08 on webtalkradio.net after 9-21-08 podcast availabe on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Lynn Peters Adler

Broadcast and podcast starting: 8-18-08 on webtalkradio.net after 8-25-08 podcast availabe on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Lynette Padwa

Broadcast and podcast starting: 8-11-08 on webtalkradio.net after 8-18-08 podcast availabe on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Movie Critic Brent Marchant

Broadcast and podcast starting: 8-4-08 on webtalkradio.net after 8-11-08 podcast availabe on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Dr. Vincent Giampapa

Broadcast and podcast starting: 7-28-08 on webtalkradio.net after 8-4-08 podcast availabe on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Dr. Michelle May

Broadcast and podcast starting: 7-21-08 on webtalkradio.net after 7-28-08 podcast availabe on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Dr. Ruthann Russo

Broadcast and podcast starting: 7-14-08 on webtalkradio.net after 7-21-08 podcast availabe on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Dr. Ruthann Russo takes a very holistic approach to healthcare. Recently on Ageless Lifestyles Radio, she shared with us her health system advocacy strategies for getting what you need from doctors, hospitals, and insurance companies. In addition to her book, 7 steps to your best possible healthcare, she has done a very balanced study of the raw food movement. Her brand new book is The Raw Food Diet Myth. Frankly I didn’t know much about raw foods but I trusted Dr. Russo from our previous show. I also had a good friend tell me how he has gotten into raw foods and loves raw ice cream. When I read Dr. Russo’s book, I was so impressed with how instead of evangelizing for a movement, she gently makes the case with the perspective that most people who would consider raw food would want to wade in gradually and pick and choose what makes sense to them. Ten years ago organic foods were hard to find. Now we have supermarkets like Whole Foods and many mainstream grocery stores have organic food sections. It wouldn’t surprise me if ten years from now the raw food options are equally common.

Her website is www.RuthannRusso.com

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Dr. Alan Zelicoff

Broadcast and podcast:  7-7-08 on webtalkradio.net after 7-14-08 podcast availabe on the links below (to download, right click download and select “save target as.”)

Many of the most commonly performed medical procedures are ill advised and can do more harm than good. We go to our physicians and expect surgery of pills for our ills. Our physicians feel pressured to try to fulfill our expectations. Financial incentives provide little compensation for patient education but often richly reward performing procedures. Patients and physicians often don’t fully appreciate the statistics behind using evidence based medicine for choosing the best course of treatment. Or guest today is physician and physicist Dr. Alan Zelicoff, author of the brand new book, More Harm Than Good. If you or any family members are at risk for cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, back pain or arthritis, you’ll want to be sure to listen and learn about how to avoid overtreatment and get the most effective treatment.

His website is www.Zelicoff.com 

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Dr. Ruthann Russo

Broadcast and podcast:
6-30-08 on webtalkradio.net
after 7-7-08 podcast availabe on the links below  (to download and right click and select save target as)

What you don’t know about healthcare can hurt you, even kill you. What if you knew how to get your doctor to focus on your goals, get the information you need from your doctor, and enjoy the process as well? What if you knew a little karate for getting specialists, hospitals, and nursing homes to do what they are supposed to do and share information with you? Would you like to know how to comprehend all those EOBs, bills, and statements? How about not paying $2 for an aspirin at a hospital? Would you like to know how to organize your medical records so you have the information when you need it and can even give it to your doctor?

Dr. Ruthann Russo teaches physicians and hospitals how to keep better records and provide better services. She teaches consumers how to navigate our disease care system to get the services they need. Her credentials include a Master’s degree in Public Health, a doctorate in Business Administration, and a law degree. Her brand new book is 7 Steps of Your Best Possible Healthcare. Her blog website is www.RuthannRusso.com

Resource websites mentioned on the show:

www.qualitycheck.org   Joint Commission
www.abms.org   American Bard of Medical Specialties
www.healthgrades.com   
www.vimo.com    compare hospitals
www.Medicare.gov

Blood tests Dr. Brickey recommended everyone get at least once:
>homocystine –a common easily correctible cause of cardiovascular disease
>A1C –the best test to catch diabetes early
>iron –especially for men, make sure you don’t have too much (or too little)
>C-reactive protein –catches problems with inflamation early (inflamation is a leading contributor to cardiovascular diesease and many other diseases)
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Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: John Erickson

Broadcast and podcast:
6-23-08 on webtalkradio.net
after 6-30-08 podcast availabe at links below: (to download right click and select save as…)

A transcript of the interview is at John Erickson

John Erickson is a visionary who decided to reinvent aging and retirement. He turned an abandoned college campus in Maryland into a vibrant retirement community. Now Erickson has 20 communities serving 22,000 residents. The monthly Erickson Tribune newspaper prints 3 million copies each issue and of course is online as well. Unhappy with what television offers seniors Mr. Erickson invested $100 million dollars in developing a television network for seniors, Retirement Living TV. Today he shares his unique vision of a better life for seniors.

The website is www.Erickson.com. Dr. Brickey’s website is www.DrBrickey.com

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Dr. Jack D. Thrasher and NTEF President Angel De Fazio

Broadcast and podcast:
6-16-08 on webtalkradio.net
after 6-23-08 podcast availabe at links below. (to download, rightclick and slect save as…)

What if you had a guardian angel to help protect you from chemicals that can cause health problems like asthma, seizures, tremors, dementia, and cancer. You do. The National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation, a nonprofit organization, helps inform you and business about chemicals that can harm you and healthier alternatives to toxic chemicals. Encephalopathy of course refers to diseases affecting the brain. Toxicologist Dr. Jack Thrasher and NTEF President Angel De Fazio will probably scare you. Our intention, however, is not to freak you out but to alert you to dangers and provide healthier alternatives to products you use. 

 

The NTEF website is www.NTEFUSA.org Dr. Brickey’s website is www.DrBrickey.com

 

 

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky

Broadcast and podcast:
6-7-08 on webtalkradio.net
after 6-17-08 podcast availabe at the links below. (to download, rightclick and slect save as…)

Philosophers and authors have long shared their opinions and theories on how to be happy. Professor Sonja Lyubomirsky, however, spent two decades conducting research on happiness. Her book, The How of Happiness, uniquely bases her recommendations on research. Her findings will probably surprise you. In the first half of the show we discuss what happiness is and how much is due to genetics, circumstances, and lifestyle choices. Then we look what you can do to become happier.    

Her website is www.TheHowOfHappiness.com Dr. Brickey’s website is www.DrBrickey.com

For skin care Dr. Brickey recommends www.40degreesyounger.com

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Mary Rose Maguire

Broadcast and podcast:
6-1-08 on webtalkradio.net
after 6-10-08 podcast availabe at the links below. (to download, rightclick and slect save as…)

Perhaps you are one of about 40 million Americans singles over forty. Perhaps you would like to find true love but do not know where to start, or have given up all together. Or maybe you have a friend or relative who asks you for advice on how to meet someone. Maybe your situation is comical — like author Robert Morris, whose book Assisted Loving describes how his 80 year old father asked him to help him find a mate, and even double date with him—which is even more bizarre as Mr. Morris says he is gay. Our guest today, Mary Rose Maguire coaches women and men over 40 in finding true love. Today she shares her strategies and secrets. Her website is www.datingrevolutionary.com Dr. Brickey’s website is www.DrBrickey.com

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For skin care Dr. Brickey recommends www.40degreesyounger.com

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Sheryl Kurland

Broadcast and podcast:
5-26-08 on webtalkradio.net
after 6-3-08 podcast availabe at the links below. (to download, rightclick and slect save as…)

There are lots of how-to books and experts on what makes a marriage work. Often the authors of these books have had failed marriages. If Americans are listening to the marriage experts, it is not working as American divorce rates hover around 50%. Maybe we are asking the wrong experts. Sheryl Kurland interviewed 75 couples who have been married at least fifty years. She interviewed them as couples and interviewed them individually. She learned what these 75 real life experts have in common—and it’s not what you would think.

Her website is www.everlastingmatrimony.com

http://www.agelesslifestyles.com/interviews/marriage.mp3

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Dr. Stephen Post

Broadcast and podcast:
5-19-08 on webtalkradio.net
after 5-27-08 podcast availabe at the links below. (to download, rightclick and slect save as…)

I remember one of the songs my twins listened to just a few years ago said, when you help someone smaller, you make you feel taller. Clergy urge us to be generous and do good deeds. But what does science say about altruism and helping others? Dr. Stephen Post has done extensive research on love and doing good. Dr. Post is a bioethics professor at Case Western Reserve University, President of the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love, and author of Why Good Things Happen to Good People. He has shown that the Fountain of Youth has been inside us all the time. And while becoming a more loving, giving person won’t make you live forever, his research shows that it will help you live a longer, healthier, happier life. In the first part of the show we will look at love, happiness, and what makes a good life. In the second part of the show we will get specific about how to live a more loving live.

In the first part of the show, we will focus on how to know what colors enhance your appearance. In the second part of the show we will look at how our ideal colors shift with age and how to stay in style. We’ll also look at issues like fit, texture, patterns, and accessories.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Color and Image Consultant Dawn Waldrop

Broadcast: 5-10-08 on webtalkradio.net

after 5-18-08 availabe at the links below. (to download, rightclick and slect save as…)

It may not be fair but people do judge a book by its cover. And people do judge you by your appearance—even before you say a word. Your wardrobe and appearance can make you look older or younger; competent or clueless. Image and color expert Dawn Waldrop consults with and teaches business leaders and professionals on how to look their best. The result has often been promotions, raises, and increased sales. Today she is going to help you learn about how your optimal colors change with age; and how you can choose colors and styles that go with our age and lifestyle.

In the first part of the show, we will focus on how to know what colors enhance your appearance. In the second part of the show we will look at how our ideal colors shift with age and how to stay in style. We’ll also look at issues like fit, texture, patterns, and accessories. Her website is www.best-impressions.com

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Dr. Steven Joyal

Broadcast: 5-3-08 on webtalkradio.net

after 5-11-08 availabe at the links below (to download, rightclick and select save target as…)

Lower you cholesterol is the mantra we hear from our doctors and the media. Not so fast says the Life Extension Foundation. They cite 14 factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease. Problems in several of these 14 areas are easily corrected with vitamins or other supplements. The Life Extension Foundation also suggests that statin medications are overemphasized and overused. I’m a big fan of the Life Extension Foundation. They think independently, their magazine, Life Extension, does an excellent job of describing their research and analyzing research, and their recommendations are often ten years ahead of mainstream medicine.

Our guest is Dr. Steven Joyal, Vice President of Scientific Affairs and Medical Development of the Life Extension Foundation. In the first part of the show, we will focus on what causes heart disease and arteriosclerosis and how cholesterol is just one piece of the puzzle. In the second part of the show, we will focus on practical things you can do to improve your cardiovascular health and blood tests you need to insist on getting.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Chef Alexander Bernard

Broadcast: 4-28-08 on webtalkradio.net

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At home you know how fresh your food is and how it’s cooked. While one of life’s great pleasures is eating at a restaurant, how do you know whether you are getting fresh, healthy, nutritious food? What happens behind the scenes? How do you know if the Chef’s Special is the chef’s best, or yesterday’s leftovers. Is the chef loading the food with lard to make it tastier? Today’s guest, Chef Alexander Bernard knows the ins and outs of the restaurant business and will be our guide. Chef Alexander is head chef and owner of the renowned Alexander’s Restaurant in Naples Florida and is the author of the about to be released cookbook, Alexander’s Restaurant. In the first part of the show we’ll take a look at what goes on behind the scenes of a restaurant. In the second half of the show we’ll focus on practical advice on how to get nutritious, delicious foods that won’t clog your arteries or add the pounds.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Dr. Sharon Moalem

Broadcast: 4-21-08 on webtalkradio.net

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Most of us view disease as bad. We get sick and protest how unfair it is or see the disease as an enemy we need to nuke with pills, lasers, or a surgical strike. Dr. Sharon Moalem views disease as history lesson in how our ancestors adapted to survive plagues and climate changes. He believes these history lessons can help us be healthier. Dr. Moalem has a doctorate in physiology and the emerging fields of neurogenetics and evolutionary medicine. He is also completing his medical school training at Mt. Siani hospital in New Work City. He is author of the New York Times Best Selling book: Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease. In the first part of the show we will focus on how diseases help us adapt. In the second part of the show we’ll focus on how these insights can help us stay healthier and live longer.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Career Management Consultant Brad Taft

Broadcast: 4-14-08 on webtalkradio.net After 4-21-08 available on the links below (to download, rightclick and select save target as…)

When Social Security started, retirement age was 65 and life expectancy was 62. If you were lucky enough to beat the odds, you could eek out a few years of leisure before dying. Things have certainly changed. If you retire at 65, what would you do with the decades you are likely to live? Would you have enough income? What are employers going to do when millions of Boomers retire and create a brain drain and worker shortage? What can you do to better plan your career or retirement? Career Management Consultant Brad Taft will help us develop new career strategies for today’s world. He is the author of BOOM OR BUST: New Career Strategies in a New America. In the first part of the show, we will focus on how the job market has changed. In the second part of the show, we will focus on practical things you can do to navigate the job market rapids.

Expert Guest: Cardiologist Dr. Richard Schneider

Broadcast: 4-8-08 on webtalkradio.net After 4-15-08 available on the links below (to download, rightclick and select save target as…)

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We expect our doctors to always put our interests first. In his interview with Ageless Lifestyles Radio host Dr. Michael Brickey, distinguished cardiologist Dr. Richard Schneider, says because the healthcare system rewards quantity rather than quality of care many doctors follow the money by ordering unnecessary tests and surgeries and cutting corners. Further, a good old boys atmosphere often discourages doctors from examining their mistakes. Dr. Schneider’s book, The Cost of Courage, describes how he successfully practiced compassionate, ethical medicine and was often punished for doing it.

In the first part of the program he will offer advice on how you can make sure you are getting appropriate, effective services from your cardiologist and other physicians. In the second part of the show he will share his surprising doable solutions for fixing our healthcare system and saving 30% of our nation’s healthcare costs. His website is www.RichardRSchneider.com.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Amy Gorman

Broadcast: 4-1-08 on webtalkradio.net After 4-8-08 available on the links below (to download, rightclick and select save target as…)

A transcript of the interview is at Amy Gorman

Art keeps us young by lifting our spirits, challenging our minds, and giving us perspective. Today’s guest, Amy Gorman became fascinated with artists in their nineties and hundreds. That inspired her to profile twelve artists in her book, Aging Artfully and the documentary film about the artists titled Still Kicking. She is a sculptress, an historian, and a storyteller. Her career has spanned all age groups from developing and being Executive Director of Kidshows for eighteen years to being a medical social worker with dementia patients. In the first part of the show, we’ll learn about artists she has studied. In the second part of the show, we’ll focus on how you can pursue art to help keep you youthful and fulfilled. Her website is http://www.agingartfully.com/

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Jacqueline Marcell

Broadcast: 3-25-08 on webtalkradio.net After 4-2-08 available on the links below (to download, rightclick and select save target as…)

A transcript of the interview is at Jacqueline Marcell

Jacqueline Marcell has learned a lot about caring for parents. She has a fascinating story with lots of lessons and tips. Her marvelous book, Elder Rage reads like Stuart Smalley on steroids. It explains how just when her life was falling apart, her parents’ problems exploded. Elder Rag–with its drama, wit, and humor is a great read. What especially interests me, however, is that in between the compelling stories, she shows how to solve a lot of problems. What’s more, the experience led her to become a passionate advocate for eldercare services, and reform of the often dysfunctional systems that are supposed to help our parents. In the first part of the show we’ll learn about Jacqueline’s experiences with the system and how her sheer determination got her through it. In the second part of the show we’ll focus on practical advice and how to get the best services. Her website is www.ElderRage.com

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest:  Sharon Cutler

Broadcast: 3-17-08 on webtalkradio.net After 3-24-08 available on the links below (to download, rightclick and select save target as…)

A transcript of the interview is at Sharon Cutler

There is no shortage of information for Boomers and seniors. The problem is wading through the sea of information to find answers and solutions. Often the starting point is figuring out what questions to ask or how to get a good assessment of problems and needs. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a go to person? My go to person is Sharon Cutler, who is Editor of MatureResources.com and Founder of The Positive Aging Network. On today’s show Sharon shares how she goes about finding information.Her website is http://www.matureresources.com/  

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Dr. Christiane Northrup

Broadcast: 3-1-08 on webtalkradio.net After 3-8-08 available on the links below (to download, rightclick and select save target as…)

A transcript of the interview is at Christiane Northrup

Dr. Christiane Northrup is one of America’s most trusted medical advisors. She sees menopause as a life affirming –if a woman listens to her body and the wisdom it offers. She is an OBGYN physician who takes a holistic, mind-body-spirit approach to menopause, PMS, and women’s health. Dr. Northrup founded the trailblazing Women to Women health care center. She is author of The Wisdom of Menopause and Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom. She has appeared on Oprah, The View, Good Morning America, Rachel Ray, and hosted six PBS specials. Her website is http://www.drnorthrup.com/

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Dr. Nicole Flora, Anti-Aging Physician

Broadcast: 2-24-08 on webtalkradio.net After 3-1-08 available on the links below (to download, rightclick and select save target as…)

A transcript of the interview is at Nicole Flora

Medicine has focused on treating diseases. What we call healthcare has mostly been disease care. Anti-aging medicine emerged in the last ten years or so to ask what can doctors do to be proactive in preventing aging and diseases. As a new discipline, it has attracted both very dedicated physicians and frankly a few hucksters. Today’s expert is clearly one of the best anti-aging physicians, Dr. Nicole Flora. Dr. Flora was Board Certified in family medicine, obtained a Master’s degree in Public Health, and later specialized in age management and anti-aging medicine. She has been active in research and is on several policy boards. In the first part of the program, we will focus on what anti-aging medicine is and what it has to offer. In the second part of the program, we look at the pros and cons of different anti-aging treatments. Her websites are www.CincinnatiAgeManagement.com and www.Cenegenics-DrFlora.com

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Steve Freed, Pharmacist and Diabetes Educator

Broadcast: 2-17-08 on webtalkradio.net After 2-24-08 available on the links below (to download, rightclick and select save target as…)

A transcript is available at Steve Freed

One in three Americans has or will develop diabetes—and in the vast majority of cases, it could have been prevented. Today’s guest expert, Steve Freed is a Registered Pharmacist and Diabetes Educator. His Diabetes in Control newsletter reaches 88,000 medical professionals. His Steps to Health program has been used by a quarter of a million diabetics. He has given thousands of seminars on diabetes, produced numerous training materials, and currently is co-producing a full-length documentary, Conquering Sugar Mountain.  The first part of today’s seminar will focus on how you and your loved ones can prevent getting diabetes. Part 2 will focus on new treatment options.

His website is www.diabetesincontrol.com

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Integrative Health Physician Dr. Richard G. Petty

Broadcast: 2-3-08 on webtalkradio.net After 2-10-08 available on the links below (to download, rightclick and select save target as…)
Transcript available at Richard Petty

Are you sometimes baffled by so many schools of thought and contradictory advice about health? Today’s guest expert, Dr. Richard G Petty, has traveled the world meeting with top researchers and gurus to sort out what works and develop an integrated approach to health. Dr. Petty received his medical training in England and since then has obtained three Ph.D.s  He put his knowledge and wisdom together in his book, Healing, Meaning and Purpose. He also is a popular speaker who has lectured in 44 countries. In the first part of today’s show, we’ll look at how Dr. Petty views health and dealing with health challenges. In the second part we’ll look at what he has found to be the most exciting cutting edge developments in health.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Movement Guru Gini Maddocks

Broadcast: 2-3-08 on webtalkradio.net After 2-10-08 available on the links below (to download, rightclick and select save target as…)

A transcript of the interview is at Gini Maddocks

What if you could get rid of those aches and pains and have more energy–just by tweaking the way you stand, sit, walk, and move? Today’s guest expert is Gini Maddocks. She is a genius at teaching easy exercises and simple changes in what we do with our bodies—tweaks that make a huge difference. She is an award-winning author, educator, columnist, speaker, and licensed medical massage therapist. Her three time award winning book R&R: Rescue and Relief for Computer Users and those at Risk of Repetitive Motion Injury (RMI), is a gem that has step by step illustrations of the exercises she teaches. She also does hands-on therapy and workshops to get people to move and feel better. In the first part of today’s show, we’ll look how to avoid aches and pains from using a computers and from how we stand and walk. Later in the show we’ll look at moving holistically to get more energy, aid digestion and address a number of health problems. Her website is http://www.holisticmatters.net/

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Dermatologist Dr. James Fairfield

Broadcast: 1-28-08 on webtalkradio.net After 2-5-08 available on the links below (to download, rightclick and select save target as…)
A transcript is at James FairfieldToday’s expert guest is Dr. James Fairfield. Dr. Fairfield is author of Erase the Years: How Today’s Cosmetic Procedures are a Fountain of Youth. He leads a thriving dermatology practice in Philadelphia. He has a weekly radio program, Erase the Years. He certifies physicians around the country in the use of cosmetic lasers and works closely with the University of Pennsylvania in the treatment of malignant melanoma. The Consumer’s Research Council recognized him as one of the nation’s top physicians.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: Motivational Humorist Kay Frances

Broadcast: 1-26-08 on webtalkradio.net After 2-2-08 the podcast is also on the links below
A transcript of the interview is at Kay Frances

Kay is a professional speaker and professional emcee who loves to give a healthy dose of humor. She has a keen interest in health and staying youthful. In her career as a top standup comedienne, she performed in 38 states and even performed for the all male inmates at Riker’s Island prison. She is the host the TV program, Happy Hour with Kay Frances: Health, Humor, and Healing. 

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest:  Michelle May, MD

Broadcast: 1-19-08 on webtalkradio.net after 1-26-08 the podcast is also on the links below

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Did you ever overeat and then felt bad because you overate and then started beating yourself up or said all is lost and binged some more? There must be a better way. Dr. Michelle May helps people enjoy their food and lose weight. Rather than feel trapped, teaches fearless eating. Dr. May is a Board Certified Family Physician and author of Am I Hungry? What to Do When Diets Don’t Work, and the CD Stop Dieting, Start Living. Back in February Dr. May taught us how to know when we are hungry as opposed to eating for emotional reasons. Today we are going to focus on how to enjoy eating more. In the second part of the show we will focus on how to eat well and lose weight even when you are on the road, on vacation, or even in a fast food restaurant.

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Expert Guest: ATLAST Publisher Anne Havelock

Broadcast: 1-11-08 on webtalkradio.net After 1-18-08 the podcast is also on the links below. (to download, rightclick and select save target as…)
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Ann Havelock knows a lot of the secrets for how to look great at every age and have sex appeal to boot. A hair stylist and salon owner, she found herself showing older clients how to look fabulous at 50 and sexy at 60. She is the publisher of ATLAST magazine, a hairstyle/personal image magazine for men and women over 45. She also is a professional speaker. Her website is http://www.atlast.org