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

Dr. Gillian Lockitch
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  • Alternative Health
  • Updated Weekly

Welcome to Growing Older, Living Younger, the podcast where you will discover ways to boost your metabolism, enhance your mental and physical energy, and ward off disorders we wrongly think are inevitable as we age. Hosted by Dr. Gillian Lockitch, former specialist in Medical Biochemistry, professor, researcher and international speaker, the show airs weekly every Monday. Each episode is a 30 - 45 minutes, exploring ways in which genetic and epigenetic (gene expression) science and medicine may intersect with ancient, non-western wellness practices to help you extend your health span to live younger. The show features practitioners in mental and physical health, fitness, nutrition, personal care, community, networking and entrepreneurship, to help you create your personal roadmap to aging youthfully.

  1. 2d ago

    The Hidden Driver of Aging: How Self-Talk Shapes Your Healthspan with Anne Poirier

    What if the most powerful determinant of how you age is not your biology, but your inner dialogue? In this episode, Anne Poirier explores how self-talk shapes emotional wellbeing, behavior, and ultimately healthspan. Negative inner dialogue can reinforce stress, limit confidence, and influence lifestyle choices that impact aging. Drawing from her lived experience and three decades of professional work, Anne explains how shifting from self-criticism to self-compassion can transform both mental and physical health. Listeners will learn practical strategies to reframe their inner voice, adopt body neutrality, and support healthier, more empowered aging. Anne Poirier is a nationally recognized body image expert and founder of Shaping Perspectives. She is a certified Intuitive Eating counselor, self-talk trainer, and eating disorder specialist with a degree in Exercise Science. She is the author of The Body Joyful, Not a Fat Annie, and The Body Neutrality Playbook.  Episode Timeline  00:00 – Welcome and introduction 04:30 – The role of self-talk in shaping behavior and identity 05:06 – Anne's early experiences with body image and eating disorder 10:32 – How childhood messaging and environment shape self-talk 16:39 – Body neutrality vs body positivity explained 18:37 – The "body bully" and transforming inner criticism 23:02 – Steps to heal your relationship with your body 25:16 – How self-talk impacts physical health and aging 30:03 – Overview of Anne's books and frameworks 32:41 – One simple daily practice to shift self-talk 34:45 – Wrap-up and key takeaways  Where to connect with Anne Poirier  https://shapingperspectives.com LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/annepoirier11  Free gift: Body Confidence Unlocked  https://shapingperspectives.com/confidence/  Call to Action  Download: Holistic strategies to Build Back a Better Body Schedule a complimentary introductory call or video call  Contact Your Host: Dr. Gillian Lockitch Find Growing Older Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and the Art of Retiring Comfortably (North America only) or on Kindle Join the Growing Older Living Younger Community   Subscribe to Growing Older Living Younger on your favorite podcast platform and leave a review to help others discover the show.

    37 min
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  3. 5d ago

    FB 019 Esra Ogut: Money Does Grow On Trees- The Myths We Create and Live By

    Flashback Friday:   'What creates our reality is not really the action we're taking. But the being state that stands behind the action.'  (Esra B. Ogut) One of the seven key pillars of the Growing Older Living Younger roadmap to aging youthfully, is comprised of the 3 attributes Mindset, Mindfulness and Mindkeep. Earlier episodes of this podcast have focused on beliefs, behaviors and consequences, resilience and healing from trauma, living with purpose, and keeping your cognitive functions sharp.    Today we talk about transformation. How the myths we create through our life experiences can hold us back, or help us achieve what we desire, and how we can transform limiting beliefs into a force for positive growth.   Esra Ogut is a transformational coach, yoga teacher, and author of a new book. Money Does Grow on Trees: The Myths We Create and Live By. Transforming her own mythology, took her from working as a shoe salesgirl to living a millionaire life. With her husband, Ike, they run a certification program in transformational coaching.  Her key takeaway is the suggestion to do this  simple exercise every day, Be grateful and express your gratitude in 10-15 sentences for 2 to 3 different subjects that are already present in your life. Speak this and be grateful, until you sense a change of state within you;  until you start feeling different,  until you feel your frequency rise.  Then move on to start being grateful for things that you would want to happen in your life as if they have already happened. That's a very, very big tool of manifestation.  Connect with Esra: www.ikeandesranow.com Hello@ikeandesranow.com  Contact Dr. Gillian Lockitch to learn how you can decelerate your aging trajectory,  stay vibrant and vigorous, or start your own online business in wellness and anti-aging: https://linktr.ee/askdrgill   Email: askdrgill@gmail.com Schedule a complimentary Living Younger Discovery Call  by emailing Dr. Lockitch at askdrgill@gmail.com Order your copy of Growing Older Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and the Art of Retiring Comfortably at www.gillianlockitch.com - North America only

    33 min

  4. May 25

    The Healing Power of Play: Rebuiling Life After Loss at Any Age

    What if one of the most powerful tools for aging youthfully isn't found in a supplement, a diet, or even an exercise routine—but in how you think, play, and respond to life's most difficult moments? In this deeply moving and insightful conversation, Dr. Gillian Lockitch speaks with Kym Coco, who shares how profound loss became the catalyst for transformation, resilience, and renewed purpose. Drawing on her background in sports kinesiology, emotional awareness, and performance coaching, Kym reveals how mindset, movement, and intentional play can help rewire emotional responses and restore vitality. Listeners will discover how grief can become a gateway to growth, how simple shifts in self-talk can transform your inner critic into a supportive coach, and how engaging fully in the present moment—through activities like golf or dance—can restore joy, clarity, and resilience at any age. This episode offers both science-informed insight and practical tools to help you take control of how you age—mentally, emotionally, and physically.      Episode Timeline  00:00 – Welcome and introduction  Overview of the episode theme: healing through play, mindset, and emotional resilience  02:30 – Kym Coco's story and the origin of Miracle on the Mountainside  A powerful journey through trauma, recovery, and conscious healing  05:00 – Life-changing accident and mindset transformation  How surrender, belief, and active participation in healing shaped a new path  08:30 – Mind, body, and emotions as interconnected systems  How sensory input, beliefs, and emotional states influence physiology and decision-making  11:30 – Golf as a tool for healing and rebuilding life  Using structure, presence, and play to move through grief and uncertainty  14:30 – Dr. Gillian's personal story of dance and renewal  From loss to ballroom dancing and rediscovering joy and purpose  20:00 – Creating new pathways: the "100 golf courses" vision  Using challenge, novelty, and environment to rebuild identity and resilience  23:00 – The power of symbolic reminders: the "rock ritual"  Simple daily practices to reinforce agency, intention, and emotional choice  25:00 – Communication, emotional triggers, and conscious response  Tools to create space between reaction and response for better relationships  27:00 – Transforming the inner critic into a supportive coach  Practical strategies to shift self-talk and build resilience  29:00 – Daily practice for emotional resilience and vitality  Morning awareness, reframing thoughts, and integrating body and mind  30:50 – Key takeaways and closing reflections  Choosing joy, presence, and purposeful aging    Connect with Kym Coco https://swagtail.com/  Book: Miracle on the Mountainside  https://swagtail.com/podcastbonus/    Call to Action  Connect with Dr. Gillian Lockitch at https://www.askdrgill.com/ or email: askdrgill@gmail.com      Download  Holistic Strategies to Build Back a Better Body  2026  Subscribe to Growing Older Living Younger on your favorite podcast platform and leave a review to help others discover the show. Join the Growing Older Living Younger Community      Download  Holistic Strategies to Build Back a Better Body  2026

    33 min

  5. May 22

    David Cravit and Larry Wolf. Default-Ager or Super-Ager. Which are You?

    FlashBack Friday THIS EPISODE OF GROWING OLDER LIVING YOUNGER focuses on super aging - how to help transform longer lifespan into longer healthspan via  7 A Pillars of longevity. Today's Featured Experts are David Cravit and Larry Wolf, co-authors of " SuperAging: Getting Older Without Getting Old - A Boomers Guide to living well after 65. We discuss the 7 A's of the Pillars of Superaging, how default aging has been the - well- default, for past generations and continues to be for many today. And how social, cultural, political, and economic forces oppose living younger longer. Episode Timeline 0:11 Introduction to SuperAging 4:04 How did the idea for the book come about? 8:19 Defining default-aging and super-aging, and the forces underlying them 14:11 The 7 A Pillars of Super Aging. 20:10 Attitude and awareness: the two core pillars 27:47 Pillars 3 to 7 of SuperAging (Accomplishment, Achievement, Autonomy, Attachment, Avoidance) 30:50 Social, cultural, political, and economic drivers that oppose super aging. 33:34 Insidious issues about superaging: ageism, economic fears 38:50 An independent individual needs to take responsibility for their own lives. 45:57 How to make sense of the tsunami of information and misinformation flooding our media platforms 50: 53 Larry and David's  takeaways from today's episode. Speaker Bios: David Cravit earned his BA in Political Science and Economics from the University of Toronto. He is author of two previous books on the subject of aging. The New Old," which described how the Baby Boomers are reinventing aging, and "Beyond Age Rage," which examined the so-called "war of the generations" . David is an executive at ZoomerMedia, the only media company in Canada specializing in covering the "older" market. He is also a member of the Board of C.A.R.P., the Canadian Association of Retired Persons, the largest and most influential association advocating for the rights and interests of Canadians as they age. Larry Wolf has a BA in Psychology from Cornell University, and an MBA in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Larry is the founder of the Wolf Group, an international marketing communications agency with over 300 employees in seven cities throughout North America. Larry has served on a number of boards, including the National Advertising Review Board, the Huntsman program in international studies at the University of Pennsylvania, the Eye Research Institute of Canada, and has chaired the Canadian Glaucoma Research Society. His special expertise is in identifying trends and understanding how to capitalize on them. Learn more about the work of David Cravit and Larry Wolf here. Link to the book SuperAging: Getting Older Without Getting Old,  https://superaging.info/about-3/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dcravit/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-wolf-15a18a10/ Io get your copy of Growing Older Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and The Art of Retiring Comfortably click here Email: Dr. Gill at askdrgill@gmail.com And if you have not already done so, follow,  rate and review the show.

    54 min

  6. May 18

    Prevent Macular Degeneration and Cognitive Decline: How Essential Carotenoids Protect Your Brain and Vision with Prof. John Nolan

    What if essential carotenoid antioxidants you consume today, could protect your vision and cognitive functions now and in the future? In this episode, Professor John Nolan explains how specific carotenoids, lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin play a critical role in protecting the retina and brain from oxidative stress, a key driver of damage and age-related decline. As a leading researcher in ocular and brain nutrition, he shares ground- breaking insights from clinical trials showing how targeted supplementation can improve visual function and support cognitive performance. Listeners will learn why prevention must begin early, how to identify effective nutritional strategies, and how to take control of long-term eye and brain health to extend their healthspan. Professor John Nolan is a full professor at South East Technological University in Waterford, Ireland, where he holds the Howard Chair in Human Nutrition. He is a nutritional biochemist specializing in the role of carotenoids in vision and cognitive health. As Director of the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland he has led major international clinical trials, including the CREST studies,  published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers, and is founder and chair of the International Brain and Ocular Nutrition Conference. His research focuses on targeted nutrition to prevent and manage age-related diseases such as macular degeneration and Alzheimer's disease, advancing evidence-based nutritional strategies to support lifelong eye and brain health.  Episode Timeline  00:00 – Welcome and introduction  04:25 – Origins of carotenoid research and macular degeneration  Early work identifying nutrition as a key modifiable risk factor  09:30 – What carotenoids are and why they matter  Role as antioxidants and "internal sunscreen" for the eye  13:55 – Can macular degeneration be reversed or improved  Distinguishing regeneration, slowing progression, and functional improvement  17:30 – Brain and eye connection  How nutrition may reactivate neural pathways and support cognition  20:27 – Challenging the current medical model  Why prevention must replace late-stage intervention  25:16 – The importance of meso-zeaxanthin  Why some individuals cannot convert nutrients effectively  28:37 – Supplement quality and evidence-based formulations  Risks of unregulated supplements and importance of clinical validation  32:18 – Nutrition, lifestyle, and informed decision-making  Why education and professional guidance are essential  33:21 – Starting early for lifelong protection  "From the cradle to the dance floor" approach to nutrition  35:55 – Declining nutrient density in modern food  Why diet alone may no longer be sufficient  37:18 – Wrap-up and key takeaways  Connect with the research of Prof John Nolan https://profjohnnolan.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/profjohnnolan/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmnolan/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profjohnnolan/ Upcoming Vision for Vision documentary (watch the trailer )   Calls to Action :   Join the Growing Older Living Younger Community   Connect with Dr. Gillian Lockitch at https://www.askdrgill.com/ or email: askdrgill@gmail.com for a personal consult Download Guide to Nature's Colorful Antioxidants 2026  Subscribe to Growing Older Living Younger on your favorite podcast platform and leave a review to help others discover the show.

    40 min

  7. May 15

    Dr. Helen Knaggs. Your Skin: A Window to Your Health.

    Flashback Friday: Episode 52 from Season 1 May 2022 Audrey Hepburn, a Screen Legend and a truly iconic beauty, said "The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years."  I was reflecting on previous discussions I have had on ageism as I read yet another comment on beauty and aging youthfully. The debate centered around the question of whether we should accept and indeed celebrate the aging of our appearance as a reflection of the wisdom gained as we grow older, or whether, as I believe, we should do all we can to delay the wrinkling, dryness and loss of radiance that naturally accompanies aging, and endeavor to look vibrant and healthy as we age. Our appearance, the quality of our skin, hair, teeth, eyes, is as much a window to our overall as is our posture, gait and mental acuity. Choosing to ward off dull, wrinkled skin and thinning, lack-luster hair is not a question of vanity but a celebration of our inner vitality. Today's conversation brings to you an expert in the biology of skin and hair, to discuss how our  outward changes of aging may reflect our inner state of health. Dr. Helen Knaggs, is the Vice President of Global Research and Development for Nu Skin. With over 30 years of experience in skin research and product development, including years spent specializing in acne research, her expertise in skin and hair biology has led to numerous publications and patents.  Dr. Knaggs earned bachelor's degrees with honors in biochemistry and pharmacology, and a doctorate degree from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Leeds, England. She spent several years as a research biochemist in the dermatology department of Leeds General Infirmary where her work involved clinical and lab research, interpretation of trial results and data reporting to corporate and scientific communities. As vice president of Nu Skin Global Research and Development, she works closely with the Nu Skin Scientific Advisory Board to identify the latest research and trends in skin care for the Nu Skin brand. We discuss how lifestyle as much as inheritance affects the aging of your skin, and what you can do to   preserve both the health and the beauty of your appearance from inside out and outside in. To learn more about the nutritional and skin care products that will promote your youthful aging, schedule a Living Younger Discovery call with me at askdrgill@gmail.com To discover how you can  create your personal lifestyle roadmap to Growing Older Living Younger, visit www.askdrgill.com to order your copy of Growing Older Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and The Art of Retiring Comfortably.

    40 min

  8. May 11

    Muscle, Mitochondria and the Aging Brain: The Midlife Metabolism Reset with Dr. Elizabeth Goldspink

    What if the fatigue, brain fog, and loss of strength many women experience after 50 are not simply hormonal, but reflect deeper shifts in metabolism, muscle, and mitochondrial function? In this insightful episode, Dr. Elizabeth Goldspink reframes midlife as a metabolic and neurological transition rather than a purely hormonal one. She explains how muscle acts as a longevity organ, how mitochondrial efficiency impacts both energy and cognition, and how targeted lifestyle and nutrition strategies can restore resilience. This empowering conversation offers practical, science-informed steps to help women take control of how they age. Dr. Elizabeth Goldspink is a naturopathic doctor, women's health researcher, and founder of Wellex. She has more than 16 years of clinical experience supporting women's hormonal, metabolic, and immune health. Dr. Goldspink is a published author in peer-reviewed medical journals and has completed advanced training in mind-body medicine at Harvard University. Her work focuses on translating complex scientific research into practical, personalized health strategies. She has helped thousands of women restore energy, resilience, and long-term well-being. Her current focus is on evidence-based supplementation and metabolic health optimization for women in midlife and beyond. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Welcome and introduction 02:30 – Midlife symptoms reframed: beyond hormones to metabolism and mitochondria 04:00 – Dr. Goldspink's personal journey from marketing professional to naturopathic medicine 06:00 – Why brain fog, fatigue, and strength loss signal deeper biological shifts 08:00 – Muscle as a longevity organ and its role in metabolic and cognitive health 11:00 – The metabolic functions of muscle and the importance of myokines 13:30 – Resistance training and why lifting weights matters for women over 50 16:00 – Nutrition fundamentals: protein intake, glycemic stability, and whole foods 19:00 – Mitochondrial health and its connection to energy and cognition 22:00 – Practical strategies to optimize mitochondria without complex protocols 25:00 – Creatine explained: benefits for muscle, brain, and aging 29:00 – Real-world recovery and rebuilding strength after health setbacks 31:00 – Brain training, lifestyle habits, and community connection 33:00 – Managing stress, social media overload, and mental resilience 35:00 – Supplement strategy after 50: what to use and what to avoid 37:30 – Common mistakes: overuse of antioxidants and low-quality supplements 40:00 – The origin of Wellex and a mission to support underserved women's health needs 43:00 – Practical daily steps to rebuild resilience and support healthy aging 45:00 – Wrap-up and key takeaways Connect with Dr. Elizabeth Goldspink Website: https://wellex.co Science-backed supplements for women's metabolic and hormonal health Information on clinical research and product formulations Call to Action Find Growing Older Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and the Art of Retiring Comfortably at www.gillianlockitch.com (North America) or on Kindle Subscribe to Growing Older Living Younger on your favorite podcast platform and leave a review to help others discover the show. Join the Growing Older Living Younger Community  Connect with Dr. Gillian Lockitch at https://www.askdrgill.com/ or email: askdrgill@gmail.com Download Guide to Nature's Colorful Antioxidants. 2026

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Welcome to Growing Older, Living Younger, the podcast where you will discover ways to boost your metabolism, enhance your mental and physical energy, and ward off disorders we wrongly think are inevitable as we age. Hosted by Dr. Gillian Lockitch, former specialist in Medical Biochemistry, professor, researcher and international speaker, the show airs weekly every Monday. Each episode is a 30 - 45 minutes, exploring ways in which genetic and epigenetic (gene expression) science and medicine may intersect with ancient, non-western wellness practices to help you extend your health span to live younger. The show features practitioners in mental and physical health, fitness, nutrition, personal care, community, networking and entrepreneurship, to help you create your personal roadmap to aging youthfully.

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