Living Well Into Our Older Years

healthybygeorge

I'm Mary Catherine George, PhD (MC), a dedicated health and well-being coach with over 20 years of experience in medical research. Through my journey of overcoming the challenges of aging and maintaining a healthy mind, body, and spirit, I’ve learned what it takes to create a vibrant and sustainable life. Now, I’m here to share those lessons with YOU! Healthy by George is all about helping individuals in their 40s, 50s, and beyond take control of their health and live their best lives. Whether you're looking to improve your fitness, balance nutrition,or nurture your mental and emotional well-being, this channel will provide the practical advice, motivation, and inspiration you need. 💪 Join me for health tips,fitness challenges,nutrition insights, and more as we work together to achieve sustainable health and well-being. Let's embark on this empowering journey toward a better, healthier YOU!🌱 Don’t forget to subscribe, and let’s thrive together! www.healthybygeorge.com

  1. Oct 11

    The finals are on 11/5 help me get there - Top Host Competition for iHeart Radio

    Come along with me on my iHeartRadio journey — I'm live every evening at 6:30 ET through Dec 10! We are on day six of the iHeart Radio competition and I need your help to become a Top Host. I am so grateful for your votes so far. It is definitely a challenge to stay engaged and optimistic during this long process, but I am holding onto the top position thanks to your support. We have a ways to go until the December 10th deadline, and I am working hard to keep the momentum going. If you want to see me succeed, please keep casting your votes daily. Your help is what keeps me in this position. Subscribe to follow my journey as I push toward the finish line, and let me know in the comments if you have voted today! VOTE HERE DAILY THRU DEC 10: https://tophost.org/2026/mary-catherine-george Truthfully, I'm MC, a health psychologist with 30 years of research experience. This vote helps our healthy aging message reach more women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond. Join me tomorrow at 6:30. Be well, my friends — we have this one precious life. 📥 FREE E-BOOK — Chronic Pain: Use Your Brain Power. Non-drug pain treatments explained (acupuncture included), free for the first 50 readers: → https://www.healthybygeorge.com/shop 🎙️ ABOUT DR. MARY CATHERINE GEORGE: Dr. Mary Catherine George (MM PhD) is a health psychologist and host of Healthy by George — a podcast about healthy aging, longevity, brain health, and wellness for adults 50 and beyond. Where science meets soul. 📲 CONNECT: Instagram: https://instagram.com/myhealthybygeorge TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@healthybygeorge Website: https://www.healthybygeorge.com ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This video is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always talk with your healthcare provider before starting or stopping any treatment — especially if you take blood thinners, have a pacemaker or implanted device, or have a bleeding disorder or weakened immune system. Acupuncture works alongside your medical care, never instead of it.

  2. Oct 10

    Day 6 -Help me become Top Host for iHeart Radio

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  3. Oct 9

    My iHeartRadio Journey: Can I count on your support?

    Come along with me on my iHeartRadio journey — I'm live every evening at 6:30 ET through Dec 10! VOTE HERE DAILY THRU DEC 10: https://tophost.org/2026/mary-catherine-george Truthfully, I'm MC, a health psychologist with 30 years of research experience. This vote helps our healthy aging message reach more women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond. Join me tomorrow at 6:30. Be well, my friends — we have this one precious life. 📥 FREE E-BOOK — Chronic Pain: Use Your Brain Power. Non-drug pain treatments explained (acupuncture included), free for the first 50 readers: → https://www.healthybygeorge.com/shop 🎙️ ABOUT DR. MARY CATHERINE GEORGE: Dr. Mary Catherine George (MM PhD) is a health psychologist and host of Healthy by George — a podcast about healthy aging, longevity, brain health, and wellness for adults 50 and beyond. Where science meets soul. 📲 CONNECT: Instagram: https://instagram.com/myhealthybygeorge TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@healthybygeorge Website: https://www.healthybygeorge.com ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This video is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always talk with your healthcare provider before starting or stopping any treatment — especially if you take blood thinners, have a pacemaker or implanted device, or have a bleeding disorder or weakened immune system. Acupuncture works alongside your medical care, never instead of it.

  4. Oct 8

    Day 4 - iHeart Radio Competition for Top Host 2026

    Come along with me on my iHeartRadio journey — I'm live every evening at 6:30 ET through Dec 10! VOTE HERE DAILY THRU DEC 10: https://tophost.org/2026/mary-catherine-george Truthfully, I'm MC, a health psychologist with 30 years of research experience. This vote helps our healthy aging message reach more women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond. Join me tomorrow at 6:30. Be well, my friends — we have this one precious life. 📥 FREE E-BOOK — Chronic Pain: Use Your Brain Power. Non-drug pain treatments explained (acupuncture included), free for the first 50 readers: → https://www.healthybygeorge.com/shop 🎙️ ABOUT DR. MARY CATHERINE GEORGE: Dr. Mary Catherine George (MM PhD) is a health psychologist and host of Healthy by George — a podcast about healthy aging, longevity, brain health, and wellness for adults 50 and beyond. Where science meets soul. 📲 CONNECT: Instagram: https://instagram.com/myhealthybygeorge TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@healthybygeorge Website: https://www.healthybygeorge.com ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This video is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always talk with your healthcare provider before starting or stopping any treatment — especially if you take blood thinners, have a pacemaker or implanted device, or have a bleeding disorder or weakened immune system. Acupuncture works alongside your medical care, never instead of it.

  5. Oct 6

    Day 3 - Why I Entered iHeartRadio | Come Along With Me Live

    Come along with me on my iHeartRadio journey — I'm live every evening at 6:30 ET through Dec 10! VOTE HERE DAILY THRU DEC 10: [PASTE YOUR VOTE LINK HERE] Truthfully, I'm MC, health psychologist with 30 years in research. This vote helps our healthy aging message reach more women in their 40s, 50s and beyond. Join me tomorrow at 6:30. Be well, my friends — we have this one precious life.

  6. Oct 6

    Day 2 - I need your Help! My Journey to the iHart Radio Top Host 2026

    Come along with me on my iHeartRadio journey — I'm live every evening at 6:30 ET through Dec 10! VOTE HERE DAILY THRU DEC 10: https://tophost.org/2026/mary-catherine-george Truthfully, I'm MC, a health psychologist with 30 years of research experience. This vote helps our healthy aging message reach more women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond. Join me tomorrow at 6:30. Be well, my friends — we have this one precious life.

  7. Oct 6

    This Is It! | My Chance To Shine In The iHeartRadio Competition

    https://tophost.org/2026/mary-catheri... I am beyond excited to share the big news with you all, I've been selected for the prestigious iHeartRadio competition, a dream come true for any aspiring host. As a huge fan of Ryan Seacrest, who is known for his incredible work on iHeartRadio, I am thrilled to have this opportunity to showcase my skills and potentially become the next tophost. This competition is a chance to learn from the best in the industry and take my hosting career to the next level. I am looking forward to the challenge and the chance to work with iHeartRadio, and I hope you will all join me on this journey. With the support of my amazing audience, I am confident that I can make it to the top and become a renowned host, thanks for watching and I will keep you all updated on my progress in the iHeartRadio competition

  8. Oct 5

    Why I’ve Done Acupuncture for 17 Years (And What It Did for My Husband)

    Does acupuncture really work for chronic pain? Health psychologist Dr. Mary Catherine George has an answer few can give: 17 years of monthly acupuncture herself — and six years watching it manage her late husband's chronic low back pain and gout while she cared for him through multiple sclerosis. This is the honest version, from someone who reads the research for a living. The strongest evidence: the Back in Action trial (2025) randomized 800 older adults with chronic low back pain into three groups — and acupuncture beat standard care. A review of 29 high-quality trials covering roughly 18,000 patients with back pain, neck pain, osteoarthritis, and chronic headache found real benefit that was still there a year later. And the honest limits: the gout evidence is weak, sham-controlled studies are genuinely hard to design, and the placebo effect in pain research is enormous — though as MC puts it about her husband's relief: "Was it placebo? Who cares? It worked." Just as valuable is the practical half nobody covers: what Medicare actually pays for (up to 12 sessions for chronic low back pain, 8 more if you're improving — and only with a medical-professional provider), how to use an FSA/HSA for everything else, why 1–2 sessions is not a fair trial, and who should talk to their doctor first — anyone on blood thinners, with a pacemaker or implanted device, or with a weakened immune system. And a hard-won warning from her husband's story: pain relief is not the same as treatment. Acupuncture eased his gout pain, but it couldn't lower the uric acid quietly damaging joints and kidneys — and his heart attack taught her to look at what the body doesn't announce, which is why she's now getting a coronary calcium score herself. 🔑 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: ✦ The 2009 house-call that started 17 years of acupuncture in her family ✦ The Back in Action trial: 800 patients, and acupuncture beat standard care for low back pain ✦ 29 trials, ~18,000 patients: benefits that lasted a full year ✦ Where the evidence is thin: gout, electroacupuncture, and the sham-study problem ✦ What Medicare covers (12 + 8 sessions, chronic low back pain only) and the FSA/HSA route for everything else ✦ Why you must give it 6–10 sessions before judging — and when to stop paying ✦ Safety cautions: blood thinners, pacemakers, fragile skin, weakened immunity ✦ The gout lesson: treat the underlying cause, not just the pain ✦ The questions to bring to your doctor — including the one about your heart 📥 FREE E-BOOK — Chronic Pain: Use Your Brain Power. Non-drug pain treatments explained (acupuncture included), free for the first 50 readers: → https://www.healthybygeorge.com/shop 💌 JOIN THE GLOW UPDATE — MC's free weekly newsletter on healthy aging, mindfulness & intentional living: → https://www.healthybygeorge.com/#newsletter 🎧 LISTEN ON THE GO: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1851374108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ixJ7RXL3uVhMx9UrJOYzc Website: https://www.healthybygeorge.com ⏱️ CHAPTERS: 00:00 — 2009: an acupuncturist comes to our home 01:01 — Treating my husband's back pain and gout 02:21 — The three weeks that proved it wasn't just placebo 04:54 — The Back in Action trial: acupuncture beat standard care 06:07 — 29 trials, 18,000 patients: benefits that lasted 07:30 — The placebo problem in pain research 08:31 — The gout evidence, honestly weighed 09:52 — What it costs and how to pay for it 12:08 — What Medicare actually covers (and for what) 13:40 — Who should be cautious before trying it 15:31 — Pain relief is not the same as treatment 16:49 — My husband's heart — and the test I'm now getting 18:14 — How to try it right + questions for your doctor 21:28 — Outro 🎙️ ABOUT DR. MARY CATHERINE GEORGE: Dr. Mary Catherine George (MM PhD) is a health psychologist and host of Healthy by George — a podcast about healthy aging, longevity, brain health, and wellness for adults 50 and beyond. Where science meets soul. 📲 CONNECT: Instagram: https://instagram.com/myhealthybygeorge TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@healthybygeorge Website: https://www.healthybygeorge.com ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This video is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always talk with your healthcare provider before starting or stopping any treatment — especially if you take blood thinners, have a pacemaker or implanted device, or have a bleeding disorder or weakened immune system. Acupuncture works alongside your medical care, never instead of it. #Acupuncture #ChronicPainRelief #HealthyAging

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I'm Mary Catherine George, PhD (MC), a dedicated health and well-being coach with over 20 years of experience in medical research. Through my journey of overcoming the challenges of aging and maintaining a healthy mind, body, and spirit, I’ve learned what it takes to create a vibrant and sustainable life. Now, I’m here to share those lessons with YOU! Healthy by George is all about helping individuals in their 40s, 50s, and beyond take control of their health and live their best lives. Whether you're looking to improve your fitness, balance nutrition,or nurture your mental and emotional well-being, this channel will provide the practical advice, motivation, and inspiration you need. 💪 Join me for health tips,fitness challenges,nutrition insights, and more as we work together to achieve sustainable health and well-being. Let's embark on this empowering journey toward a better, healthier YOU!🌱 Don’t forget to subscribe, and let’s thrive together! www.healthybygeorge.com

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  • Creator
    healthybygeorge
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
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    Clean
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    Living Well Into Our Older Years