Wellness And Wisdom with Dr Nadu Tuakli Wellness & Wisdom

“What if your best years haven’t happened yet?”

A 80 year old professional body builder talks about self love, why she eats bacon and grazes all day.

80 year old Iris Davis shows us how to work out in a chair, what drives her and why she thinks she is not special “I’m my own biggest influencer” she says proudly. She tells us about fake tans and how to manage your inner dialogue when the going gets tough.

How to build muscle even in your 70’s and how she keeps up with (vice versa!) her husband of 41 years who is 17 years younger than her. Iris spills the beans! 

She says don’t waste a single day.

There is always time to improve and beat society’s expectations for you!

Obesity is a chronic disease and affects up to1 in 3 people in the western world. The latest hot topic in obesity medicine is the GLP-1 agonist class.Oh, Oh, Ozempic! Yep it’s all here! This podcast will cover everything you want to know about the GLP-1 medications. How do they work?What are the 5 successful habits of the biggest (weight) losers ? Do you lose more with these medications or with surgery? How long do you have to be on the medicine. Is it aa life long investment? How do you prevent losing muscle as well as fat? How much weight do you have to lose to get rid of Hypertension, Diabetes and Sleep Apnea?What does successful weight loss look like? Are these medications safe? What about the Cost? Should these medications been used for short term weight loss? What cancers are associated with obesity?What are the four legs of the chair with weight loss? Also what is standing between you and weight loss? Meal planning , behavior modification, and more. Listen now!

A conversation with Dr. Sally Weinrich Alzheimer's survivor and renowned researcher and a few words from her husband Prof. Dr. Martin Weinrich "It's a miracle!" Sally explains how it physically hurts when you are trying to think but can't. Believe your ears when you hear proof that Alzheimer's CAN be prevented and reversed, and lives can be changed for the better. Sally who knew 4 relatives who had Alzheimer's started to have symptoms over 15 years ago. She describes her battle with Alzheimer's and how now, as she puts it, she is "on the other side of the wall". Her story is very compelling but also uplifting and full of hope.....for others. I suggest everyone listen to it, the sooner the better.

In this podcast I speak with Renee Landers who started hormones at 60 and body building at 69. She describes being at her peak and how to be positive and motivated at any age. She describes her pescatarian diet and how much protein people should eat daily and her exercise workout. She answers questions on 'meal prep' and how to lose weight one pound at a time. "You gotta eat to lose weight!" "Abs are made in the kitchen". She tells us how to plan for success and why she thinks lifting weights is the fountain of youth.
I look forward to your comments. Stay well

Meet Dr. Lucy a retired medical doctor with a memory better than mine 8 years after she was officially diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Here she shares her story as an Alzheimer's disease survivor, living proof that people can reclaim their memory and get back to a normal life, in spite of the disease.

The symptoms of Alzheimer's disease are reversible, believe it and spread the word! Please share this podcast with everyone so we can bring people back from or better yet, never get to the abyss that has characterized this disease thus far.

As they say "a mind is a terrible thing to waste"

Gloria Steinem, Diane von Furstenberg, Christiana Figueres, and others all appear in "Leading our way: How women are re-defining leadership" a new book by Gaia Van Der Esch.We discuss her book and the recent COP 28 United Nations conference on climate change in Dubai, December 2023.“The world is changing, and so must our understanding of leadership.” Through the stories of trailblazing female leaders Gaia Van der Esch attempts to discover what a different style of leadership could look like and how we can all create change. Looking at world events right now that change cannot come soon enough.Gaia Van Der Esch is the Director of 3Zero.org. Which aims to make the planet free of exclusion, free of carbon and free of poverty by 2030.