WHEALTHSPAN

Scott Fulton

Wealth, Health, and Lifespan, for curious minds, hosted by Prof. Scott Fulton. The program centers on topics that matter in our adult years with an appealing blend of subject matter experts, valuable insights, and inspiring life stories. Scott teaches adults across the US through the Universities of Northwestern, Virginia, and Delaware and their ongoing commitment to aging well in America. He is a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the past president of the National Aging in Place Council. Guests of the program come from interesting and diverse backgrounds, providing a variety of opportunities to explore opportunities and viewpoints.The Whealthspan book hit #1 on Amazon's new releases and is available on paperback and Kindle. USA link: https://a.co/d/ghZHbQU Search "Whealthspan More Years More Moments More Money" on Amazon international websites.Welcome! Subscribe if you'd like a notification when new shows drop.https://www.whealthspan.com/ for more info On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@whealthspan

  1. قبل ١٣ ساعة

    American Wealth Doesn't Buy Longevity - What Surprising New Study Means for Average Americans

    A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the wealthiest quarter of Americans have survival odds no better than the poorest quarter of adults in Northern and Western Europe. Not close to Europe's wealthy — close to Europe's poor.  It's good news for average Americans if they validate where they actually are vs relying on aspirations. In this episode, Prof. Scott Fulton breaks down what the data actually shows, dismantles the outdated assumption that smoking remains America's #1 health threat, walks through 75 years of original mortality research, and explains why context — not just causes — is the missing piece in most health conversations today. Closes with why functional reserve, not #wealth or averages, is the real predictor of a resilient healthspan. Timestamps: 0:00 – The wealth-and-longevity assumption 1:32 – The real issue: outdated context 2:05 – The smoking myth 2:59 – Welcome to WHEALTHSPAN / credentials 3:26 – US life expectancy ranking: 8th in 1933 → ~63rd today 3:56 – "We're all living longer" — longer than whom, than when? 4:23 – The "half of children born today will live to 100" myth, debunked 5:06 – Original research: 178 million US deaths since 1933 5:49 – Death age frequency explained — 1950's peak death age: 73 6:08 – Peak death age rises to 85 by 2010 (+30%) 7:18 – The reversal: Americans dying younger again since 2010 8:07 – How wealth factors in — testing the popular belief 8:36 – Study design: 73,000+ adults, US vs. 16 European countries 9:22 – Corroborating 2013 research — same finding 10:34 – Wealthy vs. average Americans 11:08 – Only 17% of wealthy Americans outlive the average American 11:37 – The comparison-set problem: "navel gazing" 12:27 – Why keeping up with the Joneses is a losing game 13:29 – The Five Domains of Functional Healthspan 13:57 – Full circle: wealth, averages, and the Joneses are all poor predictors 14:30 – Program updates (FUNCTION metric/imperial tables, pilot programs, web app) Books: 📖 FUNCTION: https://kdpbook.link/for/B0GD1YKMY6  📖 FUNCTION: Workbook: https://mybook.to/FUNCTION-Workbook 📖 WHEALTHSPAN: https://mybook.to/WHEALTHSPAN Website 🌐 WHEALTHSPAN: https://www.whealthspan.com/  #longevity #lifeexpectancy #functionalhealth #healthspan, #functionalreserve #WHEALTHSPAN Primary reference: Machado S, Kyriopoulos I, Orav EJ, Papanicolas I. "Association between Wealth and Mortality in the United States and Europe." New England Journal of Medicine 2025;392:1310-1319. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa2408259 Whealthspan is where curiosity meets healthspan and longevity. If this episode sparked a question or a shift in thinking, let us know — and share it with someone who’s ready for more certain wealth, health, and lifespan.

  2. ١٨ يوليو

    Walking Off Road for Longer Healthspan

    Get more out of your walks. ProF. Fulton takes us on a river pathway to share some ideas for getting more out of walks than on a paved pathway. Varied surfaces and terrain can train multiple functional domains that help improve overall function now and, in the years, to come. 0:00 - Intro - walking speed vs off-road 1:10 - Meet Elli 2:00 - Dirt path 2:45 - Rocky terrain 3:40 - Hills 4:40 - Hill and recovery 6:34 - Downhill 7:50 - Close - what's coming Books: 📖 FUNCTION: https://kdpbook.link/for/B0GD1YKMY6  📖 FUNCTION: Workbook: https://mybook.to/FUNCTION-Workbook 📖 WHEALTHSPAN: https://mybook.to/WHEALTHSPAN 🌐 WHEALTHSPAN: https://www.whealthspan.com/  #Walking #Hiking #balance #Fitness #Healthspan #FunctionalHealthspan #WHEALTHSPAN #agewell #longevity YouTube: https://youtu.be/l5P3Wzh3Vwg Whealthspan is where curiosity meets healthspan and longevity. If this episode sparked a question or a shift in thinking, let us know — and share it with someone who’s ready for more certain wealth, health, and lifespan.

  3. ١٨ يونيو

    Fit Heart vs Heart Attack: 10 Survival Factors

    What does fitness actually do to a heart attack — and its outcome? Most people assume fitness protects the heart. That's partially true. But the bigger story is what a fit heart does during and after a cardiac event. In this video, we look at how fitness changes the way the heart functions — stroke volume, heart rate range, recovery — and then put two hearts, a fit one and an unfit one, to the test of a myocardial infarction. The results are striking. We cover the two distinct mechanisms behind most heart attacks, why they feel very different, and then walk through 10 specific factors that give a fit heart a measurable survival advantage. One of them — the antithrombotic effect — is rarely talked about outside clinical settings. The data is clear: people with good fitness recovering from a cardiac event have a 68% lower long-term mortality risk than those with low fitness. Not exceptional fitness. The kind that lets someone sustain a brisk jog or climb several flights of stairs. This is part of the WHEALTHSPAN series on Functional Healthspan. Learn more at whealthspan.com or find the FUNCTION self-assessment book on Amazon. Key Moments 0:00 — Does heart fitness impact heart attack outcomes 1:15 — How the heart works: chambers, valves, electrical sequence 3:00 — Heart stroke volume, heart rate range, max heart rate 6:16: Two types of heart attack: gradual stenosis vs. plaque rupture 7:52 — 10 survival factors 11:08 — Survival statistics: fitness and long-term mortality after a cardiac event 📖 FUNCTION on Amazon: https://kdpbook.link/for/B0GD1YKMY6 🌐 WHEALTHSPAN: https://www.whealthspan.com/ #HeartHealth #HeartAttack #Fitness #Cardiology #healthtips #Healthspan #FunctionalHealthspan #WHEALTHSPAN #agewell #longevity #HeartDisease #VO2Max Whealthspan is where curiosity meets healthspan and longevity. If this episode sparked a question or a shift in thinking, let us know — and share it with someone who’s ready for more certain wealth, health, and lifespan.

  4. ٦ يونيو

    Number One Healthspan Predictor — Most Get this Wrong

    Most people think they're managing their healthspan. Exercise, diet, sleep, supplements... good habits, but can we predict healthspan from them? Today we put that to the test. We look at biological age testing, clinical medicine, and the entire wellness advice landscape — and ask the one question they all avoid. What actually predicts functional healthspan? The answer is simpler, faster, direct, and free. Start getting direct answers to, "Is my healthspan on track?" SUBSCRIBE for more in this series 0:00 — Management or faith? 0:12 — Functional Healthspan defined 1:03 — David's story / biological age testing 1:40 — Mavrommatis 2025 study — the most comprehensive epigenetic clock study ever done 2:31 — Healthspan and lifespan are different outcomes 2:53 — Carol's story / wellness advice landscape 3:50 — The feedback loop problem 5:02 — The fog 5:27 — The measurement standard 5:55 — Why traditional metrics can't predict healthspan 6:27 — Function introduced as the solution 6:53 — The five domains of functional healthspan 8:32 — Multi-domain activities 8:50 — Functional assessments — direct, validated, free 9:20 — Faith vs. direct measurement — the closing argument 9:34 — CTA / FUNCTION on Amazon Connect everyday functional capacity to real-world healthspan outcomes. 📖 FUNCTION on Amazon: https://kdpbook.link/for/B0GD1YKMY6 🌐 WHEALTHSPAN: https://www.whealthspan.com/ YouTube episode: https://youtu.be/Vj3-weTwq6s?si=mAckdbwsFuNySvH- #Healthspan #FunctionalHealthspan #BiologicalAge #Longevity #FunctionalFitness #HealthyAging #lifeexpectancy Whealthspan is where curiosity meets healthspan and longevity. If this episode sparked a question or a shift in thinking, let us know — and share it with someone who’s ready for more certain wealth, health, and lifespan.

  5. ٢٥ مايو

    Medical Mistake Steals Years of Healthspan Longevity

    Mistakes leading to lost health years are many, and led to decades of debate and confusion. It's the absence of a framework, explains Prof. Scott Fulton, author of the #1 Best Seller, FUNCTION, Turn Your Blind Spots into Strengths Medicine focuses on disease, but active independence is dictate 2-to-1 by functional ability, not by disease. Fitness claims to have the answer, but exercise doesn't convert to healthspan nearly as well as fitness advocates profess. The answers are in the objective longitudinal studies that focus on the activities of daily living. Prof. Fulton's research enables individuals to measure where they are now, and what track they're on, decades ahead of well-established thresholds, with years to find a blind spot and get on track. 📖 FUNCTION on Amazon: https://kdpbook.link/for/B0GD1YKMY6 Subscribe to catch upcoming episodes. 1:26  If we're living longer, how can life expectancy be flat? 3:40 The only way to know which group we're in. 4:17 What should we be measuring? 5:00 Reliable data sources for healthspan 6:40 The structural flaw 7:20 Start with the end in mind and track based on today 8:25 5 Domains of Functional Healthspan 10:00 Activities that convert to healthspan 11:15 Why These Activities Outperform Longevity Popular Longevity Advice:    • Activities that Outperform Popular Longevi...  This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/09L_Qqnr6hc?si=3-9C9ea-J3mr43h6 This FUNCTION series — 44 self-assessments that connect your everyday functional capacity to real-world healthspan outcomes. 📖 FUNCTION on Amazon: https://kdpbook.link/for/B0GD1YKMY6 🌐 WHEALTHSPAN: https://www.whealthspan.com/ #Healthspan #FunctionalFitness #HealthyAging #LongevityTips #FitnessVsFunction #ActiveAging #FunctionalHealthspan #ExerciseScience #AgingWell #HealthspanVsLifespan #VO2Max #FitnessOver50 #HealthOver50 #FunctionalMovement #MovementForLongevity #running #cycling Whealthspan is where curiosity meets healthspan and longevity. If this episode sparked a question or a shift in thinking, let us know — and share it with someone who’s ready for more certain wealth, health, and lifespan.

  6. ١٨ مايو

    8 Reasons Why Walking Faster Adds 10 Years to Healthspan

    We often overlook the simplest things, and walking is no exception. Whether you're already a walker or you're needing some serious motivation, this will grab your attention. Professor Scott Fulton explains 8 solid reasons why walking a bit faster will enable you to get more out of your walking, including the benefits  to the brain and social circle. Prof. Fulton is the author of the #1 Best Seller, FUNCTION, Turn You Blind Spots into Strengths, https://kdpbook.link/for/B0GD1YKMY6  and WHEALTHSPAN, More Years, More Moments, More Money 📖 FUNCTION on Amazon: https://kdpbook.link/for/B0GD1YKMY6 🌐 WHEALTHSPAN: https://www.whealthspan.com/ YoutUBe: https://youtu.be/7jTttCNt8a4?si=7zXyW5ZorfA9yONG #Healthspan #FunctionalFitness #HealthyAging #ActiveAging #FunctionalHealthspan #ExerciseScience #AgingWell #FitnessOver50 #HealthOver50 #longevity #steps #brain #walking Whealthspan is where curiosity meets healthspan and longevity. If this episode sparked a question or a shift in thinking, let us know — and share it with someone who’s ready for more certain wealth, health, and lifespan.

  7. ٢٥ أبريل

    The VO2Max Trap and Your Healthspan

    Is VO2Max all it's made out to be? If all you're concerned about is living longer, maybe, but if it's healthspan you're aiming for, be mindful of the trap meany fall into. Lifespan and healthspan are different things, and assumptions can lead to misgivings. Professor of Healthspan and Aging, Scott Fulton explains VO2Max, what it does, and its limitations. 1:17 What makes for a high VO2 2:35 Lab VO2Max test 4:13 Population epidemiological finding 4:49 The mortality curve flattens after mid-fitness level 6:57 VO2 infrastructure 7:45 Three domains untouched by VO2 8:54 What's the right target?  This FUNCTION series — 44 self-assessments that connect your everyday functional capacity to real-world healthspan outcomes. 📖 FUNCTION on Amazon: https://kdpbook.link/for/B0GD1YKMY6 🌐 WHEALTHSPAN: https://www.whealthspan.com/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/jjxHuZK7e-M #Healthspan #FunctionalFitness #HealthyAging #LongevityTips #FitnessVsFunction #ActiveAging #FunctionalHealthspan #ExerciseScience #AgingWell #HealthspanVsLifespan #VO2Max #FitnessOver50 #HealthOver50 #FunctionalMovement #MovementForLongevity #running #cycling Whealthspan is where curiosity meets healthspan and longevity. If this episode sparked a question or a shift in thinking, let us know — and share it with someone who’s ready for more certain wealth, health, and lifespan.

  8. ١٨ أبريل

    Activities that Outperform Popular Longevity Advice

    Popular exercise advice doesn't stand up under real test. These activities do, and why. You've been told to optimize VO2max, build muscle, and track your steps. That advice isn't wrong — but misses the mark on converting activities into healthspan.  Professor of Healthspan and Aging. Scott Fulton makes the case that fitness does not guarantee healthspan — they are not the same thing — and that most popular exercise advice fails a simple conversion test: does what you're doing today actually transfer to the functional independence you'll need later? Using population data, biomechanical evidence, and a framework built from 44 standardized self-assessments, Scott ranks popular activities by how reliably they convert to real healthspan outcomes — and the results will challenge what you thought you knew. 00:33 — If fitness were the ticket, we'd see it in older adult population data 00:55 — WHO data: US, UK, Australia, and Canada have the worst healthspan-lifespan gap of all 183 member states. 02:25 — Survivorship bias: the fundamental flaw in how fitness research is interpreted. 03:33 — Begin with the end in mind: reverse-engineer healthspan from functional requirements. 03:55 — ADLs defined: the functional requirements of healthspan. 05:44 — The 5 Domains of Functional Healthspan introduced. 07:39 — Activity hierarchy: single, two, three, and four domain activities ranked. 09:47 — Cycling: great for cardio, poor functional conversion. 10:03 — Running is NOT fast walking: biomechanical breakdown. 10:34 — Strength training: which movements actually convert to healthspan. 10:55 — FUNCTION book: 44 self-assessments across all five domains. This FUNCTION series — 44 self-assessments that connect your everyday functional capacity to real-world healthspan outcomes. 📖 FUNCTION on Amazon: https://kdpbook.link/for/B0GD1YKMY6 🌐 WHEALTHSPAN: https://www.whealthspan.com/ #Healthspan #FunctionalFitness #HealthyAging #LongevityTips #FitnessVsFunction #ActiveAging #FunctionalHealthspan #ExerciseScience #AgingWell #HealthspanVsLifespan #VO2Max #FitnessOver50 #HealthOver50 #FunctionalMovement #MovementForLongevity #running #cycling Whealthspan is where curiosity meets healthspan and longevity. If this episode sparked a question or a shift in thinking, let us know — and share it with someone who’s ready for more certain wealth, health, and lifespan.

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Wealth, Health, and Lifespan, for curious minds, hosted by Prof. Scott Fulton. The program centers on topics that matter in our adult years with an appealing blend of subject matter experts, valuable insights, and inspiring life stories. Scott teaches adults across the US through the Universities of Northwestern, Virginia, and Delaware and their ongoing commitment to aging well in America. He is a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the past president of the National Aging in Place Council. Guests of the program come from interesting and diverse backgrounds, providing a variety of opportunities to explore opportunities and viewpoints.The Whealthspan book hit #1 on Amazon's new releases and is available on paperback and Kindle. USA link: https://a.co/d/ghZHbQU Search "Whealthspan More Years More Moments More Money" on Amazon international websites.Welcome! Subscribe if you'd like a notification when new shows drop.https://www.whealthspan.com/ for more info On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@whealthspan

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