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March 27th, 2025

The Science of Aging Healthfully w/ Gillian Lockitch, retired MD, Medical Professor Emerita

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Jane LederThe Science of Aging Healthfully w/ Gillian Lockitch, retired MD, Medical Professor Emerita
  1. The Science of Aging Healthfully w/ Gillian Lockitch, retired MD, Medical Professor Emerita Jane Leder 32:57

“You inherit your genetic blueprint from your parents. But you construct the person that you become. Just because you have a birthday every year, your body need not age yearly.”

                            _________ Dr. Gillian Lockitch, medical specialist, professor, and international speaker

In her new book, Growing Older, Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and Retiring (Comfortably), Gillian cites New research that reveals that what you think, how you move, what you eat, how you interact with others, stimulate your mind or challenge yourself, can modulate the expression of your genes.

In this episode, listeners follow Gillian’s journey from a happy woman who “had it all” to a depressed, isolated, overweight widow who, with time, research, and desire, took control of her life and changed her physical and Mental Health.

Gillian suggests a road map to help us as we age

  • Make the choice to age healthily
  • Create a roadmap and set goals
  • Maintain a positive mindset, be mindful, and Exercise your brain
  • Evaluate your genetic risk factors and whether you can change them
  • Ensure your living environment promotes healthy Sleep, activity and nutrition
  • Prevent falls and fractures
  • Maintain a healthy body weight and avoid the metabolic syndrome
  • Ensure you have good antioxidant protection
  • Keep your bones strong, your joints mobile, and your muscles flexible
  • Love your family
  • Nurture your friendships
  • Challenge yourself

Gillian explains the differences between genetics and epigenetics. It’s a heady distinction, but she is a pro at breaking this down and suggesting ways to live longer and better.

Growing Older Living Younger podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/growing-older-living-younger-about-longevity-wellness/id1562021011

Get to know Dr. Gillian Lockitch linktr.ee/askdrgill

Gift: the url is  https://bit.ly/3DfjdtM The resource is called The 7 Keys to Growing Older Living Younger.

The book at www.gillianlockitch.com

Jane Leder Podcaster & Author

I am an award-winning author of books about teen suicide, siblings, and men and women during WWII. My feature articles have appeared in publications from Psychology Today to the Chicago Sun-Times. I enjoy the journey of writing, the process. But as I celebrated my seventy-seventh birthday, I wanted a change of focus and turned my creative energies into launching "Older Women & Friends," a podcast. The challenge has been exhilarating and will certainly help me make it through the dead of winter in the Midwest.

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