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Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and this is the Smithsonian Associates Art of Living author interview series.  Our guest today is Dr. Steven Emmanuel.

Dr. Steven Emmanuel is the dean of the Susan S. Goode School of Arts and Humanities at Virginia Wesleyan University. Dr. Emmanuel will be presenting via Zoom on May 25, 2021, and the title of Dr. Emmanuel’s presentation is How Much is Enough?  Buddhist and Western Perspectives on Greed, Prosperity and Happiness.

It has become fashionable in recent decades to assert that greed is good—or more accurately, that greed can be a productive force for good. This is not a new idea: As early as the 18th century, philosophers such as Adam Smith noted that vices such as avarice and vanity contributed to the advancement of society by spurring industry and prosperity.

At the same time, Smith was deeply aware of the social and psychological costs of a competitive market system—not least anxiety, inauthenticity, inequality, and indifference to the misery of the poor. He frequently observed how the relentless pursuit of wealth disrupts the tranquility and contentment necessary to human happiness.
Modern critics of free-market capitalism have long complained that it promotes economic growth at the expense of virtue and happiness. But does the capitalist model for alleviating poverty force us to choose between the useful and the good? Is some measure of unhappiness simply the price we pay for human progress?

Though it may seem an unlikely source, the Buddhist tradition offers us a useful conceptual framework for thinking about this question.  Our guest today, Steven M. Emmanuel, dean of the Susan S. Goode School of Arts and Humanities at Virginia Wesleyan University will answer our questions about whether there is value in greed, the dangers of wealth acquisition as it pertains to happiness, and an ennobling form of economic activity that is not only compatible with moral and spiritual growth, but promotes the conditions for a peaceful, prosperous, and happy society.

Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associate Dr. Steven Emmanuel.  

My thanks to Dr. Steven Emmanuel, who will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates program May 25, 2021, and the title of Dr. Emmanuel’s presentation is How Much is Enough?  Buddhist and Western Perspectives on Greed, Prosperity and Happiness.  More details in today’s show notes.  Also, my thanks to the Smithsonian Associates team for all they do to support the show.  My special thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience.  Please be safe, practice smart social distancing, get the vaccine, and Talk About Better. The Not Old Better Show. Thanks, everybody.

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#539 How Much Is Enough?: Buddhist and Western Perspectives on Greed, Prosperity, and Happiness

17 Year Cicada Safari - Dr. Gene Kritsky

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Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang and this episode is brought to you by Feals and is part of our Science Makes Us Safer series.  

Our guest today is Dr. Gene Kritsky, and we’re talking about the 17-year periodical cicadas.  Dr. Gene Kritsky is the dean of Behavioral and Natural Sciences and is a professor in the Department of Biology at Mount St. Joseph University. Additionally, Dr. Gene Kritsky is an entomologist who has authored or edited 10 books and over 250 papers on subjects as diverse as entomology, egyptology, evolution, history of science, dinosaur biology, insect poetry, and insect mythology. Dr. Kritsky’s most recent book, The Periodical Cicadas: The Brood X Edition was published in 2021.  And, now, Dr. Kritsky and his Mount St. Joseph IT team have introduced a fantastic new app to track the cicada for citizen science research, called ‘Cicada Safari.’

At this very instant, in backyards and forests across the eastern U.S., one of nature’s greatest spectacles is underway. Every seventeen years, millions of cicadas rise from the soil of the eastern United States to fly, mate, and fill the air with their noisy song. Although it may lack the epic majesty of the wildebeest migration in the Serengeti or the serene beauty of cherry blossom season in Japan, this event is no less awe-inspiring. I’m talking about the emergence of the Brood X cicadas.  Be aware as you’re mowing your lawn, outside on a hike, listening to the trees rustle, and please use the Cicada Safari app to help with the tracking and mapping of these amazing insects!

We’ll talk about the Brood X cicada, the new ‘Cicada Safari’ app, cicada sounds, which you can hear now in the background, and all things cicada with Dr. Gene Kritsky.

Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show via internet phone, Dr. Gene Kritsky.

My thanks to Dr. Gene Kritsky for his generous time, work, and energy today.  My thanks to Feals for sponsoring today’s show.  Please support our sponsors.  My thanks, as well, to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience.  Please join me next time, be safe, be healthy…I hope you’re listening today as you’re waiting in line for your vaccine, and remember, let’s talk about Better.  The Not Old Better Show.  Thanks, everybody.

#540 17 Year Cicada Safari - Dr. Gene Kritsky

Mild Cognitive Impairment - What To Know Now The Not Old Better Show, Inside Science Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today we’re talking about brain health, brain science, and specifically what’s known as mild cognitive impairment. In our ongoing series here on aging and mental health, today’s guest, Dr. Roberto Fernandez will join us and give us an in-depth perspective on understanding, treatment, and diagnosis of what many think of as forgetfulness or normal aging. Your memories of the past. Your dreams for the future. Your ability to recall, reason, and think. It’s all in that three-pound organ between your ears—your brain. With so much at stake, protecting your brain from cognitive decline should be your highest health priority. We’re here to help and I want to introduce you to our guest, Dr. Roberto Fernandez. Dr. Roberto Fernandez is a Behavioral Neurologist and the Medical Director of The Pat Summitt Clinic at The University of Tennessee Medical Center. Dr. Fernandez has researched written about and diagnosed the underlying mechanisms of cognitive or brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease and in doing so has described novel changes in brain responses that can differentiate early-stage Alzheimer’s from normal aging. Additionally, Dr. Fernandez’s current research on ‘impaired navigation’ or getting lost in familiar surroundings is groundbreaking. We’ll learn about that and more during our busy show today and our conversation this morning on The Not Old Better Show. My thanks to Dr. Roberto Fernandez, from The Pat Summitt Clinic at The University of Tennessee Medical Center. Hopefully, today’s show has given you the information you need to approach Mild Cognitive Impairment with confidence. There’s a lot you can do to develop your remaining cognitive skills: improve your fitness, which we’ll be talking more about here on the show, to lowering your blood pressure, reducing cholesterol, and quitting smoking. You can find out more on our website: notold-better.com. Thanks for joining us this morning and until next time, Let’s Talk About Better. The Not Old Better Show.

#541 Mild Cognitive Impairment - What To Know Now

Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang.  As part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living interview series, our guest today is Dr. Brian Rose.  Dr Brian Rose is a popular return guest on the program and Dr. Brian Rose will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates program June 9, 2021, and the title of Dr. Rose’s Zoom presentation is ‘How Disney Conquered the Entertainment Universe.’

Over the last nine decades, the Walt Disney Company has transformed every facet of the entertainment business. Disney pioneered the creation of feature-length cartoons with Snow White, Bambi, and Pinocchio. “The Wonderful World of Disney” and “The Mickey Mouse Club” captured a huge television viewership and created Disney fans for life. Theme parks that span the globe and Broadway musicals based on Disney films pack in crowds. 

Disney is the owner of the greatest collection of franchise movies (from Stars Wars to Toy Story to The Avengers) under the control of a single studio in Hollywood history. And now the new streaming service Disney+ is challenging Netflix and other established providers.

What are the secrets behind the development of this still-growing powerhouse? Brian Rose, a professor emeritus at Fordham University who has written several books on television history, tells us the remarkable story of creativity and media growth as he answers our questions about how the Walt Disney Company evolved from a small cartoon studio in 1923 to the most powerful force in worldwide entertainment today.

Please welcome to The Not Old Better Show, via internet phone, Dr. Brian Rose.

My thanks to Dr. Brian Rose, who will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates program June 9, 2021, and the title of Dr. Rose’s Zoom presentation is How Disney Conquered the Entertainment Universe.’  More details on Dr. Rose’s presentation are available in today’s show notes.  Also, my thanks to the Smithsonian Associates team for all they do to support the show.  My special thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience.  Please be safe, practice smart social distancing, get the vaccine, and Talk About Better. The Not Old Better Show. Thanks, everybody.

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#542 How Disney Conquered the Entertainment Universe

Cellular Aging: Energy, Resilience, Strength - Dr. Noelle Reid

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Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I’m your host, Paul Vogelzang, as part of our Science interview series, we’ve got a great show for you today on the subject of cellular aging.  Yes, that’s right, as we age, no surprise, our cells age, too, and big surprise, there’s something we can be doing about it.

Our guest today on the Not Old Better Show is Dr. Noelle Reid.  You may remember Dr. Noelle Reid from the hit Bravo TV show, Married to Medicine.  Dr. Reid is a practicing physician and owns Trinity Health and Wellness Center in Southern California, and firmly believes in an East meets West approach to medicine. Her duties as a family doctor encompasses everything from giving men and women’s physical exams to the now ubiquitous Telehealth and to treating all manner of family health and wellness.

Dr. Reid is a national expert in cellular aging and we’ll discuss Cells in Decline: which is officially known as Age-Associated Cellular Decline (AACD), that is a time-related deterioration in the way our cells function, which often begins in our 40s and accelerates in our 60s, resulting in a noticeable loss of energy, strength, and resiliency.

We’ll also discuss how aging affects cells, and we’ll learn again, remember our early science classes, about the mitochondria, which are the power plants of our cells. Declines in mitochondrial health can impair cell energy production and contribute to a buildup of free radicals and oxidative stress within cells.

All this today here on the Not Old Better Show, but first our Healthy Headlines:

My thanks to Dr. Noelle Reid, and all her research, knowledge, and expertise on cellular aging.  Hopefully, today’s show has given you the information you need to approach aging, and those aging cells, with confidence.  There’s a lot you can do and advances in science have uncovered the important role cellular health plays in why and how we age.   Stay tuned for more on this subject.  You can find out more on our website: notold-better.com.  Thanks for joining us this morning and until next time, Let’s Talk About Better.  The Not Old Better Show.

#543 Cellular Aging: Energy, Resilience, Strength - Dr. Noelle Reid

Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang and our packed show today includes this week’s Healthy Headline about Laughter Therapy, along with today’s guest, Brad Stone has written the most current, up-to-date, tell-all about Jeff Bezos and the ubiquitous Amazon!  
Shopping on Amazon.com has become part of our lives, and the Amazon delivery trucks can be seen everywhere, in nearly every country, and every neighborhood and block here in the US.  Half of US households are Amazon Prime members and Amazon’s annual 2020 revenue was $386 BN!  
Brad Stone, author of the new book "Amazon Unbound," tells us all about Amazon, the inside-the-store look at the largest online retailer in the world.  Brad Stone tells us how he managed to get inside the Jeff Bezos bubble, despite the fact that Amazon is "a secretive company and Bezos is a secretive person." Brad Stone also says Bezos “won the Pandemic,” by providing products from A to Z (amazon’s logo), and delivery during the lockdown.  A real coup, benefit, and relief for all of us needing supplies but unwilling and prohibited from shopping without our masks. 
Brad Stone’s new book, Amazon Unbound, is an unvarnished picture of Amazon’s unprecedented growth and its billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, revealing the most important business story of our time.  Listen as Brad Stone reads a passage from his new book, ‘Amazon Unbound,’ telling us the story of how Jeff Bezos fell in love with the ‘single cow burger.’ An amazing story…
That of course was our guest today, author Brad Stone reading a passage from his new book, ‘Amazon Unbound.’
Brad Stone is senior executive editor of global technology at Bloomberg News. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, which has been translated into over thirty-five languages. He has covered Silicon Valley for more than twenty years and lives in the San Francisco Bay area, and Brad Stone is here with us today. 
Before we talk to Brad Stone, as always, let’s go to our Healthy Headline of the week:  Why Laughter Therapy can Be Such Powerful Medicine for The Trying Times.  After a year of social isolation and lockdown, so many in our audience here on The Not Old Better Show are at risk of isolation and loneliness.  Laughing is an excellent way to reduce stress in our lives, and can help you to cope with and survive a stressful lifestyle. Laughter provides a full-scale workout for your muscles and unleashes a rush of stress-busting endorphins. 
Samuel Langhorne Clemons, whose pen name was Mark Twain, lauded as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced, once said:  "Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand." 
From the National Institutes of Health Research, Dr. CYK Williams and his team in the UK reviewed several studies on the subjects of how best to overcome the risks associated with isolation and loneliness, using laughter.  Laughter Therapy has been around for a while, but a new review of the research by Dr. Williams indicates more effective use.
Now our interview with Bloomberg finance writer Brad Stone,  author of the new book, ‘Amazon Unbound.’ 
My thanks to Brad Stone, author of the new book ‘Amazon Unbound.’  Hopefully, today’s show has shed some insight into Amazon.com and its leader Jeff Bezos.  Shop smart online and one more fact, as you probably know, Jeff Bezos has stepped down as CEO of Amazon.  Bezos left in his Prime.  It’s a joke!  Remember laughter is important! You can find out more on our website: notold-better.com.  Thanks for joining us today and until next time, Let’s Talk About Better.  
The Not Old Better Show.
Thanks, everybody!

#544 Brad Stone -Amazon Unbound

The Hero Code - Adm. William McRaven The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Author Interview Series Welcome to the Not Old Better Show.&nbsp; I’m Paul Vogelzang.&nbsp; As part of our  author interview series, today’s guest is Admiral William McRaven.&nbsp;  &nbsp; It’s been ten years since  launched the successful Operation Neptune Spear, the May 2011 raid against Osama bin Laden.&nbsp; And to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Operation Neptune Spear, we’re talking today with Admiral William McRaven. In December 2011, McRaven was runner-up for Time Person of the Year for his role in the operation.&nbsp; To us, he is a hero, but as a young boy growing up in Texas, Bill McRaven only dreamed of being a superhero. McRaven longed to put on a cape and use his superpowers to save the Earth from destruction. But as he grew older and traveled the world, he found real heroes everywhere he went—and none of them had superpowers, much less capes or cowls. But each possessed qualities that gave them the power to help others, to make a difference, to save the world: courage, both physical and moral; humility; a willingness to sacrifice; and a deep sense of integrity. Turns out, the hero code is not a cipher, a puzzle, or a secret message. It is a code of conduct; lessons in virtues that can become the foundations of our character as we build a life worthy of honor and respect, and duty. That, of course, is our guest today, Admiral William McRaven, reading from his new book, .&nbsp; Join me and Admiral McRaven, U.S. Navy (Ret.), about what it means to be a hero, duty, perseverance, lessons learned from the raid on bin Laden, his recollection of the moment when the ground force commander called out, "For God and Country. Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo.” And of course, "Geronimo" was the code word for bin Laden." That's about as exciting as it gets, right?&nbsp; Jackpot, right? Given Admiral McRaven’s record of service and duty to his country as leader of the United States Special Operations Command, he is a true hero, it’s not a cliché to say it takes one to know one. Admiral McRaven knows the subject matter well. &nbsp; His book&nbsp;&nbsp;is excellent, and now please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Admiral William McRaven. &nbsp; My thanks to author Admiral William McRaven, and his service to our country, knowledge, and expertise on leadership.&nbsp; Enjoy his new book, . Admiral McRaven will be presenting at , and more details can be found in the show notes today on our website.&nbsp; &nbsp; My thanks to the Smithsonian Associates team for all they do to support the show.&nbsp; My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience…be safe, and let’s Talk About Better.&nbsp; The Not Old Better Show. Thanks, everybody. &nbsp; Click HERE for more details on the Smithsonian Associates website:

#545 The Hero Code - Adm. William McRaven

Mercury Rising: John Glenn & Pres John Kennedy - Interview with Jeff Shesol

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Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang and today’s show is an exciting historical story about astronaut John Glenn, President John F. Kennedy, and the battleground of the Cold War.  As part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living author interview series, our guest today is Jeff Shesol.  Jeff Shesol is the author of the new book, titled Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War.  Jeff Shesol will be appearing at the Smithsonian Associates on June 23, and we’ll have links and details to Jeff Shesol’s Zoom presentation for Smithsonian Associates in our show notes.  

At the height of the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy saw outer space exploration as a race for survival—and one that America was losing. The Soviets seemed unstoppable in space. They had sent the first satellite into orbit, the first animal into orbit, and then, in 1961, the first man. The military implications were clear: The United States needed to catch up.

 When John Glenn blasted off aboard Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, he carried America’s hopes into orbit—and into a new and perilous Cold War battleground. He was perfectly suited to his mission. Though other astronauts called him “the Boy Scout,” they saw his ambition, his drive, and his fierceness of purpose. Glenn’s historic flight did not in itself win the space race, but it did shift the momentum by putting the United States on the path to the moon. Drawing on his new book, Mercury Rising, author Jeff Shesol examines how the astronaut’s heroics lifted the nation’s hopes in what Kennedy called the “hour of maximum danger.”

One of the Washington Post's 20 Books to Read This Summer A riveting history of the epic orbital flight that put America back into the space race. If the United States couldn’t catch up to the Soviets in space, how could it compete with them on Earth? Please join me in welcoming to the Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associate, and author Jeff Shesol.

My thanks to Jeff Shesol.  Jeff Shesol will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates, June 23, 2021, and the title of his presentation is How Space Became a Cold War Battleground.  You can find out more in our show notes.   My thanks as well to the Smithsonian Associates team for all they do to support the show.  Of course, my thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience.  Please be well, stay healthy and vaccinated, and remember, let’s Talk About Better.  The Not Old Better Show.  Thanks, everybody.  

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#551 Mercury Rising: John Glenn & Pres John Kennedy - Interview with Jeff Shesol

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German digital label Emerald & Doreen is celebrating its 400th release with a continuous 'Best Of' mix courtesy of Jerry Bouthier. 

The regular collaborator delivers yet again a vibrant rollercoaster mix, assembling and editing in one epic excursion some of the imprint's strongest tracks of late. In just over an hour the French DJ/producer, veteran Kitsuné stalwart, sound-designer for fashion and eternal advocate of futuristic emotions, expertly encapsulates this atypical label's diverse thunderous moods (from vocal-led biggies to heads-down stompers and back) notwithstanding all tied-up by the label's uncanny fondness for vintage synthetic sounds and inspired melodies at the crossroad of synth pop, new wave and electronic disco.

Starting humbly as eclectic refuge for bedroom creators of varied individual ilk, Emerald & Doreen, conceived almost a decade ago, has courageously carved out its own personal niche in the electronic music constellation and blossomed into a reliable stable of international talents originating from the four corners of the globe. Thanks to its relentless output and dedicated flair, it has developed into a consistent purveyor of some of the most exciting computer-based dance music around: a melting-pot of electropop, dark disco and other italo, cosmic, nu-disco, indie-dance. hybrids of today. In an increasingly compartmented music world, music fans could only wish for such kaleidoscopic proposition.

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Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang and as part of our Newsmaker Briefing Interview Series, our guest today is David Andelman.  

David A. Andelman is a veteran foreign correspondent for CNN News, author and commentator who contributes frequently to CNN on global affairs. A member of the Board of Contributors of USA Today, David Andelman served for more than seven years as Editor & Publisher of World Policy Journal. David Andelman was executive editor of Forbes.com; a domestic and foreign correspondent for The New York Times in New York, Southeast Asia bureau chief, based in Bangkok, and East European bureau chief, based in Belgrade. David Andelman then moved to CBS News where he served for seven years as Paris correspondent. Andelman followed as a Washington correspondent for CNBC, news editor of Bloomberg News and Business Editor of the New York Daily News. In the course of his career he has traveled through and reported from more than 85 countries.
  

Interestingly, David A. Andelman has joined the Center on National Security as a visiting scholar and director of its Red Lines Project.  The project’s conception arose from President Barack Obama’s failure to enforce a red line in Syria when the dictator Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons on his own people, killing more than 1,400. Obama’s cabinet disagreed strongly with his decision to walk away from the red line without military action to remove al-Assad from power. 

David Andelman has that mindset, as does the Red Lines Project, as we try to better understand this very important global security issue, we need to do so right now.

This will be a fascinating interview and we’ll talk about the Red Lines Project, cyber-security, the world in a post pandemic state, Biden, Putin and heart health.  You’ll love this interview.  

Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, CNN’s David Andelman.




My thanks to CNN’s David Andelman.   Hopefully today’s show will give you a sense of world events, national security, our place here and what’s going on.  My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show.  My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience…be safe, and remember let’s Talk About Better.  The Not Old Better Show. Until next time, thanks, everybody.

#561 CNN's David Andelman - post COVID, Heat Waves in Pacific Northwest, Putin and Ukraine

RESPECT Movie Review and Jennifer Hudson Interview

The Not Old Better Show, Movie Interview Series

Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, brought to you today by Inside Tracker and NORD VPN.

I’m Paul Vogelzang, and as part of our Movie Reviews interview series, we have an excellent interview with Jennifer Hudson to share with you. Jennifer Hudson is the star of the new movie, RESPECT, the story of Aretha Franklin, and Jennifer Hudson stars as Aretha!

#569 RESPECT Movie Review and Jennifer Hudson Interview

The Benefits of Video Games for Older Adults
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Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang and today’s show is brought to you by NORD VPN and Inside Tracker.  

I think you’ll enjoy today’s show as we’re talking about gaming, video games specifically.  When you think of a "gamer," you probably don't think of a 65-year-old man or woman spending their afternoon on the Wii, or PS 2, or X Box, or Nintendo Switch. But think again — an estimated 21% of people who play video games are over the age of 50. What’s more, it turns out that some of those older "gamers" are reaping very significant health benefits as a result.

Here are just some of the social, cognitive, and physical benefits that video games and virtual reality (VR) have to offer seniors.
1. BETTER EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. Whether it's going for a walk, meeting friends for lunch, or seeing a movie, doing anything you enjoy improves emotional health. So it's no surprise many seniors who enjoy playing video games find themselves in better moods.  A study of 140 seniors over 63 years old concluded that both regular and occasional video gamers reported greater well-being, social functioning, and health than non-gamers. In addition, they reported significantly lower rates of depression among people who play video games than those who don't.
2. IMPROVED BALANCE. Video games can provide physical benefits, too, especially to seniors. Certain games that require physical interaction, like Wii Sports and similar titles, can help seniors improve balance, coordination, and reflexes due to the quick decision-making and action required to play. Some seniors have even reported faster walking speeds as a result of playing video games.  It may not be obvious at first, but improving cognitive skills can translate into improved balance and gait. And while fitness video games like Nintendo Wii and even the newer Nintendo Switch have revolutionized exercise for seniors, virtual reality (VR) is already leaving its mark on physical therapy. 
3. ENHANCED COGNITIVE ABILITY. Video games have the potential to support improvement not only emotionally and physically, but cognitively, as well. In fact, a University of California San Francisco study showed significant improvement in cognitive ability, effectively reversing signs of aging in seniors who played 3D video games.
4. REDUCED RISK OF ALZHEIMER'S  With an estimated 5.5 million seniors suffering from Alzheimer's in the U.S. alone, treatment methods are heavily scrutinized and highly valued. Amazingly, recent research has even demonstrated a link between playing video games and a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s.   The study looked at connections between gaming and tissue growth in different areas of the brain — especially the hippocampus, an area associated with memory and Alzheimer’s progression. 
5. ALL THE BENEFITS — PLUS LOTS OF FUN

Our “guest today, Andy Carle, from The Virginian in Fairfax Virginia, says “they love it,"   Andrew Carle, Executive Director, The Virginian, serves as lead instructor and founder of the nation’s only graduate Concentration in Senior Living Administration, within the Georgetown University Program in Aging & Health. In 2004, he coined the term “Nana” Technology and has consulted on technologies for older adults with companies including APPLE, Nintendo, GTX Corporation, and Vigorous Mind, among others. 

We’ll talk about that and more on today’s show, so please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Andy Carle.  

My thanks to NORD VPN and Inside Tracker for sponsoring today’s show.  Please support our sponsors.  My thanks to Andy Carle and his team for arranging this great topic.  My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience.  Please stay safe, be well and let’s talk about better.  The Not Old Better Show.  Thanks, everybody.

#571 The Benefits of Video Games for Older Adults

Jenny Ashcraft - Family Story Telling: Newspapers.com

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Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and as part of our Smithsonian Associates Art Of Living interview series,  we have an excellent interview with Jenny Ashcraft, who is a genealogist, a researcher, a lover of the written word, and who’ll join us today to talk about family history and resources available at Newspapers.com

Our guest today, Jenny Ashcraft is a family history enthusiast. She works at Ancestry where she writes a blog at Fold3HQ. Jenny Ashcraft loves uncovering stories about ancestors and finds great joy in helping others to do the same. She feels completely at home immersed in dusty archives, pouring through manuscripts, or finding hidden gems in the pages of historic newspapers.

Alex Haley, author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family puts it this way:

"In all of us, there is a hunger, marrow-deep, to know our heritage—to know who we are and where we came from. Without this enriching knowledge, there is a hollow yearning."

According to the Center for Disease Control, only one-third of Americans have gathered their family health history, although 96% of them believe that it is important. Family history is only one of a combination of factors that contribute to chronic diseases; still, not knowing it guarantees guessing where facts could make a difference.

The psychological benefits of genealogy are significant and plentiful: among them are basic needs like acceptance and friendship, ego needs like achievement and status, and self-actualization.

These psychological benefits and more, like knowing your roots boosts older adults mental wellbeing in positive ways, giving us:

a sense of accomplishment, especially if you do the research yourselves;
the perspective that we belong to a family which leaves a legacy for future generations;
a sense of self-worth and belonging to ancestors with whom we can participate to play our part in history;  meaningful things, and of course, as we age
acceptance of the concept of death and mortality.
Older people who have paid attention to our family health history are better able to contribute to their own wellbeing, and better prepared to affect the wellbeing of their descendants.

The grandparents, great-aunts, and great-uncles of our audience here on The Not Old Better Show also have the duty to relate the lessons their ancestors taught, and the moral principles that kept them focused.

We’ll talk about that, some wonderful new resources for family search, and more on our packed show today so please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show genealogist Jenny Ashcraft.

My thanks to writer, historian, genealogy expert, Jenny Ashcraft for her time, expertise, and thoughtful preparation in joining me today.  You’ll find much more in the way of links, resources, and information on our website, and check out Newspapers.com. And, you can check out my website at NotOld-Better.com for information on the resources and special programs provided by Newspapers.com.   My thanks, always, to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show.  Of course, my thanks to you, our wonderful Not Old Better Show audience.  Please keep your emails coming to me at info@notold-better.com.  Remember, let’s talk about better.  The Not Old Better Show.  Thanks, everybody.

#572 Jenny Ashcraft - Family Story Telling: Newspapers.com

Pay Us To Exercise - Sabrena Jo 

Fitness Friday News 

What’s worse than losing your life? Losing a few bucks, apparently.

According to research conducted by the American Heart Association, threatening coronary-heart-disease patients with money loss could help motivate them to exercise more, according to new research published in Journal of the American Heart Association. 

Creating financial motivation for healthy behavior isn’t a brand-new concept. Insurance companies, for example, already use financial rewards programs to encourage folks to move more. 

Of course, today’s show is part of our Fitness Friday series, and it’s another great one in our Fitness Friday programs. We’ll be hearing from returning guest, Sabrena Jo, who’ll join us. 

Sabrena Jo is a favorite with our Not Old Better audience and is the American Council on Exercise, Director of Science and Research Content. Sabrena Jo will be here to share important information about recent research into fitness trackers, Fitbits, Apple Watches and whether the outcome of the fitness tracker is supported by evidence based research.

Enjoy.

#229 Pay Us To Exercise - Sabrena Jo

Paul Taylor Vogelzang is an award-winning blogger, podcaster, writer, producer and style fanatic, known for his down to earth accessible reporting and advice for men and women 50 + age, and their families. Paul was one of the founding editors of MommyCast & MommyCast Latina, the wildly popular, very first mom podcasts in audio and video, and its producer from 2004 to 2009. Paul’s current, but also award winning podcast, The Not Old - Better Show launched in 2014. Paul continues to share vibrant, focused, entertaining content on the show, and writes frequently about the subjects of fashion, grooming and the “senior man.”  Paul lives just outside of Washington DC, with his lovely wife, Gretchen (also a MommyCast founder), and where the two of them are active in many arts, business and philanthrophic organizations, love to feed the Northern Wren, and are the parents of two sons.


#539 How Much Is Enough?: Buddhist and Western Perspectives on Greed, Prosperity, and Happiness

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