The Science of Healthy Ageing: Secrets of a Long, Healthy Life | Dr Elena Mucci

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šŸ’¬ ā€œHello, wake up everyone. We are living in the 21st century. We are now able to make you live into your 90s, 100s. But that does mean you will be living with chronic disease. So it is everyone's business.ā€ ~Dr Elena Mucci āš”ļø Dr Elena Mucci is consultant physician, geriatrician and university lecturer. She has a strong presence online and features on many TV shows and podcasts, sharing her expert knowledge of geriatrics.Ā  ⚔ In this episode Elena and I destigmatise old age and show why it’s vital that everyone, no matter your age, starts planning for their older years now. šŸŽ§ Stay tuned to find out: āž”ļøŽ What lifestyle factors in your youth impact your risk of age related diseases āž” How prescription meds are behind 50% of emergency department cases āž”ļøŽ How weight-lifting drastically reduces your chance of dying when you’re older āž”ļøŽ The real danger of alcohol and its link to dementia āž”ļøŽ Why older people are turning more and more to Ozempic šŸ“• Chapters (1:28) What is a ā€Šgeriatrician really? (4:22) How to fight age related disease when you’re young (7:44) Preparing for old age (13:09) Why we need personalised treatment (18:44) Preventing falls starts in your youth (24:13) What alcohol is really doing to your brain (36:52) Loneliness and mental health (41:43) The dangers of too much prescription meds (47:16) Ozempic in older people šŸ“± Connect with me: TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/drkaranrajan Instagram: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr šŸ“± Connect with Elena: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctor.elenamucci/Ā  Website: https://doctorelenamucci.co.uk/Ā  šŸ”„ Get my free weekly newsletter filled with easy to action health tips, interesting facts and science to fill your curiosity: https://drkaran.beehiiv.com/subscribe šŸ”„ For more useful science for your everyday life, grab my best selling book ā€œThis Book May Save Your Lifeā€: https://geni.us/DrKaranBookĀ  šŸŽ™ļø An OG Podcasts production.

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