The Over 50 Health & Wellness Podcast

Text us a comment or question! In a few minutes you’re going to hear me say something along the lines it’s our mission at the Silver Edge to help get you into the best shape of your life – no matter your age. I repeat that every show in our podcast intro.   And maybe when you hear that you’re thinking that couldn’t possibly apply to you. That’s hyperbole, it’s just exaggerated marketing to get mor...

Text us a comment or question! One day in the ocean a wave was born. He started his life as a small swell, traveling along the ocean’s surface, slowly getting larger as it made his way towards land. He grew bigger and bigger, and as he grew he became aware of himself compared to the other waves. And still he grew, and as he approached the shore he reared up out of the sea and declared, “I am me, I...

Text us a comment or question! In the spirit of the holiday season, I’m so pleased to announce our 2022 Silver Edge Holiday Survival Team giveaway.    The grand prize will be 6 months of free one-on-one coaching – this is our 6 Month Body Reset coaching package, and the second prize will be 3 months of one-on-one coaching – which is our 90 Day Body Reboot program. And all you need to do to enter t...

Text us a comment or question! What can those of us over 50 learn from the military’s elite special forces? These men and women are the fittest of the fit, the toughest of the tough. The grueling training and testing they must go through weeds out all but the absolute best. In fact, depending on the program, the attrition rate from applicants to graduates is anywhere from 70 to 95 plus percent.  ...

Text us a comment or question! There are plenty of great analogies for healthy aging. But today we’re going to use the analogy of healthy aging as a Swiss watch. The Swiss have the reputation of creating the finest precision timepieces on the planet. And we’re going to envision the elements of healthy aging as gears within the watch – each one precision made and meshing perfectly with the others,...

Text us a comment or question! We live in strange times. Most of us now live in urban environments, and we’ve become completely disconnected from our food. Even the types of things we call food has changed drastically in recent history. It’s highly doubtful that someone 200 years ago would recognize some of the ultra-processed, colorfully packaged substances we eat as food.   For most of human exi...

Text us a comment or question! My guest today is Emily. I first met Emily when she participated in a 21 Day Get Lean Challenge that we recently ran – and while she didn’t win the challenge, she was the winner of a free 30 day coaching giveaway that we did on the kickoff call for that challenge.    Join us today as Emily shares her own health and wellness journey, what it’s like working with Coach...

Text us a comment or question! There are many ways of defining fitness. My Webster’s New World College Dictionary defines fitness as, “the condition of being fit; suitability, appropriateness, healthiness, etc.” Which might just be the worst definition in the history of definitions – I’m no scholar, but I’m pretty sure you’re not supposed to use the word you’re defining in the actual definition.  ...

Text us a comment or question! For today’s edition of the coach’s corner, we have a special guest. If you are in our private Facebook group, then you already know who Coach Monica is. Monica was my first employee here at the Silver Edge, and as you’ll soon hear I originally hired her in the role of a Community Success Manager – and she’s absolutely knocked that out of the park! Today Monica still...

Text us a comment or question! How many of you can relate to this? You walk from your living room to you home office. But now you’re standing in the middle of the room looking around. What the heck was it that you came in here for? You rack your brain… still nothing. So you decide to retrace your steps. Back to the living room. Hmmm, no apparent clues here. And while you can’t remember what it was...

Text us a comment or question! Indulge me for a moment, and let’s imagine this together. Let’s picture a woman who is a boss babe, she has her act together. She’s a type A over achiever and she gets things done. She’s kicked ass in her career, climbed the corporate ladder and is by all measures highly successful in her work life.    Her kids were outstanding children, made straight As in school, w...

Text us a comment or question! How has your social network changed over the last few years? Many of us as we age begin experience life changes that often affects our social circle. For example, many of you listening right now may have gone to an office for work every day pre Covid. And whether you loved or hated that job, you interacted with the same group of people every day – but perhaps now you...

Text us a comment or question! There are two types of us listening to this podcast right now. Those of us who have experimented with psychedelic or hallucinogenic drugs, and those of that haven’t. And when I say psychedelic drugs I’m talking about things like LSD, psilocybin (often referred to as magic mushrooms), peyote, DMT, mescaline, ayahuasca, and other consciousness altering substances. Thes...

Text us a comment or question! Today we have another edition of the Coaches Corner – so no guest today – it’s just me, and we’ll be back next week with our regular interview format.  I thought it would be fun to talk about some of our core tenants and beliefs over here at the Silver Edge. So, I compiled a list of 15 ideas that make up our core philosophy. And here is the list in no particular orde...

Text us a comment or question! We all know someone who talks about manifesting love abundance and joy in their life – or maybe you are that person. But what does that really mean? And how would we even start to manifest these things in our life?    Our guest today says that your thoughts and feelings are like magnets and that what you feel on the inside is what you attract from the outside. In oth...

Text us a comment or question! Today we have another edition of the Coaches Corner – so no guest today – it’s just me, and we’ll be back next week with our regular interview format. Today I want to talk about rapid fat loss. Specifically, what’s involved with losing weight in a manner that’s sustainable for the rest of your life. It seems to me that we don’t so much have a problem losing weight –...

Text us a comment or question! OK folks, we have another classic rewind episode for you this week. Dr. Gabrielle Lyon’s episode originally aired back in August of 2021 and has consistently been one of the top 3 most popular episodes ever since! In fact at the time of this posting her episode is sitting in the number one all time spot.  I chose this particular episode for this week’s replay because...

Text us a comment or question! Tell me if this sounds familiar. You tell yourself you’re not going to eat that left over ice cream in the freezer. I mean, this is the new healthy you after all. But then you have this nightmare-ish day at work – you know – one of those days where everything goes wrong, and you’re pulled in 15 different directions and nothing you do seem good enough. So, you leave w...

Text us a comment or question! If you’re reading this, chances are you’re interested in healthy aging. We can look at healthy aging as a spectrum – with sickness on the far left, and optimal health and vitality on the far right. And I think it’s fair to say that regardless of where you currently fall on this spectrum, you’d like to move further to the right, towards a life full of health and vital...

Text us a comment or question! I’m going to start today’s episode with what might be a difficult question. What do you see when you stand naked in front to the mirror? More importantly – what do you feel? What kind of a relationship do you have with your body? Is your body a peaceful home and a beautiful place to live?    Or are you at war with your body? Do you harbor feelings of hate, shame, gui...

Text us a comment or question! Hi folks, coach Kevin here. I’m on vacation this week, so we’re bringing you a classic rewind episode. This episode originally aired a little over a year ago, and we’ve gained a bunch of new listeners since then. This is one of the most inspirational guests we’ve had on this show – and even if you originally listened to this episode last year, it’s worth a second lis...

Text us a comment or question! What’s the difference between lean healthy fit people and those who seem to constantly struggle with weight issues? Why is it that so many of us have such a hard time of not necessarily losing weight, but of maintaining a lean healthy body? Is it a lack of willpower or motivation – maybe these folks lack the grit and the determination necessary for long term changes....

Text us a comment or question! We live in some of the most divisive times in human history. Our cultural divide is wide and getting wider by the day. And the way we communicate with each other is changing – for the worse – to reflect this new reality. We’re separating the world into us and them – that is people who hold the same opinion and beliefs as us, and those morons, misfits, and menaces tha...

Text us a comment or question! Where do you hurt? Is it your back? That’s common for those of us over 50. Or is it your knees? Maybe you experience pain when you lift your arms over your head – or maybe you no longer have that capability. Do you experience headaches?  Many of us experience some type of chronic pain, and this pain often limits us from being as active as we’d like or participating i...

Text us a comment or question! Are you a chocolate lover? If so, you’re in for a treat today (pun intended!), because on today’s episode of the Over 50 Health & Wellness podcast we’re gonna spend a lot of time talking about chocolate. We’ll discuss how it’s made as well as the health benefits.    So you may have seen chocolate – specifically dark chocolate – pop up on lists of superfoods. And...