Dr. Warrick Bishop If you know  anyone who has seen a cardiologist, it was probably because their general practitioner was alerted to a potential problem and referred them to a heart specialist. That’s often the pattern, particularly among older adults. In fact, those over the age of 65 are more prone to heart problems as the heart muscle begins to wear out. Trouble arises when we take the heart for granted long enough that symptoms occur in the first place. But what if there was a way to...

There comes a point in the lives of many adult children when they are faced with the challenge of changing roles with their parents. The child becomes the parent and the parent becomes the child who needs their grown offspring to help them as they get older. Laura Tamblyn-Watts, the CEO of CanAge, an advocacy organization for seniors in Canada, has written an important book to help adult children deal with challenges they’ve never faced before.  We talked with her recently Get full access...

There are people in this world who refuse to accept the idea that they have limitations placed on them. Especially those people who are what the rest of us would consider “old”. And we applaud them. Fred Woolman is one such person. And you’ve got to hear his story to really appreciate that he doesn’t give a damn what the rest of the world might think he “should” be. Click the link to listen to the interview. Get full access to a2a: the art 2 aging at theart2aging.substack.com/subscribe

How do we stay positive about our lives as we get older? Can we stay positive or is it too late for us? It’s a tough assignment made tougher by the fact that the majority of us have spent a lifetime trying to control the events we experience, attempting to bend life to our will. As we get older, though, the years of hitting our heads against brick walls adds up and our optimism in life slides or goes into an outright tailspin. What’s the use of trying anymore? Well, it depends on how you’re...

In this short trailer episode, we lay out our content strategy for the weekly episodes in the future. We have lined up experts from the medical profession, including cardiologists, integrative medicine practitioners and even energy healers. Our scope is broad, informative and thought-provoking. Get full access to a2a: the art 2 aging at theart2aging.substack.com/subscribe