My granny lived until 2 weeks before her 106 birthday. She had an incredibly youthful spirit who confessed she never felt old a day in her life. She still danced weekly a year before she died, & two months before she passed one of her great great grandchildren told her that she could go if she was tired her response was, “I’ll go meet Jesus on my time & my dime!” She was still volunteering up to a week before she died. Absolutely inspirational!!
@@alexandernapapi3433 I doubt that she took drugs to live to be 106 Alexander. She probably lived in a cleaner environment, less pollution, seasonal local foods and less stress. Those all add to a long life. We can't recreate the life and diet of 100 years ago but we've learned a lot about what we can do from the studies in the Blue Zones.
my grandmother lived to 103... and only had decline in the last few weeks. no alcohol or smoking. She was into gardening, cooking food and eating at home. simple small healthy meals.
My grandmother lived to be 97. She didn't really start slowing down until 95, then started to rapidly decline. Similar to yours she was into gardening and cooking at home.
That's incredible. My mom died when she was only 65. I wish I knew all I know now, I feel like I could of saved her. To imagine an extra 38 years with her like you had with yours,, I'm 38 now, I mean it's a whole other life I could of had with her. I'd give anything just to see her for one more day. As much as I'm sure you miss your mom, you should feel blessed that you were gifted with all those years. I'm happy for you.
Oh my goodness!!! I just basically wrote almost the same thing about my grandmother who lived to be 102. I honestly believe lack of stress was a huge contribution for both of them. Let’s hope we do as well!
So true about happiness At 75 still working as a software engineer I'm happier than ever before I do about 20 minutes a day of mindfulness meditation and an hour exercise each day
That’s awesome to hear. I’m 32 and don’t have any elder family members. I’m curious are you able to maintain the same work hours as always? How long do you plan to work for? What kind of slowdowns have you experienced if any? Thanks for your response.
@@hermangill8989 I'm working about 45 hours each week Although forcyhe last three weeks it's been more like 55 hours There's definitely a bit slow down however what is missing from sheer logical mathematical ability is well compensated by breadth of knowledge or should I say wisdom I'm fitter than most 40 year old software engineers My body fat is less than 10% As I mentioned I'm happier than I've ever been
@@IRBOXELA I have bad knees injured many years ago running before running shoes had padding so I walk but slowly I use treadmill with 25% elevation Rowing machine swimming in the summer for cardiio and some weights as well as exercise bsnds
My grandmother died at 102 at home. She drove her car until age 96 when she backed into a car in the parking lot of the post office, came home, put her keys up and said she was done, for us to come get the car. She was making wreaths for the church doors and baking pies for the “old people” as she used to say, until she was 98. She was a little bit of a stoic. She was very much a strong believer and Christian. She read her Bible every single day and sat on the same pew in the same church for 100 years. My grandfather, the love of her life, passed away 40 years before she did. She lived alone until my aunt came back to live with her for the last 10 years. My grandmother worked in the yard every day and was very proud of her flowers. She walked to the graveyard ( about 1 mile each way) every day to visit my Granddaddy. She never drank or smoked and lived a very full, but very sedate and calm (very appropriate and “old timey ladylike”) life. She was a great cook and whenever we went to visit we ate the most glorious Southern cuisine you have ever tasted. She was kind to everyone. I asked her one time how she lived so long and was so healthy and her response was, “Because I get up and go-- every single day, even on the days I don’t feel like it.” Hope that gives you some clues, because if you are here and reading the comments… you’re like me and trying to live as long and as well as you can!
I am just hitting 60 and life is great! I went plant based vegan a few years ago and just joined a gym feeling I have tons of energy. More advice, keep working, buy a kindle and read what tickles you and find yourself hobbies and activities that make you smile! ENJOY LIFE 'cause you earned it! I also took a hitch hiker (my wife!) for the ride. And most of all be an example for your love ones!
Love this episode. My grandmother wanted to live to over a 100. She made 98 years. I want to try follow her on that journey of longevity. I am 61 now. Survived thyroid cancer at 33 years old. Stopped smoking 25 years ago. I try to do all the right things. Longevity is mostly determined by your lifestyle habits over a long period of time.
I have an aunt who is 101 & doing very well. My goal is to live as long as she does plus 1 year at least. I'm 72 & pretty healthy..... I hope you make your goal! 😊
My mum was 101 yrs old when she died. She had her mind up to the last day. She was getting tired so she asked to go. I wish she was still here. She died in 2017! All my senior friends are all gone. Now I have no one. My daughter lives 3,000 miles away & travels alot for her job. So I don't talk to her much on the phone. Long lonely days. And the few friends that I have now are not the same as the older generation was. 😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥
@@louisethompson6762 my daughter lives overseas as well. Have not seen her since 2019 but she’s coming December to be. South Africa. Where do you live. Give me your WhatsApp No if u like we can chat 💬
@@louisethompson6762 If you drive: learn to play Majong or a card game that people play in groups. Good for the mind and to be social. I put up a note at 2 libraries. There are library book clubs too. Or join the local community senior center that offers yoga or exercise classes. It's mixed ages. My insurance offers free membership, called Silver Sneakers, at a local health club. Or you could volunteer somewhere. If you like cats my local shelters are always looking for kitten foster families. They are great company and it's very rewarding.
At 57yrs I have allowed myself to be persuaded for nearly 30yrs to half-attempt and silently half-live live the way that fits with my views, beliefs and values…time to find that inner strength and ignore how difficult and uncomfortable it makes others, or worry about others who have different values! Time to stand up and support myself and pass the lack of comfort to those connected to it and let myself thrive and be proud of my choices 😜
Once again an outstanding episode Rich! So so blessed to have this wisdom available. At 65 and running 75 miles per week I'm resonating so well with what your guests have so eloquently spoken about. Blown away by Mike Fremont and he definitely has motivated me for years to come. Thanks again Rich for one of the greatest podcasts out there.
After searching for the "holy grail" of longevity I packed myself up at the end of 2019 and spent a week in the Blue Zone of Sardinia and traveled with a research scientist for a week. What I saw and learned was astounding. Most of what is written about this area is true and some of what is written is for commerical purposes. I especially like this Master Class becasue it goes even deeper into the what we are learning.
Carol re: commercial purposes- Sardinia is already changing, the studies where folks who ate that way I'd assume the timing to be up to 60's 70's etc...junk has probably reached them now and society changing in ways that are negative. Ie. more media, less exercise, less natural food, less connection between people.
Hi Yoga Bliss, After spending time in the Blue Zone villages I could see there are changes in lifestyle - especially among the younger people. But, even with that, geography, movement, gardens and close social networks are still all there with great benefits.
Can you clarify something? One film I saw said it was not all of Sardina that enjoyed long life, but those living in the mountains, and they eat a fair amount of pork. True?
@@Joseph1NJ Hello Joseph. What you heard is correct. It's a small area of Sardinia where people are living a long healthy life. It's 6 villages in the Barbagia region of Sardinia. The rest of Sardinia is not experiencing the same kind of health. Sardinians do eat a fair amount of pork.
Yes, David Sinclair - it pays dividends to take excellent care of one's health. I started at 23 when I saw MS taking apart my beautiful mother. So for me its been over 40 years - not perfect, but persistent and primarily putting best health practices first. I've hardly seen an MD all these years. I am grateful to God and grateful to the warriors for natural health.
Good on you! I am 15+ years into my MS journey and still doing well using a combination of a whole food plant based diet, exercising regularly, getting good sleep, practicing stress reduction, and taking my medication.
@@EvenSoItIsWell do you avoid vaccines? I ask because I’ve learned the safety studies on all vaccines’ ingredients are either non existent or abysmal. How do we know how these ingredients will impact our long term health?
BLUE ZONES CAN BE right where u are...with a practice which includes, meditation, nutrition plant based exclusive & majority raw, activities daily to strengthen your body, yoga, gardening, living a meaningful happy life, play time with pets & friends & of course removing yourself from needless stresses. Love hearing more on this thru u today.
My 32 and my view on aging has been depressing on a daily basis for years. Limiting and feeling like it's gonna all be over soon. That changes today. I'm excited to age gracefully and I truly believe my best and happiest year are ahead of me! Thank you for sharing this Rich and really look forward to listening to the rest of that convo with the 100 year old legend!
This episode was fantastic and necessary. Puts so much into perspective and helps to encourage the “practice” of healthy living and the dividends it pays. Interesting one of your guest mentioned the importance of the financial advisor planning life out accurately for longevity. He could not be more than right!
@@johnreidy2804 Lol. If there was a heaven you wouldn’t need to find out how to get there. You would just go. Anyone who believes in hell is mentally unstable.
I took 30 hard, too. 40 was much easier because you’ve already struggled and worked through your own mortality (which it sounds like you have!). I’m now looking at 50 next year and I feel more in control of my health than I ever have, in part because we have UA-cam to show us the way lol. I spent many years following faulty dietary guidance (I even majored in nutrition and exercise science) and am now reversing that damage. You are young enough to use the real knowledge we have at hand and prevent a lot of damage! 🎉
Just joined the PlantPower Meal Planner! I especially love that it throws everything from my grocery cart into my Amazon fresh account for delivery! Wow, what I time saver! I have been struggling with menopause weight for almost ten years, and diet and exercise were just not doing it, not even 20 hr intermittent fasting. I realized from watching your videos and others like Tom Bilyeu that it's what I am eating, NOT how much of it or the amount of exercise! I lift weights, hike, and walk 3-4 miles a day, including with my fasting and one meal a day and nothing! I feel better, I got muscle tone, but no banana when it came to weight loss. About a week ago, I went all whole foods, high protein for a week, and lost 5 lbs! In one week! So I thought, how am I going to sustain this, and here you are with the PlantPower Meal Planner! God sent! Amazing! I can't tell you how thrilled I am that you are doing all the work for me!
You are doing well, and lucky you have ‘weight to burn’. Over this way the struggle is to gain subcutaneous fat, and muscle of course. WFPB makes this challenging for an energy burning, addicted gardener and 63 yrs ‘do it yerself-er’ (never married). Perhaps I should get a condo, and offer up one of my two fixer homes ; )
Long fasting isn’t for most of people, it’s not only hard to do it also messes with the digestive system. I’m currently do 16/8 work for me, it’s easy ,effective, keeping my A1C low, sleep well and I’m happy about doing it !
Just FYI: Dr Valter Longo on here, who wrote The Longevity Diet, has seen with his animal studies that 16/8 is not the best I.F. for longevity. He suggests no more than 12 hours.
@@patriot20000 I've seen lectures suggesting that more than 12 hours can be detrimental especially for those of us over 60. 12 / 12 hours just seems to be intuitively natural for me with the first meal being extremely low carb.
This episode is brilliant! Lovely and so inspiring with Mike ending the show. So many kind and sincere people in this episode. So grateful for listen to this. Thanks for the work you do, Rich :-)
Rich, thank you for this wonderful, informative “Masterclass”, as it certainly is. Then there is the reality of trying to find a primary care physician who 1) knows anything about any of the issues raised by these people, and 2) and who also accepts Medicare! I have so many books now (written by your guests) that I could start a lending library! And while I have benefited ( age 83, female) greatly from the information you keep presenting, I would fall at the feet of a physician who asked me, “ how are you sleeping?”.. just for starters. I live in the Baltimore vicinity.. no paucity of “ excellent” medical facilities here. So what’s the deal? Just like we were (and still are!!) being denied effective early treatment ( and information!!) regarding Covid-19, no one does the blood tests, the life style assessment, etc , necessary to determine , for instance, how much of a factor stress is in your daily life. So for the time being, Mr. Roll, you’re my Primary Care guy! Seriously, if you could address this issue in any way, I personally would fall at your feet!
I’m 67. I have an appointment with a Johns Hopkins trained MD who is a functional medicine doctor. As I haven’t seen him I don’t know how he will be. I have to pay out of pocket so I don’t know how long that will be. I too am on Medicare. He does not accept insurance of any kind. His cost is competitive. Otherwise we are, most of us, subject to the ‘get the patient in and out after shoving a bottle of pills in their direction’ mentallity .
Not sure if you have any near you who'd take Medicaid but I've found DO's, doctors of osteopathy, much more in tune with our overall needs. They have the same medical training as MD's. But their approach of asking a lot of questions to get beyond the symptoms to an underlying cause is very helpful. It was a DO who asked a lot of questions about the frequency of my urination that led to my aggressive prostate cancer being detected in my early 40's. If it had waited until the usual age for screening it might have been untreatable. My current DO, having moved since, is a runner like myself and tuned in to various aspects of a healthy lifestyle. I hope you're able to find someone who can help you.
Double LL: for history about how we got here (where Big Medicine/Pharma/Food, et al, don’t address real health and wellness but rather profit only when we are sick and/or injured), one may start with The Flexner Report of 1910, and, the likes of John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Abraham Flexner, and, eventually, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, who codified it all to center on making money - initially and primarily - for chemical companies, then, others. Our system has been set up not for optimal health but for keeping us just alive enough to stay in clinics, hospitals/ICUs/operating theaters, etc. Thanks to Rich, his guests, other bright lights, we are no longer dependent on institutionalized American medicine.
This is so amazing master class! I shared with my elderly friends! And I am looking forward to getting old healthy. Thank you! Thank you for Awesome master class!
Thank you! Great class...great wisdom and has given me lots of hope. My maternal grandmother lived to be 99 and she lived "young". Mike Fremont's attitude reminded me of her in so many ways. Thank you!
Plant based only, what happens is the skull is reduced in size than meat eater. I do combine brussel sprouts and broccoli sprouts mixed in my smoothie with banana, blueberries and strawberries plus dried apricots,CHIA SEED POWDER CHLORELLA and Spirulina powders. Medicinal mushrooms too.
I’d like to join the EPA. I’m a youngster though, at 74. I row a guideboat, and I love it! I row on the Indian River on the east coast of Florida in Cocoa Beach. My goal now is to finally learn to surf this year.
Dan Buetner looks f**ing great, he has completely mastered the "scruff" look. He´s gonna live for ever just because he doesn´t have to worry about his hair. I´m going to take his photo to my hairdresser next time - "I want this!"😁😁
as a German Biologist - it is about the sharpness and clarity of Mind . To have strict Taboos - what never to do. To be fully aware and focused in the Moment. Then we have chances to not getting into accidents or conflicts. It is a higher way of “survival of the fittest” - focus on the essentials - and you die in better shape... sine cuasa...
1:14:40 I believe thats bullsht.. If you're overstressed, taking long walks or going to the gym wont help, you need to cut out the things that triggers your negative stress.
That's certainly the most rational way to approach the situation. Talking walks or doing meditation is not going to resolve the stress of living with or simply interacting with a true narcissist (most people have no idea what narcissism actually is or how much misery they cause others).
Loved this smorgasbord of longevity experts…great kick in the butt for us! 😄 Mike Fremont has an excellent attitude & he’s truly inspiring. Thank you so much 🇨🇦🙌🏻
There is a yoga teacher on PBS who says that most diseases once thought to be the products of aging are really the products of inactivity. If you look at some of the people in their 80s who have been with her for a long time, it certainly seems quite possible. There is a good diet, there is exercise, and then there is the combination of the two. Other things could be added to the list such as good social support, a lack of modern stresses, a sense of purpose, etc. I think it's great to live a long time in good health but in and of itself, it doesn't work as a motivator for me. I'd probably live longer from regaining my political and romantic illusions. So long as it wasn't only to lose them again, of course.
LOVED Mike's fierceness as well as his appreciation and gratitude for life! There's one strong dude right there folks! Thanks, Rich, for featuring him. I'm 62, and in my part of the world the fit crowd has thinned out significantly. And if I were to consider my home town, the prevailing sentiment regarding aging is deeply disturbing. Cognitive decline and all the top 5 killer diseases are accepted as if they were inevitable. There's so much misery and pain and horrendous fear surrounding aging there, and with no fit female role models, poor nutritional practices, and a mindset of defeat by the time a person reaches 30, it's very close to impossible for the vast majority who were born there and stayed there for their lives to break free of the lifestyle that causes their parents to die slowly and painfully...if they even remember anything about the process. I'm not condemning anyone. I truly wish to help. I care very much about my family and classmates who live there, but they have a hard, very resistant road ahead of them to breák free of that unhealthy culture. I live in the provincial capital now and am exposed to a diverse demographic, but there still are more fit men here than women. I plan on being one of them at every age.
Such a great master class! I have been living well with MS for 15+ years using a combination of a whole food plant based diet, exercising regularly, getting good sleep, and practicing stress reduction. (And taking my medication). Thanks Rich and team!
ALL medication is poison That's why we're told to keep the medical cabinet closed & locked. Q. 🙄 IF the medication is NOT good for you when you are Well, how can you expect it to Heal you when you are Sick!!!! 🤔 82 Year-old-former Health Educator at Atlantic 's Grady Memorial Hospital, cancer survivor (Caused by Dr. Prescribed HRT) who learned better from the few (but ever growing) who teach it and, by popular demand, eventually did same at World Congresses. 👍
Massive thank you and immense gratitude Rich Roll, for initially sharing your wisdom from listening to and watching your podcasts. I feel I have discovered and gleaned a vast amount of beneficial and practical understanding of endurance sports, diet, wellness, art, entertainment and spirituality. Moreover, from reading Finding Ultra, I was fascinated and captivated by your story, and it was an absolute pleasure to read. I must let you know that it most certainly motivated and inspired me to take action concerning my lifestyle, which I have incrementally. As someone who runs a bit and struggled with alcohol in the past and is working on being vegan, this book and your podcast are encouraging and inspirational. Thank you, Rich Roll. 🙌
I will be 64 years old in October. I have begun a new career and I have signed up for my first ultra that takes place next March. Now, I need to get my diet under control. Great video.
Thank you for this and so many actionable learning opportunities. I am a late comer to your Podcast having learned of it when you spoke to Ocean Robbins of Food Revolution Network. Since then, I have been covering lost ground and feel overwhelming gratitude for your expanding my world of learning
Amazing collection of testimonies. Thanks and, especially to the respectable gentleman who eats only vegetable for and thrives still at his age. Wonderful.
I love this - its a gem of wisdom science and cultural practices its so uplifting and inspiring in every way - lets move in the direction of more Blue Zones 🍀💚🐸
Thank you Rich for this episode meant a lot to me and really hit the spot I’ve been rehabbing for a little over a year from two accidents where I tore rotator cuff & meniscus sprained ankle & hip socket & have some discs misaligned and I’ve had surgery on my arm for three procedures plus loosing 3 family members. Its been a mental depression and stress on me but today’s episode has renewed me both physically mentally and spiritually. I am forever grateful for today’s episode. Thank you very much from the bottom of my 💜 ☮️ 🥦🙏🏽
This is wonderful!! You’re doing amazing work and I can say first hand that though we have never met and may never meet, you have made my life better and the lives I touch better! Your ripple effect is larger than you know!
Brutal! RESPECT Rich! This is a fantastic compilation. And the cherry on top... the last section with Mike Fremont ... oh boy! I'm 50 and ready to go at least another 70-80 more! Yeah!
What an inspiring masterclass! I thank you, Rich, for this great podcast and for the many other podcasts of you I heared before! Best wishes from Belgium!
This is unreal...........he is amazingly strong and lucid for 100 years old!! God bless him...thank you for the interview this is fascinating.... am 45 years old :)
Thank you so much Rich for what you do. The section with Mike Fremont had be laughing and tearing up at the same time. I think it begins with the right mindset.
I am so looking forward to seeing the full interview w/Mike Fremont the 100 yr old. He is truly amazing! I noticed his arms with veins and he has all his teeth. That is so rare even in 80 yr olds! What an inspiration! And so good to hear eating WFPB is so beneficial to our bodies. I've been eating this way off & on for over 20 yrs, I am back on and will never veer off of it again.
It is just crazy that Doctors do not get nutrition training in Medical schools. Every doctor visit should include some nutrition discussion. The majority of the population is over weight or obese leading to high blood pressure, heart disease and cancer. Schools and hospitals should be leading the way to good health by setting the example of what is a healthy meal and teaching people what to eat and why.. Every person in the hospital for heart disease should have a nutrition class before being checked out from the hospital with follow up education and training in nutrition. Medicare and Medicaid should require patient nutrition education as part of their standard of care. Nutrition information should be run on the hospital TV channel.
Fully agree! Very intelligent comment!!! Too many people give up and say "I m getting old" while eating and drinking and lazing themselves to an early ill health and death! It's shocking!
@@patriot20000 Sure seems like Health Insurance Companies and Medicare would be receptive to a WFPB vegan message. It would save them money on health care costs. This could off set the lobbying by food manufacturers. Maybe educating health Insurance Companies and Medicare administrators should be a priority.
The bigger system they work within (globally) and the larger systems that run our world and how it works need to change before any meaningful change can happen at gen public health level.
The biggest issue with longevity supplementation and intervention is testing for these compounds in the body. For example, anti-oxidant overloading (by ingesting overlapping supplements) can lead to dangerous oxidant imbalances. Trying to eliminate free radicals is also risky, since some of them play a weird part in preventing cancer. Trying to increase NAD levels can lead to methylation issues. In some instances, bioavailability problems make suggested dosing useless, so people take ludicrous amounts to try and hit unknown marks. Until there is standardized testing for the most popular longevity interventions, people should be cautious.
My grandfather is 106 years young. He smoked and drank alcohol( 2x 750 ml beers a month). Ate carbs and meats once a week on Sundays. I've never seen him eating a cake.
Let's prepare to live over 100. We really have potential with current knowledge and medical care. Let's keep the body and face youthful for the latest stages of our life! Invest some time now into yourself and keep the posture and face looking young,
Really appreciate RR's very skillful interview style - thoughtful and intelligent questions, helpful content summaries, and just generally a better quality of discussion. Thanks!
My granny lived until 2 weeks before her 106 birthday. She had an incredibly youthful spirit who confessed she never felt old a day in her life. She still danced weekly a year before she died, & two months before she passed one of her great great grandchildren told her that she could go if she was tired her response was, “I’ll go meet Jesus on my time & my dime!” She was still volunteering up to a week before she died. Absolutely inspirational!!
wow Kate your Gran sounds amazing!
Thank you for sharing your granny’s with us. She’s inspiring. Truly.
It's inspiring! Did such people take something? For example, drugs or something like that?
It's a touching story about your granny. What a treasure to have had her in your life.
@@alexandernapapi3433 I doubt that she took drugs to live to be 106 Alexander. She probably lived in a cleaner environment, less pollution, seasonal local foods and less stress. Those all add to a long life. We can't recreate the life and diet of 100 years ago but we've learned a lot about what we can do from the studies in the Blue Zones.
my grandmother lived to 103... and only had decline in the last few weeks. no alcohol or smoking. She was into gardening, cooking food and eating at home. simple small healthy meals.
My grandmother lived to be 97. She didn't really start slowing down until 95, then started to rapidly decline. Similar to yours she was into gardening and cooking at home.
That's incredible. My mom died when she was only 65. I wish I knew all I know now, I feel like I could of saved her. To imagine an extra 38 years with her like you had with yours,, I'm 38 now, I mean it's a whole other life I could of had with her. I'd give anything just to see her for one more day. As much as I'm sure you miss your mom, you should feel blessed that you were gifted with all those years. I'm happy for you.
i agree with Chuck Norris's brother
@@bodhi9180 9.not 7
Oh my goodness!!! I just basically wrote almost the same thing about my grandmother who lived to be 102. I honestly believe lack of stress was a huge contribution for both of them. Let’s hope we do as well!
So true about happiness
At 75 still working as a software engineer I'm happier than ever before
I do about 20 minutes a day of mindfulness meditation and an hour exercise each day
That’s awesome to hear. I’m 32 and don’t have any elder family members. I’m curious are you able to maintain the same work hours as always? How long do you plan to work for? What kind of slowdowns have you experienced if any?
Thanks for your response.
@@hermangill8989 I'm working about 45 hours each week
Although forcyhe last three weeks it's been more like 55 hours
There's definitely a bit slow down however what is missing from sheer logical mathematical ability is well compensated by breadth of knowledge or should I say wisdom
I'm fitter than most 40 year old software engineers
My body fat is less than 10%
As I mentioned I'm happier than I've ever been
Such an inspiring post...beautifully spoken..
@@javadhashtroudian5740 Love your answer...
@@IRBOXELA I have bad knees injured many years ago running before running shoes had padding so I walk but slowly
I use treadmill with 25% elevation
Rowing machine swimming in the summer for cardiio and some weights as well as exercise bsnds
My grandmother died at 102 at home. She drove her car until age 96 when she backed into a car in the parking lot of the post office, came home, put her keys up and said she was done, for us to come get the car.
She was making wreaths for the church doors and baking pies for the “old people” as she used to say, until she was 98. She was a little bit of a stoic. She was very much a strong believer and Christian. She read her Bible every single day and sat on the same pew in the same church for 100 years. My grandfather, the love of her life, passed away 40 years before she did. She lived alone until my aunt came back to live with her for the last 10 years.
My grandmother worked in the yard every day and was very proud of her flowers. She walked to the graveyard ( about 1 mile each way) every day to visit my Granddaddy. She never drank or smoked and lived a very full, but very sedate and calm (very appropriate and “old timey ladylike”) life.
She was a great cook and whenever we went to visit we ate the most glorious Southern cuisine you have ever tasted. She was kind to everyone.
I asked her one time how she lived so long and was so healthy and her response was, “Because I get up and go-- every single day, even on the days I don’t feel like it.”
Hope that gives you some clues, because if you are here and reading the comments… you’re like me and trying to live as long and as well as you can!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts...it's inspiring 🙏
I am just hitting 60 and life is great! I went plant based vegan a few years ago and just joined a gym feeling I have tons of energy. More advice, keep working, buy a kindle and read what tickles you and find yourself hobbies and activities that make you smile! ENJOY LIFE 'cause you earned it! I also took a hitch hiker (my wife!) for the ride. And most of all be an example for your love ones!
Love this episode. My grandmother wanted to live to over a 100. She made 98 years. I want to try follow her on that journey of longevity. I am 61 now. Survived thyroid cancer at 33 years old. Stopped smoking 25 years ago. I try to do all the right things. Longevity is mostly determined by your lifestyle habits over a long period of time.
I have an aunt who is 101 & doing very well. My goal is to live as long as she does plus 1 year at least. I'm 72 & pretty healthy.....
I hope you make your goal! 😊
My mum was 101 yrs old when she died. She had her mind up to the last day. She was getting tired so she asked to go. I wish she was still here. She died in 2017! All my senior friends are all gone. Now I have no one. My daughter lives 3,000 miles away & travels alot for her job. So I don't talk to her much on the phone. Long lonely days. And the few friends that I have now are not the same as the older generation was. 😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥
@@louisethompson6762 my daughter lives overseas as well. Have not seen her since 2019 but she’s coming December to be. South Africa. Where do you live. Give me your WhatsApp No if u like we can chat 💬
No it's not. It's the genes. Listen to Dr Attia podcasts about it.
@@louisethompson6762 If you drive: learn to play Majong or a card game that people play in groups. Good for the mind and to be social. I put up a note at 2 libraries. There are library book clubs too. Or join the local community senior center that offers yoga or exercise classes. It's mixed ages. My insurance offers free membership, called Silver Sneakers, at a local health club. Or you could volunteer somewhere. If you like cats my local shelters are always looking for kitten foster families. They are great company and it's very rewarding.
At 57yrs I have allowed myself to be persuaded for nearly 30yrs to half-attempt and silently half-live live the way that fits with my views, beliefs and values…time to find that inner strength and ignore how difficult and uncomfortable it makes others, or worry about others who have different values! Time to stand up and support myself and pass the lack of comfort to those connected to it and let myself thrive and be proud of my choices 😜
Excellent strategy!
Once again an outstanding episode Rich! So so blessed to have this wisdom available. At 65 and running 75 miles per week I'm resonating so well with what your guests have so eloquently spoken about. Blown away by Mike Fremont and he definitely has motivated me for years to come. Thanks again Rich for one of the greatest podcasts out there.
After searching for the "holy grail" of longevity I packed myself up at the end of 2019 and spent a week in the Blue Zone of Sardinia and traveled with a research scientist for a week. What I saw and learned was astounding. Most of what is written about this area is true and some of what is written is for commerical purposes. I especially like this Master Class becasue it goes even deeper into the what we are learning.
Carol re: commercial purposes- Sardinia is already changing, the studies where folks who ate that way I'd assume the timing to be up to 60's 70's etc...junk has probably reached them now and society changing in ways that are negative. Ie. more media, less exercise, less natural food, less connection between people.
Hi Yoga Bliss, After spending time in the Blue Zone villages I could see there are changes in lifestyle - especially among the younger people. But, even with that, geography, movement, gardens and close social networks are still all there with great benefits.
Can you clarify something? One film I saw said it was not all of Sardina that enjoyed long life, but those living in the mountains, and they eat a fair amount of pork. True?
@@Joseph1NJ Hello Joseph. What you heard is correct. It's a small area of Sardinia where people are living a long healthy life. It's 6 villages in the Barbagia region of Sardinia. The rest of Sardinia is not experiencing the same kind of health. Sardinians do eat a fair amount of pork.
@@carolamendoladanca Thank you for the reply.
Yes, David Sinclair - it pays dividends to take excellent care of one's health. I started at 23 when I saw MS taking apart my beautiful mother. So for me its been over 40 years - not perfect, but persistent and primarily putting best health practices first. I've hardly seen an MD all these years. I am grateful to God and grateful to the warriors for natural health.
Good on you! I am 15+ years into my MS journey and still doing well using a combination of a whole food plant based diet, exercising regularly, getting good sleep, practicing stress reduction, and taking my medication.
That’s amazing!
@@EvenSoItIsWell do you avoid vaccines? I ask because I’ve learned the safety studies on all vaccines’ ingredients are either non existent or abysmal. How do we know how these ingredients will impact our long term health?
BLUE ZONES CAN BE right where u are...with a practice which includes, meditation, nutrition plant based exclusive & majority raw, activities daily to strengthen your body, yoga, gardening, living a meaningful happy life, play time with pets & friends & of course removing yourself from needless stresses. Love hearing more on this thru u today.
Love this, I am majority raw, what would you recommend cooked please?
A continuous thank you Rich Roll.... your book, your wisdom, your dedication to passing on hope. It reaches farther than you may know.
Favorite part-Mike Fremont’s laugh…filled with mirth and joy and love for life. What a gem to have at the end of this terrific episode!
My 32 and my view on aging has been depressing on a daily basis for years. Limiting and feeling like it's gonna all be over soon. That changes today. I'm excited to age gracefully and I truly believe my best and happiest year are ahead of me! Thank you for sharing this Rich and really look forward to listening to the rest of that convo with the 100 year old legend!
This episode was fantastic and necessary. Puts so much into perspective and helps to encourage the “practice” of healthy living and the dividends it pays. Interesting one of your guest mentioned the importance of the financial advisor planning life out accurately for longevity. He could not be more than right!
I am also of the same age and was thinking in the same way. For me thinking of getting older was more depressing than the death itself.
@@GauravSingh-nz7hi Cheer up friend there is a Heaven. Just make sure you know how to get there :-)
@@johnreidy2804 Lol. If there was a heaven you wouldn’t need to find out how to get there. You would just go. Anyone who believes in hell is mentally unstable.
I took 30 hard, too. 40 was much easier because you’ve already struggled and worked through your own mortality (which it sounds like you have!). I’m now looking at 50 next year and I feel more in control of my health than I ever have, in part because we have UA-cam to show us the way lol. I spent many years following faulty dietary guidance (I even majored in nutrition and exercise science) and am now reversing that damage. You are young enough to use the real knowledge we have at hand and prevent a lot of damage! 🎉
I really enjoyed the bit with Mike Fremont. What an inspiration. I can’t wait to see the full pod.
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You are what you read, eat, watch, and listen to in connection to your life.
Just joined the PlantPower Meal Planner! I especially love that it throws everything from my grocery cart into my Amazon fresh account for delivery! Wow, what I time saver! I have been struggling with menopause weight for almost ten years, and diet and exercise were just not doing it, not even 20 hr intermittent fasting. I realized from watching your videos and others like Tom Bilyeu that it's what I am eating, NOT how much of it or the amount of exercise! I lift weights, hike, and walk 3-4 miles a day, including with my fasting and one meal a day and nothing! I feel better, I got muscle tone, but no banana when it came to weight loss.
About a week ago, I went all whole foods, high protein for a week, and lost 5 lbs! In one week! So I thought, how am I going to sustain this, and here you are with the PlantPower Meal Planner! God sent!
Amazing! I can't tell you how thrilled I am that you are doing all the work for me!
You are doing well, and lucky you have ‘weight to burn’. Over this way the struggle is to gain subcutaneous fat, and muscle of course. WFPB makes this challenging for an energy burning, addicted gardener and 63 yrs ‘do it yerself-er’ (never married).
Perhaps I should get a condo, and offer up one of my two fixer homes ; )
Long fasting isn’t for most of people, it’s not only hard to do it also messes with the digestive system. I’m currently do 16/8 work for me, it’s easy ,effective, keeping my A1C low, sleep well and I’m happy about doing it !
Just FYI: Dr Valter Longo on here, who wrote The Longevity Diet, has seen with his animal studies that 16/8 is not the best I.F. for longevity. He suggests no more than 12 hours.
@@patriot20000 I've seen lectures suggesting that more than 12 hours can be detrimental especially for those of us over 60. 12 / 12 hours just seems to be intuitively natural for me with the first meal being extremely low carb.
This episode is brilliant! Lovely and so inspiring with Mike ending the show. So many kind and sincere people in this episode. So grateful for listen to this. Thanks for the work you do, Rich :-)
Rich, thank you for this wonderful, informative “Masterclass”, as it certainly is.
Then there is the reality of trying to find a primary care physician who 1) knows anything about any of the issues raised by these people, and 2) and who also accepts Medicare!
I have so many books now (written by your guests) that I could start a lending library! And while I have benefited ( age 83, female) greatly from the information you keep presenting, I would fall at the feet of a physician who asked me, “ how are you sleeping?”.. just for starters. I live in the Baltimore vicinity.. no paucity of “ excellent” medical facilities here. So what’s the deal? Just like we were (and still are!!) being denied effective early treatment ( and information!!) regarding Covid-19, no one does the blood tests, the life style assessment, etc , necessary to determine , for instance, how much of a factor stress is in your daily life.
So for the time being, Mr. Roll, you’re my Primary Care guy!
Seriously, if you could address this issue in any way, I personally would fall at your feet!
Hmm😏...that was nice.
I’m 67. I have an appointment with a Johns Hopkins trained MD who is a functional medicine doctor. As I haven’t seen him I don’t know how he will be. I have to pay out of pocket so I don’t know how long that will be. I too am on Medicare. He does not accept insurance of any kind. His cost is competitive.
Otherwise we are, most of us, subject to the ‘get the patient in and out after shoving a bottle of pills in their direction’ mentallity .
Not sure if you have any near you who'd take Medicaid but I've found DO's, doctors of osteopathy, much more in tune with our overall needs. They have the same medical training as MD's. But their approach of asking a lot of questions to get beyond the symptoms to an underlying cause is very helpful. It was a DO who asked a lot of questions about the frequency of my urination that led to my aggressive prostate cancer being detected in my early 40's. If it had waited until the usual age for screening it might have been untreatable. My current DO, having moved since, is a runner like myself and tuned in to various aspects of a healthy lifestyle. I hope you're able to find someone who can help you.
Double LL: for history about how we got here (where Big Medicine/Pharma/Food, et al, don’t address real health and wellness but rather profit only when we are sick and/or injured), one may start with The Flexner Report of 1910, and, the likes of John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Abraham Flexner, and, eventually, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, who codified it all to center on making money - initially and primarily - for chemical companies, then, others. Our system has been set up not for optimal health but for keeping us just alive enough to stay in clinics, hospitals/ICUs/operating theaters, etc. Thanks to Rich, his guests, other bright lights, we are no longer dependent on institutionalized American medicine.
You can pay for blood tests out of pocket - check out Inside Tracker
Some things get better with age. Time to rejoice!
A Sikh ran a marathon at 100 years old and it was televised as part of the UK's Horizon on the topic of 55/2 fasting with Dr Michael Mosley.
Mike Fremont is amazing. Listening to him you'd never know his age. I'm going to show this to my parents as inspiration.
This is so amazing master class!
I shared with my elderly friends! And I am looking forward to getting old healthy.
Thank you! Thank you for Awesome master class!
Thank you! Great class...great wisdom and has given me lots of hope. My maternal grandmother lived to be 99 and she lived "young". Mike Fremont's attitude reminded me of her in so many ways. Thank you!
Love love yr poscasts Rich! 💛 Include women researchers and expert voices in this Master class. They must be out there. 🙏🏻
Plant based only, what happens is the skull is reduced in size than meat eater. I do combine brussel sprouts and broccoli sprouts mixed in my smoothie with banana, blueberries and strawberries plus dried apricots,CHIA SEED POWDER CHLORELLA and Spirulina powders. Medicinal mushrooms too.
The gratitude shown by Mike Fremont is BEAUTIFUL!
Great seeing clips from previous podcasts. Now i want to go back and watch the full podcasts again.
I’d like to join the EPA. I’m a youngster though, at 74. I row a guideboat, and I love it! I row on the Indian River on the east coast of Florida in Cocoa Beach. My goal now is to finally learn to surf this year.
Dan Buetner looks f**ing great, he has completely mastered the "scruff" look. He´s gonna live for ever just because he doesn´t have to worry about his hair. I´m going to take his photo to my hairdresser next time - "I want this!"😁😁
Rich, you are the Larry King of podcast. Love your work!
as a German Biologist - it is about the sharpness and clarity of Mind . To have strict Taboos - what never to do. To be fully aware and focused in the Moment. Then we have chances to not getting into accidents or conflicts. It is a higher way of “survival of the fittest” - focus on the essentials - and you die in better shape... sine cuasa...
This is everything. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU for making this content free for as many who will hear it.
Wow! The best group ever assemble of longevity and health.
1:14:40 I believe thats bullsht.. If you're overstressed, taking long walks or going to the gym wont help, you need to cut out the things that triggers your negative stress.
That's certainly the most rational way to approach the situation. Talking walks or doing meditation is not going to resolve the stress of living with or simply interacting with a true narcissist (most people have no idea what narcissism actually is or how much misery they cause others).
Loved this smorgasbord of longevity experts…great kick in the butt for us! 😄 Mike Fremont has an excellent attitude & he’s truly inspiring. Thank you so much 🇨🇦🙌🏻
There is a yoga teacher on PBS who says that most diseases once thought to be the products of aging are really the products of inactivity. If you look at some of the people in their 80s who have been with her for a long time, it certainly seems quite possible. There is a good diet, there is exercise, and then there is the combination of the two. Other things could be added to the list such as good social support, a lack of modern stresses, a sense of purpose, etc. I think it's great to live a long time in good health but in and of itself, it doesn't work as a motivator for me. I'd probably live longer from regaining my political and romantic illusions. So long as it wasn't only to lose them again, of course.
LOVED Mike's fierceness as well as his appreciation and gratitude for life! There's one strong dude right there folks! Thanks, Rich, for featuring him. I'm 62, and in my part of the world the fit crowd has thinned out significantly. And if I were to consider my home town, the prevailing sentiment regarding aging is deeply disturbing. Cognitive decline and all the top 5 killer diseases are accepted as if they were inevitable. There's so much misery and pain and horrendous fear surrounding aging there, and with no fit female role models, poor nutritional practices, and a mindset of defeat by the time a person reaches 30, it's very close to impossible for the vast majority who were born there and stayed there for their lives to break free of the lifestyle that causes their parents to die slowly and painfully...if they even remember anything about the process. I'm not condemning anyone. I truly wish to help. I care very much about my family and classmates who live there, but they have a hard, very resistant road ahead of them to breák free of that unhealthy culture. I live in the provincial capital now and am exposed to a diverse demographic, but there still are more fit men here than women. I plan on being one of them at every age.
I'm 49 and can definitely say my sad American diet has made me sick overweight,and weak. I'm going to change how I eat
Such a great master class! I have been living well with MS for 15+ years using a combination of a whole food plant based diet, exercising regularly, getting good sleep, and practicing stress reduction. (And taking my medication). Thanks Rich and team!
ALL medication is poison That's why we're told to keep the medical cabinet closed & locked.
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IF the medication is NOT good for you when you are Well, how can you expect it to Heal you when you are Sick!!!!
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82 Year-old-former Health Educator at Atlantic 's Grady Memorial Hospital, cancer survivor (Caused by Dr. Prescribed HRT) who learned better from the few (but ever growing) who teach it and, by popular demand, eventually did same at World Congresses.
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Massive thank you and immense gratitude Rich Roll, for initially sharing your wisdom from listening to and watching your podcasts. I feel I have discovered and gleaned a vast amount of beneficial and practical understanding of endurance sports, diet, wellness, art, entertainment and spirituality.
Moreover, from reading Finding Ultra, I was fascinated and captivated by your story, and it was an absolute pleasure to read. I must let you know that it most certainly motivated and inspired me to take action concerning my lifestyle, which I have incrementally. As someone who runs a bit and struggled with alcohol in the past and is working on being vegan, this book and your podcast are encouraging and inspirational. Thank you, Rich Roll. 🙌
Mike Fremont is the man! It's so wonderful to hear from centenarians. I really appreciate his honesty about diet :)
I agree -- he exudes so much happiness and laughter!
I totally agree he put a smile on my face! A great video Mike was the icing on the cake! Can’t wait to see Rich interview Mike !!
When in fact clearly his exercise and attitude have been the winning cards.
That laughter was not purchased in the organic produce section.
I will be 64 years old in October. I have begun a new career and I have signed up for my first ultra that takes place next March. Now, I need to get my diet under control. Great video.
Hi Debbie, what ultra are you doing? My wife has done a few.
@@donthecap5691 it's called, No Man's Ultra in Virginia.
Thank you for this and so many actionable learning opportunities. I am a late comer to your Podcast having learned of it when you spoke to Ocean Robbins of Food Revolution Network. Since then, I have been covering lost ground and feel overwhelming gratitude for your expanding my world of learning
My Filipino grandmother lived to 106 eating Twinkies and watching a lot of I Love Lucy. She prayed the rosary constantly as well.
Thank you for this awesome masterclass. I’m forwarding it to my kids!!!! Great compilation!
This presentation is excellent in depth and breadth. Thank you Rich Roll!
Amazing collection of testimonies. Thanks and, especially to the respectable gentleman who eats only vegetable for and thrives still at his age. Wonderful.
I love this - its a gem of wisdom science and cultural practices its so uplifting and inspiring in every way - lets move in the direction of more Blue Zones 🍀💚🐸
That was awesome! Loved Mike Fremont at the end. So inspiring!
This is the ultimate collaboration.. thank you Rich 🥰🙏🏼🔝
Thank you Rich for this episode meant a lot to me and really hit the spot I’ve been rehabbing for a little over a year from two accidents where I tore rotator cuff & meniscus sprained ankle & hip socket & have some discs misaligned and I’ve had surgery on my arm for three procedures plus loosing 3 family members. Its been a mental depression and stress on me but today’s episode has renewed me both physically mentally and spiritually. I am forever grateful for today’s episode. Thank you very much from the bottom of my 💜 ☮️ 🥦🙏🏽
This is wonderful!! You’re doing amazing work and I can say first hand that though we have never met and may never meet, you have made my life better and the lives I touch better! Your ripple effect is larger than you know!
You are so strong ❤️ ❤️
Thank you Rich Roll! LOVE THIS MINI MASTERPIECE!
So grateful to you, your team and all your guests for this mind blowing ‘Masterclass’ 🤗
I am 76, is it too late to start? Is it ever too late.
I want to see 100!
You are still young!
Love the closing interview with centenarian Mike Fremont!
45 years old here and looking to get better with age. Keep the great content coming good Sir!
Best video I've ever watched, i will be watching it several times! Thanks rich😊
Thanks for putting this together, Rich! Great information and more books to read from these awesome scientists and longevity experts.
WOW! Love it all! Excellent, motivational wisdom! Thank you.
I always watch Rich Roll pod casts , He is a roll model for a plant based diet and over coming addiction.
Wow@ im blown away by Mike Fremont. So inspirational!
Brutal! RESPECT Rich! This is a fantastic compilation. And the cherry on top... the last section with Mike Fremont ... oh boy! I'm 50 and ready to go at least another 70-80 more! Yeah!
Rich always asks the best questions
Brilliant podcast!! So much great information from such outstanding experts presented in a relatively short period of time! Loved it!
What an inspiring masterclass! I thank you, Rich, for this great podcast and for the many other podcasts of you I heared before!
Best wishes from Belgium!
This is unreal...........he is amazingly strong and lucid for 100 years old!! God bless him...thank you for the interview this is fascinating.... am 45 years old :)
Dig the format, like a a themed greatest hits
Another great episode. So motivating and inspiring 💕
Thank you so much Rich for what you do. The section with Mike Fremont had be laughing and tearing up at the same time. I think it begins with the right mindset.
Really enjoyed this Masterclass series! First time watching it here & listened to the pod 💚
I am so looking forward to seeing the full interview w/Mike Fremont the 100 yr old. He is truly amazing! I noticed his arms with veins and he has all his teeth. That is so rare even in 80 yr olds! What an inspiration! And so good to hear eating WFPB is so beneficial to our bodies. I've been eating this way off & on for over 20 yrs, I am back on and will never veer off of it again.
It is just crazy that Doctors do not get nutrition training in Medical schools.
Every doctor visit should include some nutrition discussion. The majority of the population is over weight or obese leading to high blood pressure, heart disease and cancer. Schools and hospitals should be leading the way to good health by setting the example of what is a healthy meal and teaching people what to eat and why.. Every person in the hospital for heart disease should have a nutrition class before being checked out from the hospital with follow up education and training in nutrition. Medicare and Medicaid should require patient nutrition education as part of their standard of care. Nutrition information should be run on the hospital TV channel.
Fully agree! Very intelligent comment!!! Too many people give up and say "I m getting old" while eating and drinking and lazing themselves to an early ill health and death! It's shocking!
And hospitals should quit with the ‘salisbury steak’ followed by pudding, etc.
They can't teach nutrition, it would cut into their Big-Pharma-drug memorization time.
@@patriot20000 Sure seems like Health Insurance Companies and Medicare would be receptive to a WFPB vegan message.
It would save them money on health care costs. This could off set the lobbying by food manufacturers.
Maybe educating health Insurance Companies and Medicare administrators should be a priority.
The bigger system they work within (globally) and the larger systems that run our world and how it works need to change before any meaningful change can happen at gen public health level.
Thank you so much, Rich, for this beautiful offering!
Stimulating collection of interviews, thoughts and ideas. Thanks.
The biggest issue with longevity supplementation and intervention is testing for these compounds in the body. For example, anti-oxidant overloading (by ingesting overlapping supplements) can lead to dangerous oxidant imbalances. Trying to eliminate free radicals is also risky, since some of them play a weird part in preventing cancer. Trying to increase NAD levels can lead to methylation issues. In some instances, bioavailability problems make suggested dosing useless, so people take ludicrous amounts to try and hit unknown marks. Until there is standardized testing for the most popular longevity interventions, people should be cautious.
Just hit play. So keen for this!
Thank you Rich a very inspiring Podcast
Love and Peace, Catherine
Loved the episode! Thank you so much for your work!
Loved this!! Mike is amazing! 🌎🌱🙏🏽❤️
Thank you. My thinking has shifted.
I love you Rich, thanks for everything this last decade.
So great Rich thank you for sharing these important interviews. Sleep is so important. Nutrition. Movement. Community. STRESS MANAGEMENT 👍🏼🙏🏼🌱🌎💕💯
That's a great line-up of guests.
Great masterclass.
thank you so much rich, guests, and all involved ! y'all are amazing angel being !
Water fasting, Whole plants diet. Break dopamine cycle of addiction.
Incredible! Thank you, Rich. I hope to practice in the field of Longevity so you have given me some new role models🙏
My grandfather is 106 years young. He smoked and drank alcohol( 2x 750 ml beers a month). Ate carbs and meats once a week on Sundays. I've never seen him eating a cake.
This content is in a league of its own. I scanned a book in the same vein, and it was equally wonderful. "Adapting with Aging" by James Crescent
What an incredible episode. Thank you for your work!
What a wonderful ending to a great episode. Thank you.
great show man!! so many insights from different smart people.. well done Mr Roll
Thank you Rich - your work is very much appreciated.
"It's not like we're out to beat Jesus in fasting duration".....haha....this made me laugh this morning. Good one Doc
Rich Thank you so much for this! I needed to see and hear this! Thank you for the amazing value that you add to so many lives ~myself included❤
Loved it,thank you very much🙌💖🌱
Let's prepare to live over 100. We really have potential with current knowledge and medical care. Let's keep the body and face youthful for the latest stages of our life! Invest some time now into yourself and keep the posture and face looking young,
Really appreciate RR's very skillful interview style - thoughtful and intelligent questions, helpful content summaries, and just generally a better quality of discussion. Thanks!