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Episode# 98: Marcus Riley & Stuart Kaplan on Why Aging Is the Advantage You're Not Using
Episode# 98: Marcus Riley & Stuart Kaplan on Why Aging Is the Advantage You're Not Using
Retirement was designed in 1935 for people who lived to sixty-three years old. So why are we still using that metric as life's finish line? In this episode, Dr. Cindy sits down with Marcus Riley and Stuart Kaplan—co-authors of Your Aging Advantage—to reframe aging as a series of self-determined stages, not a countdown. They explore The Flicker Phase, Aging on Pace, and why it's never too early—or too late—to plan.
In this episode, we cover:
(5:00) Let’s change our outlook from anti-aging to better aging.
(8:00) Talking more about the Global Aging Network.
(11:00) Does aging scare us because we know death is near?
(14:00) “I’m older” doesn’t mean that you are stuck.
(19:00) We retire from a job, we don’t retire from life.
(25:00) The best place to live, according to Marcus.
(28:00) Why being cared for at home is the holy grail of true health care.
(41:00) Rapid-fire questions
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