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

💬 “Hello, 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.” ~Dr Elena Mucci ⚡️ 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.  ⚡ 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. 🎧 Stay tuned to find out: ➡︎ What lifestyle factors in your youth impact your risk of age related diseases ➡ How prescription meds are behind 50% of emergency department cases ➡︎ How weight-lifting drastically reduces your chance of dying when you’re older ➡︎ The real danger of alcohol and its link to dementia ➡︎ Why older people are turning more and more to Ozempic 📕 Chapters (1:28) What is a  geriatrician 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 📱 Connect with me: TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/drkaranrajan Instagram: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr 📱 Connect with Elena: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctor.elenamucci/  Website: https://doctorelenamucci.co.uk/  🔥 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 🔥 For more useful science for your everyday life, grab my best selling book “This Book May Save Your Life”: https://geni.us/DrKaranBook  🎙️ An OG Podcasts production.

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