Senior Health: How To Age Well After 65 | Dr. Neal Barnard

The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee

Physicians Committee

Carroll, Health & Fitness, Diabetes, Science, Nutrition, Vegan, Pcrm, Barnard, Weightloss, Food, Health, Recipes, Medicine, Diet

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🗓️ 18 September 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Physical and mental decline isn't inevitable. Even into your elder years, you have the power to improve your health, and age well.

In this empowering episode, Dr. Neal Barnard joins Chuck Carroll to share science-backed strategies for eating well after 65. He explains why it’s never too late to adopt a healthier lifestyle, what nutrients matter most for seniors, and how a plant-based diet can protect against common age-related conditions.

In this episode of the Exam Room, you'll learn:

- The key supplements seniors need to stay healthy

- Symptoms of nutrient deficiency to watch out for

- Why changing your diet, even into your 80s, can extend your life

- What foods protect memory and cognition

- Why avoiding meat matters for seniors

This episode is sponsored by The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund, which supports organizations like the Physicians Committee that carry on Greg’s passion and love for animals through rescue efforts, veganism, and wildlife conservation. Visit their website: https://gregoryreiterfund.org

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0:00.0	Today on the exam room. Let's face it, time does take a toll. That said, 65 is not old age.
0:10.4	Let me be clear. It seems like old age when you're 18, but 65 is an age where people should be
0:15.6	vigorous, sharp. If you could run a marathon when you're 45, you should easily be able to run one
0:20.3	when you're 65. You are not old yet. Honest to goodness, if you ran it at 45, you should be able to run it at 65.
0:26.3	Maybe not at the same speed. At the same speed. Really? Absolutely. There is no biological reason
0:32.5	why your muscles should be broken down at 65.
0:38.1	Welcome to the exam room live, brought to you you by the physicians committee. Hello, I'm the
0:41.7	weight loss champion Chuck Carroll. Thank you so very much for watching and downloading in
0:44.7	more than 150 countries around the world and making the exam room one of the most consumed
0:48.8	nutrition podcasts anywhere on the planet today. And today we're going to be talking about
0:53.8	65 and up. The older
0:55.8	crowd, the seniors, I know time just happens to roll by. But we get so many questions here
1:00.8	wondering what can I do to improve my diet? Do I need to add extra supplements? Do I need to
1:06.4	exercise more? Exercise less? Do I need more or less protein once I hit that 65 number?
1:12.0	Well, today we're going to talk about that with someone who does not look a day over 45.
1:17.2	Dr. Neil Barnard, thanks for being here, my friend.
1:19.2	Thank you, Chuck. Great to be with you today.
1:21.0	Really important topic. I'm not joking when I say that we get inundated with messages from people here on the exam room live,
1:28.0	asking for help because, you know, they're feeling their age, so to speak.
1:32.0	And they've been doing the same thing.
1:34.0	They've been doing their entire life.
1:35.3	And they had felt fine up until now.
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