S5E23: Slow Ride…Taking the Longer Road to Death

Learn about the personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence your health, and steps you can take now to increase your longevity and quality of life.

In this Episode:

Transcript

  • 03:22 – Ways to Die in the Future: Extended Old Age
  • 06:22 – Recipe of the Week: Road-Trippin’ Tuna Salad
  • 08:12 – How to Take the Slow Road to Death with Informed Choices about Our Health
  • 42:13 – Supercentenarian Obituaries – Ruthie Tompson (1910-2021)
  • 45:18 – Outro

Take the Scenic Route

Given that most people are death-adverse, why don’t we take better care of ourselves so that we can stay on the slow road to death? Even though everyone dies, there are a wide range of preventable deaths, so we don’t have to be first to this finish line.

This week we start a new series about preventing early death and what you can do to slow your roll to the end of life.

What are Determinants of Health?

Determinants of health are the physical, social, economic and environmental factors that influence health status. It also takes into account individual behaviors, access to health services, education, housing, transportation, food and environment.

We look at each of the main determinants to examine how they affect our health, and what we can do to improve our lives now.

This figure describes five things that clinicians can do to prevent early deaths.

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Supercentenarian Obituaries – Ruthie Tompson (1910-2021)

Listen as Charlie tells the wonderful story of Ruthie Tompson, a Disney legend who lived to be 111!

Recipe of the Week:

Head to Barefoot Cas for a quick and easy tuna salad to take on your road trip in the slow lane! https://www.barefootcas.com/blog/quick-easy-road-trip-dinners

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