How we're drastically improving our health in our 50s

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0:00 - Intro
2:13 - Spiritual Health
3:09 - Adaptability
5:10 - Sponsor break
9:33 - On the Topic of Exercise
9:59 - Healthy Eating
10:50 - Josh's Amazing Smoothie Recipe
11:20 -- Healthcare in France
12:42 - The Feedback Loop

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[Skymography]

It's great to see you both caring this much about your health at this stage of your life. I have a lot to benefit from my parents staying healthy for as long as possible!! This was also fun to see you two being normal people pursuing your own goals as a couple... it's funny to say it that way, but it's not something I often notice from my perspective haha. Loved the whole video from beginning to end 😁

(Also, great workout montage -- great job with the cloning!)

[NancySteinVeganChef]

My husband and I have been plant based for 15 years. It has been the best thing we did for aging well and independently! My husband was given 2 years to live with agressive prostrate cancer. We changed our lifestyle and diet overnight. He did no conventional treatments simple changed what we place on our plates and exercise. We are going on 15 years and he is doing well as am I.

[yvonnebirch]

You are so right. It is important to take care of yourself physically as well as mentally. I did well until a few years ago when my joints started to make a lot of noise .
I went to the gym and enjoyed walking daily. I made it till 88, 89 this year. I am planning to go on past 90. If the Universe allows. I feel supported and blessed. I wish the same for you.❤
Thank you for your channel. I love you both ❤❤❤

[mcbrineart]

Love juicing and smoothies! My 2 cents as a nutritionist: I would soak the nuts and seeds (get rid of enzyme inhibitors, more digestible), skip the oat milk (undesirable stabilizers and oils usually) plus add some greens. Could replace oat milk with some coconut milk or coconut water. Also, add the powders at the end after everything else is smooth to prevent denaturing the protein.

[ediewall]

You two keep making me laugh out loud. “ A real motivation to keep doctors away” !! LOL . I could not agree more!!
Hello, brand new here. I just stumbled upon your son’s videos and watched 3 in a row and now I am here. I am transitioning into mainly raw food ( except during winter). I am in my late 60s and timeless at heart. You two have the infectious fluidity and desire to be playful and yet you are animated to watch. You two are just adorable. And, as a mom of ( presently 4 ) dogs, I am watching Butter too.
I have lived around the US and love it, but I am an acreage kind of person. I always need space, peace, quiet and nature and my dogs need room to run and sniff. So, although planning a move this year, I, perhaps do not have the restlessness that you two are experiencing. Your family is just lovely.
Yes, we create our own lives and it is always up to us to create the best magic and delight for ourselves and when we do, the universe joins in the dance and throws in a a bit more magic and music. I look forward to more videos.

[krisblack]

One tip, hope it helps... chia seeds are better utilized by the body when they've been soaked... so I put mine in milk in the fridge, the night before I make my smoothie

[bajaboolie]

Yeeeess Sister for talking about menopause and perimenopause! It is hugely important to understand the impact it has on our bodies, and how we must educate ourselves about how to work with it for optimal health. This has not been discussed with me prior to me going through it, and I think society in general. There is a lot of damaging misinformation. Anyway, thanks for talking about it, Cecelia, and for including it on your channel. It has a big impact on men too, and I’m all for men learning about it too!

[amyspeers]

I was a nurse for 27 years in the states. I am thrilled with my healthcare here in France. My small village has a Mason de santé with 3 doctors, one who speaks English. I was diagnosed with stage 2c melanoma in February 2023 and have received excellent care. I do have French health care. My local doctor filed paperwork with my diagnosis and most everything-surgery, scans, immunotherapy and taxi services to my immunotherapy-have been covered. I think I’ve paid €150 out of pocket since my diagnosis and mostly on labs. You both look outstanding. I’m sorry I don’t have a smoothie recipe. I’m allergic to comment smoothie ingredients and I can’t find a good one.

[lindaschwartz]

My priority is movement and excercise first because this feeds your soul and brain and makes coping with tough things much easier.

[Lobstrique]

thank you for sharing your journey! your videos are always very honest about the difficulties, yet they never feel pessimistic, quite the opposing :) very uplifting!

[LauraUruUsa]

You are absolutely right, there is not a one and only solution that fits everybody. As Cecilia says you need to see what will work for you. I do my intermittent fasting my own way. I cannot go for a walk or exercise without my breakfast. Instead, I stop eating early, about 5.30 pm, that gives me a good 16 to 18 hours of fasting.

[KHADIJABENMOUSSA-oo]

artists... good living.... honesty... loyalty...beauty 🤍

[auag]

My biggest insecurity is my hair, I feel that it was not healthy looking for a long time. Study and money stress gave me a few years of hairloss. At the end of the day it all goes back to nutrition and lowering my stress levels as much as possible. People might say it's vanity but I really do see a difference in my skin and hair when I'm stressfree and treating my body well.

[wyrdwitch]

I realized last year that I used to naturally intermittent fast during my 20's and was slim and healthy then. I took it up again and will never choose any other way to eat again! I love it so much and the benefits seem endless & keep growing! I have become slimmer again (I only had a few mid-life vanity pounds to lose but they were STUBBORN), my health is improving in many ways and my relationship to food and hunger is so much better!

[eileencronk]

Hola guys! I missed you! These posts are wonderful. The topics and experiences you share are pure “adult therapy.” Your honesty is refreshing in a world that is so hell bent on the frivolous and superficial clickbait. Grateful. Gracias

[carolbrenner]

Drinking matcha tea in powder form changed my life. I drink coffee afterwards. Also I monitor my sugar spikes with a meter. Juicing so much fruit would put me on a roller coaster with so much juice. I do add 5 frozen cherries to help with inflammation ❤

[cynthiacummings]

I retired at 67 and have so enjoyed getting back in shape. I’ve fasted now for three years for 16 hours and feel awesome. Walk every morning 3 miles at a fast pace. Now I’ll have to incorporate the mind part. Love my smoothies too, I use frozen fruits and seeds. So enjoy your journey.

[SonyaWilderWellness]

Also in my 50's, I began the "preventative" journey at age 20, going vegan before it was a thing, and moving into raw vegan when I went through alternative health schooling. I've been successfully practicing intermittent fasting since 2010, have been "working out" for my lifetime, and I experience the consistent results as a middle ager. I have the same energy since this body was younger, vitality, and amazing quality of life. As our bodies age, we can learn that simple is best, eating Nature is what these bodies require, movement is key, rest is essential, and living passionately is The Way! Thank you for your channel, for you both in sharing a small taste of your lives, and for amazing film/video work!

[SoniaVeitch]

Loved this episode! Lots of food for thought about the manner in which we choose to care for ourselves and to seek a better quality of life as we age.

[nancyfielden]

I believe you should embrace aging. It is a new chapter and can frankly be the best chapter. Standing in our own shoes, so to speak, for the first time. Not wasting time or energy on what does not serve us as time now is precious and giving our time to that which does. I have never been happier. That aging is a downhill ride is a myth unless you believe it and then you will live that way.