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Living to 100 Club

Living to 100 Club

De : Joseph M. Casciani PhD
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 The Living to 100 Club is an exciting take on getting older. The Living to 100 Club members turn aging on its head knowing and understanding age is only a number. The Living to 100 Club is for everyone of all ages who wants to maintain a positive outlook about our futures. The Living to 100 Club offers fresh and inspiring perspectives on aging successfully, no matter how much help we may need adapting to growing older. Whether we’re still running marathons or confined to a wheelchair, we can always keep a positive frame of mind, look forward to events in our future, and plan on living to 100. The Living to 100 Club brings together topics on successful aging, overcoming obstacles, staying positive in the face of adversity, healthy lifestyles, starting new chapters and doing what you can’t. The Living to 100 Club guests share their professional stories, give advice on wellness, and offer explanations about living life to its fullest.© 2024 Living to 100 Club, LLC Développement personnel Hygiène et vie saine Médecine alternative et complémentaire Psychologie Psychologie et psychiatrie Réussite personnelle
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    • How to Age Well: Mental Flexibility, Movement, and a Wellness Model of Aging

      How to Age Well: Mental Flexibility, Movement, and a Wellness Model of Aging
      Jan 22 2026
      In this episode, Dr. Joseph M. Casciani speaks with Angie Dortch, creator of Learning HOW to Age. HOW refers to Honor the Past, Open to the Present, and Welcome to the Future. It is a research-informed, arts-based training program designed to help older adults strengthen mental flexibility, physical awareness, and confidence as they age. Angie explains how HOW blends principles from different perspectives. These include neuroplasticity research, movement and performing arts, and practical, measurable exercises that can be adapted for different abilities and living situations. Angie describes that her program, Learning HOW to Age is "The convergence of science and performing arts, Learning HOW to Age® is the best of both worlds." It represents cutting edge research about the brain and awareness together with engaging and thoughtful skill-developing games from acting, dance, and voice. Together, Joe and Angie explore a crucial shift in aging. It covers moving from a model focused on decline and illness to a wellness model that emphasizes capability, autonomy, and continued growth. They discuss the delicate balance between providing support and reinforcing independence. This spotlights how structured, skill-based practice can help older adults maintain balance, coordination, attention, and self-trust. Angie also shares a formative personal story about her mother’s long-term success managing type 1 diabetes. This was decades before “preventive health” became mainstream. It is an early example of listening to the body. It also involves making proactive choices that shaped Angie’s philosophy of aging well. This conversation is especially relevant for older adults, caregivers, wellness professionals, and program directors looking for practical, engaging approaches to support healthy aging without overprotecting or underestimating people. Mini Bio Angie Dortch is the content producer of Expressive Avenues Wellness on YouTube. She spent two years facilitating a psychosocial wellness practice with independently living older adults. This practice produced a 45% improvement in mental flexibility, physical perception, and kinesthetic awareness—key capacities for aging autonomously. Angie holds an MFA from the University of Louisville and brings decades of experience in education, directing, and media production. For Our Listeners Our Guest's Book: Learning H.O.W. to Age: Philosophy and Assessment Tool: Fine tuning mental flexibility, physical perception and kinesthetic awareness
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      39 min
    • Aging Powerfully: Anti-Frailty, Brain-Body Training, and the Future of Longevity Fitness

      Aging Powerfully: Anti-Frailty, Brain-Body Training, and the Future of Longevity Fitness
      Jan 22 2026
      In this episode of the Living to 100 Club Podcast, host Dr. Joseph M. Casciani speaks with J.J. Caruncho, founder of Sanctavia, an innovative longevity training system designed to help people move, think, and age more powerfully. Drawing from a background that spans dance, martial arts, and healthcare, J.J. explains how a prevention-focused upbringing shaped his approach to aging well. This approach centered on anti-frailty, functional movement, joint protection, and the brain-body connection. Rather than chasing intensity or exhaustion, Sanctavia emphasizes intelligent mechanics, visual cue training, stress resilience, and lifelong adaptability. The conversation explores how older adults can build and maintain strength, balance, and confidence well into later life. Our guest explains why aging powerfully is as much a neurological and psychological process as a physical one. Interestingly, J.J. also discusses how Sanctavia’s intuitive online platform makes advanced training accessible to older adults. This is done through customizable levels, brain-based instruction, and integrated meditation and breathwork programs. This episode will resonate with anyone interested in aging well. It addresses preventing falls, maintaining independence, and rethinking what’s possible as we grow older. Mini Bio J.J. Caruncho is a polymath, protector, Longevity & Body Mechanics Pioneer, Anti-Falling™ Researcher, master of learning, and Systems Builder. He knows over 30 different Martial Arts and was a Chess Champion growing up. He has taught Body Mechanics, Three Dimensional Spatial Analysis in Combat, Psychological Techniques of de-escalation, & Stress Resilience to the most elite Tier 1 Special Forces Operators on Earth. His training has saved many lives in the highest stakes situations imaginable. He is the Founder of Sanctavía®, the original school of Body Mechanics & Longevity that he developed over 18 years of Research and Development. Sanctavía has changed countless lives, and saved many. He is known for his endless passion for protecting and empowering his students, always going above and beyond to pour everything into them, and for inspiring millions of people to Fight for their Future, to have Courage, and to Never Surrender. Special Offer for Living to 100 Club Listeners JJ Caruncho has extended a locked-in lifetime discount—full access to all of his Sanctavia fitness programs for a single annual fee of $197. Normally, $197 gets you just one program. This offer includes the entire curriculum. Use discount code: 100Club Click Here to Access the Special Offer: https://sanctavia.com/100club Listeners May Also be Interested in: Setting a Goal Today of Daily Physical Exercise How to Future-Proof Your Home and Create Safer Living Spaces
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      44 min
    • A Conversation on Longevity and the Habits of Centenarians

      A Conversation on Longevity and the Habits of Centenarians
      Jan 8 2026
      Dr. Joe Casciani in conversation with Pam Fultz, Vi Senior Living Each year, new research sheds light on what helps people live not just longer, but better. In this episode of Senior Living Straight Talk, I was invited by Pam Fultz, from Vi Senior Living, to reflect on longevity, mindset, and the everyday habits commonly seen among centenarians. Drawing on decades of work in aging and senior care, our conversation explored what truly supports resilience, engagement, and purpose across later life. What follows is our discussion, presented largely as it occurred. For those who would like to listen to the full conversation, the complete podcast episode is available here:https://open.acast.com/public/streams/64bacf2677b8c7001140a0a0/episodes/695dbe0c8e6dd12efb2a5695.mp3 And if you would like to watch it on video, tune in here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mEwytvOUkymDx6bvEeduy?si=qokjAozTT12oHcOPNGybOQ What are some of the most surprising or common lifestyle patterns you notice in people who live to 100 and beyond? Sure. Well, there’s a lot of factors involved. There’s our genes. There’s access to healthcare. There’s our income level that plays a role sometime, but we also know that probably 70% of our longevity is due to our lifestyle, different factors going on in our lifestyle. There was a very interesting study that just came out recently from UnitedHealthcare, and I heard about it on NPR. They did a survey of centenarians. They found 100 centenarians, people who are a hundred or over, and they asked them about their lifestyles and what they attribute their living longer to. It was really interesting. About half of them talked about strength training, weekly physical exercise. A third of them were involved with gardening, some kind of outdoor activity. Another 30% were involved in stress relief, meditation, reflection. The interesting one that I found was that about 80% of them really enjoy humor in their life, and 80% like to laugh. So a good joke or whatever comes along. And of course, the importance of family connection- another 80%. What we’re learning from the centenarians is that it’s really consistency and not intensity, not impulsive decisions. It’s consistency over time, whether it’s diet, whether it’s reaching out to others, whether it’s maintaining some cognitive challenge. It’s that steadiness. We also learned that centenarians let go of grudges. They don’t hold on to a lot of ill will or bad feelings. They don’t spend time ruminating. They wake up with a purpose, a sense of purpose, and something they look forward to, whether it’s a community activity, volunteering, going to school, or teaching. There’s a lot of active thinking, active movement, and continuing to stay involved and engaged. I think that’s a good roadmap for us all to follow. Which is more important: genetics or lifestyle? The controllable or the -uncontrollable? Well, both. It’s hard to start thinking about our medical status when we’re 70 or 80. That really starts in adulthood. We need to maintain good health and avoid chronic conditions—diabetes, obesity, heart disease. That’s hard to start in our seventh or eighth decade. But when I heard that statistic from the National Institute of Health - research from around the world - that about 70% of our longevity is due to lifestyle factors, that really stood out to me. As a psychologist, I think a lot of it is our attitude and our outlook, and being able to get up after we get knocked down. The outlook toward the future is so important. If we have that positive outlook, if we feel like we’re continuing to take steps, I think that’s where the game is played, because we can’t always do a lot about genetics, even though that’s changing too. It’s the psychological outlook - maintaining good health, of course - but also having the idea that my future is important to me. There’s a motivational speaker who once said the future should be bigger than the past. When I say that to seniors, sometimes they don’t agree. A 70- or 90-year-old might say, “No, no, I can’t agree.” But I maintain the future still should be bigger than the past. We have a lot of good memories, but we still have to be open to what’s next. What specific daily habits would you recommend as non-negotiables for a long, vibrant life? Movement is big. We need to move every day, whether it’s walking or running. We’re not talking about marathons or gyms necessarily, but physical movement. Diet is important—mostly whole foods, avoiding processed foods. Sleep is very important. Seven to eight hours of sleep. From the Blue Zones, people invariably had seven to eight hours of sleep. Some people like to think they don’t need that many hours, but we do, especially in our senior years. And lastly, staying mentally engaged every day - staying challenged, continuing to learn. The brain likes novelty. Learning a new language, taking up a musical instrument, ...
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      23 min
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