Kim Washington built a successful career in public and higher education, including serving on President Barack Obama’s Presidential Inaugural Committee and supervising White House interns during President Obama’s administration. Her life later took a dramatic turn when she developed an autoimmune disease, gained significant weight, and faced serious health challenges, including liver fibrosis, diabetes, and mobility limitations that at one point required her to use a wheelchair. At her lowest point, 380 pounds and on multiple medications, Kim began rebuilding through water aerobics, cardio, and strength training, eventually leading to weight loss surgery. When progress stalled, she dug deeper, learning to address metabolism, hormones, and inflammation through nutrition counseling and management, intermittent fasting, hormone replacement therapy, and later using GLP-1 medication as a supportive tool rather than a shortcut. Today, Kim has maintained her goal weight since 2022, eliminated major health conditions, and competes in various senior games, earning two silver medals and a gold in cycling at the Louisiana State Games (all in one day) and placing fifth in the 20K time trial race at her first Huntsman World Senior Games.

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From an upbringing in Central California to life now in northern Utah, Bill Baker has spent decades chasing adventure outdoors: road and mountain biking, climbing iconic spots like Yosemite National Park and Joshua Tree National Park, and living all-in on movement. In addition to his career in pharmaceuticals most of his life, he was a private pilot for 35 years. However, in early 2025, everything changed. After a spinal complication left him unable to walk, Bill didn’t back down. He set bold goals that he has already surpassed, defied expectations, and fought his way back onto a bike, eventually competing at the Huntsman World Senior Games in a 25-mile gravel biking race at just a fraction of his strength. Bill continues to rebuild, push, and chase new goals along with his wife, three sons, and four grandsons.

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Carolyn Zaumeyer is a nationally recognized nurse practitioner with more than 30 years of experience in women’s health and hormone optimization. As the Founder of LowTE Florida in Fort Lauderdale, where she specializes in personalized, evidence-based hormone therapy for men and women between the ages of 35-92, who are seeking renewed balance and vitality, she is rated first in Florida as a hormone pellet provider and second in the US.

A graduate of Florida International University, Carolyn has authored 3 books and more than 100 publications, spoken at conferences around the world, and was honored with an Outstanding Achievement Award from FIU’s Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Her latest book titled "Are You Hormone Curious?" breaks down the science of hormone health in a practical, approachable way, reflecting her passion for empowering patients to take charge of their aging journey with clarity and confidence.

To learn more after listening to this episode, visit lowteflorida.com.

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Dr. Mike Studer, PT, DPT, MHS,NCS, CEEAA, CWT, CSST, CBFP, CSRP, FAPTA is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in neurologic physical therapy, aging, and brain health. With over three decades of experience, Mike has spoken in all 50 states and across six continents, bringing a powerful blend of science, motivation, and real-world application to rehabilitation and performance. He’s a board-certified neurologic PT, educator, researcher, and co-founder of Spark Rehabilitation and Wellness in Bend, Oregon. Mike is also the only physical therapist in the U.S. to be named Clinician of the Year by both the Neurologic and Geriatric Academies and is a Catherine Worthingham Fellow, one of the profession’s highest honors. Beyond his clinical and academic impact, he’s an author, consultant to elite athletes, and even a world-record holder for the fastest underwater treadmill marathon, a mark that was set most recently in January 2022. His work centers on helping people extend not just lifespan, but healthspan, with purpose and vitality.

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Madonna Boclair Hanna is a sprinter proving that speed has no expiration date. Over the past 15 years, she has competed in nine Washington State Senior Games and set a Women’s 70–74 50-meter state record in 2024, a mark that had stood for 15 years. She has competed in five National Senior Games, winning her first national gold in the 4x100-meter relay at age 70. Her journey to the track began at age 57, earned national attention through “The Ethel” newsletter and appearances on the Today show, and even inspired her nickname, “The Fast Fashionista.” After a devastating Achilles rupture at 61 and the loss of her husband and first coach, she defied the odds, returned to competition at 64, and continues to train with former Olympic Trials hopeful Marcus Chambers. When not on the track, Madonna is an actress, motivational speaker, collaborator with Girls on the Run West Sound, retired award-winning educator, and was recently chosen as a model for the Paula’s Choice Skincare campaign at age 72.

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Lisa Cramer, Master of Arts, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Board Certified in Neurofeedback, and Quantative EEG - Diplomate Level, is a nationally recognized speaker who makes neuroscience feel personal, practical, and deeply hopeful. Lisa helps people understand what’s really happening in the brain when anxiety won’t ease, emotional outbursts keep happening, brain fog lingers, or burnout just won’t lift.

Lisa’s work focuses on how brainwave patterns influence mental health, behavior, and healing, proving that many struggles we assume we just have to “live with” often have a biological root and can improve when we support the brain the right way. From trauma recovery and post-concussion care to cognitive health in aging and neurofeedback for mental wellness, Lisa brings science down to earth. As she often says, her favorite client is the skeptic because that’s where hope tends to shine the brightest.

Get in touch with Lisa Cramer at https://www.mindbodyneurotherapy.com/ . To find neurofeedback professionals near you, you can visit https://www.bcia.org or https://iqcb.org

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This week’s Active Life podcast guest is Kristen Blake, functional nutritionist and founder of Kristen Blake Wellness, a virtual root-cause practice serving clients nationwide. With a Master’s Degree in Clinical Nutrition and Human Performance and coaching certifications through the AutoImmune Protocol and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Kristen specializes in helping men and women optimize energy, metabolic health, cardiovascular risk, hormone balance, gut health, and performance at every stage of life.

Kristen’s passion for functional medicine began years ago as the wife of a retired NBA player, when she saw firsthand how critical recovery, nutrition, inflammation management, and long-term health strategy are for both athletic performance and longevity. Kristen takes a proactive, investigative approach, using advanced labs, strategic supplementation, and personalized nutrition plans to uncover hidden drivers of health. Her mission is simple: help people stop guessing, start understanding their bodies, and feel their strongest, sharpest, and most resilient, well into their senior years and beyond.

To learn more about Kristen and even contact her, visit: https://www.kristenblakewellness.com

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Rich Marquez, AKA “Pono,” was diagnosed with stage 3+ pancreatic cancer, a diagnosis where only 15-20% of patients are even eligible for the life-saving Whipple procedure. Through what he calls a series of miracles, strong medical care, unwavering faith, a disciplined approach to nutrition and prehab, and constant care and encouragement from his wife, Rich not only endured the strongest preventive treatments with virtually no side effects, he kept living. Two weeks after finishing 12 rounds of chemotherapy infusions, he was on a plane to Hawaii to play softball. Months later, Rich was competing at the Huntsman World Senior Games, where the team earned a bronze medal. Today, his labs are clear, he’s cancer-free, and he’s preparing to take the field again. This year, Rich’s team gave him the nickname “Pono,” a Hawaiian word and name meaning righteousness, balance, and integrity, and he wears the name with honor.

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