WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

✅ Muscle Loss After 40: Why maintaining muscle becomes increasingly important as we age.

✅ Sick Care vs. Healthcare: Why traditional healthcare often focuses on treating problems rather than preventing them.

✅ Protein and Strength Training: Why both are essential for preserving muscle and supporting healthy aging.

✅ GLP-1 Weight-Loss Medications: Their potential benefits, side effects, and the importance of protecting muscle and bone health.

✅ Creatine After 40: Ami's perspective on creatine, muscle health, and healthy aging.

✅ A Better Approach to Prevention: How doctors, dietitians, trainers, and health coaches can work together to support long-term health.

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Ami Porges is the founder of Longevity Access Partners and Primary Prevention. With extensive experience improving healthcare systems, Ami is working to make coordinated, personalized preventive care more accessible.

Learn more:

Primary Prevention: https://primarypreventionmd.com/

Longevity Access Partners: https://longevityaccess.co/

Can you really build muscle after 70? Joan MacDonald is living proof that it's never too late to start getting stronger, healthier, and more active! At age 70, Joan was struggling with her weight, high blood pressure, and other health concerns. Today, at 80, she's lifting weights, building muscle, and inspiring people around the world to rethink what's possible as we age. But Joan's remarkable transformation isn't just about losing weight or building muscle. It's about gaining strength, independence, confidence, and the ability to enjoy life. Welcome to Healthspan Heroes — Episode 1, a new series on More Life to Your Years with Vincent Ferguson, where we share inspiring stories of people who are proving that age doesn't have to define what we're capable of achieving. In this episode, Vincent Ferguson, Certified Wellness Coach and fitness professional with over 30 years of experience, explores Joan MacDonald's incredible journey and shares three powerful lessons:

💪 Muscle Means Independence: Why maintaining muscle and strength as we age is essential for staying active and independent.

💪 Start Where You Are: Why small, consistent lifestyle changes can lead to remarkable improvements, even after 60 or 70.

💪 Healthspan Is More Than Exercise: How nutrition, supportive relationships, consistency, and having a purpose contribute to healthier aging. Whether you're 40, 50, 60, 70, or beyond, Joan's story is a reminder that your best years don't have to be behind you. Here's my question for you: How old are you, and what's one physical activity you want to be able to do 10 years from now? Share your answer in the comments. I'd love to hear from you! ABOUT MORE LIFE TO YOUR YEARS Hosted by Vincent Ferguson, U.S. Navy veteran, Certified Wellness Coach, author, and founder of Body Sculpt of New York, Inc., More Life to Your Years explores practical ways to improve your healthspan — the years you spend living healthier, stronger, and more independently. Through expert interviews, inspirational stories, and practical wellness advice, our mission is simple: It's not just about adding more years to your life. It's about adding more life to your years.

Seven-time Olympic medalist Shannon Miller almost cancelled a routine doctor's appointment. That decision could have changed everything.

In this powerful conversation with Vincent Ferguson on More Life to Your Years, Shannon shares the journey that took her from Olympic champion and member of the legendary Magnificent Seven to ovarian cancer survivor, women's health advocate, entrepreneur and founder of Salto Health.

Shannon opens up about the appointment that led to her cancer diagnosis, the symptoms she initially brushed aside, the physical and emotional toll of chemotherapy, and why accepting help became an important part of her recovery.

But this conversation goes far beyond cancer.

Shannon also reveals something many people may find surprising: after retiring from elite gymnastics, she went from training approximately 40 hours a week to doing virtually no exercise. She eventually had to rebuild her relationship with fitness from the ground up, beginning with simple, sustainable changes.

Now approaching 50, Shannon discusses why strength training, protein, sleep, physical activity and maintaining independence have become increasingly important to her. After losing significant muscle during chemotherapy, she experienced a frightening moment when her legs gave out while trying to chase her young son. That experience helped motivate her return to strength training and changed how she thinks about health for her 70s, 80s and 90s.

In this interview, you'll discover Shannon's perspective on healthy aging, women's health, ovarian cancer awareness, strength after 40, resilience, goal setting and making your health a priority — along with the story behind Salto Health, the company she created to support cancer survivors and caregivers.

Shannon's message ultimately comes down to something simple: meaningful change doesn't have to happen overnight. Small actions — drinking more water, getting more sleep or adding even 10 minutes of physical activity — can become part of a healthier lifestyle.

Subscribe to More Life to Your Years with Vincent Ferguson for conversations about healthspan, fitness, nutrition, purpose and reinvention for adults 40+.

Don't just add years to your life. Add more LIFE to your years.