Chasing Life takes on one of humanity’s most unnerving topics: Aging. While our mortality is an immutable fact of life, it remains that most of us are scared — or at least uncomfortable — when broaching the topic. Chasing Life’s host, CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, approaches these issues with wisdom and maturity and helps us accept our universal fate. Because the truth is, we are getting old. But that doesn’t need to be a terrifying process of decay. Instead, we can find ways to improve our wellbeing, feel good from the inside out, and enjoy a decent quality of life. By inviting friends, family, and medical experts along to discuss how we grow old, Dr. Sanjay Gupta offers us food for thought to approach our minds and bodies in different, healthier ways.

Is Age Really Just a Number?In this episode published last June, Dr. Sanjay makes things personal by hosting his parents to discuss their views on aging as they enjoy their 70s. Not only do they debunk myths about aging by discussing their new hobbies — like playing bridge, singing karaoke, traveling and making new friends — they also discuss how old age is not synonymous with crankiness, constant aches and pains, or low quality sleep. In another segment of the episode, Dr. Gupta explains the science behind this along with Yale Professor Becca Levy who details how the very way we approach and approach our age can have physical ramifications on our physical health.

WHERE TO LISTEN- You can tune into Dr. Gupta’s show on any of the following platforms: CNN audio, Apple podcasts, Audible, Amazon Music, Spotify and more.

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