What to Look for in a Doctor After 65, Staying Strong & Sleeping Better
with Dr. Eric Pifer, MD · Internal Medicine, LifeLab Concierge Medicine, San Francisco
Turning 65 often means more medications, more specialists, more appointments, and less time with any one doctor. In this episode of the Top Providers Podcast, Joe Brown talks with Dr. Eric Pifer, a board-certified internist and the founder of LifeLab Concierge Medicine in San Francisco, about thinking ahead on your health as you get older, the heart test many checkups miss (ask your doctor whether it's right for you), lifting weights and protein after 65, how sleep affects blood sugar, why sleep gets worse with age, what to think about before a weight-loss medication (talk to your doctor), and what to look for in a doctor after 65. This episode is general information, not a substitute for advice from your own doctor.
- 0:00You should lift more weights at 65 than at 55
- 0:43Welcome & meet Dr. Pifer
- 1:24Thinking about health as you get older
- 2:08What 30 years in medicine taught him about routine checkups
- 4:10The heart test many checkups miss (ask your doctor)
- 5:14Lifting weights and protein after 65
- 7:01Sleep and blood sugar
- 9:38Why sleep gets worse with age
- 10:13Weight-loss medications for older adults (talk to your doctor)
- 10:56What to look for in a doctor after 65
- 12:10Wrap-up
For general information, not a substitute for advice from your own doctor.
The guest
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Clips from this episode
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Shorts0:39The heart test missing from most checkups
What a coronary calcium scan looks for and how your doctor can use the results. Ask your doctor whether it's right for you.
Shorts0:42Why you should lift MORE weights at 65
Why strength training and protein matter even more after 65. Check with your doctor before starting a new program.
Shorts0:34One bad night of sleep vs. your blood sugar
How one bad night of sleep can affect your blood sugar the next day.
Shorts0:35Why sleep gets worse as you get older
Why sleep gets lighter and more broken up as you get older.
Shorts0:26What to look for in a doctor after 65
Why a close relationship with a doctor who takes your goals seriously matters more as you get older.
Transcript
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