What does it really mean to age well—and to keep doing what matters most for as long as possible?

In this episode of The Well-Being Manifesto Podcast, hosts Dr. Moain Abu Dabrh and Dr. David Freeman are joined by Professor Scott Fulton, physician-scientist and author of Wealthspan and Function, for a powerful conversation on function, healthspan, and longevity.

Rather than focusing solely on lifespan, lab values, or biohacking trends, this episode explores a more human and practical question: Are we maintaining the ability to live fully, move confidently, think clearly, and stay engaged with life as we age?

You'll learn:

• The difference between lifespan, healthspan, and longevity

• Why function may be the most meaningful marker of long-term health

• How simple measures like walking speed, balance, strength, and cognition predict future outcomes better than many tests

• What functional age is and how it can change

• Why capability, not optimization, supports resilience and independence

• Practical ways to improve function without buying gadgets or chasing extremes

This episode is essential listening for anyone interested in healthy aging, evidence-based wellness, preventive medicine, whole person care, and sustainable longevity—with less hype and more truth.

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Inward with courage. Outward with compassion.

As we close out 2025, hosts Dr. Moain Abu Dabrh and Dr. David Freeman pause to reflect on a year of conversations that shaped The Wellbeing Manifesto Podcast—not through quick answers or trending hacks, but through better questions, deeper listening, and honest dialogue.

This year, we sat with clinicians, scientists, journalists, humanists, and leaders who challenged easy narratives and resisted shortcuts. Together, we explored the real forces shaping health, wellbeing, care, culture, technology, trust, movement, meaning, and community—at the personal, societal, and global levels.

What stood out most wasn't consensus—it was integrity. Conversations that honored complexity. Reflections that acknowledged trade-offs. And a shared understanding that health and wellbeing are never just individual choices or just systems—but always both.

In a world optimized for speed and noise, choosing to slow down, think carefully, and listen deeply matters. We are profoundly grateful to our guests for their generosity and intellectual humility—and to our listeners for trusting us with your time and attention.

As we move into the year ahead, our commitment remains clear:
Less hype. More truth. Better living.
Fewer slogans. Deeper conversations. Science, humanity, and lived experience—held in equal measure.

Thank you for being part of this unfolding dialogue. One thoughtful conversation at a time.

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In this episode of The Well-Being Manifesto Podcast, hosts Dr. Moain Abu Dabrh and Dr. David Freeman welcome one of the world's most influential physician-scientists, Dr. Eric Topol—cardiologist, geneticist, digital medicine pioneer, and founder of the Scripps Research Translational Institute.

Dr. Topol, author of Deep Medicine, The Creative Destruction of Medicine, and his latest book Super Agers, joins the conversation to explore the future of evidence-based medicine, longevity science, and how emerging breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, genomics, immunology, and lifestyle medicine are reshaping healthcare.

This wide-ranging discussion dives into the critical difference between lifespan and healthspan, why genetics matter less than most people think, and how lifestyle-plus factors—nutrition, exercise, sleep, gut health, social connection, and environmental exposures—play a central role in preventing age-related disease. Dr. Topol explains why the immune system may be the single most important driver of healthy aging and how inflammation ("inflammaging") underlies cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's.

You'll also hear Dr. Topol's clear-eyed perspective on:

• How AI in medicine can enable personalized prevention and early disease detection

• Why multimodal AI is essential for predicting risk years before symptoms appear

• The promise and limits of GLP-1 medications beyond weight loss

• New insights into vaccines, including shingles vaccines and dementia risk reduction

• The growing role of the gut microbiome, brain–immune connection, and metabolic health

• Misinformation, medical hype, and rebuilding trust in science and healthcare

• Why prevention—not just treatment—is the future of modern medicine

This episode is essential listening for anyone interested in longevity, preventive medicine, digital health, AI in healthcare, Alzheimer's prevention, lifestyle medicine, healthspan optimization, genomics, and evidence-based wellness.

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