Life Advice From 80+ Year Olds You Didn’t Know You Needed

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

April 17, 2026

Duration

1h 26m

Channel

Dr Rangan Chatterjee

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

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🎤 SPEAKERS

• Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

  host

  Medical doctor and wellbeing author/presenter who hosts the Dr Rangan Chatterjee (Live More) interviews.

• Gladys McGarey

  cameo

  Physician and centenarian wellbeing author known for longevity-focused life advice.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Dr Rangan Chatterjee, featuring Dr. Rangan Chatterjee and Dr. Ellen Langer, Life Advice From 80+ Year Olds You Didn’t Know You Needed explores elders teach mindset, meaning, and mindfulness for healthier aging Dr. Ellen Langer argues that expectations strongly influence symptoms and outcomes, framing placebo/nocebo effects as powerful mechanisms of health change through noticing variability.

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