Age Better with Barbara Hannah Grufferman

About Age Better with Barbara Hannah Grufferman

AGE BETTER is the podcast for women 60+ who want to be strong, informed, energized, and in charge of the years ahead. Each week, award-winning author, journalist, and healthy aging advocate Barbara Hannah Grufferman talks with leading doctors, scientists, authors, and experts about what really matters now: building muscle, protecting your bones, fighting frailty, supporting your brain, deepening your connections, improving sleep, rethinking nutrition, staying mobile, nurturing intimacy, and living with real purpose. This is not about slowing down or settling in. It is about knowing what to do now so you can stay strong, healthy, independent, and engaged for decades to come. Because while living longer is the goal, living better—with strength, purpose, joy, and connection—is the point. AGE BETTER will help you take charge of what happens next.

Publisher

Barbara Hannah Grufferman

Category

arts · education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 May 2022

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

47 of 219 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Menopause: Why It Still Matters After 60 with Dr. Margaret Nachtigall EP 217

   Host Barbara Hannah Grufferman interviews reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Margaret Nachtigall about why menopause's health impact continues for women in their 60s and beyond.

2. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Sleep After 60: What’s Normal, What’s Not, and What Actually Works with Dr. Shelby Harris EP 216

   Host Barbara Hannah Grufferman interviews sleep psychologist Dr. Shelby Harris about understanding and improving sleep challenges after age 60.

3. 

   29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to Eat and Exercise After Menopause with Dr. Ian Smith EP 215

   Host Barbara Hannah Grufferman interviews physician Dr. Ian K. Smith about optimizing nutrition and exercise for women navigating menopause and beyond.

Inside a recent episode

Menopause: Why It Still Matters After 60 with Dr. Margaret Nachtigall EP 217

Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I need more sleep. More and more, we're learning how important sleep is for the rest of our body, for our brains and our heart and for our physical activity, being active, get out there, do exercise, do strength training, not just aerobic activity, but strength training, because it's so important that we keep our muscles healthy and that will decrease our fragileness. And then our weight, making sure that we're keeping in a healthy weight, not too thin, not too heavy, being in the ideal range. And then also, what is the cholesterol? The really learning, you know, the guidelines were reviewed and now updated. […]

Who has been a guest on Age Better with Barbara Hannah Grufferman

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Margaret Nachtigall
• Shelby Harris
• Dr Ian Smith
• Shanley Chien
• Heidi Skolnik

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

49 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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