# What is Your Real Age? with Dr. Michael Roizen

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Podcast: [Next Level Health with Dr. Melinda Ring](https://stenobird.com/podcast/next-level-health-with-dr-melinda-ring-7021155)
Published: 2025-02-10T07:40:00+00:00
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In this episode of Next Level Health, Dr. Melinda Ring sits down with Dr. Michael Roizen , a trailblazer in lifestyle medicine, bestselling author, and the first-ever Chief Wellness Officer at the Cleveland Clinic. They talk about how lifestyle choices impact your "real age," six key health markers that determine your longevity and disease risk and how walking 10,000 steps per day, strength training, and jumping are essential to a healthy lifespan. They also discuss how Cleveland Clinic's employee wellness program has saved the organization tens of millions of dollars over the years and how it could be implemented at the national level. https://youtu.be/LS2eCOklYXY [00:02:26] Understanding Real Age vs. Chronological Age Dr. Roizen recently celebrated his 79th birthday, but his real age is closer to age 57. He explains the concept of real age, which reflects the biological age of somebody based on their health choices, such as consistently choosing to eat salmon versus red meat. He shares how lifestyle factors impact longevity at an epigenetic level. [00:06:34] Revolutionizing Workplace Wellness at Cleveland Clinic As the first Chief Wellness Officer at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Roizen implemented the groundbreaking Healthy Choice Program, a voluntary initiative to improve employee health. The program reduced healthcare costs by millions of dollars annually for the institution and employees were incentivized to take part through payments made directly to them for meeting the goals of the program. [00:15:23] The Six Normals for Optimal Health A cornerstone of the Healthy Choices Program is for each participant to reach "six normals." These are key health metrics that predict long-term wellness, including optimal blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, blood sugar and no nicotin…

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