#33 5 Steps to a Healthier LIfe

If you're planning on living a long life, make investing in your health a priority. USA Today recently reported that the top retirement concern for people over age 50 is healthcare costs. Growing older and being unhealthy can be financially disastrous. It just makes sense, to take a proactive approach to investing in your health. INVEST WISELY: 5 Steps to a Healthier Life with Corbin Links Corbin Links not only talks the talk, he has walked the walk. His 12 year journey to living a healthy lifestyle included tons of research on nutrition, slowly creating healthier habits that helped him lose over 80 lbs. Today, his is a walking encyclopedia of health and nutrition.In this episode we explore his 5 steps to living a healthier life. We discuss:How to approach your journey to living healthierWhy it's important to get out in front of your health issuesHow to simply evaluate your current health condition (beyond physical fitness)The value of making small incremental changesHis 5 steps to living healthier today (and the science behind it) Mineralized waterGreen juiceSleepProbiaticsMagnesiumHow to learn more: Corbin's PodcastHis book Up Your Health GamePLAN WELL:   How does working affect Social Security Survivor Benefits? Last week I a listener e-mailed me this question. Here are the facts about Social Security Survivor Benefits that we discuss in this episodeThe Social Security Administration's resource on the topicIf you are under Full Retirement Age (FRA) and receive a survivor benefit it can be reduced based on the income you earn. Here is the current tableOnce you reach FRA, your survivor benefit will not be reducedA spouse survivor can receive 100% of the worker's benefit at Full Retirement Age (FRA)If you are 60 or over but under FRA, you'll receive between 77-99% of the benefitA surviving spouse of any age with children 16 or under can receive 75% of the worker's benefitQuestion: What steps are you taking to invest in your health? Tweet to @roger_whitney