Most people focus on living longer. Stanford geriatrician Deborah Kado says that’s the wrong goal — the real goal is living well for longer by protecting strength, mobility, and independence, and the research helps explain why.

Deborah Kado is a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, co-director of the Stanford Longevity Center, and board-certified geriatrician, specializing in bone health, osteoporosis, and aging-related syndromes. In this episode of The LIVING Room Podcast, she shares what decades of research in geriatrics and epidemiology reveal about what actually shapes quality of life as we age — bone health, hip fracture risk, muscle, posture, strength vs power, and why the difference between lifespan and healthspan is everything.

What we cover in this conversation:

• Why hip fractures are deadlier than most people realize
• Whether bone density loss is actually reversible
• The difference between living longer and living well
• Why power matters more than strength as you age
• What Deborah wishes people in their 30s and 40s understood about aging now
• Why NAD supplements may be overrated
• What geriatricians actually do (and why there aren't enough of them)

For evidence-based insight on building lasting strength, mobility, and independence — free from the noise of longevity hype — this episode delivers.