{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"#137: Healthy Habits After 60: Why Small Changes Work Better Than Willpower","description":"Episode #137: Healthy Habits After 60: Why Small Changes Work Better Than Willpower After a little time away, The Talking Apron is back\u2014with a fresh perspective on nutrition, habits, and healthy aging. And we\u2019re starting with a question that matters more as we get older: Why is it so hard to make healthy changes, even when we know exactly what we should be doing? The answer may have less to do with willpower than you think. In this episode, Anne Bernardin, Nutrition Educator and Certified Diabetes Prevention Coach, explores why relying on motivation can keep us stuck\u2014and why small, repeatable habits are often a much better strategy for creating lasting change after 60. We\u2019ll talk about why your brain prefers familiar routines, the difference between motivation and habit, how your environment influences your choices, and why making a habit smaller can actually make it more successful. You don\u2019t need to overhaul your diet, exercise every day, or suddenly become incredibly disciplined. You need a place to begin. Maybe it\u2019s drinking a glass of water when you wake up. Adding vegetables to one meal. Taking a ten-minute walk. Or finally picking up those weights sitting in the corner. Small doesn\u2019t mean insignificant. Those small choices are votes for the person you\u2019re becoming\u2014and over time, they can change how you age. The Talking Apron: Conversations About Nutrition, Habits and Healthy Aging. Changing how we age, one small habit at a time. ","author_name":"The Talking Apron: Nutrition, Habits and Healthy Aging","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/474972","html":"