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Dr. Mike Alosco is a clinical neuropsychologist and Associate Professor of Neurology at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, where he serves as the Director of the BU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Clinical Core. He serves as the Director of Neuropsychology at the Memory and Aging Clinic at Boston Medical Center. Dr. Alosco’s career has been devoted to study methods to detect and diagnose neurodegenerative diseases, particularly CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy). He has over 200 peer-reviewed publications in this field and is the Principal Investigator of multiple NIH-funded grants. He assisted in the development and publication of diagnostic research criteria for the clinical syndrome of CTE. Dr. Alosco’s research has laid the foundation for the development and validation of ways to detect and diagnose CTE during life, and he hopes his work will ultimately lead to the development of strategies to treat and prevent CTE and Alzheimer’s disease.

To learn more about some studies that are working to find important cures, visit bankcte.org or hitss.org .

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From bobsled champion to creating globally renowned sports nutrition, Sandy Kellin is an all-round authority on sport. Sandy’s early background included football, boat racing, and flight instruction. At the track at the 1976 Innsbruck Olympics, the former collegiate football player stood next to the bobrun, watching bobsledders race down and he was hooked! He barely missed the 1980 Olympics after a crash injured his 4-man team. In the 90s, Sandy’s focus became health and fitness, so for the next 3 decades, he traveled to over 25 countries promoting Pharmanex, EuroNutrition and Xendurance nutritional products to medical professionals and sports enthusiasts, while. At age 75, Sandy showed us all how to age by doing incline dumbbell press with 75 pound dumbbells, 20 times on his 75th birthday.

To learn more, visit xendurance.com .

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Lisa Lander, a mother to four physicians, grandmother, and wife of 42 years, is a certified life coach and owner of Lander’s River Trips, an adventure company. She's also known for her brand "Adventures of Lolly." Lisa is a passionate athlete who advocates evidence-based changes to enhance health, happiness, and longevity. She focuses on optimizing nutrition, exercise, mindset, and sleep through discipline and lifelong learning. Exercise, particularly strength training, core stability, and cardiovascular fitness, holds a central role in her well-being philosophy. Lisa, at 63, recognizes the difference between her chronological and biological age and actively makes lifestyle choices to slow her biological clock. She wants to be an inspirational example for women in their 60s embarking on the second half of their lives, showcasing the possibilities of this stage.

Amy Twiggs is a former elite gymnast who made the National Team and went on to compete at Stanford University. She is a wife and mother of four, a #1 best-selling author, and former owner of a mindset coaching business for athletes and a gymnastics facility. Amy loves learning, mountain biking, and finding ways to grow, both personally and through helping others. She, too, is a certified life coach; she and Lisa met at The Life Coach School.