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Health Or High Water

Health Or High Water

By: Tripp Parks & Bret Huotari
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 Welcome to the Health Or High Water Podcast! Listen as Bret and Tripp cut the crap about fad diets and workouts while they have leading fitness industry guest to teach about the truth on health!2023 Hygiene & Healthy Living
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  • HOHW: Amelia Schafer - Deep Dive: Dementia & Alzheimer's

    HOHW: Amelia Schafer - Deep Dive: Dementia & Alzheimer's
    Jun 27 2025
    NEW EPISODE: Championing Senior Wellness with Amelia Schafer of Ascent Senior Living On this episode of Health Or High Water, we sit down with Amelia Schafer, Area Director of Memory Care at Ascent Living Communities. Ascent Senior Living, to talk all things senior care, innovation, and purposeful leadership. With a background in dementia support, community engagement, and nonprofit leadership, Amelia brings more than two decades of expertise in transforming aging services in Colorado. As former Executive Director of the Alzheimer's Association of Colorado and a longtime advocate for aging with dignity, Amelia’s passion and impact stretch far beyond the boardroom. She shares her journey from nonprofit leadership into the world of senior living, and how Ascent is redefining what wellness looks like for older adults across its communities. In this episode, we explore: Amelia’s path from advocacy to executive leadership & experience with dementia & Alzheimer's What makes Ascent’s communities so unique Why person-centered care is the future of aging The intersection of wellness, memory care, and meaningful living Real talk on supporting caregivers and staff through change Ascent Senior Living Communities Rosemark at Mayfair Park Hilltop Reserve The Village at Belmar Carillon at Belleview Station Ascent Senior Living Connect with Amelia Schafer on LinkedIn #SeniorLiving #WellnessLeadership #AscentSeniorLiving #DementiaSupport #HealthOrHighWater #AgingWell #CaregiverSupport #MemoryCare #DenverPodcast #RosemarkMayfair #HilltopReserve #VillageAtBelmar #CarillonBelleview #PodcastSEO #PreventiveCare Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream! Tripp & Bret dive into their new senior wellness programs that was featured on Denver 7 ABC News. Bret & Tripp are constantly striving to improve the Denver community through health and wellness! Check out this amazing episode! Subscribe & Leave a Review: If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe to Health or High Water on, or your favorite podcast platform. Don’t forget to leave a review and share your thoughts with us! Thanks to our sponsors Ascend Performance Training Home PageHealth Profiling Book: Health Profiling, The Book!Gene Planet: Discount Code -(APT for 30% Off)Kalevala Labs: Shop SupplementsOur clothes sponsor: You Vs. You Check out our blog: CLICK HERE We want to thank our distributor Lybsin We'd like to thank our hosting platforms: BabyBoomer.org Spotify Amazon Music Audible Youtube Deezer Google Podcast Other Considerations #nfl #mba #ncaa NCAA NFL MLB PAC12 NHL NBA #health #healthinstitute #ivtherapy #iv #healthpodcast #wellbeing #holistichealth #podcast #HealthorHighWater
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    32 mins
  • HOHW: Amanda Birchem - Innovator & Award Winner

    HOHW: Amanda Birchem - Innovator & Award Winner
    Jun 23 2025

    This week we sit down with Amanda Birchem, the incredible Director of Senior Programs at Kavod Senior Life, and recent Pinnacle Award Winner!

    In this inspiring conversation, Amanda shares her journey from housing services into the world of senior care — and how her heart for service led her to create lasting impact in the lives of older adults.

    We talk about:

    • What winning the Pinnacle Award really means

    • The transition from housing to holistic senior wellness

    • The power of community, programming, and person-centered care

    • Why innovation is needed now more than ever in senior living

    Whether you work in aging services, care for a loved one, or just want to be moved by a true story of purpose-driven leadership — you don’t want to miss this one.

    We'd like to thank our Sponsors:

    • Above & Beyond Senior Living
    • Cory Strauch

    Hashtags:
    #HealthOrHighWater #AmandaBirchem #KavodSeniorLife #SeniorCare #PinnacleAward #AgingWell #ElderCare #SeniorWellness #HolisticHealth #WellnessLeadership #PodcastInterview #PreventiveCare #HealthEquity #DenverNonprofits #AgingInPlace #PurposeDrivenCare

    Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream!

    Tripp & Bret dive into their new senior wellness programs that was featured on Denver 7 ABC News. Bret & Tripp are constantly striving to improve the Denver community through health and wellness!

    Check out this amazing episode!

    Subscribe & Leave a Review:
    If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe to Health or High Water on, or your favorite podcast platform. Don’t forget to leave a review and share your thoughts with us!

    Thanks to our sponsors

    • Ascend Performance Training Home Page
    • Health Profiling Book: Health Profiling, The Book!
    • Gene Planet: Discount Code -(APT for 30% Off)
    • Kalevala Labs: Shop Supplements
    • Our clothes sponsor: You Vs. You

    Check out our blog: CLICK HERE

    We want to thank our distributor

    Lybsin

    We'd like to thank our hosting platforms:

    BabyBoomer.org

    Spotify

    Amazon Music

    Audible

    Youtube

    Deezer

    Google Podcast

    Other Considerations #nfl #mba #ncaa

    NCAA

    NFL

    MLB

    PAC12

    NHL

    NBA

    #health #healthinstitute #ivtherapy #iv #healthpodcast #wellbeing #holistichealth #podcast #HealthorHighWater
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    31 mins
  • HOHW: Baseball, Genetics, and New Senior Communities!?

    HOHW: Baseball, Genetics, and New Senior Communities!?
    Jun 20 2025

    In this powerhouse episode, Bret & Tripp sit down (finally) to chat about everything that's beeing going on: Baseball camp, Re-Dropping our gentic testing, Senior Wellness Programs, and much more!

    We'd like to thank our Sponsors:

    • Above & Beyond Senior Living
    • Cory Strauch

    Trending Hashtags:
    #nutrition #GLP1 #StrengthTraining #SportsScience #AthleticPerformance #MuscleMovement #FitnessInnovation #ExerciseScience #HealthOrHighWater #MovementMatters

    Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream!

    Tripp & Bret dive into their new senior wellness programs that was featured on Denver 7 ABC News. Bret & Tripp are constantly striving to improve the Denver community through health and wellness!

    Check out this amazing episode!

    Subscribe & Leave a Review:
    If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe to Health or High Water on, or your favorite podcast platform. Don’t forget to leave a review and share your thoughts with us!

    Thanks to our sponsors

    • Ascend Performance Training Home Page
    • Health Profiling Book: Health Profiling, The Book!
    • Gene Planet: Discount Code -(APT for 30% Off)
    • Kalevala Labs: Shop Supplements
    • Our clothes sponsor: You Vs. You

    Check out our blog: CLICK HERE

    We want to thank our distributor

    Lybsin

    We'd like to thank our hosting platforms:

    BabyBoomer.org

    Spotify

    Amazon Music

    Audible

    Youtube

    Deezer

    Google Podcast

    Other Considerations #nfl #mba #ncaa

    NCAA

    NFL

    MLB

    PAC12

    NHL

    NBA

    #health #healthinstitute #ivtherapy #iv #healthpodcast #wellbeing #holistichealth #podcast #HealthorHighWater
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    27 mins
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