Brought to you by
September 20226
Tori McGee, Holistic REALTOR®
The New Aging
How Wellness Real Estate Is Redefining Longevity at Home
The Fall Closet
Declutter and Deep Clean for the Season Ahead
What Blue Zones Can Teach Us About Living Well
9 Habits of the World’s Longest-Lived People
Compliments of
Tori McGee, Holistic REALTOR®
Tori McGee
Holistic Realtor®
The Good Neighbor Podcast
This month, we’re exploring healthy aging, longevity, and how our homes can help us live well at every stage of life. Aging well isn’t just about living longer—it’s about staying strong, independent, connected, and able to enjoy the life we’re living along the way.
In this issue, we’ll take a look at what we can learn from some of the world’s longest-living communities, the important role strength training plays as we get older, and how wellness real estate is evolving to support longevity at home. We’ll also step outside the home to explore how our neighborhoods, access to nature, and surrounding environment can shape our health and everyday lives.
Whether you’re thinking about your future or simply looking for small ways to live healthier today, we hope this issue inspires you with ideas you can bring into your home, your routine, and your lifestyle.
Recipe of the Month
Crispy Baked Veggie Samosas with Mint-Cilantro Dipping Sauce (Vegan and Gluten-free)
Heather Christo, Deliciously Allergen Free Recipes
But one of the elusive dishes as a Gluten-free family, is the ever fluffy, golden and crispy fried samosas!
Photo Credit: Heather Christo
Organization
Fall Closet Reset: Declutter and Deep Clean for the Season Ahead
By Jolene Nannette
As the leaves change and the air turns crisp, it’s the perfect time to refresh your wardrobe and clean out your closet. A fall closet reset not only prepares you for the colder months but also sets a positive tone for the rest of the year. It will help clear your mind as summer comes to a close and you prepare for the return to routine. Here are some tips on how to effectively declutter and deep clean your closet.
Feng Shui Essentials
The Wellness Neighborhood:
Where Your Surroundings Support Your Wellbeing
By Dee Oujiri
At some point in the wellness conversation, the walls of the home become insufficient. You can optimize every room. Choose materials with care. Design a bedroom that supports deep sleep, a kitchen that supports nourishing meals, a living space that allows the nervous system to genuinely decompress. You can fill every corner with intention and every surface with what supports rather than depletes.
Featured Article
Healthy Home Realty with Tori
Staff Writer
Check out my interview on The Good Neighbor Podcast! 🏡
Here are the details:
Starting out as a nutrition specialist in 2008, I never intended to become a real estate agent. But in 2003, I made a conscious decision to remove all chemicals from my family’s life after my young daughter was diagnosed with ADHD.
From that point, my mission was to do whatever I could to help my daughter.
When I began to look for a home to buy in 2013, I quickly realized there was a need for holistic real estate agents.
“No one really cared,” she says. Most traditional real estate agents acted like mold and other toxins were no big deal…
In 2015, I received my Realtor’s license and felt the need to create wellness for homes.
I am a certified Building Biology Advocate & am very excited to use the knowledge and skills I’ve learned to educate others in this increasingly vital area of public health and well-being.
I believe real estate is the next frontier that will be radically transformed by the wellness movement. Our homes, communities and surrounding environment directly affect our daily behaviors and lifestyles, and together these determine up to 80–90 percent of our health outcomes. Since our homes are typically our most important personal investment and expenditure, it is only logical that they should also be an investment in our health and well-being.
Wellness Design
The New Aging
How Wellness Real Estate Is Redefining Longevity at Home
By Cassy West
The Global Wellness Institute named “Longevity Residences” the top 2026 category at their spring summit: homes and communities are being reframed as active participants in extending health-spans, integrating preventive medicine, advanced diagnostics, AI-driven personalization, and health-optimized design directly into daily life. The framing is notable as the home and community are becoming points of care, structurally integrated with healthcare rather than adjacent to it, with health-spans becoming infrastructure rather than an amenity.
Wellness Real Estate
The New Aging
How Wellness Real Estate Is Redefining Longevity at Home
By Cassy West
The Global Wellness Institute named “Longevity Residences” the top 2026 category at their spring summit: homes and communities are being reframed as active participants in extending health-spans, integrating preventive medicine, advanced diagnostics, AI-driven personalization, and health-optimized design directly into daily life. The framing is notable as the home and community are becoming points of care, structurally integrated with healthcare rather than adjacent to it, with health-spans becoming infrastructure rather than an amenity.
Aging Well
Stronger For Longer
Why Strength Training Matters After 60
By Lucy Chatman
Most people understand that staying physically active is an important part of healthy aging. Whether it's taking daily walks, tending to a garden, swimming laps at the community pool, or stretching to stay flexible, regular movement helps support both physical and mental well-being.
Wellness Living
What Blue Zones Can Teach Us About Living Well
9 Habits of the World’s Longest-Lived People
By Sabrina Aguilar
What can the world's longest-lived people teach us about living well? In several regions around the world, reaching 90 or even 100 is much more common than it is in the United States. Even more interesting, many people who reach these ages continue to stay active, connected to family and community, and involved in the things that give their lives meaning.
Why Schools Are Bringing Back Shop Class
How hands-on learning benefits today's students.
By Lucy Chatman
Growing up, I remember hearing stories about the classes my parents took in school. My mom learned to cook and sew. My dad spent time in the woodshop, building projects with his own hands and learning how to use tools that would stay with him long after graduation.
Back-to-School
Healthy Home
How To Declutter For a Healthier Home
Walking through the front door should feel like a deep exhale. For many of us, however, it often feels like the opposite. We see a pile of mail on the counter, toys scattered across the rug, or a closet so full that the door barely shuts. While we often think of this as a simple organization problem, it is actually a health opportunity.
Architecture
Designing a Home That Works as Good as It Looks
By Kate Hamblet
One of the most common conversations I have with homeowners isn't about choosing countertops or paint colors. It's about regret. They tell me about the beautiful wall of windows that now overheats the house every summer afternoon. They wish they had included a mudroom after years of tripping over backpacks, muddy boots, and sports equipment. They're surprised that certain rooms feel dark even on sunny days. Or they're frustrated that their utility bills are much higher than they expected.
