100 Not Out

The Longevity Film has just been officially released, and we are thrilled to interview the film’s director, producer and major star, Kale Brock. Fresh from the success of The Gut Movie, Kale has synthesised his experiences from three of the world’s Blue Zones. These areas of the world (in Kale’s case, Okinawa in Japan, Ikaria in Greece and Loma Linda in America) experience greater quantity and qua...

A special episode for you this week. Marcus shared the Five Longevity Lies at this year’s Wellness Summit. We believe so many mistruths about ageing well – the five big ones formed the basis of Marcus’s presentation. What ones are you buying into? What lies are holding you back? Is your future potentially negatively impacted because of these limiting beliefs? As always, examples from 100 Not Out a...

After 8 years,  half a million bags of cereal and 10 million servings of Forage, Damian has made the tough decision to close the doors. Using these recent events we discuss the process it takes to make a tough decision – the realisation that one needs to be made, the angst of making it, and then finding the courage to commit to it and go public. We all must face tough decisions in our life. Someti...

Is longevity a popular topic? While anti-ageing is a multi-billion dollar industry, there is massive different between quantity of life and the preservation of youth. On this episode of 100 Not Out we discuss what makes longevity appealing, why it’s not for everyone, and the elephant in the room – who wants quantity of life if quality if life is terrible? And the point? Do whatever it takes to cre...

There are five Blue Zones as designated by National Geographic and the Blue Zones team. Asia is represented with Okinawa, Japan; America has Loma Linda, California (predominately a seventh-day Adventist vegetarian community) and South America has the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica (where corn is their staple). Europe is fortunate to have two Blue Zones – the Greek island of Ikaria and the Italian...

Marcus & Damo are back from Ikaria and have a little post-Ikaria blues. That doesn’t stop them chatting up a storm on just why such a powerful travel experience has left such a mark. For example, Damo experienced immense joy in cleaning the streets of Nas the day after the panigiri. Marcus had a smile from ear to ear when he arrived at Seychelles Beach alongside the Aphrodites (our group name...

On our final night in Ikaria, we are joined by Thea Parikos. Thea has been featured on the podcast many times before and is the magic that allows us to form strong bonds in the village of Nas, get involved in the island and create a true Longevity Experience. As one of our attendees, Shelby, this year exclaimed, we are travellers to the island, not tourists. We’re not walking around waving a big r...

Welcome to part three of our interview with Marika on her patio in the village of Nas, Ikaria. We are here in Ikaria for the third time and we continue to learn incredible lessons. Our attendees this year are nine women – who have called themselves the Ikarian Aprhodites (who is the Greek Goddess of Love & Beauty) – and they join us in this chat with Marika as we explore grief, socialising, ha...

Welcome to Part 2 of our 3-part series with Marika. Marika is an Ikaria local about to turn 88. Her quality of life far exceeds that of many people in their 50s and 60s, and we have been fortunate enough to spend an hour with her on her patio, flanked by her family and friends. On this episode, we discuss Marika’s attitudes towards food, including her daily diet, the use of herbal teas, remedies f...

Yassou to you and welcome to 100 Not Out … In this first part of a three-part series, we sit on the patio of Marika and her husband Jakovus … We ask the 87 year old Marika many questions including … How the rise in popularity of longevity has impacted longevity … How the sense of community and socializing nourishes the people here … The diet Marika and her family have lived on The role of herbs to...

Damian has just moved house, and not only has he moved house, but he has left the rent game and become an owner-occupier. What does it feel like moving from a rental to your own home? And what are the benefits of loving not only your home, but the community you love to be around? If you care about local issues and want the local public toilet fixed, what does that mean? In a world we care so much...

Our oldest Wellness Summit attendee was 79 year old Val Lennox. Val is the mother of Kay who stole the show at the 2018 Wellness Summit (watch the highights video here and Kay is the one singing). Val has been dancing her way through life and still has dreams and goals today. She’s experienced her own heartache and family challenges, including making the agonising decision to put her husband Noel...

Damo’s lost his voice. It’s the third time in four years. Is there’s a deeper meaning behind all of this, or is the Melbourne winter causing Damo’s laryngitis to act as a protective defense mechanism? With The Wellness Summit just behind us – did Damo’s voice return in time? If not, why not? And are we at risk of over-analysing something which may not be necessary? The body’s symptoms can often be...

Julian Prendergast is a state swimming champion in his age group. He is 79, a father of five children and a grandfather of 8. Julian lost his wife Barb to cancer seven years ago. He hasn’t let his challenges in life define him negatively; instead he is allowed every challenge to make him stronger. Having been a self-confessed slob almost 30 years ago, Julian has been swimming four times per week a...

Damian has flown to Perth to attend a practitioner-only Microbiome conference. Before he attends, Damo & MP discuss – ** The hulabaloo and lies that “wellness” entrepreneurs are spreading as part of another “health scare” campaign ** The parasite craze that has people dropping “nuclear bombs” on parasites ** The ideal philosophy to adapt in order to allow for optimal gut health If you love lis...

If we started our lives seeking the most fulfilling lives and taking each opportunity that arose, would we all start to see that life is an incredible gift? Given humanity’s tendency to accept mediocrity and survival, do we all have equal opportunity to live our best lives? Does the environment we find ourselves in dictate inequality in relation to our opportunity to create our ideal life? These b...

Marg Smalley is a wonderful loyal member of The Wellness Couch tribe, whose Mum, Muriel Burns, has just turned 100. Muriel Burns has called Shepparton, Victoria, home for 100 years. Muriel joined us a day after celebrating her 100th birthday in the same church that she was baptized and married in. What has she learnt Listen In The post 100NO 329: Muriel Burns Is 100 Not Out! appeared first on The...

When Victor Hugo was born, life expectancy at the time hovered between 30 and 40 years of age. How then, did people like Hugo go on to live to age 83? The author of Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, is by no means alone. You don’t have to be famous to dramatically outlive life expectancy, and wealth is not a precursor to longevity either. Nutrition is often thought to be the key driv...

We have both had family members make some brave, bold decisions recently, and they are in the third act of life (aka they are not our children, but instead our parents). Both examples of this conservative courage are on the back of houses being sold – and tie in with our regular conversation on “loving where you live”. At some stages, not loving where you live but “hanging in there” can pay great...

We’ve discussed many times before on this podcast just how important nutrition is for successful ageing, and also how it’s not the everything. To dive deeper into this topic we bring on respected medical doctor Dr Alice, who featured on episode 256 of 100 Not Out alongside her inspirational mother Ada. Today we talk about – ** The importance of nutrition ** The impact of stress, particularly when...

Damian is due to give a presentation out the front of a McDonald’s Restaurant. We discuss how he feels about this and talk more broadly how extremism exists in the wellness community. Talk of “unfriendly” extremism and the pros and cons of exposing ourselves and our loved ones to both sides of the health and sickness spectrum come up. Is it OK for your children to eat McDonalds or other junk foods...

Good friend of the podcast Kale Brock joins us shortly after returning from Okinawa and shortly before venturing to Ikaria and the USA. His travels are the basis of his upcoming documentary  The Longevity Film .  What has Kale learnt in Okinawa – one of National Geographic’s official Blue Zones. What is it about older people that Kale has observed sets them apart from their younger counterparts? A...

There seems to be no end in sight of humanity’s commitment to finding a “cure” for ageing. Anti-ageing continues to dominate the psyche of many, and there continues to be a determination from within science to “defeat” ageing and defy this thing called death. Billions of dollars get spent each year on research into what nutrients help slow down the ageing process, and there are many people who tak...

Damo has had flu like symptoms for the past fortnight and has gone to all lengths in order to heal. In this episode you’ll learn  – ** Why it can be a really good thing for the body to work through flu and flu like symptoms ** How to know when to rest and heal, and when to push on ** The extent Damian went to in order to heal ** The exact list of natural and medical products Damian used in order t...

How do you go with a change of season? With a change just around the corner, we discuss what you can do at each season in order to transition well – particularly mentally, emotionally and physically. We discuss Seasonal Affective Disorder and how to look out for it, mitigate it and treat it. To find out more about Damian: www.damiankristof.com . To find out more about Marcus: www.marcuspearce.com....