100 Not Out

Behind every great man is an even greater woman and Maddy Dychtwald is the greater woman behind one of the doyens of healthy ageing, Dr Ken Dychtwald. Maddy is a demographer and author of Influence: How Women’s Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the Better. Maddy shares with us her views on the perceptions of ageing, dementia, the importance of relationships, the different roles o...

When Ikaria was being officially discovered as a “Blue Zone” and outlier for longevity, the National Geographic team set themselves up at Thea’s Inn – the Trip Advisor #1 Greek B&B on the island of Ikaria. Thea Parikos was born and raised in the States by her Ikarian parents and on marrying her Ikarian husband Ilias decided to move to Ikaria. Now she has two boys, runs Thea’s Inn and Thea’s Re...

It’s official, Damian and Marcus are taking a select group of 10-30 people to the Greek Island of Ikaria for a 7day 8-night retreat to experience the world’s longest living people. This small island of only 8000 people suffer 80% less dementia, 50% less heart disease and 20% less cancer than the western world. In this episode we go through all the details of the event (whilst finding it difficult...

Dementia is getting ugly in the western world. Now referred to as diabetes if the brain, dementia is quickly becoming the most burdensome chronic disease in the modern world. If you asked most people what chronic disease they would LEAST like to die from the most common answer is dementia! In this interview with Alzheimer’s Australia Victorian Chief Medical Advisor Professor Michael Woodward we ex...

Whilst most of us aware that the processing of food has undergone a major overhaul in the last 50 years, very few of us are actually quite sure what it means, how it affects us, and what we can do about it. In the second instalment of our interview with world-renowned nutritionist Cyndi O’Meara , we look at some of the major changes of the food industry over the past 5 decades and discuss just wha...

High cholesterol is something over 6 million Aussies have to their name – but what does it mean? Is it a normal part of ageing? And are there risks outside of heart disease for having high cholesterol? We ask Up For a Chat co-host and world-leading nutritionist Cyndi O’Meara all the big questions. The post 100NO 40: Cholesterol with Cyndi O’Meara appeared first on The Wellness Couch .

This episode of 100 Not Out is inspired by a woman named Bronnie Ware. Bronnie was working in a job which gave her no satisfaction whatsoever … and so she began to look for work with more meaning, more heart. So Bronnie decided to work in palliative care, where she worked for many years, tending to the needs of people who were dying, and this experience, in Bronnie’s own words, transformed her lif...

If the thought of getting old scares you and you feel like the ageing population is going to be (or already is) a burden on society then Patricia Edgar is just about to flip it all upside down. Patricia is an author, television producer, educator, sociologist the founding director of the Australian Children’s Television Foundation. She has won an Emmy and worked with the BBC and Disney in her capa...

December is by far the most emotionally stressful month for most people. In this final instalment on stress, Damian and Marcus discuss the emotional and hormonal cascade that is so prevalent particularly in December. They also explore stress and it’s impact on bowel function and provide a summary of the “hormone ladder of stress” so Listen In The post 100NO 37: Emotional Stress, Poo & more! ap...

This second instalment of 100 Not Out’s series on Stress breaks down a number of the major stressors we all face on a regular basis. Damian & Marcus look at chemical and physical stressors ranging from deodorants, environmental toxins, poor food, sitting, poor posture, constant tablet and mobile phone holding, and much more. More importantly, they reveal why people don’t respond to these stres...

This episode forms the platform of a 3-part series Marcus & Damian are doing on Stress! The Christmas “silly season” is by far the most stressful time of the year for most people, and if there’s a way to speed up the ageing process, constantly stressing is it! Christmas can be filled with financial stress, family stress, work stress, and physical stress. In this episode Damian recounts a parti...

Doing what you love and loving what you do is a common theme with anyone who is ageing well. In our recent interview with 93-year-old retired dentist, Dr Charles Eugster, he believed working was the most important ingredient into the recipe longevity. On the eve of The Wellness Couch’s newest podcast, we ask master corporate trainer and business extraordinaire Stuart Hayes just what it fulfil this...

The great Damian Kristof turns 40 tomorrow and what better time to pick his brain on the wisdom he has accrued after living for 40 years. The lessons, the mistakes, the victories. Marcus and Damian go through the well-known list of 45 things by Regina Brett (it’s actually 50). Click here to read them for Listen In The post 100NO 33: Wisdom from 40 year old Damian appeared first on The Wellness Cou...

Wikipedia lists almost 90 diets that have been created under the guise of helping people either lose weight or gain health. But which ones work and which ones are just plain ridiculous. Marcus gets the lowdown from Damian on what he believes is the ideal way to eat to age well, including his favourite “diet”.  The post 100NO 32: What Diet Should You Be On appeared first on The Wellness Couch .

Out of every 100 people who get to 65, how many of them do you think are healthy and ageing gracefully? And if you, like us, believe that it’s not very many, why do you think that is? And we are not talking about particular lifestyle habits, more a way of being. In this episode Damian and Marcus explore The Strangest Secret, first made famous by personal development doyen Earl Nightingale way back...

Just before Heather Lee’s husband passed away in 1997, his final words to her were “Now is the time to show your mettle”. For Heather, she simply felt compelled to walk. And so, for the last 16 years, she has walked and walked and walked! In 2011 Heather almost by accident talk up race walking and now is a multiple world record holder in the 3, 5 and 10km walks. Not only that, she has her own webs...

In this episode Damian and Marcus explore the work of Dr Martin Seligman and his findings into optimism, pessimism and its impact on the ageing process. The guys discuss the merits of both optimism and pessimism, and also explore how to look out for both viewpoints in ourselves and others, and how we can go Listen In The post 100NO 29: Optimism, Pessimism and Life Span appeared first on The Wellne...

Lavinia Petrie is not your typical 70 year old. Holder of multiple world records including the fastest ever 100k run by a female, Lavinia recently broke the 5000m world record at the Australian Masters Games in Geelong. She was good enough to join Damian and Marcus on the morning of just winning the 8k Cross Listen In The post 100NO 28: World Records at 70 & beyond with Lavinia Petrie appeared...

Dr Ruth Heidrich is a shining example of what it takes to age with grace. Having had her fair share of setbacks in her life, particularly being diagnosed with breast cancer at age 47, Ruth transformed her lifestyle – particularly her diet and her exercise levels – to not only conquer the big C, but to go on and become the oldest women to compete in Ironman triathlons (She calls herself an IronLADY...

At 94 retired dentist Charles Eugster could be excused for slowing down. But that is the very danger that is responsible for so many people’s sad ending to life. Instead, Charles keeps up a constant regime of vigorous exercise, healthy eating, competition body-building and speaking engagements, all of which he says are the keys to living a long and healthy life. His TedX talk which has attracted a...

Damian and Marcus explore the study that takes nothing into account except our perception of ageing and what it means to grow older. On top of discussing the impact of our beliefs about our age, the guys explore the difference between chronological and biological age, and how it can be used as a great way Listen In The post 100NO 25: Add 7.5 years to your life in 20 minutes appeared first on The W...

When people ask what is the best diet to go on, what is the answer? Damian and Marcus discuss two of the most important health choices one could ever make when wanting to age with QUALITY and not just QUANTITY of life … sugar and gluten! The post 100NO 25: Sugar Highs & Gluten Lows appeared first on The Wellness Couch .

There aren’t too many 45 year olds aging as gracefully as Kim Morrison. Our Wellness Couch colleague and co-host of Up for a Chat joins Damian and Marcus to discuss what has allowed her to stay fit and healthy despite the numerous challenges she has encountered in her life. Challenges including abuse, loss of life and financial meltdown, Kim has jumped up every time, dusted herself off, to create...

Alan and Janette Murray are no ordinary couple. This 68 and 64-year-old duo join the 100 Not Out team just north of Perth after more than 230 consecutive marathons around Australia! They have done in their Vibrams and on a diet of fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. The guys are due to arrive back in Listen In The post 100NO 23: 365 Barefoot Marathons in 365 Days on RAW Food! appeared first on The...

In the second part of this interview with Australia’s oldest man to conquer the English Channel, Damian and Marcus grill Don on his diet, his work-life balance and his future. The post 100NO 22: Don Riddington Part2: Conquering the English Channel appeared first on The Wellness Couch .