100 Not Out

Are you one of the 80% of the population that are experiencing back pain? Do you know the difference between chronic and acute pain? Do you believe that back pain is a normal part of aging and something we just put up with? There is no doubt that as we get older, things start to lose their fluidity and strength and our ligaments are tighter. There is also no doubt that sitting is the new smoking....

Is Damo sensitive now that he has turned the big 5-0 or is he actually experiencing ageism?  With a 5 in front of his age AND a golf handicap of about 5, is he really too old for a golf tournament or is that blatant ageism?  In this week’s episode we question if ageism is actually a cancer on society or are we overly sensitive? We know that people are living longer but dying slower. Is agesim and...

Wellness Chef Sam Gowing on Cleanses, Fasting, Detox & Trends A dear friend of the podcast, Sam Gowing, is back to discuss the current state of the wellness industry. We discuss cleanses, fasting and detoxes, and the onset of the mythical healing crisis that so many people create for themselves by chasing one trend after another. Ideally you find this conversation somewhat liberating and feel...

Damo has a bone to pick with Marcus! In Marcus’s  Exceptional Life Blueprint  he outlines 8 areas of life – Purpose, Movement, Social, Nutrition, Family, Growth, Wealth and Spirit. Damo believes social and family should be combined into “People”. Marcus shares how the energy of friends is very different to family, whilst Damo wants just 7 areas of life and not 8!   Photo by  Duy Pham  on  Unsplash

Damo has started the New Year with a BANG! Or more to the point, a “Pull Over” and “Stop Right There”! No, Damo is not at Police Academy, but I did perform a quasi “citizens arrest” over Summer after watching an incident at his local golf club. The story is entertaining and the lesson is powerful. If we are to build stronger communities around us, we must hold each other to account. The behaviour...

Today we shoot over to the Japanese Blue Zone of Okinawa where we find  Christal Burnette .  Christal is a distinguished specialist in the field of Okinawan health and plant-based nutrition.  If you’re – Interested in Blue Zones Interested in the bizarre plant-exclusive diet that seems to be promoted yet NOT consumed by centenarians Wondering what sets Okinawa apart from other Blue Zones Wondering...

How many people do you know receive a congratulatory email from Andrea Bocelli and his wife when they complete a major achievement.  Well our next guest – who we are proud to welcome back to 100 Not Out – received that very letter from Veronica and Andrea Bocelli … because at 78 years young, Don Riddington and 5 Englishmen set a new Guinness World Record for the Oldest Relay Team to Swim the Engli...

Our annual look ahead towards 2024 focuses on wearable tech, health testing, AI, diet and of course, exercise.    Damo said Strong and Long would become a thing in 2023 – aka stretching – and low and behold, Stretch Lab has begun to become in vogue whilst group HIIT seems to be phasing out. In other words, Damo gets this right every time!   So tune in for a crystal ball of health, wellness and lon...

Every year we talk about the changing face of winning on Christmas Day! Whether your hosting or guest, spending time with loved ones or ones that rub you up the wrong way ... what is always on the menu is ... food! The first question that gets asked these days around food is dietaries! And on this Christmassy edition of 100 Not Out, Damo and MP discuss how to win on Christmas Day no matter if you'...

It is quite disgusting – and concerning – that research on slowing down biological ageing has descended to this. You’re about to listen to us take the mickey out of the latest findings in slowing down biological ageing, which were presented to the American Heart Association (AMA). Damo plays the role of research scientist and Marcus, well he dabbles in between AHA Chairman and heckler and host of...

We are both self-proclaimed Christmas lovers. Carols, Christmas trees, the coming together of friends and family, and all that it means.    But that’s not the case for everyone. Financial stress and family friction are just two factors that see a lot of people dreading this time of the year.    Longevity cultures do special occasions in an extremely ceremonial manner. They are revered and treated...

Singapore has officially been unveiled as the 6th Blue Zone on planet earth, which makes our final instalment of our Live to 100 review even more poignant.    In this conversation we discuss what makes Singapore so special … and the confidence it can give urban dwellers in living with quantity and quality of life.    2024 LONGEVITY EXPERIENCES – IKARIA AND SARDINIA   Our small groups are taking sh...

Damo is 50!  (Well not quite at time of recording but he is now that you’re listening!)   It was Damo turning 40 that had him say YES to starting the podcast 100 Not Out.    And now, all these years later – what does Damo have to say to the younger version of himself?   The answers may surprise you – we talk about the speed of life, the focus (or lack thereof) on movement, the amount of eating out...

Have certain members of the longevity movement lost their mind?! We’re quite taken aback by Dave Asprey’s invitation to his community to undergo Gene Therapy in a bid to prolong life.    Follistain Gene Therapy to be exact, which he invites people to partake it at a cost of $US 25k.    We’re not joking, you can see it all  here   It’s fair to say this approach to longevity – and gene therapy – com...

Part 2 of Dr Damian Kristof’s recent presentation at our 100 Not Out Longevity Evening focuses on breaking the rules that we often get indoctrinated with. From honey and seed oils, to animal protein and vegan diets, Damo takes you in to the longevity hotspots of Ikaria and Sardinia to explore what they eat, why they eat it, how they prepare it and so much more. If you love all of this and want to...

Did you know that the Mediterranean diets of Ikaria and Sardinia are extremely different! In Ikaria you won’t find much pasta at all, and yet in Sardinia you will find it in spades.    Sardinians love lamb and even eat horse! You won’t find a horse on Ikaria!   Such differences open the conversation of what a longevity diet looks like – and what it doesn’t.    This episode (and next weeks) feature...

In Ikaria they experience 80% less dementia than the rest of the world. Not to mention 50% less heart disease and 20% less cancer.    But today we look into dementia, as shared by Marcus in a recent 100 Not Out Longevity Evening.    This recording from the event discusses some of the hidden clues that our lifestyle gives us – namely cholesterol and blood pressure, which are for many people precurs...

We recently ran an evening event in Melbourne where we discussed some of our recent findings from our trip to Ikaria and Sardinia, the two European Blue Zones as discoverd by National Geographic and Dan Buettner neary 20 years ago. We start the evening discussing the confronting issue Aussies face – our longevity and the huge gap we experience in our quality of life in the final years. IKARIA &amp...

Damo has recently moved house and he’s been doing everything he can to spend his money in his new neighbourhood. New cafes, new grocers, new clothes stores, new everything! Including a new barber. Community is built on supporting each other – including financially – so when Damo visited his new barber only to be ripped off and have an average customer experience – well let’s just say it challenged...

Damo’s not happy at the way the Nicoyan diet has been portrayed in Live to 100 – Secrets of the Blue Zones.  “Let’s start off by saying they’re probably not using the Monsanto corn,” Damo begins.   The way they produce and process their beans and corn is very different to the way we do it in the more modern world.    And not only that, Damo’s angry that it’s been made so easy to replicate the diet...

Part 3 of Live to 100 – Secrets of the Blue Zones is the one we have the biggest soft spot for. Not only does the series visit the village of where we stay during our Longevity Experience, but it features the people we spend time with each year and have come to know and love. So, putting to one side our bias due to our relationships, we discuss how Ikarians love herbal tea, wine, family, their gar...

Family, faith and food. These are the big topics we dive into on this second part of our review of Live to 100 – Secrets of the Blue Zones. If you haven’t watched the series on Netflix do not despair, there is plenty in here which we think is extremely relevant.  We focus on Sardinia and Loma Linda. 

The new Netfliex series Live to 100 – Secrets of the Blue Zones has given us some spine-tingling warm and fuzzies. If you haven’t watched it we recommend it highly! Today we discuss Episode 1, Okinawa. And more specifically – the role of purpose (Ikigai), purpose sweet potato, gardening and the power of a social peer group. If you love this type of conversation, we are coming together in Melbourne...

100 Not Out has been going strong for more than 10 years and it’s a little embarrassing to say that we have done more events overseas together than in Australia! That’s just not on! So on Wednesday, September 20, we are coming together in Melbourne for a 100 Not Out Lifestyle evening. We’d love to have you join us as we discuss – The What Ifs of Lifestyle, Longevity & Nutrition, including – Wh...

At 81 years of age, Peter Smith is Australia’s oldest Aerospace Strategist … but that is not the main reason why we are chatting to Peter today. You’re about to listen to a human being that has more pep and vigour for life than most people half or even a quarter of his age do. His secrets – or his superpowers – you could say, are his commitment to movement, to work that he loves to do, his pleasin...