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100NO 277: MP’s Musings From Paris on Village Life, Movement & Moderation

Hi 100 NOt Out listeners, Marcus here.
I’m in Paris for three more days before returning home and have had plenty of thoughts buzzing around over the past six weeks in Europe.
ON this episode I discuss three which have been major themes. The first revolves around the power of living in a village, the second is about my a-ha thoughts about movement, and the third about food.
I hope you enjoy this episode of 100 Not Out, recorded whilst watching the beautiful Eiffel Tower glitter in all her glory!
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100NO 276: The French Paradox & Community Living With Cook Dordogne & Le Chevrefuille Founders Ian & Sara Fisk

For the last 10 days Marcus and family have been in the Dordogne region of France, in the south west to be exact about 2 hours from Bordeaux and learning so much about the French culture.
If you’ve listened to 100 Not Out for a while or heard Marcus speak before, you’ll have heard of Jeanne Calment, the oldest human being ever to lived, making it to 122 years and 164 days.
The incredible Frenchwoman did this whilst smoking for 95 years, drinking port wine every night and eating a kilo of chocolate each week. This example is by no means a valid reason to start smoking or increase your chocolate or alcohol consumption, but it does beg the question —- WHY?
To have a chat about food, French culture and Jeanne Calment I am joined by Ian & Sara Fisk. Ian & Sara co-founded Le Chevrefuille – a beautiful farmstead, B&B and self-catering residence here in the Dordogne – and Cook Dordogne – a cooking school dedicated to helping people understand the French way of cooking and food preparation, especially in the Perigord region.
WANT MORE ON LONGEVITY?
Applications are OPEN for our 2019 Longevity Experience on the Greek Island of Ikaria (aka the island where people forget to die).
Join Damian & Marcus on the trip of a lifetime from September 5-14 in 2019. For all the info and to apply go to www.100notout.com
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100NO 275: Ikarian Invincibles Speak Out on Food, Time, Nature, Movement, Dancing

Our Ikarian Invincibles – also known as the attendees of our 100 Not Out Longevity Experience – share their insights from the trip on this episode of 100 Not Out.
Recorded the day before we finished up, our Invincibles were well equipped to share their a-ha moments, their key take aways and the beliefs that were shattered and put back together during our time on The Island Where People Forget To Die.
From food preparation, farming, movement, socialising, relationships, work-life balance and more, you’ll find a nugget of wisdom that no doubt applies to your own life on this episode.
In addition, you’ll find the details of our 2019 100 Not Out Longevity Experience explained at the end of the episode. For all the details and to apply to be a part of the group, head on over to www.100notout.com
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100NO 274: In Ikaria On Time, Longevity & Dancing

We join you from Ikaria just over half way through our 100 Not Out Mediterranean Longevity Experience on the Greek Island of Ikaria.
Joined by attendee Barry Rushton, we discuss some of our highlights and learnings so far.
Topics discussed include how to deal with time, the value of movement over exercise, the powerful example set by the Ikarians with their busy social life and strong community ties, and the power of purpose.
To find out more about our 2019 Longevity Experience in Ikaria click here or go to www.100notout.com
Applications are processed on a first-served basis and attendance is limited to 16.
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100NO 273: The Silent Disco Movement With Jennie Hewitt

‘Silent disco’ may be all the rage with Gen Y, but there are a new group of movers and shakers taking to the headphones in a groundbreaking program that is awakening long lost memories.
Feros Care has established silent discos – a form of music therapy – across its Byron Bay, Bangalow and Wommin Bay villages and it has had incredible results, particularly for those with dementia.
Feros Care Positive Living Coordinator Jennie Hewitt is behind this initiative and she’s been good enough to join us on 100 Not Out.
To see the silent disco in action simply click here.
100 NOT OUT LONGEVITY EXPERIENCE 2019 IS OPEN TO APPLICATIONS!
Today is Day 1 of our 2018 Longevity Experience on the Greek Island of Ikaria. See what we’re up to by checking Marcus on Facebook, Damian on Facebook and the 100 Not Out Facebook page.
To apply for our 2019 experience, and to see why this year’s trip is fully booked, check out the highlights video and all the details over at www.100notout.com
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100NO 272: Alan Hopgood AM on The Power Of Comedy To Help Prevent Suicide, Bullying, Depression, Dementia, Diabetes & More

Alan Hopgood is a playwrite and actor of nearly 60 years in Australia creating waves in the mental health and wider health world. Alan is 83 years old and still writes, plays, directs and is passionate about sharing messages of health with communities affected by health challenges.
His business Health Play (find out more at www.healthplay.com.au) has a series of 12 plays, any one of which can be featured in a local community to raise awareness of the featured condition. The plays cover issues including suicide, dementia, depression, grief, ageing, cancer, widowhood, diabetes and more.
Hopgood’s first very successful play was And the Big Men Fly in 1963 produced by the Union Theatre Repertory Company. The script writer at the time was Brad Hopgood. The play was adapted for TV by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1973. In 1964, he followed with The Golden Legion of Cleaning Women. In 1966 he produced Private Yuk Objects, which he claims was the first play anywhere in the world on the subject of the Vietnam War.
Hopgood has also written a number of film and television screenplays, including the comedy film Alvin Purple (1973), which was the most commercially successful Australian film of the early 1970s.
Hopgood was an actor with the Melbourne Theatre Company for ten years and was an early “soap” star in Bellbird, in which for six years he played the town doctor. He has also performed in the later soaps, Prisoner (for which he also scripted many episodes) and Neighbours as Jack Lassiter (a role he reprised in August 2013).[2]
As an actor, his cinema credits include My Brilliant Career (1979), The Blue Lagoon (1980), Roadgames (1981), Evil Angels (1988, released as A Cry in the Dark outside of Australia and New Zealand)[3] and The Man from Snowy River II (1988). He has worked with a large number of actors including Frank Thring, Meryl Streep, Brooke Shields, Sam Neill, Judy Davis.[4]
He developed prostate cancer and his book on the experience Surviving Prostate Cancer – One Man’s Journey (1996) was widely praised. He often tours giving humorous talks on men’s health.[4]
Hopgood was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in 2005 for his services to the performing arts as an actor, playwright and producer, and to the community through raising awareness of men’s health issues.[5]
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100NO 271: 34 year old Tess Ley has cancer, two children, and an inspiring attitude

Our next guest is a big part of The Wellness Couch family who you may never of heard of … she’s not a podcaster or a health professional and has never been on one of our podcasts. But ask any of our long-time podcasters and they’ll all tell you about Tess Ley.
Tess has been to The Wellness Summit and The Wellness Breakthrough … she sees Damo for her regular chiropractic care … and has regular contact with many other listeners of the podcasts on The Couch.
In February this year … Tess – a wife and mother of two – sent Laurence, Brett, Damian and Marcus an email sharing in her upfront and almost darkly humorous way that she had been diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer.
At age 34, Tess is one of the more than 12 million people in our global village who will be diagnosed with cancer this year … and we believe she’s one of the more inspirational.
You can keep in touch with Tess on Instagram.
Below is a transcript of the Felt Sense Prayer which Tess reads.
The Felt Sense Prayer
I am the pain in your head, the knot in your stomach, the unspoken grief in your smile.
I am your high blood sugar, your elevated blood pressure, your fear of challenge, your lack of trust.
I am your hot flashes, your cold hands and feet, your agitation and your fatigue.
I am your shortness of breath, your fragile low back, the cramp in your neck, the despair in your sigh
I am the pressure on your heart, the pain down your arm, your bloated abdomen, your constant hunger.
I am where you hurt, the fear that persists, your sadness of dreams unfulfilled.
I am your symptoms, the causes of your concern, the signs of imbalance, your condition of dis-ease.
You tend to disown me, suppress me, ignore me, inflate me, coddle me, condemn me.
I am not coming forth for myself as I am not separate from all that is you.
I come to garner your attention, to enjoin your embrace so I can reveal my secrets.
I have only your best interests at heart as I seek health and wholeness by simply announcing myself.
You usually want me to go away immediately, to disappear, to sleek back into obscurity.
You mostly are irritated or frightened and many times shocked by my arrival.
From this stance you medicate in order to eradicate me.
Ignoring me, not exploring me, is your preferred response.
More times than not I am only the most recent notes of a long symphony, the most evident branches of roots that have been challenged for seasons.
So I implore you, I am a messenger with good news, as disturbing as I can be at times.
I am wanting to guide you back to those tender places in yourself,
the place where you can hold yourself with compassion and honesty.
If you look beyond my appearance you may find that I am a voice from your soul.
Calling to you from places deep within that seek your conscious alignment.
I may ask you to alter your diet, get more sleep, exercise regularly, breathe more consciously.
I might encourage you to see a vaster reality and worry less about the day to day fluctuations of life.
I may ask you to explore the bonds and the wounds of your relationships.
I may remind you to be more generous and expansive or to attend to protecting your heart from insult.
I might have you laugh more, spend more time in nature, eat when you are hungry and less when pained or bored, spend time every day, if only for a few minutes, being still.
Wherever I lead you, my hope is that you will realize that success will not be measured by my eradication, but by the shift in the internal landscape from which I emerge.
I am your friend, not your enemy. I have no desire to bring pain and suffering into your life.
I am simply tugging at your sleeve, too long immune to gentle nudges.
I desire for you to allow me to speak to you in a way that enlivens your higher instincts for self care.
My charge is to energize you to listen to me with the sensitive ear and heart
of a mother attending to her precious baby.
You are a being so vast, so complex, with amazing capacities for self-regulation and healing.
Let me be one of the harbingers that lead you to the mysterious core of your being
where insight and wisdom are naturally available when called upon with a sincere heart.
–Author Unknown
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100NO 270: How To Stop Judging & Being More Accepting & Authentic

Judgement. It’s everywhere. You get judged on a daily basis, perhaps on a minute by minute basis, and mostly without your knowledge. Often you get judged by the people you know and love and that can hurt the most.
On this episode of 100 Not Out, we share some personal stories on being judged and what impact it can have on personal fulfillment.
We share our own tips on how to minimize judging (it will never be eliminated) and on developing the courage and resilience to be authentic and accepting.
A big thanks to Alice Murkies and Rhonda Hafey for being the catalysts to this conversation. Alice and Rhonda have both had their parents interviewed on 100 Not Out and are pictured here with Marcus.
Alice is the daughter of Ada Murkies, recipient of the Siberian Exile Cross for her heroics during the second World War. Rhonda is the daughter of football legend Tommy Hafey, who was featured on episode two of 100 Not Out and is still to this day the favourite episode of many loyal listeners.
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100NO 269: Singing For Wellness & Longevity with Deanna Kangas

A number of the graceful agers and 100 Not Outers we interview and speak about on the podcast love to sing and dance. We see the joy and love of singing and dancing in Ikaria on our Longevity Experience at the panigiris, and all longevity cultures have a strong element of singing in their community spirit.
To share with us why this is and how good singing is for personal wellness we’re going to chat with Deanna Kangas. Deanna is the Founder and Director of Voicehouse, Australia’s largest adult vocal studio.
Deanna started dancing at 3, playing the piano at 6 and singing at 8. She grew up watching musicals and having performance aspirations and has performed live in front of more than 40,000people.
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100NO 268: Normie Rowe AM – The Original King Of Pop & 71 Not Out

We are extremely fortunate to have music royalty on 100 Not Out – a big shout out to Sam Gowing from Food Health Wealth for making this possible by falling in love with our guest (you may have heard Normie Rowe make an appearance on this episode of 100 Not Out!
Normie Rowe AM was Australia’s undisputed FIRST KING OF POP back in the 1960s. He was the first Australian artist to EVER have two TOP 3 singles simultaneously for three consecutive weeks.
Normie Rowe & The Playboys supported Roy Orbison in the US, represented Australia alongside The Seekers at Expo 67 in Montreal, and lay claim to the biggest selling Australian single of the 1960s with Que Sera Sera.
Today’s interview is not all about music though, because behind the glitz of the glamour of being a rock star, Normie has experienced more than fair share of hardships. To share the ups and the downs of an incredible life that is still going strong at 71 Not Out, it’s a very warm welcome to the great Normie Rowe AM.
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100NO 267: How To Smell A Rat In The Wellness World

There are so many wellness “experts” these days it can be difficult to know who to follow. On this episode we discuss what some of the signs are of a rat in the wellness world. Who can you trust and who can you unfollow? Here are some of the signs we discuss –
How long have they been eating that way / moving that way / thinking that way? Is this just their latest fad or crash diet that they are sharing?
How long have they been doing what you WANT to do?
Is the expert prepared to be WRONG or are they constantly defending their beliefs?
How do they look? If they are a “health” expert, are they a picture of health?
How much of their PERSONAL life do they share? Their family don’t have to be in the public eye but they can’t be a secret either.
Are they nice human beings with a pleasing personality? They don’t have to be an extrovert, but experts and mentors are better when they’re decent human beings.
Do they think they’re better than you? If so, conversation over.
Enjoy this episode of 100 Not Out!
ALSO …
Registrations for the 100 Not Out 2018 Longevity Experience in Ikaria are officially closed. If you want to register your interest in the 2019 Longevity Experience … go to www.100notout.com to apply or send an email to marcus@thewellnesscouch.com
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100NO 266: Herbalism – Fad Or Fantastic with Naked Naturopath Mel Gearing

Marcus often wonders if modern herbalism is just another fad or way to make people feel like they’re not doing something they think they should. We look at the 100 Not Outers and wonder how much herbalism is a part of their life, and if it’s something only to be used in times of poor health or as part of a healthy lifestyle. To discuss all of this and more we welcome one of the newest members of The Wellness Couch family.
Mel Gearing is host of The Naked Naturopath podcast, and apart from being a naturopath she is a qualified nutritionist and clinical herbalist and the founder of MG herbs. She’s written three books on the topic and sees clients in her practice in Newcastle.
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