100 Not Out

100NO 586: Do You Want to Live Forever?

The new Channel Nine series – Do You Want to Live Forever? – has given us much to talk about…and that’s just after the first episode!
In exploring the quest for a longer life, Tracy Grimshaw and Dr Nick Coatsworth follow 8 Australians as they seek to understand if we can in fact rewind our biological clock through health interventions.
Damian questions if the biological clock approach is the new way of bringing urgency to the health conversation. If the 4 pillars are centered around diet, exercise, sleep and stress – what of the importance of connection and the role it plays in mastering the art of ageing well.
If you haven’t watched it we recommend catching the replay here.
OUR LONGEVITY EXPERIENCES TO IKARIA AND SARDINIA ARE RETURNING IN 2025!
This episode is bought to you by our 2025 Longevity Experiences. In 2025 we return to the Blue Zones of Ikaria from August 22-31 and Sardinia September 2-11. If you would like to join us in one or both locations, head over to 100notout.com to join the waitlist.
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100NO 585: Michael Mosley, Rest in Peace

In today’s episode we pay tribute to Michael Mosley who recently passed away at age 67.
Michael was best known for popularising Intermittent Fasting with the 5:2 diet. Often using himself as the n=1 experiment, his research and published work was able to take complex subjects and break it down in a way that the masses could understand. He was able to bring about real change that has and will continue to improve the health of many. 
Join us as we reflect on Michael’s life and the legacy that he leaves behind. 
OUR LONGEVITY EXPERIENCES TO IKARIA AND SARDINIA ARE COMING UP FAST!
Our Longevity Experiences to the Blue Zones of Ikaria and Sardinia have been locked in for 2025. We are in Ikaria August 22-31 and Sardinia September 2-11. If you would like to join us in one or both locations, head over to 100notout.com to join the waitlist. 
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100NO 584: The Art of Longevity with Rod Perez

Well known in the surfing industry, today’s guest, Rod Perez, grew up in Brazil and now lives on the Gold Coast supporting professional athletes and everyday people to become their happiest, healthiest selves.
Join us as we chat with Rod about his recently released book The Art of Longevity – and his core principles to apply across your life – from your habits, exercise goals, nutrition, lifestyle choices and daily routine so that we can live optimum, pain-free, productive and playful lives. 
If you aren’t already following Rod, head over to Instagram @HolisticProHealth.
To learn more about morning and night routine exercises, including instructional videos, visit Rod’s Holistic Pro Health Performance YouTube channel.
The Art of Longevity is now available through all good bookstores. 
OUR LONGEVITY EXPERIENCES TO IKARIA AND SARDINIA ARE COMING UP FAST!
Would you like to check out how the European Blue Zones of Ikaria and Sardinia have mastered the art of longevity? We are in Ikaria August 22-31 and Sardinia September 1-10. If you would like to join us, and to find out more, head over to 100notout.com
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100NO 583: How to live the Blue Zones lifestyle at home

We got a lot of questions and feedback from our recent workshop, Blue Zones, Diets & Biohacks. One question in particular focused on how likely it is or isn’t to live like people in the Blue Zones. 
On this episode we answer this question and many more, including Blue Zones and their diets, the role of genes in longevity and much more. 
 
Wondering what workshop we are talking about? You can listen to our live recording of Blue Zones, Diets & Biohacks on episode 582 here. Alternatively, you can watch the recording of our workshop here.  
Here at 100 Not Out we love feedback! If the workshop raised some feedback or questions of your own, please send us a message via our Facebook page, Instragam or via 100notout.com 
 
OUR LONGEVITY EXPERIENCES TO IKARIA AND SARDINIA ARE COMING UP FAST!
It’s not too late to join us on our upcoming Longevity Experiences. We are in Ikaria August 22-31 and Sardinia September 1-10. To find out more, simply head to 100notout.com
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100NO 582- Blue Zones, Diets & Biohacks - Live Recording

We recently ran a live online workshop busting the 3 big myths around Blue Zones, Diets & Biohacking.
During this live workshop we discussed: ** Your genetics and ageing profile.** To age or not to age like your parents?** Why is it that Blue Zones residents experience less dementia, cancer and heart disease?** The connection between diet and longevity.** The role of supplements and biohacks in ageing well …
Join us as Damian and Marcus lay out the the truth, bust the myths, and set you on the path to longevity, as shared with us by hundreds of centenarians, graceful agers and health professionals over more than a decade on the podcast and traveling to the Blue Zones. 
During this recording we referred to episode 11 with Mimi Kirk. You can listen to that episode here. 
 
OUR LONGEVITY EXPERIENCES TO IKARIA AND SARDINIA ARE COMING UP FAST!
Do you have an itch to visit these Blue Zones? We have been taking small groups to the Greek Blue Zone of Ikaria since 2016, and more recently the Italian Blue Zone of Sardinia. We are in Ikaria August 22-31 and Sardinia September 1-10. To find out more about these trips simply head to 100notout.com
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100NO 581: Is Breakfast the Devil's meal?

With the rising popularity of fasting, has breakfast been demonized unfairly?
What does it mean to be a breakfast eater today? Is it eggs and greens to kickstart your day like Marcus or is it an Espresso or two to tide you over to your first meal of the day, sometime around lunchtime when the hanger kicks in?  
Damo sees breakfast as an opportunity to provide fuel for the brain to get going for the day ahead, so that we can think clearly.  An opportunity to help balance our moods, hormones and creating less stress within the body. 
Maybe breakfast isn’t for you and eating your calorie load across two meals in the afternoon works great for you. But if breakfast is the meal that you look forward to most and it helps you feel balanced, don’t skip it just because everyone else is doing it. One size does not fit all.
 
OUR LONGEVITY EXPERIENCES TO IKARIA AND SARDINIA ARE COMING UP FAST!
If you’d like to break the fast with us in Ikaria and Sardinia this coming August and September, head over to 100notout.com to find out more. We are in Ikaria from August 22-31 and Sardinia from September 1-10. 
Interested in joining us on our Longevity Experiences? We are running a live and free digital workshop titled Blue Zones, Diets & Biohacks on Tuesday May 21 at 7.30pm AEST. You can register here.
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100NO 580: Urgency Culture: Real or Not Real?

Many years ago, Greg McKeown introduced us to the humble brag, but has the humble brag (we spoke about this on episodes 68 and 378) now found itself an older cousin called Urgency Culture?
Do you find yourself unable to say NO just in case a better offer pops up and then find yourself over-committed and overwhelmed?
Do you preface your answers to “How are you?” with ‘I’m busy!”.
Do you drop what you are doing every time a message or a call comes through?
Do you find yourself checking your phone and social media at every opportunity, just in case you miss out on something happening in the world around you?
A sense of urgency can look very different from one person to another, but following on from a recent National Geographic article about responding immediately to texts, is it time to pause and find ways to counteract this urgency culture?
In an increasingly connected world, urgency culture blurs the line between what is urgent and what is important. The Eisenhower Matrix is a great starting point as to how you can decipher between what is urgent and what is important.
In this discussion, Damo and Marcus share some suggestions as to how you can find the time in your life to slow down and help move yourself towards a parasympathetic state of mind, rest, digest and repair.
OUR LONGEVITY EXPERIENCES TO IKARIA AND SARDINIA ARE COMING UP FAST!
Looking to pause and reset from the urgency of life? Our longevity experiences to Ikaria and Sardinia could provide just the reset that you need. If you would like to join us in Ikaria from August 22-31 and Sardinia from September 1-10, and to find out more, head over to 100notout.com
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100NO 579: Alcohol - Vice or Villain?

Alcohol – What’s the truth? Does your body go into shutdown if you consume alcohol as Dave Asprey recently stated in this Instagram post.
There is truth in the fact that alcohol is a toxin and it’s a toxin to the brain and the body has to clear it. But should it be so demonized that it is to blame for Alzheimer’s, Heart Disease, Diabetes and Cancer? 
Like most things, whether it be nutrition, movement or alcohol, we encourage you to be your own experiment. Some alcohol suits some better than others; some can handle one or two, others none. It’s the same wath coffee. Tune into how your body responds and choose accordingly. Be your own experiment.
 
OUR LONGEVITY EXPERIENCES TO IKARIA AND SARDINIA ARE COMING UP FAST!
Come raise your glass with us in Sardinia, or add water to your wine with us in Ikaria this coming August and September. If you would like to join us in Ikaria from August 22-31 and Sardinia from September 1-10, and to find out more, head over to 100notout.com
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100NO 578: Longevity Wars

Following a recent instagram post by Dan Buettner who introduced a medical doctor to rebut Dave Asprey’s claims about oats, we ask if we are about to see the longevity space erupt in war. We can’t be sure who is throwing the first grenade. Was it Dave Asprey or is it Dan Buettner? 
Do we need to rush out and soak our oats for breakfast tomorrow to live to 100 and beyond? In our analysis of the Blue Zone diets, no other Blue Zone consumes oats regularly as part of their diet. If we look at Okinawa, they’re eating rice. If we look at Costa Rica, they’re having corn. 
What we do know is that it’s not nutrition alone that helps people live a long life. 
Despite us pitting longevity guru v longevity guru and the clickbait that we see daily, such conversations are raising people’s consciousness on what it takes to age well. Depending on how you want to approach longevity, we encourage you to find the model that best fits with your  philosophy and then move in that direction. 
 
OUR LONGEVITY EXPERIENCES TO IKARIA AND SARDINIA ARE COMING UP FAST!
Perhaps the missing piece of your longevity puzzle can be found by seeing how those in Ikaria and Sardinia live their day-to-day life. If you would like to join us in Ikaria from August 22-31 and Sardinia from September 1-10, and to find out more, head over to 100notout.com
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100NO 577: Do Toxic Relationships Impact on Longevity?

In a recent article, the oldest woman on the planet, María Branyas Morera, 115, said that the key to longevity is to stay away from toxic people. 
We know that the quality of relationships can have a large impact on the quality of our health but why do we often find ourselves in toxic situations, unable to step away? Do we get stuck because we can’t see a pathway out?
Regardless if the toxic relationship is with others, food, money, or family; the biggest question we have to ask ourselves is, is what we are putting up with worthy of what we want in our lives?
This episode discusses toxic relationships at length and acknowledges that often people don’t have the support in their lives to help them exit such a relationship. If this episode has triggered you, please have the courage to care about yourself enough to find your way out of the toxic situation. Organizations such as Rize Up, dedicated to supporting the many families affected by domestic and family violence, are able to help up.  
In this episode we refer to a previous episode of 100 Not Out with Mario Martinez and his conversation around righteous anger. You can refer to episode 181 here.
 
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If visiting Ikaria or Sardinia is on your bucket list of destinations, why not join us in Ikaria from August 22-31 and Sardinia from September 1-10. To find out more, head over to 100notout.com
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100NO 576: From Giving to Others to Giving to Self with Anita Spehar

This week we welcome long time listener, first time guest Anita Spehar onto the podcast.
From working 10+hour days, 7 days a week to now traveling solo in her motorhome, Anita recognised that for much of her life she had been giving to others – from work to family and everything in between – and decided that for the next 12 months, she needed to make her life about giving to herself.
The result? House sold. Motorhome purchased. Solo traveling around Australia, not to mention joining Damo and MP in both Ikaria and Sardinia on their upcoming 100 Not Out Longevity Experience. “Why wait for when you can’t do, do it while you can” is Anita’s new motto.
As Anita says, “if you feel like you’re missing out on something, get your boots on and do it!” 
If you are like Anita, perhaps visiting Ikaria and Sardinia are on your must visit list of destinations to immerse yourself in the culture that epitomizes longevity and connection. If that is you, get your boots on and head over to 100notout.com to find out more. The groups are almost full (max group size 18). 
We are in Ikaria from August 22-31 and Sardinia from September 1-10. 
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100NO 575: Are the Blue Zones Dead?

A question we are often asked is Are the Blue Zones Dead?
Settle in with a cuppa as we discuss whether, as the older people die, will we see the Blue Zones die with them? Or do we follow those that are now 80 and 90, with access to improved infrastructure and technology and see the impact that such things have on their own longevity?
Whether you think the Blue Zones are dead or alive, longevity remains as much about the top three things – purpose, engagement and movement as it is the avoidance of chronic disease.Does the strong connection to rituals, land, family and food continue to hold those in the Blue Zones in good stead to continue on their longevity path and continuing to be our greatest teachers on what longevity is?
In this episode, we mention chronic diseases such as Dementia and Alzheimer’s and the impact that these have on longevity stats. We recommend you revisit episode 42 of 100 Not Out and our conversation around Dementia and Alzheimer’s with Professor Michael Woodward. 
Want to hear more about the Blue Zones, head to our Best of Blue Zones playlist on Spotify. 
Perhaps the missing piece of your longevity puzzle can be found by seeing how those in Ikaria and Sardinia live their day to day life. If you would like to join us in Ikaria from August 22-31 and Sardinia from September 1-10, and to find out more, head over to 100notout.com
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