100 Not Out

100NO 37: Emotional Stress, Poo & more!

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
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100NO 36: What is Stressing You Out? Crack Your Stress Code #2

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 stressors in the same way and what you can do to minimise their impact.
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100NO 35: Crack Your Stress Code

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 particularly stressful experience and also breaks down the levels of stress.
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100NO 34: Career Longevity with Stuart Hayes

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 vital component of long life.
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100NO 33: Wisdom from 40 year old Damian

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
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100NO 32: What Diet Should You Be On

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”. 
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100NO 31: The Strangest Secret with Ageing Well

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 in 1956, and relate it’s take on personal success to the field of ageing well and longevity.
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100NO 30: Heather Lee: Just Keep Walking

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 website, smartphone and likes to keep up to date with society. A true living legend!
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100NO 29: Optimism, Pessimism and Life Span

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
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100NO 28: World Records at 70 & beyond with Lavinia Petrie

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
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100NO 27: 1 Cancer, 6 Ironmans, 67 Marathons, 78 years old

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!), and continue to shatter the stereotype that you should slow down as you age.
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100NO 26: Charles Eugster: 94, Vain & Loving Life

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 almost 170,000 views has inspired people from all corners of the globe to improve themselves as they age.
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