100 Not Out The Wellness Couch

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.