Tag: Blue Zones

100NO 600: Beliefs SMASHED! 🤯 Diets, olive oil NOT a staple, wheat, medication, Blue Zones & more!

600 episodes!! Can you believe it! On this episode we say a little “Happy 600th” and then move on to some BIG chats discussing the beliefs that were smashed and broken to pieces during our recent trip to the European Blue Zones of Sardinia and Ikaria. From wheat to medication, olive oil to wine, we discuss… Continue reading 100NO 600: Beliefs SMASHED! 🤯 Diets, olive oil NOT a staple, wheat, medication, Blue Zones & more!

100NO 599: Ikaria’s Longevity Future – Food, technology, family & more

We are sitting having lunch with Diamondo, Leftheres and their extended family. Their daughter Eleni chats with us about many topics related to Ikaria and longevity. From the challenges we all face – access to healthy food and the rise of technology – to the simple (but not easy) challenges of slowing down and family… Continue reading 100NO 599: Ikaria’s Longevity Future – Food, technology, family & more

100NO 598: The Blue Zones Next Generation

Is there a next generation of Blue Zones? Are the Blue Zones dying? Or will the next generation lead the way in how to master our longevity? Join us at the dining table with the two people who we believe have made the Blue Zone of Ikaria is well-regarded as it is – Thea and… Continue reading 100NO 598: The Blue Zones Next Generation

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… Continue reading 100NO 575: Are the Blue Zones Dead?

100NO 556: The 6th Blue Zone + Live to 100 Review #5

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… Continue reading 100NO 556: The 6th Blue Zone + Live to 100 Review #5

100NO 548: Damo’s Frustration – Live to 100 – Secrets of the Blue Zones Review Part 4

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… Continue reading 100NO 548: Damo’s Frustration – Live to 100 – Secrets of the Blue Zones Review Part 4

100NO 547: Live to 100 – Secrets of the Blue Zones Review Part 3 – Ikaria

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… Continue reading 100NO 547: Live to 100 – Secrets of the Blue Zones Review Part 3 – Ikaria

100NO 545: Live to 100 – Secrets of the Blue Zones Review Part 1

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.… Continue reading 100NO 545: Live to 100 – Secrets of the Blue Zones Review Part 1

100NO 531: What are Blue Zones and why are they magical

The Blue Zones, created and identified by National Geographic in 2004, have long been a conversation on 100 Not Out that we are embarrassed to say, we have never really explained in an episode! So, some 531 episodes in to 100 Not Out, here we are to share our insights on the Blue Zones. The… Continue reading 100NO 531: What are Blue Zones and why are they magical

WWR 225: Longevity & Blue Zones

Why are some people living much longer and healthier lives? We always want the elixir of youth and vitality and is it possible that some people around the world have found this? The blue zones around the world include Okinawa (Japan), Sardinia (Italy), Nicoya (Costa Rica), Icaria (Greece) and Loma Linda (California, USA). These regions… Continue reading WWR 225: Longevity & Blue Zones