How to Live to 100 | podcast
When he turned sixty, Phil Daoust, the deputy editor of the Guardian’s G2 section made a decision. He was happy, healthy and wanted to stay that way for as long as possible. As a young man he was not concerned with diets and exercise, preferring long boozy lunches, pies and walks to the pub. Later, after a period of depression, he started to get healthier, but he wanted more.
He realized that he was no longer afraid of old age and decided to try to live to be a hundred years old. He was inspired by people approaching that age, such as John Starbuck, a 93-year-old who regularly spends his days at the gym and is an avid fan of the gym. water polo player. With a strong community around him, he illustrates the importance of social connections to live longer.
Phil tells Helen Pidd how he started a strict exercise regime, increased his protein intake and improved his diet. He also had a brain scan and spoke to experts about how to prevent dementia. But is it all worth it, Helen wonders, with a fitness regimen that sounds as grueling as a part-time job and food chosen for nutritional value alone?
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