How to Live Younger
2021 · ABC · 60 min · 1 season
S01E03 · Food
Tue, 5 Oct, 9:30 pm
Food dishes up the data on diet, showing how eating to specific dietary patterns, analysing our microbiomes and even going without food can boost our health, our moods and potentially allow us to live longer lives (Final).
About
Ever wondered about the secrets to living a long, healthy and happy life? How To Live Younger is an exciting 3-part series that looks at the scientific ‘hacks' that can help improve our lives; cutting through the ‘wellness' hype, revealing rigorous and robust scientific research that shows how we can prolong our time on earth.
In the past, if we were fortunate we might live until 80 years of age - but anticipating that the last 15 years might involve a slow, unavoidable deterioration. Now scientists believe that we can increase our ‘healthspan' to live more active, healthy and enjoyable years. Remarkably, many of the ‘diseases of ageing', such as heart disease, Alzheimer's, diabetes and depression, could in fact be preventable.
Episodes
- E01
Fit
Tue, 21 Sept· 60 minFit takes a deep dive into exercise, exploring how the simple act of moving can improve the health of our bodies and our brains. Scientists at top institutions around the world reveal how exercise can rewind the clock on cognitive decline, fight cancer, prevent disease, beat depression and even enhance our lives by making us smarter, more creative human beings.
- E02
Mind
Tue, 28 Sept· 60 minMind reveals how happiness, social connection, peace of mind, placebos and even how experiencing a sense of awe can change our lives for the better. Scientists at the forefront of loneliness and stress research also reveal the damaging effects negative emotions can have on our bodies at the molecular level.
- E03
Food
Tue, 5 Oct· 60 minFood dishes up the data on diet, showing how eating to specific dietary patterns, analysing our microbiomes and even going without food can boost our health, our moods and potentially allow us to live longer lives (Final).
Cast
Jacinta Parsons
Host