September 13, 2025 • 4 mins
More and more people are looking into living longer and staying healthier, with the longevity movement encouraging individuals to take control of their health.
People can be driven by a fear of becoming dependent or losing bodily function and appearance, and they're aiming to treat symptoms of aging through lifestyle changes, supplements, and medical advancements.
Naturopath and wellness expert Erin O'Hara explains the benefits of the movement - and reveals some habits you can utilise to help with the aging process.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudkin
from News talks'b.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Well, there's time and I'm joined by nitropreth Erin O'Hara.
Good morning, Good morning. We are going to talk about
longevity and the longevity movement. Is it about living longer?
Is it about living longer? Well, yeah, it's more.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Around living longer well and improving health spans for actually
the years you have that have good health, because we
really want to be able to live life, enjoy life,
and have the most out of that. And there's been
a massive movement over particularly the last five years around
longevity and how do we improve our longevity so we
can live longer? You know. And then there's the Netflix
(00:48):
documentary of You Can Live Forever and supposedly.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
You've got all the tech bros do need a small
fortune to you know, compare themselves to their sixteen year
old sons.
Speaker 3 (00:57):
Well, some of them are spending millions supposedly for longevity.
But is the research there And the answer is no,
Like a lot of what they're trying out is really
just an experiment on themselves. And you know, it's a
study of one whether if.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
You want to be a human guinea pig. Someone will
appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Down the line, I suppose questionable, Yeah, And I guess
that's where we don't know how well these different options
work and whether they actually do improve longevity. That is
totally questionable. When it comes to longevity, it's really looking
at three concepts, one being extending lifespan, extending health span,
(01:35):
and also reversing the hall marks of aging and how
we can do that and the factors that really are
involved in longevity. A big proportion of it is actually genetic.
When you look at the studies, twenty five percent about
is longevity is to do with your genetics. So if
you have good genes, you're more likely to live longer.
(01:56):
You can't change those. You can do things that obviously
we're going to help to improve your genetics, particularly looking
at the talomere or the ends of the chromosomes, which
is where most of the supplements that are out there
on the market are based around things that are going
to help with improving the p talomes.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
So very quickly is the most basic way to work
out where you've got good genes is if your parents
have managed and grandparents have managed to live longer absolutely
and without disease.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
And there's no guarantee, but no absolutely. If your pearents
and grandparents all have lived to a very long age,
then genetically you're more likely to live longer. You could
do genetic testing. Whether you want to spend a lot
of money to look at what your genes are like
questionable whether that's going to be helpful to you or not.
The other factor around longevity is environments that you live in,
(02:42):
particularly air quality and lifestyle as well. Like you can
do a lot with just your basic lifestyle. You don't
need expensive supplements. You need to look at what can
you do that it can actually help you live longer,
And that comes down to your healthy diet, your exercise,
your quality sleep, avoiding harmful habits like smoking and excessive
alcohol drinking, and keeping also those social connections at such
(03:05):
a big part and improving quality of life and longevity
as well.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Would be quite fascinating to know whether on average our
biological age is higher or lower than our chronological age.
I would say my biological age might be slightly higher, Yeah, and.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
How they calculate that, Like I'm like, oh, that's such
an interesting concept of chronological age based on your age
and how many years you've been alive, and the biological age,
which is really something just scientifically calculated. Whether it's actually
proving anything to you, whether you're going to live longer
or not, that's questionable in itself, but it is something
that people are really keen on looking at that they
(03:41):
are they actually biologically younger than their chronological age, But
whether that's actually helpful to you, I would really Christion
then I think we're better off focusing on what can
we do to live our best, healthiest life.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
I know my psychological age is a lot lower than
my chronological age.
Speaker 3 (03:58):
And I think it's about all those things we can
do that actually just improve our overall health, not just
focusing on the longevity side of things, so healthy life style, quality, sleep,
managing stress, social connections, avoiding anything that's harmful for our
body like smoking and pollution. And I think when it
comes to supplements, be mindful what you're buying, like the
big things that I see in the market, especially at
(04:19):
the moment of things like MNN, which is such a
controversial one, particularly for someone like me who's science based,
because for me, the science is still in its experimental phase.
And yeah, might be amazing, but also it's still got
a lot of development to come out. Whether it will
make you live longer, I think that there's still research
(04:41):
needed in that. I don't think anyone's taken it for
a long amount of time and seeing them live to
one hundred and twenty. But maybe that will be the
next thing.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Maybe one day. Thank you so much. Eron something to
think about.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
For more from the Sunday session with Francesca Rudkin, listen
live to News Talks it'd be from nine am Sunday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudkin
from News talks'b.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Well, there's time and I'm joined by nitropreth Erin O'Hara.
Good morning, Good morning. We are going to talk about
longevity and the longevity movement. Is it about living longer?
Is it about living longer? Well, yeah, it's more.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Around living longer well and improving health spans for actually
the years you have that have good health, because we
really want to be able to live life, enjoy life,
and have the most out of that. And there's been
a massive movement over particularly the last five years around
longevity and how do we improve our longevity so we
can live longer? You know. And then there's the Netflix
(00:48):
documentary of You Can Live Forever and supposedly.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
You've got all the tech bros do need a small
fortune to you know, compare themselves to their sixteen year
old sons.
Speaker 3 (00:57):
Well, some of them are spending millions supposedly for longevity.
But is the research there And the answer is no,
Like a lot of what they're trying out is really
just an experiment on themselves. And you know, it's a
study of one whether if.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
You want to be a human guinea pig. Someone will
appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Down the line, I suppose questionable, Yeah, And I guess
that's where we don't know how well these different options
work and whether they actually do improve longevity. That is
totally questionable. When it comes to longevity, it's really looking
at three concepts, one being extending lifespan, extending health span,
(01:35):
and also reversing the hall marks of aging and how
we can do that and the factors that really are
involved in longevity. A big proportion of it is actually genetic.
When you look at the studies, twenty five percent about
is longevity is to do with your genetics. So if
you have good genes, you're more likely to live longer.
(01:56):
You can't change those. You can do things that obviously
we're going to help to improve your genetics, particularly looking
at the talomere or the ends of the chromosomes, which
is where most of the supplements that are out there
on the market are based around things that are going
to help with improving the p talomes.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
So very quickly is the most basic way to work
out where you've got good genes is if your parents
have managed and grandparents have managed to live longer absolutely
and without disease.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
And there's no guarantee, but no absolutely. If your pearents
and grandparents all have lived to a very long age,
then genetically you're more likely to live longer. You could
do genetic testing. Whether you want to spend a lot
of money to look at what your genes are like
questionable whether that's going to be helpful to you or not.
The other factor around longevity is environments that you live in,
(02:42):
particularly air quality and lifestyle as well. Like you can
do a lot with just your basic lifestyle. You don't
need expensive supplements. You need to look at what can
you do that it can actually help you live longer,
And that comes down to your healthy diet, your exercise,
your quality sleep, avoiding harmful habits like smoking and excessive
alcohol drinking, and keeping also those social connections at such
(03:05):
a big part and improving quality of life and longevity
as well.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Would be quite fascinating to know whether on average our
biological age is higher or lower than our chronological age.
I would say my biological age might be slightly higher, Yeah, and.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
How they calculate that, Like I'm like, oh, that's such
an interesting concept of chronological age based on your age
and how many years you've been alive, and the biological age,
which is really something just scientifically calculated. Whether it's actually
proving anything to you, whether you're going to live longer
or not, that's questionable in itself, but it is something
that people are really keen on looking at that they
(03:41):
are they actually biologically younger than their chronological age, But
whether that's actually helpful to you, I would really Christion
then I think we're better off focusing on what can
we do to live our best, healthiest life.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
I know my psychological age is a lot lower than
my chronological age.
Speaker 3 (03:58):
And I think it's about all those things we can
do that actually just improve our overall health, not just
focusing on the longevity side of things, so healthy life style, quality, sleep,
managing stress, social connections, avoiding anything that's harmful for our
body like smoking and pollution. And I think when it
comes to supplements, be mindful what you're buying, like the
big things that I see in the market, especially at
(04:19):
the moment of things like MNN, which is such a
controversial one, particularly for someone like me who's science based,
because for me, the science is still in its experimental phase.
And yeah, might be amazing, but also it's still got
a lot of development to come out. Whether it will
make you live longer, I think that there's still research
(04:41):
needed in that. I don't think anyone's taken it for
a long amount of time and seeing them live to
one hundred and twenty. But maybe that will be the
next thing.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Maybe one day. Thank you so much. Eron something to
think about.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
For more from the Sunday session with Francesca Rudkin, listen
live to News Talks it'd be from nine am Sunday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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