New platform helping Aussies stay younger for longer | Today Show Australia

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[00:00:00]Well, he became an iconic Ironman champion at just 19 years old. Not you, Carl. Now, more than 40 years later, Guy Leech, not Carl, is hoping to change the game when it comes to longevity.

[00:00:12]>> Look at that handsome rooster right there. Well, he's launched a new platform to help keep Aussies [music] healthy as they age and transform our attitude around wellness. Hasn't there been some movement? Guy Leech joins us now in the studio. Big round of applause for Guy. Welcome, Guy.

[00:00:25]Great to see you.

[00:00:27]>> [laughter] >> How good you look. I mean, there's been such a beautiful shift and you're obviously living it. Yeah, well, 62 now.

[00:00:33]It was funny, um, when I hit 60, I wanted to set a goal of what I could do when I was 70. Mhm. And I looked out into the space of, you know, longevity.

[00:00:40]It's become such a big thing.

[00:00:41]>> Yeah. And there's so much noise out there. You know, aging population, nearly 10 million people are over the age of 50 Mhm. in Australia. And, um, if you go down the rabbit hole with it, you can spend so much money and not know really what you're doing.

[00:00:54]>> Yeah.

[00:00:54]>> Well, I think you've just nailed it there, right? I mean, let's start with that because there is so much out there.

[00:00:58]How is one able to sort of sift through it and work out what works for them and what doesn't?

[00:01:03]>> look, I think there's there's your basic pillars that that work and they're boring, right? So, there's movement and, um, and exercise. There's food and nutrition, there's sleep and recovery, preventative health, so going to the doctor, getting checked up early >> Mhm. so you don't have something bad happen.

[00:01:18]Um, curiosity cuz, uh, and education cuz your your your, um, mental state. And also just, uh, social interaction, you know, being happy, right? Let's leave that [clears throat] out of it momentarily.

[00:01:29]>> [laughter] >> for our own sake. We just can't get into it and and it is so fundamentally important. Recovery, isn't it, right?

[00:01:35]So, you're opening the door here, um, where uh, you mentioned all the issues there. But, how do you sort through the wilderness?

[00:01:41]>> Well, you know, what what I came to realization was that there wasn't one platform you could go to to get the right information. So, I it took me 18 months to find the superstars in longevity, people that you could trust, like doctors, exercise physiologists, cardiologists, dieticians, etc. And I've taken 25 of them and and built programs for people to be able to go and know what they're doing on a daily basis and change habits. I mean, the the issue is that a lot of people start late, right?

[00:02:10]Which is fine. You can start late and you get a benefit like, you know, pretty much straight away, but they don't know what to do. Yeah. And there's influencers, fitness influencers out there that are telling you to do this and that, and people are trying to make money out of this product.

[00:02:22]>> Yeah. And I needed one platform, so we built a platform called Yanga Longa. And we take you on a personalized journey.

[00:02:28]So, you you're different to you, Carl, and and and so on. And same with me. But you can trust the people that are there because they're doing been doing it all their life. Because you've got things like, you know, protein's huge, obviously. Then you've got the IV drips, the infusions, then you've got peptides, which, you know, has been getting a bit of negative commentary around it lately because we don't quite know what's in it.

[00:02:47]What is the best way to to I get I mean, is that a cheats way out doing all of those little extra bits?

[00:02:52]>> We still don't know. Yeah. You know, like, yeah, there's been a big thing on saunas and the ice bath stuff and, you know, and earthing and intermittent fasting, but if I said to you guys, which is the most important, you're not going to know, right? And so, it's early days, but what I can say is that there's certain things that you need to do that are just the pillars of longevity, which I spoke about.

[00:03:13]>> And and I reckon it's wonderful, no matter what people are trying to do if they're trying to make themselves healthier and to live longer, then what's wrong with it? Except if they're they're consuming something that is bad for them, right? You mentioned those pillars. So, the thing is, Carl, right?

[00:03:27]You you want to live longer, right? We all want to hang around, but you don't want to hang around in a bad state. It's quality of life, which is your most important thing, you know? And so, we don't want to get an illness that's going to take us to our grave too early.

[00:03:39]And you don't want it to to last too long. So, the game is really how healthy can you be for as long as you can on the earth? And that's when I I set the goals when I was 60, I looked 10 years ahead and said, "What am I going to be doing when I'm 70?" And what do I need to do now every day to make sure that I can do that. Well, it's working for you. I I can't wait to look at this. I'm fully into it. Younger younger longer.life.

[00:04:02]Check it out and ready to go. It's great to see you guys. Good on you. Thanks guys.