The Laws of Wellness: Recent Episodes
Zaparas Lawyers
Ever wondered what the laws of wellness really are?
In this special podcast series commissioned by Zaparas Lawyers, longevity experts Dr Damian Kristof and Marcus Pearce (hosts of the 100 Not Out podcast), dive deep into the unconditional laws that make up what it is to be healthy.
Does friendship trump diet? How does work fulfilment impact health and wellness? And what role does workplace culture play in our physical health?
In this limited edition 12-episode series, Marcus and Damian explore the laws of wellness in an effort to answer all these questions and a whole lot more.
Share these episodes with your colleagues, friends and family, so that you can grow a community that understand and live by the laws of wellness.
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About Zaparas Lawyers
Zaparas Lawyers has a proud tradition of service as a family business. With over 40 years specialising in personal injury law, we operate across a range of practice areas such as WorkCover, TAC, Public Liability, Superannuation and Occupational Disease. Our strong company ethos is underscored by believing in a society where all individuals have appropriate redress when they suffer loss. In support of this ethos, we do everything in our power to make the legal process as open, uncomplicated and as non-frightening for our clients as possible. By providing the best advice we achieve just compensation for clients and earn a strong reputation and as well as respect in our field.
Our History
Peter and Lia Zaparas founded Zaparas Lawyers in 1981 with a strong legal intellect and a genuine spirit of caring and collaboration.
As their business grew, so did their family, and they couldn’t have been prouder than when their three children (Yianni, Paul and Zoe) joined the firm themselves.
Now, the wider family has grown to over 170 members, all with a genuine desire to care for people and help put them and their families on the road to recovery. The entire team not only cares about getting justice through the law, but is also deeply concerned about the welfare and interests of our clients. This is at the centre of everything we do.
Our Values
Trust our family to care for you - Zaparas personal injury lawyers believe in treating everyone as if they are family. By getting to know our clients on a one-to-one basis, we are able to apply the most consideration to each and every case. Going above and beyond for our clients is the standard at Zaparas, offering a unique combination of compassion and legal excellence.
What’s important to you, is important to us - Our personal injury lawyers are deeply concerned about the welfare and interests of every single client. Each case is of equal importance to us. We have found that the best way to help our clients move on with their lives is to take a more considerate and personalised approach.
Respect drives our success - Respect is instilled into every aspect of our process. Respect is why our personal injury lawyers take the time to get to know every individuals’ story. It is why we fight for justice, and our driving motivator in getting people lives back on track. Our honest and caring structure earns the mutual respect of all parties which ultimately leads to better outcomes for our clients.
https://www.zaparaslaw.com.au
Have you ever wondered what is the instruction manual for the operation of your entire body?
Welcome to your genes.
What are Genes?
And are they scary, defective and anxiety-causing beings?
Absolutely not!
On this episode we discuss the modern hysteria around genes and our health, and what’s required to bring some common sense and clarity back to the conversation.
We discuss -
Family history
Epigenetics
Lifestyle factors and genes
The influx of genetic diseases
And much more.
Resources -
100 Not Out Ep 11 with Mimi Kirk - Voted PETA’s sexiest vegetarian over 50. Mimi’s family was incredibly unhealthy and they all had the same genes.
100 Not Out Ep 517 - Stress, Genes and our limiting beliefs.
Nature v Nurture | Genes v Environment. 100 Not Out episode 320.
Mental health - and creating excellent mental health is not just a buzz term, but perhaps more important than ever in order to thrive both at work and in our personal lives.
Whilst the topic itself can seem overwhelming, we break down what we believe are 5 essentials to creating excellent mental health.
We discuss -
- The power of sleep on good mental health, and it’s ability to diminish our mental health.
- The importance of socialising in accordance with your personality (especially for introverts).
- The role of social media consumption on mental health
- The ingredient of regular movement, and how it can improve our mental health.
- And the importance of eating, not just a healthy diet, but with other people around us.
Resources
100 Not Out ep 510 - Mental Flexibility for Longevity
100 Not Out ep 428 - Damo’s vulnerable Mental Wellness Masterclass
The Imperfects Podcast
This episode is for the advanced learners! If you’re into gut health, and want to go beyond the basics, get ready for a masterclass.
We discuss the upper gut, middle gut and lower gut - the signs and symptoms of each area of the gut as well as the conditions that relate to each area.
From burping and indigestion to SIBO and parasites, each condition that starts in the gut comes from a different area of the gut.
Makes sense, right? But what we do about that, and how we go about improving our gut health depends on more than just where it’s originating.
How are you absorbing your food? And what do you do next?
From the sesame seed challenge and more conversations about poo, tune into the Laws of Gut Health.
Resources
Sources of Gluten list
The Gut Movie by Kale Brock & featuring Dr Damian Kristof
Whats With Wheat documentary by Cyndi O’Meara
Trevor Hendy is a six–time Australian surf life saving Ironman champion and member of the Australian Sporting Hall of Fame. However this isn’t why he’s speaking on 100 Not Out. Trevor is helping people right around the world shift their awareness around their entire life. In this conversation we explore the challenges of transitioning from one career to another, and amongst other things look at family, wealth and health.
Only the US, Switzerland and Hong Kong have more wealth than Australia.
Depending on who you ask, Australia might even be top of the wealth tree.
Regardless of what research you look at, it costs a good amount of money to live in Australia. And yet, for all of that, many Australians still aim to retire on the pension, not realising that they are setting goals to live in relative poverty.
On this podcast we discuss the laws of financial health. It’s not rocket science, it’s simply common sense. And we don’t share it in a prescriptive manner, since neither of us are financial experts.
Instead, we share our stories and experiences in the hope that you are on the right side of financial health as you get older and can enjoy the bounty of living in Australia.
Resources -
The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape
Your Exceptional Life by Marcus Pearce
What does it take to live a sensational personal life and a fulfilling professional life in 2023 and beyond?
On the back of COVID, hybrid working environments and a complete restructure of “how to live”, we discuss just some of the tips and tricks we believe can lead to victory in the workplace and at home.
Resources
Ted Lasso on Apple TV+
Tony Robbins on Quote of the Day show
5AM Club by Robin Sharma
Miracle Morning
Eddie Jaku will tell you that he is the happiest man you'll ever meet. And it would be very difficult to disagree!
Having previously interviewed Eddie almost two years ago (a double feature on episodes 103 and 104 of 100 Not Out), we follow up with Eddie just shy of his 98th birthday at the Jewish Museum in Sydney.
For the full background on Eddie's story we recommend you listen to the previous episodes.
To simply capture how someone who has experienced such pain and tragedy in their lifetime can experience such joy and love, tune in for some Eddie Jaku magic.
RESOURCESBuy Eddie's book The Happiest Man on Earth
Watch Eddie's TedX Talk
Watch Eddie on The Project
What does it take to win the year and not buy into the hype of New Year's Resolutions?
In this episode of the Laws of Wellness we discuss the importance of filling your own jug up first before helping others ...
From health to wealth, career and family and everything in between, this episode touches on all aspects of life so that no stone gets left unturned in the quest to have your best year yet.
Christmas, holidays & Summer is upon us in Australia - no matter what you call this time of year, there are “laws” which dictate whether you’ll have a great time or not.
From the way you serve food to what you do when you’ve eaten too much; from the way you welcome guests (who you may not see eye to eye with) to the way you manage the purse strings ... whatever your background, whether you love this time of year or not, we believe there’s something for everyone in episode 7 of the Laws of the Wellness.
Resources -
Damo’s favourite Christmas songs (Bing Crosby)
Christmas Stress & How to Handle It (100 Not Out Episode 402)
Is the news good or bad? Does it create a more stressful version of us in the workplace?
Our relationship to news is a touchy subject for some.
Many people are defensive of their news consumption - “it’s essential” and “I need to be informed” are just two statements you’ll hear from news junkies.
But does general news consumption make us a healthier, more vibrant colleague and team member?
On this episode we discuss the laws of news and stress, outlining just some of the physical impacts constant and regular news consumption can have on us.
When you consider that we consume in excess of 10,000 news stories per year, this episode is one that may be both challenging and empowering.
Resources -
Article in The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/apr/12/news-is-bad-rolf-dobelli
The alternative view - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/apr/18/rolf-dobelli-ideas-news-dangerous
Page 179 to 185 of Your Exceptional Life by Marcus Pearce - Click here to buy
Crack Your Stress Code - Watch Damian’s presentation here. (Life Changing!)
Coffee, wine and chocolate. Three delicious items most people love - and that most people have tried or are trying to give up.
On this episode of the Laws of Wellness, we discuss the good, the bad, and the stressful of coffee, wine and chocolate.
Is there a good time to give up coffee? How much is too much? Milk or no milk?
We talk about the 5 Golden Rules of Alcohol, which we both observed on Ikaria, the Greek Island known as the “island where people forget to die”.
And chocolate? Well, you’ll just have to tune in to see what we think of that ...
On a serious note, this episode is all about control. If any of coffee, wine and chocolate control you, then that’s a problem.
If you control them, then you’re in a position of wellness.
Resources - Cacao - https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-10-cocoa-producing-countries.html Wine - https://www.wellandgood.com/wines-from-ikaria-greece/ Coffee - https://www.wellandgood.com/coffee-brewing-tricks/
Diets, supplements and superfoods. Could there be any more confusing trio of topics in the health and wellness world?
Why do we diet? Do they even work? What are the best ones?
Supplements are a multi billion dollar industry and still even the most intelligent among us aren’t sure if they’re expensive urine, an insurance policy, or just a waste of money.
Superfood, meanwhile, wasn’t even a word until the early 2000s ... so what does this somewhat recent trend mean for our health?
All these questions get answered as Marcus puts Damian under the griller on this episode of The Laws of Wellness.
Resources -
Damian Kristof shares his Palm Method of eating well in this video
Book - The Blue Zones by Dan Beuttner
There’s no doubt that the culture of a company is a combination of it’s people. So how do you become the best person to work with?
On this episode of The Laws of Wellness we look at four essential ingredients to be an incredible colleague. Better yet, these strategies can be used in your personal life to enhance friendships, family relationships and so on.
The four ways we discuss today are -
- Spend at least 200 quality hours together
- Talk about your problems
- Be there in the tough times
- Help without seeking permission
Resources
For more on these 4 laws you can read pages 75-80 of Marcus’s book Your Exceptional Life. Available at www.marcuspearce.com.au
Dr Gary Chapman’s 5 Love Languages framework has been applied to the workplace. Go to https://5lovelanguages.com/store and click on Workplace to see books related to healthy professional relationships.
Links to the studies mentioned -
200 quality hours - https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0265407518761225
Talk about your problems - https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(89)91551-1
What does it take to have a fulfilling career? On this episode of The Laws of Wellness, we discuss the 3 laws of career fulfilment.
- What stage of life are you in (which will impact the type of career you have)
- Are you doing what you love (and tips on how to do so)
- Are you putting the human ‘being’ into your career, or are you focusing too much on the human ‘doing’?
These three laws are laid bare on this episode with examples, stories and tips on how to not only create fulfilment for your own career, but inspire those alongside you to come along for the ride!
Further resources for you to dive deeper into topics discussed in this episode include -
Your Exceptional Life by Marcus Pearce (especially pages 1 - 42 on career)
Crack Your Stress Code with Damian Kristof Part 1 of 2
https://thewellnesscouch.com/100no/100no-35-crack-your-stress-code
Crack Your Stress Code with Damian Kristof Part 2 of 2
https://thewellnesscouch.com/100no/100no-36-what-is-stressing-you-out-crack-your-stress-code-2
Brené Brown and Glennon Doyle - We Can Do Hard Things
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5iYjEaAOafspWrP1IiB4pV?si=acf07cdbe99c4c5f&nd=1
John Typaldos is a strong advocate for the rights of everyday Australians and passionately believes in the need for high quality and affordable legal assistance. Throughout his career, John has handled several landmark cases and conducted extensive litigation in the Victorian Magistrates', County and Supreme Courts. John has also co-authored the Victorian Worker's Compensation chapter of Halsbury's Laws of Australia.
On this introductory episode of The Laws of Wellness, John shares -
- His upbringing and the diet and health habits his mother instilled in him
- How he manages work life and wellness
- His favourite wellness tips
- How he manages the pressures of working in the law, especially working in such a sensitive part of the law that is workplace and injury law.
Resources that will help you based on this chat with John include -
Find A Chiro -
https://www.chiro.org.au/
Traditional Chinese Medicine -
https://www.chinesemedicineboard.gov.au/
John mentions in the episode that he has acupuncture regularly. If you’re new to acupuncture, here's a fact sheet -
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/acupuncture