Longevity is in, aging is out.
061 | ANEWWITHHUE: A monthly Saturday listicle to spark joy on life, wellness, & beyond.
Podcast. Wisdom From the Top with Guy Raz. On connecting with strangers—benefits are mutual. Keohane shares unique perspectives from growing up around a family-owned mortuary business and why connection matters more now in the digital age.
Podcast. The Next Big Idea. Managing emotions requires a personalised strategy. Ethan Kross discusses innovative methods, like sensory interventions—using music, scents, art—and language-switching to help reframe our emotional response.
Podcast. The Next Big Idea. Dr. David Sinclair shares groundbreaking longevity research from his lab at Harvard University: reframes aging as the root cause of most diseases. Suggesting by reversing biological and epigenetic age, we could potentially make diseases obsolete. He presents emerging evidence on how malfunctioning cells are what drives aging-related diseases and how this may potentially be avoidable. A jaw dropping series on longevity.
Podcast. Feel Better, Live More. Dr. Gabrielle Lyon defines muscle building as the cornerstone of disease prevention and metabolic health. She provides actionable guidance on incorporating strength training into daily life and speaks to why sufficient protein intake matters.
“We are training to become better at life.” — Dr Gabrielle Lyon.
Podcast. BBC: Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast. Kathy Willis of the University of Oxford reveals nature’s measurable health benefits: roses can reduce blood pressure, lavender matches effectiveness of anti-anxiety medication, and how nature immersion affects inflammatory markers. This emerging field of environmental microbiome science validates nature’s irreplaceable role as a physiological health intervention.
“If you value your health and well-being, and your mental and physical well-being, then you need to think about how you’re going to interact with nature as much as you think about how many green vegetables you’re going to eat a week.” — Kathy Willis, Oxford University
Podcast. The Human Upgrade with David Asprey and Timbaland shines light on the music entrepreneurs journey from addict to health enthusiast. Calling himself a fitness addict, he’s sharing his story, with hopes of others finding value in his story. Like with his music, he advocates for intuition driven decisions.
Article. Apartment Therapy. The Absolute Best Plant for Beginners That Anyone Can Keep Alive (and 8 More Just Like It!). by Molly Williams and The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Your Home’s Indoor Light (and Which Plants Love It! by Cori Sears. (February 12, 2025) are the essential guides for novice houseplant parent hopefuls.
Funnily enough I have one of each of these plants at home. These guides would’ve been lifesavers because I’ve sadly killed a handful of plants in my day.
Article. Financial Times. Henry Mance. January 25, 2025. The anti-Shein manifesto — my quest to buy better, buy less asks the hard questions about fast fashion and how we buy, that we all need to think about. Wise thoughts.
“What if, instead of being pleasantly surprised when an item lasted more than five years or so, I shopped only for things that I thought would make it?”
“In short: expensive isn’t always durable, durable isn’t always sustainable, and sustainable isn’t always cost-effective.”
— Henry Mance, FT
Article. Art Rotterdam. Emily van Driessen. Exploring Layers of Decolonisation and Craft: A Conversation with Marcos Kueh. Featuring Malaysian artist Marcos Kueh and his modern interpretation of traditional textiles, which explores themes around postcolonial identity and heritage. I would love to own one of his works one day— vibrant, visceral, and striking!
Article. VOX. Allie Volpe. Want a better social life? Try these easy habits. A terrific overview on research-backed strategies on why maintaining diverse relationships matters. Drawing from studies of various social scientists’, this article covers the essential bases: how’s your social-biome?
“A healthy social biome is one with variety— among the types of people we talk to and the kinds of conversations we have— as well as alone time.” — Allie Volpe
YouTube. Big Think. Dr Morgan Levine. The Science of Super Longevity. “Some of us are faster agers and some of us are slower agers.” A comprehensive distillation on why “slow aging” and longevity are the hottest thing to hit science right now; it’s implications on diseases and why scientists and enthusiast alike are ecstatic. Don’t be put off, by the video cover artwork—haha.
Movie. LEGO. Piece by Piece. Surprisingly moving. Pharell Williams’ life story told through LEGO animation. Chronicling his incredible musical and cultural contribution, told through an innovative format. I admit I was skeptical, but this was real fresh—and I teared. Although I would’ve also loved the story in a normal documentary format. Maybe he’s saving it for a future documentary, that’ll include his current life act as the Men’s Creative Director at Louis Vuitton.
Movie. Netflix. Quincy. Watch Quincy Jones’ monumental career and influence. From humble beginnings in the ghettos of the South Side Chicago to becoming a music legend. His impact across multiple decades, genres, and generations is wild! Incredible story and documentary. It’s breathtaking to see what one man can achieve in one lifetime.
Video. @greatbigstory on Instagram. A self-taught 81-year-old coder, who only purchased her first laptop at 57. She’s made it her life mission to help the silver generation embrace technology. Her TEDx Tokyo talk is great too. She defies ageism and shows how age is no barrier, as she encourages the audience to share her story with parents and grandparents alike. The message: it’s never too late at any age, it’s astonishing to witness this woman buzzing with energy.
Campaign. @trainwithjoan for Lululemon. I love that Lululemon partnered with Joan MacDonald. Starting fitness in her 70s, she’s now a top fitness influencer and at 78, she’s also working with one of the world’s top fitness brands. Amazing!
Information. On IG. Dr Mark Hyman. We don’t have to resign to fate, science confirms we can shape how we age. Diet and lifestyle choices play a far greater role than we realise, this post summarizes it best.
Education. Harvard University. Free online courses. Why not learn something new from one of the world’s most prestigious institutions—at no additional cost?
Longevity is in and aging is out.
The unintentional theme that’s emerged this month. It’s exciting to entertain the idea that disease and degradation of old age may become obsolete.
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