A closer look into Chris Hemsworth's family, career and life-changing advice we learned from Limitless
Chris Hemsworth is on a quest to live better for longer.
So, he's pushed himself to the absolute limits in the thrilling doco-series Limitless.
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Across six unmissable episodes, Chris has challenged his fitness, health and happiness with the help of his family and friends.
He's also learned a few things along the way – and so have we!
Scroll through as we take a look inside Chris' life and the biggest health takeaways from the series.
Chris opens up about his childhood
During the series, Chris revealed he grew up in the Northern Territory, which set the inspiration for his next grueling challenge.
"I grew up right in the middle of nowhere, four and a half hours from the nearest town," he said.
The actor revealed his earliest memory from that time in his life – an emotional story of how he got lost at age four in the dusty red outback.
"I didn't own a pair of shoes because it was too hot, and we spent our time outside, basically," Chris explained.
"My earliest memory, I was very young, probably four... I remember my dad going to pick someone up from the airport which is a big strip of dirt basically in the middle of the outback...
"And I walked out looking for him, and then just kept on walking.
"I remember the dry, crackling heat, the red dust that just gets into everything... and the feeling of my feet, just feeling like they were on fire," he recalled.
"I was in tears, I didn't know where my dad was. But all of a sudden he came over the hill."
Chris said his dad was in "an obvious state of panic" wondering what Chis was doing in the middle outback wandering around on his own.
But Chris said he didn't understand his dad's concern, being at the age that he was, only the joy he felt when they were reunited.
"I remember the warmth and the comfort of feeling safe and secure in his arms," he said.
Chris makes a life-changing health discovery
In the series, the actor came face-to-face with his "biggest fear" after learning he has an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease.
In his quest to live better for longer, Chris was sent for a "whole list of tests", including blood tests and genetic testing.
Dr. Attia revealed that Chris has a "very rare combination" of genes from both his mum and dad's side, which could mean an increased risk of the disease.
"How much higher?" Chris questioned.
"Probably somewhere between eight and ten times higher than that of someone in the general population," Dr. Attia said.
Here, Chris is pictured with his dad and brothers.
Chris reveals his 'biggest fear'
Reflecting on the news, Chris admitted: "I've never really focused on the health of my brain, this news changes things."
Sharing black and white photos, Chris looked back on his early years, while thinking about his future with his family.
"The idea that I won't remember the life I've experienced, or my wife, my kids, this is probably my biggest fear," Chris revealed.
Chris opens up about his grandfather
Chris revealed that Alzheimer's disease, something that runs in his family.
"My grandfather, yeah he has Alzheimer's," Chris shared.
"It's tricky because when he is lucid, then he gets very worried because he realises who people are and where he is, you know... so it's daunting and scary."
"I have such beautiful memories, which I'm so, so thankful for, of just this nurturing, kind individual," he said softly.
"Perhaps the news I have a higher risk of Alzheimer's shouldn't have come as a total surprise," Chris later pondered.
The health benefits of socialising
Dr. Attia reassured Chris that there were steps he could take to reduce his risk to that of anyone else.
On top of eating and sleeping well, challenging his mind and body with new experiences, and immersing himself in nature away from the distractions and stress of modern life, there is one more thing – socialising.
"Spending time with other people is good for our brains," Dr. Sha explained.
"Interacting with others can encourage us to learn new things, spark new thoughts, or ways of seeing the world.
"But when we're isolated, our risk of developing dementia is about fifty percent higher."
So of all the things we know about protecting our longevity, the people around us could be the most important.
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