What an incredible episode with an incredible health hero Dr Sean O’Mara. Dr O’Mara gives a no nonsense, no prisoners-taken masterclass on visceral fat and adipose tissue, and how it’s killing you and turning on the “ugly button”. What sets this episode apart is not only Dr O’Mara’s knowledge, but his use of incredible visual images to tell the story of visceral fat and how it is creating disease and death. This is one of the most important episodes I’ve ever done. Dr. Sean O'Mara works with bus...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 265
It’s painful seeing so much sickness and ill-health. And one of the big reasons for so much sickness is the pain so many people’s guts are in. IBS, Chron’s disease and ulcerative colitis are becoming more common for more people, and tragically as young as 6 months old. This episode is a true gut health masterclass , with someone who really knows his gut stuff and is having real clinical success with real people, Josh Dech. Josh Dech is a Holistic Nutritionist and IBD specialist who believes that...
Jun 26, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 264
Guests don’t get as accomplished and credentials as Dr Robert Lufkin, a physician and medical school professor of the highest calibre with over 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers. And then he wrote a book about the lies he HIMSELF was teaching in medical school. I believe this is one of the most important books I have ever read, and that Dr Lufkin himself is one of the greatest health heroes speaking truth despite the personal consequences. That’s why it was a true privilege to have him on the ...
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 263
Light is life. While everyone is obsessed with diet and exercise, they do not understand that we humans are fundamentally light beings and without the right light inputs, at the right times and exposed to the right places, genuine optimal human health cannot be achieved. That’s why the pioneering laser light work being done with Dr Brandon Crawford is truly incredible. Whether treating his own Hashimoto’s or healing the brains of children with autism or ADHD, I believe Dr Crawford’s lasers have ...
Jun 11, 2025•50 min•Season 1Ep. 262
So, your cholesterol is high? The big question my guest today is asking is - does it even matter? Why this does matter so much is because Dave Feldman and his network of researchers are asking a fundamentally new question about cholesterol and lipids, and whether they are in fact energy adaptogens, responsible for trafficking energy under the right conditions around the body and not predictable of cardiovascular disease. Because if Oreos can lower your “bad” cholesterol as much as a statin, medi...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 261
Dr Patrick Porter is on a mission to better a billion brains, and he’s definitely bettered a few thousand brains with me here in Africa. BrainTap is a game-changing mental performance tool, and yet people tell me every week they don’t have time for it. It breaks my heart, because people do not understand the power they are refusing to even try. In today’s show Dr Porter shares some incredible insights on how best to utilize BrainTap, amazing new research statistics and why his latest discovery N...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 260
Despite being the most studied supplement of all time, creatine is making a big resurgence. It’s been the hot topic in the health podcast space for the past year, as new scientific evidence is showing creatine is about more than looking big, but has big and important effects on brain health and overall longevity. But, like all things, creatine needs to be handled with care. It needs to be the right type, at the right dose, at the right times, with the right movement and for the right person. Tha...
May 15, 2025•54 min•Season 1Ep. 259
As much as I love and believe in the medical science and biohacks of the 21st century, there is wisdom and knowing that will be forever timeless. Whether my first passion Traditional Chinese Medicine, or Ayurvedic medicine, there are good reasons these health paradigms have lasted for thousands of years. The trick now is how to integrate and make them relevant in today’s modern world, which is the mission of todays guest Nidhi Pandya. Get her new book “Your Body Already Knows”: https://www.goodr...
Apr 30, 2025•57 min•Season 1Ep. 258
“Health starts in the mouth”. It’s truer than people know. When oral issues can be correlated to about 80% of chronic disease, it may be the most critical area of health neglected by the public and misunderstood by professionals. Which is why Dr Michelle is the voice we need in the world of oral health. Her pain to purpose story combined with a passion for science and her patient’s wellbeing, I wish dentists around the world heard her message and also became health based dentists. PRE-ORDER her ...
Apr 23, 2025•56 min•Season 1Ep. 257
PUFAS, MUFAS and LUFAS. No, they’re not a new type of cereal or sponge for the shower, these are the types of dietary fats that will either make or break your metabolism. And the key here is where are you getting them from aka what are you eating. Which is Ashley Armstrong's expertise. Not only from a scientific point of view, but because she became a regenerative farmer in order to ensure creating the right fatty acid composition for her animals and the humans that will eventually consume them ...
Apr 17, 2025•58 min•Season 1Ep. 256
The idea of living to 100 or longer but being as healthy as someone in their 30s is one I am both fascinated and hoping to achieve. And I believe at the core of this pursuit is data. But what data? What’s the most important, and how do you measure it? And how do you improve it? To answer these questions and many more, there was nobody better to have on the show than longevity expert Dr Jeffrey Gladden. Dr. Jeffrey R. Gladden MD, FACC is a distinguished authority in the field of longevity and pre...
Apr 09, 2025•57 min•Season 1Ep. 255
The present state of health care is a paradox. The stats are terrible and terrifying, with almost everything trending in the wrong direction. And yet at the same time, we have more and more innovative treatment options than ever before, and many of them work. I know that because I do it everyday in my other life in regenerative medicine. So today I speak to another regenerative expert in Dr Neil Paulvin, and we unpack the huge host of options the world of regenerative medicine offers people with...
Apr 02, 2025•48 min•Season 1Ep. 254
I have been practicing regenerative medicine for nearly two decades, and I don’t know why it hasn’t taken off like I expected. I asked that question to Dr David Karli why he believes that is the case, and what he is doing to pioneer new techniques that produce better outcomes. This is a deep-dive, technical episode about the art and science of regenerative medicine, and in which situations it is the most appropriate model of care. Dr. David Karli is a renowned leader in the field of Regenerative...
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 253
Heart disease has been the number one killer worldwide for decades. Yet, from an industry perspective foundational biometric data like central pressures and arterial pressures have not been available to the general public. That’s why Craig Cooper stepped in to disrupt the health industry and provide what may become the most important preventative device to predict genuine mortality risk. Craig Cooper is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, and TV host. He co-founded Boost Mobile (U...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 252
Dr. Leland Stillman is on my Made To Thrive advisory board because I value his insight on and clinical experience with integrative medicine. He has been on my podcast several times, and recently I returned the favour as a guest on his Integrative Medicine podcast. In the episode, Dr. Stillman and I dive into important insights on my weight loss journey, nervous system regulation, chronic disease prevention, the significance of heart rate variability, breathwork, functional lab testing as well as...
Mar 07, 2025•56 min•Season 1Ep. 251
Are we in the midst of a great awakening of humanity? That’s what my guest today, Dr Moshe Daniel Block, believes. But why does that matter? It is because this is a time of hope. As each individual dives deeper into exploring their “I AM”, the spirit that flows within them, and comes to the profound realization that their life can be wondrous and full of abundance and health the power of this collective awakening grows and more and more people will realize there is great power within them to ove...
Feb 28, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 250
It’s called The Great Plant-Based Con, and boy oh boy, is it a con. From NGOs, Big Pharma, Big Ag, celebrities, universities, researchers, government - it’s a complicated web of interconnected incentives. I ask listeners to go into this podcast with an open mind, and truly listen to the knowledge of author Jayne Buxton based on the incredible amount of research she did in putting this book together. Get your copy of The Great Plant-Based Con NOW: https://thegreatplantbasedcon.com Jayne was born ...
Feb 21, 2025•57 min•Season 1Ep. 249
This is a step we must take. I have never seen anxiety like I have in the past few years and it is going to get worse until we move beyond the “just deal with it” paradigm and move to a heal it, grow from it and thrive from it paradigm. That’s why I cannot wait for you to listen to this episode with The Anxiety MD Dr Russ Kennedy. He is taking a body first approach to anxiety and actually healing it for good. Dr Russell Kennedy is a physician, neuroscience expert, somatic intuitive, certified yo...
Feb 13, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 248
Kelly Brogan has been on quite the journey. From the most orthodox believer in and member of the medical cathedral, to then writing a best selling book that rejected that system outright to now doing her deepest work in self reclamation and femininity, Kelly shares insights and reflections I believe will resonate with millions of women, and yes even men, out there. Why? Because she is speaking a message of eternal courage and truth, which is what I believe our world needs now more than ever. Kel...
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 247
Talking to Britt Frank a year ago was not only one of my favorite podcasts ever, it was a revelatory moment for me concerning trauma. I loved the way Britt changed the framing of that word and made it more accessible and approachable, and now with her new book she has done the same with anxiety. If you are someone who wonders why they are losing the battle with their minds or too afraid to explore the different parts of themselves, please, don’t miss this episode and share it with someone who ne...
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 246
Is it nature or nurture? Genetics or epigenetic? That is a core part of my discussion today with world renowned brain and childhood neurological disorder expert Dr Robert Melillo. He is doing miraculous things at his clinic, with an almost 100% success rate of remediating children with neurological issues ranging from autism to ADHD to bipolar disorder. How? By going to the root of the issue - the brain. Dr. Robert Melillo is one of the most respected specialists in childhood neurological disord...
Jan 23, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 245
Let food be thy medicine. This has been known for thousands and thousands of years. And yet somehow we have let Big Food and their toxic processed food run riot with our health. Today’s guest has done incredible research on how small, easily achievable adjustments to calcium and protein intake can reduce an elderly person’s risk of hip fracture, and therefore likelihood of early mortality, by nearly 50%. The message of today’s show is that the more real food we can provide ourselves and our fami...
Jan 16, 2025•50 min•Season 1Ep. 244
At least 60% of the biological audits I conduct find an underperforming, or lazy thyroid. Which is bad news for metabolism, weight gain, energy and sleep. The question then is, why? Why are thyroids underactive? And how do we promote thyroid health under the pressure of the modern urban lifestyle and environment? That’s the question answered by one of South Africa’s premier endocrinologists, Dr Sindeep Bhana. Support the show Follow Steve's socials: Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Facebook | Tw...
Jan 09, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 243
It’s a new year, so I want to begin with new hope. Mental health and performance is in an abyss I have never seen before. Brain fog, memory problems, mental fatigue, anxiety and everything else, we need new solutions to these ever-growing problems. That’s why I wanted to begin 2025 with Dr Jeoff Drobot, a pioneer who has for decades tried every health optimisation strategy and tool under the sun. Dr Drobot is tackling cognitive decline, mental distress and a host of autoimmune diseases by target...
Jan 02, 2025•58 min•Season 1Ep. 242
I believe in knowing your data. Knowing your numbers, because they are objective sign posts that guide us into targeted action, making medicine personal, proactive, preventative and performance enhancing. That’s why Dr Dale Bredesen’s ApolloHealth’s Cognoscopy test is a standard number I want all my clients to know as early as possible in their lives. Dr Bredesen has proven clinically that a targeted, functional and holistic health approach to mental performance and brain health can both prevent...
Dec 26, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 241
Stem cells are the key to your longevity. These miracles of life are what repair and rejuvenate everything about you biologically, creating “new” organs every few years and repairing damage and disease. But as we age, live unhealthy lifestyles and live in unnatural, toxic environments, the production and circulation of stem cells begins to wane, and thereby so does our health and therefore our life. That’s why Christian Drapeau and his patented stem cell mobilizing product is so exciting and as ...
Dec 19, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 240
Are you listening to your scalp? Because what is going on your head, and how your hair feels is at the crux of your hair health and your chances of hair loss. We are so emotionally connected to our hair, and people are willing to try just about anything to keep their hairspan! But that can be risky, and I regularly hear stories from patients about how trying some standard cream has had terrible side effects. That’s why you need to listen to Dr Alan Bauman, a true expert and pioneer in the world ...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 239
Your bones are the pillars of what it means to be “strong for life”, and there are few things are as important for health span and longevity as the strength of our bodies to be functional in our latter years. It is assumed that it’s the likes of cancer and heart attacks at the centre of premature death, but falling down and breaking our bones is right up there as a leading cause of death in those over 60, with 20% of hip fractures leading to death within one year of injury. That’s why it’s time ...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 238
When it comes to health, we can get stuck in the details, the specifics, the data, the tests, the supplements, the diets. But above all of that is you; who you are, what you believe in, your history, your hopes, and your environment, where you live, who you live with, your friends, your community. These are the variables that Dan believes more than anything dictate our health and the future of human health. Prof. Dan Ariely conducts research in behavioural economics. His immersive introduction t...
Nov 28, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 237
It’s one of the greatest causes of tension, relationship breakdown and ultimately separation or divorce - infertility. Couples that are unable to conceive are 30% more likely to separate, which makes sense given the financial, emotional and physical toll of that journey. That’s why it’s heartening to speak to my guest today Dr Gabriela Rosa, a fertility specialist who brings babies to the couples who had tried everything else and were on the verge of giving up their family dream. Going through i...
Nov 21, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 236
