The psychedelic revolution isn’t coming. It is here, and it is moving at full pace in the United States, and within the next year or two many drugs that people still associate with partying will become the gold standard in mental health care and medicine. I have such hope for the future of psychedelics and believe it is crucially important to educate my audience about what the landscape looks like both now and in the near future.Paul F. Austin is one of the most prominent voices in the world of psychedelics. As the founder of Third Wave, he has educated millions on the importance of safe and effective psychedelic experiences. A pioneer at the intersection of microdosing, personal transformation, and professional success, he has been featured in Forbes, Rolling Stone, and the BBC's Worklife. Paul helps others use microdosing as a tool for professional development and increased self-awareness by treating the use of psychedelics as a skill refined through mentorship and courageous exploration.Get his new book Mastering Microdosing NOW: https://tinyurl.com/mastermicrodosingJoin us as we explore:Everything psychedelics – what they are, the subgroups, the typical session and why Paul fundamentally sees their healing power in their deconditioning and alignment attributes. Why psychedelics are not just about tripping but the fundamentally crucial pre-work, cultivating a clear intention, preparation and the critically important 3-week post-integration period with a coach.The “start low and go slow” method, why the psychedelic process is like a lotus, what you resist persists, ego-dissolution and why Paul became such an advocate and expert in microdosing.How Paul trains the future of psychedelic coaches and why these molecules are only tools and if not used correctly and with the correct people are likely to lead to extremely difficult and challenging situations. The data, stats and yes risks around psychedelics and what Paul himself, already 14 years into his psychedelic journey, is excited about.Contact:Website – https://thethirdwave.coMentionsProduct – ApolloNeuro, https://madetothrive.co.za/product/apollo-neuro-stress-relief-device/  Support the showFollow Steve's socials: Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | TikTokSupport the show on Patreon:As much as we love doing it, there are costs involved and any contribution will allow us to keep going and keep finding the best guests in the world to share their health expertise with you. I’d be grateful and feel so blessed by your support: https://www.patreon.com/MadeToThriveShowSend me a WhatsApp to +27 64 871 0308. Disclaimer: Please see the link for our disclaimer policy for all of our content: https://madetothrive.co.za/terms-and-conditions-and-privacy-policy/

Decisions, decisions, decisions. I don’t think people appreciate the sheer volume of decisions they make every day. This has led to decision fatigue, as well as with the added daily stressors of modern life a willpower gap crisis. Add engineered food at an industrial scale and we have a food addiction epidemic driving the rampant obesity and diabetes crisis This was a much needed episode with food psychologist and brain scientist Susan Peirce Thompson who went from drug addiction and teenage prostitution to dedicating her life to non-addictive eating, weight loss and why our brain is at the center of the metabolic disorder epidemic. Susan Peirce Thompson, Ph.D., is the New York Times best-selling author of Bright Line Eating, The Official Bright Line Eating Cookbook, and Rezoom. She is an adjunct associate professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester and an expert in the psychology of eating. She is president of the Institute for Sustainable Weight Loss and the founder and CEO of Bright Line Eating Solutions, a company dedicated to helping people achieve long-term, sustainable weight loss.Want to be part of Susan’s next life changing weight loss boot camp? Sign up here for January 2024Get her new book “On This Bright Day” NOW. Join us as we explore:How modern and the Big Food industry has hijacked our brain and our hormones, and no, this is not by accident! It’s called leptin resistance.Why food is the first habit that fixes the others, weight loss within the addiction model, the willpower gap and the true reason people won’t, don’t, can’t stick to a healthy and sustainable eating plan.How Susan’s eating program is uniquely successful to others by reducing one key variable!Why flour and sugar are drugs as strong as any other you can think of.The hard data from her Bright Light Eating program has shown to be as powerful as spending $ 1,000 on the “miracle” pharmaceutical semaglutide, backed up by published studies and without all the side effects.Real life stories of trauma and transformation, including Susan’s very own addiction stories from methamphetamine, crack houses, food addict to successful brain scientist and food psychologist changing lives.Contact:WebsiteMentionsQuiz – Bright Light Eating quiz, https://tinyurl.com/blequizResearch, Bright Light Eating published studiesSupport the showFollow Steve's socials: Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | TikTokSupport the show on Patreon:As much as we love doing it, there are costs involved and any contribution will allow us to keep going and keep finding the best guests in the world to share their health expertise with you. I’d be grateful and feel so blessed by your support: https://www.patreon.com/MadeToThriveShowSend me a WhatsApp to +27 64 871 0308. Disclaimer: Please see the link for our disclaimer policy for all of our content: https://madetothrive.co.za/terms-and-conditions-and-privacy-policy/

Something must be done to change the trajectory of human health because the trends are catastrophic. But my mission is to transform lives and empower people to a life of good health, so despite sometimes feeling like this war is too big to win, I also know there are so many health heroes out there fighting in the same fight I am. That includes Dr Coburn Allen and the healthcare company Medici. This episode is an inside look into what the future of healthcare companies needs to look like if we are to reverse our sick-care system into an actual healthcare system.Dr Coburn Allen is the Chief Medical Officer of Medici, a healthcare provider using the power of technology to offer people a better way. Motivated by the fact the United States spends twice as much on healthcare as its democratic peers yet has far worse health outcomes, Dr Allen’s mission is to create a healthcare system that is designed for the individual and aligned with real health. Medici allows patients easy access to a team of concierges, coaches, dieticians, nurses, doctors and specialists with just a single text message all at a simple, transparent and surprisingly low cost. Join us as we explore:What it is going to take to stop and reverse the sick-care system and stats that 60% of American adults have one chronic disease due only to lifestyle, 40% have two and most importantly on average all of them believe there is nothing they can do about it!Why  everyone needs not only a primary care physician in their life but a primary care team encompassing health care professionals like a health coach.  The power of measuring compassion in healthcare and using reality to motivate people to make sticky habits and change the trajectory of their lives.The power of awareness and helping a pre-diabetic patient delay onset diabetes by 11 years with on average just one lifestyle change.How the sickest 5% of people contribute to more than 50% of overall healthcare costs, and how preventative or medicine 3.0 is the only way forward we have to change that.Using the power of AI to make a 20x better decision on whether to do further testing for patients, saving both lives and massive costs for patients. The disastrous state of health of children, why college has become the nexus point of disease and what we need to do to change our kids’ future.Contact:Website – https://www.medi.ciMentionsBook – Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference, https://www.amazon.com/Compassionomics-Revolutionary-Scientific-Evidence-Difference-ebookSupport the showFollow Steve's socials: Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | TikTokSupport the show on Patreon:As much as we love doing it, there are costs involved and any contribution will allow us to keep going and keep finding the best guests in the world to share their health expertise with you. I’d be grateful and feel so blessed by your support: https://www.patreon.com/MadeToThriveShowSend me a WhatsApp to +27 64 871 0308. Disclaimer: Please see the link for our disclaimer policy for all of our content: https://madetothrive.co.za/terms-and-conditions-and-privacy-policy/

Brain health has been at the top of my health radar for 2023. I have already done powerful episodes with Dr Dale Bredesen and Dr Kristen Willeumier, but this episode with incredible genius and inventor Dr Brandon Crawford blew me away. He is taking brain health and healing to a new level with his custom-invented lasers that leverage different frequencies, wavelengths and colors to heal the human body and brain. He is constantly pushing the boundary of brain health and healing, and I cannot wait to have him on again in a year or two and unpack his latest discoveries and inventions.Dr Brandon Crawford is a functional neurologist with specialization in childhood neurodevelopment and photobiomodulation. He is the owner and lead physician at NeuroSolution Center in Austin, Texas, and the co-founder and managing partner at branches in Atlanta, Georgia and soon Dubai as well as their comprehensive product range. Dr. Crawford is known for his work and advancements in laser and light therapy, also known as photobiomodulation, specifically within functional neurology. Join us as we explore:Dispelling one of the most disempowering myths out there – that neuroplasticity, or our ability to rewire our brain, is something that stops after childhood. This is wrong! We can change our brains and therefore our minds till the last days of our lives. How neurodevelopmental problems in childhood can persist into adulthood and express as different symptoms, and how Dr Crawford’s unique auditing and assessment system can pinpoint neurological “wounds” and address them with simple, non-invasive techniques.How Dr Crawford treated a case of a girl with severe autism who “wanted to rip his face off” to the point that diagnosis is gone! The NeuroSolution pillars: ESM – energy, sensory and movement, and why Dr Crawford felt it necessary to invent custom lasers for brain healing.Photobiomodulation, mal-illumination, blue light-blocking glasses, how light frequencies are languages and what God created before life was light!Innovative brain healing techniques Dr Crawford is using every day to change lives, and ideas he has for the future of brain health.Contact:Website – https://www.drbrandoncrawford.comWebsite - https://www.neurosolutionatx.comInstagram - @bcrawforddcMentionsStudy – Long term effect of low frequency (10 hz) vagus nerve stimulationSupport the showFollow Steve's socials: Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | TikTokSupport the show on Patreon:As much as we love doing it, there are costs involved and any contribution will allow us to keep going and keep finding the best guests in the world to share their health expertise with you. I’d be grateful and feel so blessed by your support: https://www.patreon.com/MadeToThriveShowSend me a WhatsApp to +27 64 871 0308. Disclaimer: Please see the link for our disclaimer policy for all of our content: https://madetothrive.co.za/terms-and-conditions-and-privacy-policy/

You know when you are in the presence of a true expert, and that would describe my guest today, Dr Matt Cook. He has a deep well of knowledge and experience when it comes to everything regenerative health and what we can do to both extend our life and extend the good, healthy years of life. If you have any interest in peptides or stem cells or are someone with a chronic injury or chronic pain, you can't miss this episode. Dr. Matthew Cook is a global thought leader, educator, and innovator in regenerative medicine, combining cutting-edge, non-surgical medicine and integrative care to harness the body’s natural healing power. Capable of addressing the most challenging conditions, his proprietary multimodal approach regenerates, repairs, and restores health on a cellular level. Dr. Cook is the founder of BioReset® Medical and BioReset® International, offering treatments for conditions such as chronic pain, orthopaedics, complex illness, anti-ageing and wellness, Lyme disease, PTSD, mycotoxin illness, cognitive impairment, and musculoskeletal injuries, especially for professional athletes.He is a board-certified anesthesiologist with over 20 years of experience practising medicine, focusing the last 14 years on functional and regenerative medicine. Dr. Cook leverages minimally-invasive treatments, believing that the body can heal itself naturally when supported by the best technology and care. Join us as we explore:How Dr Cook understands regenerative medicine, chronic pain & the fundamentals of the main regenerative techniques from prolo to stem cells and peptides. The root cause of chronic disease at the cellular level and an incredible connection to the creation of musculoskeletal collagen.An incredible breakdown from a true expert comparing all the regenerative techniques from a cost and effectiveness point of view, including short-term and long-term outcomes.Unpacking absolutely everything peptide - from chronic pain to brain health.The explosion of hyper joint mobility! You will be surprised what the root cause is, and what we can do to counter it.EBO2 ozone therapy. What it is and what this field of regenerative medicine could hold for the future.Contact:WebsiteMentionsPerson – Thomas Raven  Podcast – Ben GreenfieldPodcast – The Made To Thrive Show – Dr Ross HauserPerson – Support the showFollow Steve's socials: Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | TikTokSupport the show on Patreon:As much as we love doing it, there are costs involved and any contribution will allow us to keep going and keep finding the best guests in the world to share their health expertise with you. I’d be grateful and feel so blessed by your support: https://www.patreon.com/MadeToThriveShowSend me a WhatsApp to +27 64 871 0308. Disclaimer: Please see the link for our disclaimer policy for all of our content: https://madetothrive.co.za/terms-and-conditions-and-privacy-policy/

If you lose your mind, you lose your life and I'm seeing more people losing their mind, & therefore their life. 2023's been my hardest year of seeing more & more people fall into despair as their brain degenerates so rapidly. We need to do something about this. A few months ago I had Dr Dale Bredesen to prove to people Alzheimer’s can be reversed, & today I'm delighted to share Dr. Willeumier who is healing people’s brains & minds with scientifically backed yet practical and doable lifestyle interventions.Kristen Willeumier, PhD, is a neuroscientist with research expertise in neurobiology & neuroimaging. From 2009-2016, Dr. Willeumier served as the Director of Neuroimaging & Clinical Research for the Amen Clinics, where she oversaw many pioneering studies, including a clinical research trial investigating the long term effects of repetitive head impacts on brain function in National Football League players. Join us as we explore:How Dr. Willeumier found herself at the forefront of perhaps the most influential study of sports conducted asking if playing American Football, by far America’s most popular sport, cause long term brain damage?How simple dietary and lifestyle modifications created “measurable changes” that lasted for years in the brain scanning of those same players.The three most significant ways one can both protect and heal their brain & decelerate ageing and cognitive decline.10 things you can do in 10 minutes for your brain health TODAY!Brain coherence, how it marries to heart coherence, & what you can do to get your brain & heart into sync. What type of movement/exercise is better for a depressed brain versus an overactive ADHD brain.The best supplements you can use for brain health and function, including the two supplements I most suggest to patients that Dr. Willeumier confirmed is correlated to all mood & psychiatric disorders. Contact:WebsiteBookMentionsProduct – BrainTapStudy – “Sweet smell of success: Simple fragrance method produces major memory boost”Study – “Walking Time Is Associated With Hippocampal Volume in Overweight and Obese Office Workers”Study – “Association of use of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids with changes in severity of anxiety symptoms”Test – WebNeuroApp – BrainHQSupport the showFollow Steve's socials: Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | TikTokSupport the show on Patreon:As much as we love doing it, there are costs involved and any contribution will allow us to keep going and keep finding the best guests in the world to share their health expertise with you. I’d be grateful and feel so blessed by your support: https://www.patreon.com/MadeToThriveShowSend me a WhatsApp to +27 64 871 0308. Disclaimer: Please see the link for our disclaimer policy for all of our content: https://madetothrive.co.za/terms-and-conditions-and-privacy-policy/

Start-stop, start-stop, start-stop. I see it every day & have seen it every day for over 20 years. What am I talking about? Exercise. Or movement. Why? Why are people unable to sustain a movement or exercise practice despite it being more powerful than any diet could ever do? Tony Horton knows why, & I believe may have broken the start-start code. I love Tony’s story because it is so relatable and applicable, and I loved this podcast because not only did I learn about some of the blind spots in my movement life but because it could be the podcast somebody listens to who will change their movement life and therefore their health and life as a whole forever.Get 10% OFF your PREMIUM subscription with unique code THRIVE10 http://www.powernationfitness.org/?via=stevehttps://powernationfitness.org/orders/customer_info?o=133337&via=steveTony Horton is the wildly popular creator of the best-selling fitness series: P90X®, P90X2®, P90X3®, and Ten Minute Trainer®, his 22-Minute military-inspired workout, 22 Minute Hard Corps® and and most recently the Power of 4®. Tony is a world-class motivational speaker and the author of top-selling books “Bring It”, Crush It!” and his latest motivational book, “The Big Picture” 11 Laws that will change your life. He has appeared on countless television programs as a fitness and lifestyle expert to promote healthy living through exercise and proper nutrition. In keeping with Tony's passion for a healthy lifestyle, he's teamed up with the beauty experts at Ultimate Salon Professionals to create his new hair and skincare line, TH Care by Tony Horton, because he believes what goes on your body is just as important as what goes in it.Tony believes that real and lasting change can happen when we commit to health as a lifestyle. Exercise, whole foods, and the right mindset is the formula that leads to a vibrant, productive and full life for anyone who focuses on being the best they can be.Join us as we explore:How Tony went from an unexceptional athlete to becoming a fitness and exercise expert, & trainer to the stars of Hollywood & rock-n-roll icons and having sold over a billion dollars in fitness programs!Why Tony believes anybody can become a consistent and considerate exerciser, getting over the “big 3” obstacles responsible for the “start-stop” pattern and why I was not surprised it all comes down to Made To Thrive’s most fundamental pillar.Why exercising seven days a week is not as insane and excessive as most people think, even at 65 years old, and why it is aSupport the showFollow Steve's socials: Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | TikTokSupport the show on Patreon:As much as we love doing it, there are costs involved and any contribution will allow us to keep going and keep finding the best guests in the world to share their health expertise with you. I’d be grateful and feel so blessed by your support: https://www.patreon.com/MadeToThriveShowSend me a WhatsApp to +27 64 871 0308. Disclaimer: Please see the link for our disclaimer policy for all of our content: https://madetothrive.co.za/terms-and-conditions-and-privacy-policy/

Did you have a good sex education? Almost nobody does or did. & that is why there is so much shame around the topic of sex, & why we are so unaware of the profound healing & health potential that exists in the sexual realm. I also love it because it brings it back to everyone’s uniqueness, & their unique sexual “data”. This was an enlightening & enjoyable podcast, & one I truly beg every one in Thrive Nation to listen to and even better listen to with their partner. Take her sex-life changing quiz now. Jaiya is a sexologist who is passionate about helping people learn about their sexuality so they can have both deep love & hot passionate sex for a lifetime.  She believes sex is much more than intercourse – it is healing, sacred & pleasure, and something that isn’t just done but central & essential to health and vitality.Her mission is to help people gain access to erotic ecstasy. She is committed to shifting the cultural view of sexuality from being something that is bad, wrong or shameful to something seen as healthy, worth cultivating & celebrating. But she discovered that sexual techniques don’t create lasting passion & sexual satisfaction because sexual satisfaction is not one size fits all. That is what inspired her to develop Erotic Blueprints, a map of sexual arousal that reveals everyone’s unique erotic language. Her program & courses have been taken by tens of thousands of people. She has been a speaker for Tony Robbins, Mama Gena, Neil Strauss and Esther Perel, &  been seen on Netflix’s ‘sex, love & goop’, Ricki Lake, The Doctors, Good Morning America, Nightline, The Anderson Show, The Tyra Banks Show, TLC, CNN or Playboy TV. Join us as we explore:Why you should care about your sexual health, & incredible statistics about sexual life and overall health.The sexual evolution, not revolution, the human race needs, & Jaiya’s rule of 4.The five stages of sexuality & the five unique sexual blueprints from “the sexual” & “the kinky”, & the shadow side of each.How Jaiya practices what she preaches, & herself went from one year of a sexless marriage with her partner to an abundant sex life sixteen years later.Armpit orgasms!?! & why there is so much more to sex than intercourse, & why matching & understanding your sexual blueprint is the key to unlocking the potential of sexuality.The way a shame-soaked media & culture has corrupted & perverted our ideas & experience with sex, & what it takes to de-program those narratives & provide the right parental guidance & education to young adults.How our instant gratification & technology drivenSupport the showFollow Steve's socials: Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | TikTokSupport the show on Patreon:As much as we love doing it, there are costs involved and any contribution will allow us to keep going and keep finding the best guests in the world to share their health expertise with you. I’d be grateful and feel so blessed by your support: https://www.patreon.com/MadeToThriveShowSend me a WhatsApp to +27 64 871 0308. Disclaimer: Please see the link for our disclaimer policy for all of our content: https://madetothrive.co.za/terms-and-conditions-and-privacy-policy/

Health is about much more than the physical. Even more than the mental. I sense more and more ill health and disease are coming from people’s lack of care for their emotional and spiritual worlds. That’s why I brought Dr Erica Matluck on the show. She is doing the type of holistic medicine I believe in the next decades will become more mainstream than alternative. Dr Erica Matluck is trained as a Naturopathic Doctor, Nurse Practitioner, Reiki Master, massage therapist, and vinyasa and kundalini yoga instructor, and is teaching people to live more holistic, meaningful lives. After time in clinical practice and particularly inspired by seeing patients in groups, she created Seven Senses, which is the authentic expression of the sum total of her work.It is a new paradigm of care- one where your health and your life are not separate. The work is done in partnership where it is redefined what wellbeing means to you and we address the physical, mental, emotional and energetic obstacles in your way. It is a holistic experience, where people heal, grow, gain new perspective, transcend limiting beliefs about themselves and their life and discover the creator that they are. Dr Matluck truly believes that everyone has the ability to thrive, and when we are all in this state our collective potential is infinite.  Join us as we explore:Redefining what holistic medicine actually is, her four-quadrant model and why Dr Matluck’s typical patient has done excessive mind work but has forgotten what it means to be living in their body.Why emotional health is the most underappreciated area of our health, how that has translated to the area with the least skill and awareness and why so many people are on the extremes – emotionally numb or emotionally sensitive. The big word of this podcast – safety. And how the spectrum and vessel of safety is much more complex than we recognize. Group work, and why Dr Erica and I believe the power of the group is what of the fundamental shifts we need to make in the world of medicine and healing.The five ancient healing therapies, like the human universal of storytelling, and the role they play in Dr Erica’s work.Contact:Website - https://www.experiencesevensenses.com/meet-dr-erica-matluckSupport the showFollow Steve's socials: Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | TikTokSupport the show on Patreon:As much as we love doing it, there are costs involved and any contribution will allow us to keep going and keep finding the best guests in the world to share their health expertise with you. I’d be grateful and feel so blessed by your support: https://www.patreon.com/MadeToThriveShowSend me a WhatsApp to +27 64 871 0308. Disclaimer: Please see the link for our disclaimer policy for all of our content: https://madetothrive.co.za/terms-and-conditions-and-privacy-policy/

Here’s the truth - you cannot be healthy any longer living in an urban environment without supplements. Yet people are always reluctant to spend more on supplements, and also feel confused by the amount and variety on offer. But I am convinced that alongside vitamin d, anyone not living near the sea and eating fresh seafood needs to take supplementary omega 3. Its holistic and synergistic function on your health cannot be overstated, and that was confirmed again by the omega expert Dr Bill Harris.Dr. Harris is an internationally recognized expert on omega-3 fatty acids and how they can benefit patients with heart disease. He obtained his doctorate from the University of Minnesota and did post-doctoral fellowships in Clinical Nutrition and Lipid Metabolism. He is now a Professor in the Department of Medicine in the Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota and the President and CEO of OmegaQuant.Dr Harris’s interest in omega-3 fatty acids began with his postdoctoral work when he published his first study on the effects of salmon oil on serum lipids in humans (1980). Since that time he has been the recipient of five NIH grants for studies on the effects of omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) on human health. He has more than 300 publications relating to fatty acids, including omega-3s, in medical literature and was an author on two American Heart Association scientific statements on fatty acids: “Fish Consumption, Fish Oil, Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease” (2002), and “Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease” (2009) both published in the journal Circulation.Join us as we explore:What we are even talking about when it comes to fatty acids including PUFAs, omegas and the incredible story of how omega’s lifesaving benefits were discovered.The potentially life-saving role of omegas in guarding against the four killer horsemen of cancer, metabolic, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disease. The best way to get omega3 into your body – from what’s to how’s to how much. Why even I myself, taking 2 grams a day and eating sardines almost every day, cannot get my omega ratio right!Dr. Harris’s expert omega company OmegaQuant, and why their tests and technology are the market leaders.Contact:Website - https://omegaquant.com   Mentions:Study – Framingham study, https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/science/framingham-heart-study-fhsSupport the showFollow Steve's socials: Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | TikTokSupport the show on Patreon:As much as we love doing it, there are costs involved and any contribution will allow us to keep going and keep finding the best guests in the world to share their health expertise with you. I’d be grateful and feel so blessed by your support: https://www.patreon.com/MadeToThriveShowSend me a WhatsApp to +27 64 871 0308. Disclaimer: Please see the link for our disclaimer policy for all of our content: https://madetothrive.co.za/terms-and-conditions-and-privacy-policy/