Growth Island
136 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsGrowth Island is a podcast about how to become and be the best version of yourself. The focus is on strategies, tools, and blueprints for a meaningful life.
I interview high performers and experts within nutrition, meditation, exercise, relationships, business, general health and lifes bigger mysteries.
More info at www.growthisland.com
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#75: Michael Gebhardt - How to live your best life, now: Advice from an Olympic medallist
May 25, 2021 05:44 - 50 minutes - 116 MBHow do you become not just good, but one of the world's best in whatever you do? Well, that’s a sentence you can google, but real answers are often more nuanced than a quick Google result. I personally love to learn from either someone who have done what I want to learn or someone who have studied it. For this episode, I bring to you Michael Gebi. Five times Olympic windsurf participant, winner of many medals, and now a coach and bodyworker for some of the best athletes in the world. Mich...
#74: Susanna Soeberg - Cold Water Bathing: Scientific facts you need to know
May 19, 2021 06:31 - 50 minutes - 114 MBDo you know that Coldwater swimming can help you lose weight? 🏊♀️🤸♀️ Your first reaction might be: You gotta be crazy to say that” OR You’ve already joined the club that swears to cold showers and cold water swimming!! 💪 No matter what your reaction, you’re curious. What’s the healthiest way to do that? And what’s the fuss really about? Does it actually work? Is there proof? Today’s podcast is about exactly that- bringing some scientific proof to the urban legends we hear around the benef...
#73: José Luis Cordeiro - Scientific Secrets to a Life of Eternal Youth
May 12, 2021 12:23 - 55 minutes - 126 MBImmortality is not just for Draculas and Vampires anymore. You can be young forever too (without any bloodsucking being involved!) What if we told you that death could be ‘optional’ soon? That technology of the near future will let you reverse your age, and people can become eternally young again! Sounds ridiculous? Well, this podcast will prove you wrong. Over the last few years, Scientists have been able to double the life span of mice, 5x the life span of mosquitoes (stock up on mosqui...
#72: Andri Peetso - How fasting can change your life and how to do it safely
April 28, 2021 06:00 - 48 minutes - 110 MBStop eating and you will feel better 😮 WTF, what kind of advice is that 🤷♂️ Well turns about there is a bit more to the latest health trend of fasting. The science backing it up is strong, but fasting needs to be done the right way so it won’t be dangerous. I, therefore, got Andri Peetso on the podcast who just released his book “Mastering Fasting”. If you never heard about fasting and you have no idea what we’ll be talking about, or you are considering fasting, or even for those that alrea...
#71: Paula Novotna - The routines and mindset of one of the World’s greatest kite surfers
April 21, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 93.4 MBHow do you go from being good to one of the world's very best? To answer that I had the world’s 3rd best kitesurfer on the podcast. Paula Novotna, I first met her in Cabarete at one of the world cup stops. I have since had the pleasure of following her from the side and she always shows up with good energy and a big smile :) In this episode she shares about her love of watersports, going through hard times and how she got to the level she is at now. Her social media profiles provide endless...
#70: Leigh Ewin - 5 breathwork techniques that will change your life today
April 13, 2021 06:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MBWant a quick easy way to improve your health, energy and sexual experiences? Then Breathwork might just be the next thing for you to practice. Today, I’ve got Leigh Ewin as our guest, and I’m excited to introduce him. He’s an expert breather, a certified Bulletproof Coach, and a renowned instructor in breathwork methodologies. He coaches people across the world in breathwork techniques to enhance everything from stress relief to sports performance. He’s also an ice diver! (Yes, you read that...
#69: Victor Mifsud - Getting Your Eye Vision Back
April 06, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 90 MBWhat do you do when you are told you are losing your sight? Victor Mifsud was in this position years ago and has since gone on a journey to save his sight. We talk about his condition, how it relates to other eye challenges, and concrete steps to improve eyesight. Victor has recently completed a feature-length documentary called My Neuroplastic Adventure. It shows his journeys from the cutting edge of neuroscience to the most ancient forms of tribal healing. He has interviewed doctors and ...
#68: Sean Percival - Building a startup with a serial entrepreneur, investor, former VP at Myspace
March 30, 2021 06:00 - 52 minutes - 121 MBSuccess is not final, failure is not fatal. This is what Churchill said through one of its darkest periods. Entrepreneurship is often drawn in bright colors but what does it actually take to become real success? Have you ever wondered if you had what it takes to launch a startup? A recent Growth Island podcast guest Sean Percival, who is a serial entrepreneur, investor, author and a former VP at Myspace will walk us through a journey of building a venture. Sean has helped hundreds of startu...
#67: Dr. Lori Bouchard - Effective Treatments Against Cancer That Work With Chemo or Radiation
March 24, 2021 07:00 - 51 minutes - 117 MBWhat can you actually do about cancer besides Chemo and Radiation? Cancer, a diagnosis that most of us fear affects 1 in 3 people in the USA. Chances are high that you or someone you know has been affected by cancer. And still, we lack lots of knowledge about the most efficient ways to deal with it. I have invited Dr. Bouchard to join my podcast to talk about that. She is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor and the author of the bestselling book “Live Longer and Stronger with Breast Cancer”. S...
#66: Umahro Cadogan's Framework for Reversing Vitiligo that has Proven Record Against Many Diseases
March 16, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 158 MBHow did health become so complicated? Are potatoes evil? Can you drink milk? Well, it doesn't have to be so complicated if you get the right guidance. I managed to get one of the functional medicine pioneers in Denmark on the podcast. If functional medicine was music then he would be a true rock star :) Today's guest, Umahro Cadogan, shares the simple framework for health that he teaches students on his health education. He used the same framework to create “miracles” in his TV show “Food C...
#65: Mads Taersboel - Myths about running and how to keep up your game
March 10, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 146 MBEach step we run consumes movement from 200 muscles 🏃. But you properly got other reasons why you run. Whether it is to compete in races or to stay active. To get the secrets of how to run better whether you are a pro or beginner or pro I interviewed Mads Taersboel, one of the fastest 5km runners in the Nordic and a former competitor at the European Championship. Mads is also a person you could spend limitless hours chatting with as he spreads amazing energy, positive vibes, and inspiration...
#64: Dr. Ulrik Hjerpsted - Secrets on how to get more energy, feel less bloated, and get better skin
February 23, 2021 07:00 - 47 minutes - 108 MBFeeling bloated or having skin challenges? You are not alone! One of the keys to improve all of this is through the microbiome. A subject that is gaining a lot of attention these days. Therefore I got Medical Doctor Ulrik Hjerpsted for this episode of the podcast. He is the founder of the Copenhagen Center of Functional Medicine. Over the past 10 years, Ulrik took a step further into functional medicine and especially the microbiome. In this episode you will learn about: - Frameworks to eval...
#63: Dr. Eva-Maria Hasenbeck - Concrete Steps for Battling Autoimmune Conditions
February 16, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 95 MBDigging deep into the world of autoimmune diseases with the leading medical doctor and author of the book How to Use Functional Medicine to Successfully Treat Your Rheumatoid Arthritis, Dr. Eva-Maria Hasenbeck.☺️ Dr. Hasenbeck shares Concrete Steps to Battling Autoimmune Conditions and what Functional Medicine truly is. She is one of the leaders of this movement in Germany that inspires a change in the current system that should evolve from Sick care and disease management to Health care. D...
#62: Katarzyna Wac - How to improve your quality of life through data
February 02, 2021 07:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MBAn orgasm right before sleep might just mean your glucose levels return back to normal despite drinking alcohol or eating food that increases your glucose level 😃🙋♂️Perhaps an experiment you want to try? ☺️ That and what other things you can test and learn from data is what you will learn about from this episode. For this episode, I went to academia to see what science actually says about data and health. I was lucky to get Professor Katarzyna Wac on the podcast and share what she sees fro...
#62: Professor Katarzyna Wac - How to improve your quality of life through data
February 02, 2021 07:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MBAn orgasm right before sleep might just mean your glucose levels return back to normal despite drinking alcohol or eating food that increases your glucose level 😃🙋♂️Perhaps an experiment you want to try? ☺️ That and what other things you can test and learn from data is what you will learn about from this episode. For this episode, I went to academia to see what science actually says about data and health. I was lucky to get Professor Katarzyna Wac on the podcast and share what she sees fro...
#61: Greg Potter PhD - Easy to implement tips for better sleep
November 26, 2020 06:30 - 1 hour - 157 MBDo you want better sleep? Well, then you might just have to stop wearing your sleep tracker!!! What???🤪 Was the whole point of a sleep tracker not to get better sleep? 😜 Yes it was! But turns out your sleep tracker might just be an additional reason you have poor sleep. Today's guest on the podcast Greg Potter has a Ph.D. in Sleep, Diet, and Metabolic health and is the second guest to point to the potential damages of sleep trackers (Dr. Michael Tompkins was the first) 😴But sleep trackers a...
#60: Boomer Anderson - The concrete steps to evaluating what biohacks to try and test
November 04, 2020 06:50 - 54 minutes - 125 MBHave you ever felt a little confused with all the new health and biohacking advice? I surely have… There are so many claims and contradictory advice that it feels like you need to dedicate yourself full-time to understand what is good and what is not. I, therefore, reached out to my buddy Boomer Anderson who has done exactly that, and that is what this episode is all about. Boomer runs the podcast Decoding Superhuman which currently has 180+ episodes with experts covering various domains...
#59: Mads Friis: Simple tool to building habits and reaching goals
October 07, 2020 05:30 - 6 minutes - 15.8 MBYou try to start a new habit but somehow it ends up not becoming a habit 🤷♂️ I have tried this way too many times 😅 However, I learned a tool when I was at Harvard which when followed has helped me a lot with building new habits and reaching goals 🎓 Today's episode is therefore a quick walkthrough of the tool and some of the research backing its effect. You can also find a cheatsheet here to get started with the tool: https://www.growthisland.io/blog/my-guide-from-harvard-on-how-to-reach-...
#58: Martin Kremmer - 5 Biohacks You Can Implement Tomorrow
September 09, 2020 09:14 - 51 minutes - 118 MBYou might have heard about biohacking and thought what the f… is that and how does it apply to me? To answer that I got one of my close friends who is both a TedX speaker and one of the leading biohackers in Denmark to join the podcast. Martin Kremmer and I talked about what is Biohacking and the entry points for people to get them into Biohacking. We discussed the different criteria for deciding what to try first and figure out if it works for you. Martin shares his top 5 biohacks and I am...
#57: Sarah Turner - Why Athletes are using Red Light Therapy and How You Can Benefit from it
August 26, 2020 05:40 - 57 minutes - 130 MBRed Light Therapy or more correctly Photobiomodulation has been one of the hottest subjects in the health and biohacking space the last year. And there is a good reason for that. The amount of scientific papers that document the effectiveness is growing massively with papers about everything from joint pains, reducing inflammation, reducing fine lines, hair regrowth, faster recovery and other subjects. It is also one of the biohacks I personally use frequently. To go deeper into explaining...
#56: Sten Stray-Gundersen - Getting more Effective Workouts with Blood Flow Restriction Training
August 19, 2020 05:50 - 38 minutes - 87 MBWhat is the most effective dose of bodily exercise for people with a limited amount of time? We will dive into that whis week, thanks to Boomer Anderson, the host of the Decoding Superhuman Podcast who introduced me to my today’s guest. I am extremely excited to have Sten Stray-Gundersen on the show today as he is studying for his PhD in Physiology Science and he really understands the data of our typical workouts. He is one of the guinea pigs that are testing the Blood Flow Restriction trai...
#55: Dasha Maximov - What you didn’t know about Women’s Health and Why it is Important
August 05, 2020 05:50 - 47 minutes - 108 MBI got to interview one of my favorite humans and a trusted advisor on an extremely important subject: Women's health! It was a shocker for me to learn that an important part of health research is only done on men despite women being overrepresented within the disease areas. During this episode, Dasha Maximov and I discuss why that is the case and some concrete strategies for optimizing women’s health. It is a must listen for all my female listeners and highly recommended for the men as awa...
#54: Mads Friis: TAGTalk - Hacks for a meaningful life
July 22, 2020 05:49 - 28 minutes - 64.2 MBI had the pleasure of being invited to share some of my key takeaways from Growth Island for the wonderful people from TalentGarden and their audience. The episode delivers some of the simplest and easiest things you can try out in your own life to find more meaning and happiness. My goal with the talk is that after you listen to this, you will take away at least one concrete thing that you will try to implement in your life. I hope you enjoy the episode :) Show Notes 0:40 Breathing exe...
#53: Sandy Sembler and John Hall - Secrets for better romantic relationships
July 08, 2020 05:50 - 1 hour - 138 MBHave you ever thought “Why are romantic relationships so difficult?” I sure have. But then again, I never spend the time studying and intentionally learning what makes a good romantic relationship. In all of the areas of my life that I mastered I followed a simple process: Study it, find good role models and practice :) With relationships, most of us follow a different model: We grow up with less than ideal role models and unconsciously transfer those patterns to our own relationships while...
#52: Peter Gould - Bridging the gap between spirituality and entrepreneurship in a heartfelt way
July 01, 2020 05:50 - 47 minutes - 109 MBHave you ever meet someone who has such amazing energy that they affect you positively instantly? Today's guest is one of them. I first meet Peter Gould several years ago in Dubai and his presence, centeredness, humbleness, curiosity, and positive spirit hit me straight away. That he is also a very successful award-winning designer and creative entrepreneur, which came second for me. But I have for a long time been curious to learn more about how he managed to stay so present in his persona...
#51: Tine Jørgensen - All about the Gut Microbiome and the Good Bacteria in our bodies
June 24, 2020 05:30 - 39 minutes - 91.3 MBThis week, I’m really excited about the interview with Tine Jørgensen. Tine is a Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Nutrition. I was happy to have this conversation with her as it gave me clarity on topics like gut health and maintaining a healthy gut microbiome. Tine shared a lot of insights on Probiotics, and break down on how they work as well as what they do for our bodies. In our conversation, Tine talked about the major reason that got her interested in studying the gut microbiome, h...
#50: Dr. Jonathan Robinson - Lessons on happiness and seeking meaning in life
June 17, 2020 05:50 - 35 minutes - 80.2 MBIn today’s episode, we’re going to delve deeper into some of my favorite topics, which are happiness and meaning. We often ask ourselves what can we actually do that will make us happy? Or how to find meaning in life? I am so glad to have one of the most knowledgeable experts on this subject, Dr. Jonathan Robinson to be my guest for my 50th episode and shed some light on how we perceive happiness and the meaning of life. Jonathan was extremely generous and shared a lot of his personal favorit...
#49: Dr. Kirk Honda - Different emotional attachment styles and how to form meaningful relationships
June 10, 2020 05:50 - 50 minutes - 114 MBIn this episode, we are going to delve into one of the most important, but often overlooked areas of our lives, our relationships. It’s something that I personally wanted to learn more about as I am no expert in this field. My guest today, Dr. Kirk Honda is a licensed psychologist and one of the very few experts that marry psychology with marriage and family therapy. Dr. Kirk Honda shares his expertise on personality disorders and attachment models. With over 20 years of experience practicing...
#48: Key Takeaways from episodes 9 through 12 on becoming the best version of yourself
June 03, 2020 05:50 - 9 minutes - 22 MBReflection is an integral part of the pursuit of constantly learning new things. This generally involves making connections between the theories you started to practice and your own learning experiences. In this episode, I will walk you through some of the key practices I implemented from the discussions with my guests that are experts in Psychology, Neuroscience, Medical practitioners, Biohackers, and Chiropractors. I talk about my favorite lesson on people being biased I took away from the ...
#47: Scott Kaufman - Understanding the human needs, finding meaning in life and pursuing life goals
May 27, 2020 05:30 - 36 minutes - 84 MBHow do you pursue the right goals and find meaning in life? Pretty big questions. My guest in the episode, Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman is a big name globally in the humanistic psychology space and has a suggestion on this from a psychological standpoint. In our enchanting conversation, Dr. Kaufman told me what got him into psychology and described his most monumental rework of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. In this conversation, Dr. Kaufman reveals segments of his last book where he updates the c...
#47: Scott Kaufman - Understanding the human needs, finding meaning in life and pursuing life goals
May 27, 2020 05:30 - 36 minutes - 84 MBHow do you pursue the right goals and find meaning in life? Pretty big questions. My guest in the episode, Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman is a big name globally in the humanistic psychology space and has a suggestion on this from a psychological standpoint. In our enchanting conversation, Dr. Kaufman told me what got him into psychology and described his most monumental rework of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. In this conversation, Dr. Kaufman reveals segments of his last book where he updates the c...
#46: Dr. Michael Tompkins - How we Sleep and the Quality of Sleep We Need
May 20, 2020 05:50 - 52 minutes - 120 MBOne of the biggest challenges in the modern world is maintaining high cognitive performance. My guest in this session is Dr. Tompkins, a licensed psychologist, sleep specialist, and mental health educator, and we delve into the mental health issues and contributing factors that play a significant role in how we sleep and the quality of the sleep we are getting. Our discussion loops around insomnia, a condition of difficulty going to sleep or staying asleep. It limits the amount of restorative...
#45: Key Takeaways from episodes 5 through 8 on how to be the best version of yourself
May 13, 2020 05:50 - 5 minutes - 11.8 MBSo far, Growth Island has been full of industry insight and awesome storytelling. In this short episode, I share my favorite lessons I learned from interviewing some of the knowledgeable experts, Martin Kremmer, Martine Kveim, Andy Mant, Michael Auchenberg & Johannes Hoseth. My pursuit to constantly learn and try new things drove me to try and implement these lessons into my regular practice. It might sound easy and simple when you listen to it, but trying to find the time and place to act...
#44: Howard J. Ross - Why All Humans are Unconsciously Biased and Bridging the Divide in Our Society
May 06, 2020 05:46 - 37 minutes - 86.9 MBWe live in a world driven by bias and stereotypes. Discover how a social justice advocate like Howard J. Ross defines the complexities of belonging, modern tribalism, and controlling stereotypes. I had a chance to talk to him about the importance of stereotype filtering, how to gain clarity about our own biases, and how to determine if that is something that helps us or holds us back. Howard explains why he thinks that the “Maslow Needs system is wrong” as it doesn’t account for the unconscio...
#44: Howard Ross - Why All Humans are Unconsciously Biased and Bridging the Divide in Our Society
May 06, 2020 05:46 - 37 minutes - 86.9 MBWe live in a world driven by bias and stereotypes. Discover how a social justice advocate like Howard Ross defines the complexities of belonging, modern tribalism, and controlling stereotypes. I had a chance to talk to him about the importance of stereotype filtering, how to gain clarity about our own biases, and how to determine if that is something that helps us or holds us back. Howard explains why he thinks that the “Maslow Needs system is wrong” as it doesn’t account for the unconscious ...
#43 Dr. Jeffrey Bernstein - How to get along with people, even if they drive you crazy
April 28, 2020 00:00 - 41 minutes - 96 MBHave you ever found yourself feeling anxious about your reaction in some situations? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Jeffrey Bernstein, a nationally recognized parent coach and a licensed psychologist with over 30 years of experience in providing child, adolescent, couples, and family counseling. I get to pick his brain on anxiety, a field that he had explored in almost all of his previous work, I learned his method for calming down and the guide for solving problems. His work has been prof...
#42: Dr. Gleb Tsipursky - Why you should never trust your gut
April 22, 2020 05:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MBEver heard the advice to trust your gut? One of my goals this year is actually to get better at trusting my gut. That might however be a really bad idea, at least according to Dr. Gleb Tsipursky. He is an expert in behavioral science and the biases we as humans make. This expertise made him write the book “Never Go with Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters (Avoid Terrible Advice, Cognitive Biases, and Poor Decisions).” It goes against a lot o...
#41: Christa Joergensen - how to avoid a stress meltdown or recover from one
April 07, 2020 05:00 - 45 minutes - 103 MBDo you also love to work, but have friends or family often commenting that you properly work too much? Or are you one of the many people who have been hit by stress? Then this episode is for you. I love to work and see it as a calling, but I am also very aware that anyone can get hit by stress. And that it is not just a question of loving what you do. The number of people getting stressed has been increasing over the last years and it’s like an epidemic in the modern world, especially with...
#40: Camilla Sløk: The hard things they don’t teach you in leadership courses
March 24, 2020 06:00 - 42 minutes - 97.7 MBI gotta be honest: it is much easier getting top grades at university in leadership and consulting, than actually practicing it! Anybody else got that experience? I thought I had a good take on leadership after studying a master’s degree on the subject. But becoming a leader definitely humbled me. Especially when facing the dilemmas where being responsible for the greater good of the organisation and not only the individuals, that I cared about. Taking the time to listen to employees, care ...
#39: Dr. Ulrik Hjerpsted: Thoughts on how to protect yourself from the coronavirus
March 17, 2020 09:16 - 25 minutes - 58.7 MBHow do you best protect yourself from the coronavirus? Something that is on most people's mind these days. I had a chat about this with Dr. Ulrik Hjerpsted who is a vascular surgeon and has been exploring the world of functional medicine since 2001. It was on the 8th of March, so before all hell broke loose with closing of borders. The interview is still very relevant and Dr. Hjerpsted predicted that the majority of Danes would get the virus and that it would become a global pandemic. He ...
#38: Martin Bjerregaard - Life lessons and being heartfelt in business
March 10, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 160 MBI got to interview one of my personal inspirations :) Martin Bjerregaard is a big inspiration for me as he has been extremely successful in his professional life. But more importantly he is one of the strongest advocates in Denmark for changing the world with compassion by being present in the moment, kind, and loving. Something I believe we need to see more off and that I hope to be a small part of. Martins impressive bio tells includes starting the company factory “Rainmaking” where he he...
# 37: Solo Episode With My Key Takeaways From The First 4 Episodes
February 25, 2020 06:30 - 8 minutes - 18.3 MBIn this episode, I’m discussing what I have learned from the first four episodes, how I’m implementing some of the things, what I didn’t managed to implement and what I've learned from that. Some key takeaways are morning smoothies, pomodoro technique, mushrooms, mindfully using tech and questions to ask yourself to find your direction with life. The guests were Niels Vium, Daniel Espeland, Alaxander Avanth, Sarah Hemmeken. Show notes: - Find out about the mistake I was making while taki...
#37: Solo Episode With My Key Takeaways From The First 4 Episodes
February 25, 2020 06:30 - 8 minutes - 18.3 MBIn this episode, I’m discussing what I have learned from the first four episodes, how I’m implementing some of the things, what I didn’t managed to implement and what I've learned from that. Some key takeaways are morning smoothies, pomodoro technique, mushrooms, mindfully using tech and questions to ask yourself to find your direction with life. The guests were Niels Vium, Daniel Espeland, Alaxander Avanth, Sarah Hemmeken. Show notes: - Find out about the mistake I was making while taki...
#36: Top Up Your Performance with Concrete Biohacking Techniques
February 04, 2020 10:00 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MB5-20% performance increase might be the difference between success and failure. This is one of the promises of biohacking. In a high performing start-up culture, burnout is a real issue and often people are too stressed out to even see a doctor. As a result, many fall into a vicious cycle of bad habits including energy drink, sleep/stress medication, quick and unhealthy meals and no time for exercise. This again is where biohacking comes into the picture. Focus on maximum benefit with the l...
#35: Dr. Ted Achacoso – How to Get Your Health Foundation Right
January 21, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 99.6 MBHow do we get everything we want out of life? For Dr. Ted Achacoso, one cornerstone is getting a good health foundation first before focusing on the pleasures of optimal performance. Dr. Ted Achacoso became a medical doctor at the age of 22. Ben Greenfield called him the smartest physician on the planet. Luke Storey calls him the Cosmic MD. He is the founding pioneer of the clinical practice of Health Optimization Medicine and Practice (HOMe/HOPe), which is the detection and correction of imb...
#34: Dr. Ted Achacoso – How to Get the Benefits of Cognitive Enhancers Without Harming Yourself
January 21, 2020 03:00 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBCognitive enhancers, smart drugs, also called nootropics are getting more and more traction these days. The promise of being more focused and being able to achieve more in less time is fantastic for many of us. However, cognitive enhancers can really cause harm if your fundamental health is not in order. I, therefore, got one of the pioneers of the field with me on the Podcast. Dr. Ted Achacoso became a medical doctor at the age of 22. Ben Greenfield called him the smartest physician on the p...
#33: Andrew Hill – The Secrets of Neurofeedback and Peak Mental Performance
December 17, 2019 05:00 - 43 minutes - 59.4 MBEver felt the feeling of lack of focus? Do you suffer from migraine? Or do you are someone you know get the label ADHD? Well, then this episode is for you. Because there is a solution which does not include a lot of nasty drugs. It seems like one of the best-kept secrets the more I have a look into it. It is Neurofeedback and top Performers such as Tony Robbins, Ben Greenfield, Dave Asprey, etc have utilized it. I there got an expert on the field for an interview. And he actually did an image...
#32: Roland Pankewich – What You Need to Know About Your Microbiome and How to Stress Less
December 04, 2019 05:03 - 46 minutes - 64.3 MBMicrobiome health has been getting into the consciousness of most of us lately. People talking about that microbiome, the gut, poop. Yep, it is not your normal dinner conversation, but it's starting to become so. So I found one of the really cool experts in this space that knows a ton about that. It is Roland Pankewich, CEO of Health Optimization Medicine (Canada). Roland has been advising pro athletes to reach their top level. He focuses on the clinical practice of health optimization uti...
#31: Tobias Schmidt Hansen - Optimize Your Health with a Plant-Based Diet
November 19, 2019 05:20 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MBMore and more people are getting into a plant-based diet so I found an expert on the field to interview :) Tobias Schmidt Hansen is a medical doctor and co-author of the book "THE PLANT-BASED DIET". The book guides you through why a plant-based diet is good for you and how live a plant-based life. Tobias shares some of the highlights from the book in this interview. Find the podcast at www.growthisland.io or in your podcast app under Growth Island “We tend to make the diet very complicate...
#31: – Tobias Schmidt Hansen - Optimize Your Health with a Plant-Based Diet
November 19, 2019 05:20 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MBMore and more people are getting into a plant-based diet so I found an expert on the field to interview :) Tobias Schmidt Hansen is a medical doctor and co-author of the book "THE PLANT-BASED DIET". The book guides you through why a plant-based diet is good for you and how live a plant-based life. Tobias shares some of the highlights from the book in this interview. Find the podcast at www.growthisland.io or in your podcast app under Growth Island “We tend to make the diet very complicate...