Optimize Your Life

Dr Ron du Preez based in Arizona, USA is a senior pastor and an internationally renowned bible scholar of the 7th Day Adventist Church. Fit and faith are great ways to describe him. At the age of 64 on a completely vegan diet, Dr Ron ran the Grand Canyon Rim-Rim-Rim just after running a 7 marathons in 7 days in 7 countries. Not only is Dr Ron making an influence in the church community and the run...

Werner Daniels is a man living a balanced life that I have aptly named the "Happiest Man In The World". Werner was not your overnight success. He transitioned through tough times for many years to become the happy plant powered ultra endurance superfoodist we know today.

Tash is the epitome of living a balanced and purpose driven life. After traveling the world learning cultures, techniques and yoga she found herself and her purpose right next door to the very restaurant she grew up in. On the same block as her family's Italian restaurant, Tash etched the name "Nourish'd" in the dust of a garage door which has now become the thriving plant-based cafe that Cape Tow...

John McInroy is a South African born social activist, philanthropist, social entrepreneur, ultra endurance athlete, international field hockey player, actor and vegan yogi. John and I got super deep in this session covering topics of how he regained love for himself and in turn spreading that love with like minded people. John's charisma shone through the entire time and he talks how he made a con...

Nick Lawson is no average bloke. This Aussie has extremely big dreams and his purpose in life is to bring communities together through love and compassion. He exudes a confidence like no other adventurer or runner I have ever met and this is all driven by his deep seated desire to love and be loved. Nick started his journey of running only 10 months ago and has never run a marathon on his life but...

Peter Herman is an incredible human being. Not just the co-founder of Harmonic Mycology but an all round kick ass sustainable dude. Peter and Andrew have created a medicinal mushroom company in South Africa hat can rival your top international brands. In this episode we discuss the intellectual capability of mycelium and how incredibly more advanced the kingdom is than the human knowledge base.

Claire is a plant-based chef, Personal Chef, Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Health Coach and developing Yoga Teacher. Born in Cape Town but traveller of the world, she has visited over 17 countries, lived in 5, and has drawn inspiration from the faces and places she has encountered over the years. These encounters have only increased her deep passion for life and food. Battling through an eating...

Misha Teasdale is the cofounder of GreenPop.org and all round rad sustainable dude. In 2010, Misha gathered like-minded individuals to plant 1000 trees in a month and hasn’t looked back since. When he is not planting trees, you can find him doing wheelies on his bicycle or sprinting up Table Mountain.

Kheyrne Danu is the brainchild of SuperThrive and founder of Woman Thrive. She is also a health journalist, nature worshipper and muse. From a young age Kheyrne had to work through a few big health challenges including adrenal fatigue, digestive issues and reproductive problems. She chose to focus on nature’s medicine chest for her recovery. After much research around hormone healing she finally d...

At his core, Dr. Joel Kahn believes that plant-based nutrition is the most powerful source of preventative medicine on the planet. Having practiced traditional cardiology since 1983, it was only after his own commitment to a plant based vegan diet that he truly began to delve into the realm of non-traditional diagnostic tools, prevention tactics and nutrition-based recovery protocols. These ideolo...

Tony Budden is at the forefront of hemp and the legalization of this versatile plant in South Africa. He founded Hemporium in 1996 with Tony and his business partner, Duncan Parker, being committed to showcasing all that hemp has to offer by providing quality products made from this eco-friendly and versatile plant. Tony and Hemporium are actively lobbying for legislation change in order to allow...

Riaan Manser is a pioneering explorer, based in South Africa. He was the first person to circumnavigate the coast of Africa by bicycle, a distance of 37,000 km, through 34 countries over two years and two months. In July 2009 he became the first person to kayak 5,000 km around Madagascar, alone and unaided. Both journeys are covered in his books, Around Africa on My Bicycle and Around Madagascar o...

Dr.  Loomis has served as team internist for the St. Louis Rams football team and the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, as well as tour physician for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Before coming to the Barnard Medical Center, he practiced internal medicine at St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis, where he was also the director of prevention and wellness. He was also on the clinical faculty of the...

A unique husband and wife team on the cutting edge of brain science, Dr. Dean and Dr. Ayesha Sherzai are dedicated to educating people on the simple steps to long-term health and wellness through their work as Directors of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University Medical Center, with patients, as well as through online writing, videos, and books. We discuss all things from how m...

Dr. Laurie Marbas is a board certified family medicine physician, USAF veteran and mother of 3 grown children. Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine. Member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the American Academy of Family Practice. She will be sitting for the inaugural American College of Lifestyle Medicine's board certification in lifestyle medicine. She received her...

Brenda Davis, registered dietitian, is a leader in her field and an internationally acclaimed speaker. She has worked as a public health nutritionist, clinical nutrition specialist, nutrition consultant and academic nutrition instructor. Brenda is the lead dietitian in a diabetes research project in Majuro, Marshall Islands. She is a featured speaker at nutrition, medical and health conferences th...

This week I sit down with Alex Schwenn (Cousins as married name) from Authentic Embodied Vitality. Alex is an expert in dry fasting and master fasting and has been studying nutrition for the past 20 years and focusing on detoxification for the past 2 years. While she doesn't put herself into a box, her approach is heavily plant-based and raw. Alex's focus is on nutrient dense foods that will suppo...

Jessica Kotlowitz is a Registered Clinical Dietitian who is passionate about the use of plant-based diets for the treatment and prevention of obesity and chronic diseases of lifestyle such as Diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and cancer. We jump into this conversation straight away answering many of the most commonly asked nutrition questions

John Sanei has been an entrepreneur since the age of 16 from restaurant and hospitality to fashion distribution, fitness and more recently focusing on online platforms. As a serial entrepreneur he actively seeks out the next opportunity and always has something new brewing. As a trend specialist, speaker, author, entrepreneur, business innovation strategist and conscious human being, he takes grea...

Sean is a medical doctor with a passion for preventative health and a lifestyle around health and conscious and mindful living.

Former world champion go-karter, Formula 3 racing driver, founder of Scheckter's Energy Drink and now restauranteur behind the very popular Scheckter’s Raw in Seapoint "Health food has always been a big part of my diet but when I was living in New York launching Scheckter’s OrganicEnergyTM I was blown away by the ingenuity and creativity that was flourishing in the health food scene and a greater...

In 1991 Mary-Ann Shearer opened her first health shop in Johannesburg. From there on, there were business lows and sugar highs. After hitting rock bottom, Mary-Ann came out tougher and more determined to educate South Africa on the importance of a plant-based lifestyle on ones health. Mary-Ann's soon became a household brand in South Africa and education spread around the world with her Internatio...