Steve Stavs
The Made to Thrive Show
Optimising your mind, body and soul. Hosted by Steve Stavs, Africa's Pro Biohacker, Health Futurist, and founder of www.madetothrive.co.za.
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Episodes
No Pro Athlete Shows Up Under-Slept or Overstimulated — So Why Do Business Leaders? How to Become an Executive Athlete and Stop Burning Out with Nicole Elizabeth Ward 09.07.2026 53:07
No professional athlete in 2026 goes into a game under-slept, under-nourished and overstimulated. So why are business execs and entrepreneurs still doing that every single day? It’s because they don’t recognize they are actually executive athletes. And just like sport athletes, business athletes need healthy bodies and minds to the same degree if they want to avoid being another burnout statistic....
Light as Medicine: How Photobiomodulation & Photodynamic Therapy Could Transform Alzheimer’s, ADHD & Cancer – With Dr. Hans Michael Weber, MD & Robert Weber, M.Sc. 26.06.2026 51:43
We are entering an extraordinary era in medicine where light itself is emerging as a therapeutic tool. Technologies such as transcranial photobiomodulation and photodynamic therapy are showing encouraging promise across a wide spectrum of conditions—from neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s to ADHD and even certain forms of cancer. And at the heart of this is pioneer physician Dr Hans Weber...
Genes Don’t Dictate Your Cancer Fate: Dr. Monisha Bhanote, MD, FCAP, ABOIM on the 90–95% Lifestyle Truth, ‘Gut Clock’ & Ancient Wisdom. 18.06.2026 1:03:01
What if 90–95% of cancers weren’t written in your genes—but in your environment, lifestyle, and daily choices? My guest today Dr B challenges some of the biggest assumptions in modern medicine, drawing on decades of experience examining cancer cells under the microscope. From the hidden drivers of chronic disease to the controversial role of hormone replacement therapy and the critical importance...
Your Home Is Silently Making You Sick — Mold, VOCs & Why No Supplement Can Fix It | Jean-Marc Masson, CMI® 10.06.2026 59:07
Most people obsess over food, supplements and exercise — while spending 90% of their lives breathing the air inside potentially toxic buildings. That’s why I brought on a true expert in the field in Jean-Marc Masson. We unpack the hidden dangers of Sick Building Syndrome, from mold and VOCs to poor ventilation and the chronic symptoms silently affecting energy, cognition, sleep and long-term healt...
Stop Cancer Before It Starts: Healing Mind, Body, The Bioelectric Field & The Soul with Dr. Beth DuPree MD, The Holistic Cancer Surgeon. 04.06.2026 1:00:51
Maybe medicine will end cancer. Maybe. But the medical institution has spent more than 50 years and tens of billions of dollars trying without meaningful success. We have to try a new paradigm. Which is what Dr Beth du Pree is doing. She cut out cancer in her patients for 35 years, now she believes the solution is to stop cancer before it even manifests by healing our bodies mind, body, electric a...
Grow Your Brain Back: Game-Changing Plasmalogen Breakthroughs to Reverse Dementia, Restore Vision, Regrow Brain Tissue & Unlock Epic Peak Cognitive Performance with Pioneer Neuroscientist & Biochemist Dr. Dayan Goodenowe, PhD 27.05.2026 1:07:40
Somewhere, someone in the world is pushing the frontiers of medicine. And today that someone is Dr. Dayan Goodenowe, the pioneer of plasmalogen medicine. His stories of clinical success deploying his very own patented plasmalogen molecules are incredible. Curing blindness. Reversing dementia. Growing brains. And his idea is simple. We are all equipped with the right biological software but often l...
Chasing 10Hz: Game-Changing Neurohacks to Unlock Epic Flow States, Brain Magic, Unstoppable Peak Performance & Mental Mastery with Sports Neuroscientist Dr. Izzy Justice 20.05.2026 1:00:18
Our brain is a bioelectric organ. And the frequency of our thoughts and the extent of our stimulation is as serious as life and death. Living too often in 90 hz, that’s a life of addiction. But by using neurohacks and the data from brain EEG we can all learn to chase 10 hz and live a life of flow and peak performance. And nobody has done more to champion, and importantly simplify, this paradigm th...
Why Peptides Are Revolutionizing Fat Loss, Hormones & Longevity with Dr. Aleksandra Gajer, MD 13.05.2026 54:14
I continue to believe peptides offer hope in medicine like few things ever have. Because of the mechanism of action and lack of toxicity, these compounds have the ability to restore the body’s proper natural functioning rather than suppress symptoms. But few physicians are willing to traverse in the peptide waters due to regulatory challenges, political interests and pharmaceutical interference. B...
Heart Disease is the #1 Killer: Why Most Cardiologist Visits Feel Like a Time Machine – And the AI Breakthrough Detecting Deadly Soft Plaque (Not the Hard Plaque Your CAC Score Shows) with Dr. John Osborne, M.D., Ph.D. 05.05.2026 1:10:23
Walking into a cardiologist appointment is more often than not walking into a time machine. Not only the discussions about disproven risks but unfortunately the outdated tools and technology that have little to no predictive or preventative potential. The worst part is the technology exists that can identify to the microscopic level the type of plague actually causal to more than 80% of heart-atta...
Building a Sharp Brain at 75: How AI-Powered Microhabits Are Beating the Attention & Dementia Crisis with Thoryn Stephens 29.04.2026 51:34
Driving action from data. That’s what Thoryn believes is the secret to the success of brain.one, his evidence based, adaptive AI powered brain fitness platform. And a peptide one too. Again, AI is changing the game in real-time. The future is now. When algorithms can index 100 million studies seamlessly the future of health is truly radical. Thoryn Stephens is a leading expert in neurotechnology,...
Swimming Against the Current from Day One: Saving Our Kids’ Brains & Nervous Systems in a Toxic World with Dr. Stephanie Rimka, BA, DC, BCN 22.04.2026 1:13:24
Dr. Stephanie Rimka paints a bleak picture of why babies born into the modern, urban world are swimming against the current from day one. 350 chemicals in their bodies. Protein bars and pesticides. Microplastics. Digital dementia. All of this leading to dysregulated nervous systems and anxiety soaked brains. We have to do something. And that’s what Dr Rimka is doing - spread the message, educate...
Why 90% of Disease is Entirely Preventable: The Power of Florence AI with Guy Leitersdorf 08.04.2026 44:38
There’s no doubt about it - AI is going to change the game of medicine, health and longevity. And Florence AI could be it. Working alongside your physician, for you the patient, Florence is the most curated, intentional health AI agent I have come across. Having exclusive access to some of the most contiguous medical data around, and able to not only give specific personal advice but within the co...
The Super Body Blueprint: Reversing Muscle Loss, SIBO, and Brain Fog with Dr. William Davis, MD 01.04.2026 1:03:18
From super gut to super body. One of my favorite guests, Dr William Davis, is back on the podcast to explain why our microbiome is inextricably linked to the body. We discuss probiotics, SIBO, the most game-changing microbes for brain health and for muscle gain and other strategies to create the super gut we need to create the super body we need to live healthier and longer. Get his new book SUPER...
The Death of Modern Science, the Cult of Dogma, and Restoring Health Through the New Biology of Water with Dr. Tom Cowan, MD 25.03.2026 59:13
Are we progressing in health and wellness? Or is so much of what we are looking for in the simplicity of the past and the design of nature? We live in a complex and messy and yes toxic world, so what do we do about it? Today I talk to Dr Tom Cowan again, a man who himself says he can’t believe the things he is saying now after spending the last decades dissecting scientific and medical claims take...
From Fake Freedom to Full Flow: Unlock 10+ Hours/Week, Master Your MTP & Engineer the Life You Actually Want with Dr. Ann Tsung, MD 20.03.2026 49:58
Are you living fake freedom? One of my biggest realizations with productivity expert Dr Ann Tsung was that - many of us are stuck in stage 3 of the time freedom cycle and treading water in fake time freedom. The question then is - how do we escape it and start living a life of more freedom and more flow and what are the habits, the values, the mindset and the tools we can employ to become time tra...
Parkinson’s is Preventable: The Toxic Chemicals Causing 6 Million Cases, AI-Powered Prevention & How to End the Disease Forever with Dr. Ray Dorsey, MD/MBA 11.03.2026 59:47
Parkinson’s is not a function of aging, it is not a genetic disease and it is a human caused disease that is entirely preventable. That’s what the research is showing and what Parkinson’s expert and advocate Dr Ray Dorsey is on a mission to communicate to the world. Parkinson’s disease is the downstream effect of the indiscriminate, criminal and unnecessary use of neurotoxic chemicals we are spray...
Superhuman Longevity Unlocked: AI, TRT, Biological Age Hacking & Peak Human Protocols with Dr. Sanjeev Goel, MD (The Happiness & Longevity MD) 03.03.2026 47:17
Why settle for normal when we the target should be peak human health optimization, what I call superhuman? With the billions being put into the biotech industry, wearables, more access to all sorts of techniques, and now the unimaginable power of AI, it truly does seem the limits of health at the moment are boundless. That’s the world my guest Dr Sanjeev Goel inhabits, and today we discuss our cli...
From Trauma to Triumph: Surviving Childhood Abuse, Psychedelics, and the Power of Faith with Psychiatrist Dawnmarie Risley-Childs, DO 25.02.2026 56:06
This episode isn’t for the faint at heart. Because Dawnmarie’s story and the stories she shares are heartbreaking. The data and her clinical experience indicates that one in four girls are abused in the household before 18 years old, and most of that abuse happens before age 6. And while having a step-parent is the number one risk , unfortunately they are often not the only person at blame. DawnMa...
Unlocking the Hormone Code: Anti-Aging Secrets, Testosterone Replacement Therapy Mastery, Biohacking Insights & Longevity Strategies with Amy Killen, MD 18.02.2026 55:05
This episode is a masterclass in both men and women’s hormonal health. These hormones in effect are the clocks of aging, so much so that biotech labs can now take a few data points, consult with AI and provide you with an almost exact time until major hormonal events like menopause. Which is crucially important because to optimize health and longevity the right type of hormonal support and treatme...
Revolutionizing Health & Performance: AI, Data Ownership, and Wealthcare with Brigitte Piniewski, MD 11.02.2026 58:00
I believe AI is going to radically change healthcare. It already is doing so, with patients challenging their family doctor with ChatGPT analysis of their blood work and scans. Or as I experienced myself recently, working with AI to discover an obscure allergy in a patient that has kept him unwell for years! But Dr. Brigitte Piniewski is outlining an even more radical change to healthcare - decen...
Unlock Your Hidden Energy Battery:– Conquering 10 Years of Chronic Fatigue with Bioenergetic Biohacking, Chinese Medicine Diets, and HRV Insights. Harry Massey MBA 04.02.2026 42:08
The body is bioenergy. It is also a battery that collects and stores energy, or leaks energy. This bioenergetic system is about frequencies and vibrations, emotions, mindset and how we interact with the natural world. Harry Massey is a true expert in this field, as well as a biohacker, creating devices and products to improve our energetic health. Harry Massey is a well-known bioenergetic expert,...
From Men's Health Cover to Death's Door: Dane Johnson CHN on Reversing Crohn's, Colitis, IBD & IBS Naturally 28.01.2026 1:02:54
From Men’s Health cover to severe malnutrition on death-door’s in a year, Dane Johnson has had a true pain to purpose story. Now he is on a mission to heal guts around the world using methods he knows from experience with himself and thousands of others actually work. Dane works on the mind and heart as much as the gut, emphasizing that if you are not prepared to be the CEO of your health and danc...
Pillar by Pillar Masterclass Series: Hack Your Habitat for Superhuman Wins – Why Environment is the Hidden Foundation for Bulletproof Health, Ultimate Balance, and Explosive Performance 21.01.2026 35:58
Closing in on 300 episodes of The Made To Thrive Show, it’s been an enriching and empowering journey for me speaking to global experts and health heroes about their fields of expertise. So in honor of the 300 mark, I have put together a masterclass composed of the best insights for each of Made To Thrive’s 7 Pillars To Thriving: purpose, community, sleep, nutrition, movement, self-quantification,...
Pillar by Pillar Masterclass Series: Master Your Metrics for Superhuman Mastery – How Self-Quantification Unlocks Precision Health, Data-Driven Performance, and Ultimate Vitality 14.01.2026 32:54
Closing in on 300 episodes of The Made To Thrive Show, it’s been an enriching and empowering journey for me speaking to global experts and health heroes about their fields of expertise. So in honor of the 300 mark, I have put together a masterclass composed of the best insights for each of Made To Thrive’s 7 Pillars To Thriving: purpose, community, sleep, nutrition, movement, self-quantification,...
Pillar by Pillar Masterclass Series: Power Up Your Superhuman Moves – Why Movement is the Key to Ironclad Health, Endless Stamina, and Dominant Performance 07.01.2026 24:07
Closing in on 300 episodes of The Made To Thrive Show, it’s been an enriching and empowering journey for me speaking to global experts and health heroes about their fields of expertise. So in honor of the 300 mark, I have put together a masterclass composed of the best insights for each of Made To Thrive’s 7 Pillars To Thriving: purpose, community, sleep, nutrition, movement, self-quantification,...
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