The Reinvent Health Podcast

In today's show I chat with Im chatting with Niki Seberini. Mindfulness coach, talk show host and creator of Halcyon. A gorgeously simple and effective breathing jewel that calms your nervous system and enables a state of calm focus. You can find out more about the Halcyon by contacting Niki directly though her website and on Instagram: https://www.nikiseberini.com #nikiseberini #calmmoment #halyc...

Growing up as a world champion athlete Kirsten Flanagan developed a passion for understanding the science of nutrition, leading her a BSc in Human Physiology & Biochemistry, and a Medical Honours in Exercise Science. Having experimented with many different nutritional strategies, Kirsten realised that achieving a state of ‘metabolic flexibility’ is the absolute foundation of nutrition. Not onl...

In this episode I chat with Dr Steven Stavrou or better known as Steve Stavs about taking responsibility for your health. As well as the art and science of bio hacking and the most simple and indeed free steps you can take to improve your health starting today. https://madetothrive.co.za Website · Instagram · FaceBook · X · BioSite · LinkedIn · YouTube

From a deserted house in rural Mexico with a junkie smoking crack cocaine for the first time. To the start of an Olympic Distance Triathlon. Costa Carastavrakis shares his incredible journey with heartfelt candour , humour and honesty.   He brings light and humour to the darkness of addiction and shows that true body, mind and spirit recovery is possible for anyone who cares enough to heal themsel...

What does it take to go from unfit, overweight and critically ill, to running an ultra marathon? In this episode Zoë Scholtz shares her incredible story which you can read more about in her book - Running in Heels, from ICU to Ultramarathon. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/zoescholtz1980 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/zoescholtz/?hl=en Strava https://www.strava.com/athletes/21216480 LinkedI...

In todays episode I have the privilege of chatting with coach and author, Gabi Lowe. Gabi’s book, Get Me to 21 tells the story of her daughter, Jenna and her family’s epic fight to get through a rare disease, pulmonary hypertension. Gabi talks at length about developing authentic resilience, living in the now and managing anxiety. You can find Gabi through these links and purchase her book at any...

People the world over are living longer, but not necessarily living well. In episode 71, I discuss health-and vs lifespan with Tristan Van Moerkerken. About how to live a long, resilient and healthy life and why prevention is better than cure. You can find all of the products mentioned in this episode at https://optimized.co.za #lifespan #healthspan #resilience #tristsanvanmoerkerken #optimize #pr...

At the time of recording this podcast over 100 million vials of Botox have been sold and used in numerous applications. And this is just one of the many hundreds of aesthetic treatments available to anyone who wants to freshen their physical appearance perhaps look a little younger. Self esteem comes from many places and I really believe that we all need a little help from time to time, because wh...

Many of us - at least those who listen to this show have come across the term BIOHACKING. But what is biohacking really? According to google, Biohacking means changing your chemistry and your physiology through science and self-experimentation to increase energy and vitality. In todays show I chat with Mark de Gouveia, founder of Thrive labs - South Africas first one-stop biohacking facility. Offe...

Fatigue is an issue for many people, yet understanding how we become fatigued takes a bit of detective work and often a whole lot of getting back to the basics to find your energy, without depending on caffeine and stimulants In this episode I chat with Tristan Van Moerkerken about the obvious and not so obvious causes of fatigue. How to creating a foundation for optimal energy, starts with sleep...

In todays episode I chat with Meredith Oke  - Executive Coach & Founder of The Quantum Biology Collective Meredith has lived and worked on 3 continents helping people from all over the world to improve their lives by changing their beliefs and habits. Today we go in depth about light pollution. Why Blue Light is the New Sugar & Sunscreen is the New Margarine The 3 Absolutely Essential Elem...

Most of us have had some kind of experience with energy. Whether its trough the power of prayer or affirmations, or even thinking about someone and then they call. At some point or another we understand that that which is not tangible to the five senses is still very much real. In this episode of the Re-Invent Health Podcast I chat with Tom Paladino about Scalar energy and healing After 25 years o...

Medical doctor, Gestalt psychotherapist, trauma specialist, TRE trainer and teacher, Dr Melanie Salmon has committed her life to the exploration and practice of healing. During her 40 years in medicine, she became increasingly frustrated with the limited ability for pharmaceutical drugs to treat the cause of health issues including psycho-emotional conditions in her patients. It became clear that...

In episode 64 I have the great pleasure of interviewing Dr Kirstin Lauritzen. Personal Functional Medicine practitioner for high performers and elite athletes. Dr Kirsten earned her doctorate in Chiropractics and then continued to get a Masters degree in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine. She helps high performers and athletes achieve their peak performance by integrating health and fitness...

In this episode I chat with journalist, author and altogether amazing woman Sarah Bullen about her latest book Love and Above. Her story about love, loss, shamanism and coming to terms with the insanity that life seems to show all of us at some point is impossible to put down. If you are looking for a hell of a read this Easter grab a copy of Love and Above absolutely everywhere you can buy books....

In this episode I chat with one of the most resilient people I know. Alan Hardacker is one of those never say die kind of people. He has been though so much in life and yet always finds a way to overcome and keep on pushing though what many people would see as limits. The next time you find an excuse for not exercising or not eating well, think again. It’s all in your mind. I hope you get heaps of...

Dr Sean Thornley is an anaesthetist turned family practitioner with a deep interest in preventative medicine and mental health. In today’s show I chat with Dr Thornley about ketamine infusion therapy for the treatment of mental health and chronic pain conditions. We discus the origins and research around using ketamine and psilocybin to treat depression and PTSD. As well as how to know when this t...

Are you one of the many millions who suffer from fatigue? Do you sometime feel that you don’t have the energy for life that you once had? In this episode of the Re-Invent Health podcast I chat with regular guest, Dr Sundeep Ruder on the topic of fatigue. As always Dr Ruder invites us to think beyond the obvious and look not only at the physical but also the way we are choosing to live our lives. I...

In this episode I chat with Bronwen Del Paggio of NuMeSA - a food company that makes authentic, traditionally fermented kefir. Kefir is a fermented beverage, which is an ancient functional food. Kefir is a mesophilic symbiotic culture of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts embedded in a matrix of proteins, lipids, and polysaccharides working together to benefit the host. You can contact Bronwen and Nu...

On a mission to flatten the curve of healthcare costs, James Maskell has spent the past decade innovating at the cross section of functional medicine and community. To that end, he created the Functional Forum, the world’s largest integrative medicine conference with record-setting participation online and growing physician communities around the world. His organization and best selling book of th...

In this episode I chat once again to endocrinologist Dr Sundeep Ruder about hormone replacement therapy. The difference between pharmaceutical HRT and bio identical hormone replacements. As well as the reasons behind declining testosterone levels in men. But possibly most importantly, how sleep and the lifestyle choices we make - determine our experience with naturally declining hormones. Find Dr...

Today I get to chat about supplements - the latest research in supplementing, new discoveries for joint and cartilage health as well as the importance of vitamin K2 and how creatine works, with none other than Dean Hall. Dean’s career as a Springbok Rugby player was cut short due to injury, and a series of medical treatments that unfortunately resulted in long term side effects which ended his car...

In this, the 55th episode of the Re-Invent Health podcast, I chat with Brian Sanders -Founder and CEO of Sapien.org And The creator behind the soon to be released documentary, Food Lies. As well as the host and producer of the Peak Human Podcast. In this episode we discuss everything that is wrong with the food industry as well as why eating plants may be in fact harming your health. Brian is the...

In this episode I had the wonderful opportunity to chat with Dr Naim Moola about integrative psychiatry. He discusses new frontiers in psychiatric treatment and goes into the research around using MDMA and pscylocibin as tools for treating depression and PTSD. Connect with Dr Moola here Read more about psychedelic research The NewYorker Johns Hopkins University Study for Psychadelics Michael Polla...

In todays episode I chat with incredible running coach and life coach Lisa DeLugo. This show is all about the power of personal transformation. Lisa uses health and fitness as a tool to empower her clients to live their best lives. No matter where you live in the world, Lisa coaches women of all ages and fitness levels how to get up, get running and change their outlook on life.  To find out more,...