Growth Island

Growth Island

Hosted by: Mads Friis

Growth 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,...

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World Champion Niclas Larsen: Mastering Fear, Resilience & True Toughness—Revealed!

In this episode, World Champion fighter and performance coach Niclas Larsen reveals the untold truths about resilience, fear, and the warrior mindset. From nearly losing his leg to capturing world titles, Niclas...
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Sleep Expert, Daniel Gartenberg: The Truth About Sleep Tracking That Big Tech Won't Tell You

In this episode, world-renowned sleep scientist Dr. Daniel Gartenberg reveals the surprising truths behind sleep tracking, the real science of deep sleep, and how common mistakes are silently wrecking your recovery,...
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#84: Dr. Don Wood, PhD - Healing trauma using alpha brain waves

What if I told you you can repair your mind from past trauma? We usually hear of people coping with trauma never fixing it, well it came as a surprise to me as well when my guest in this episode shared that it's not...
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#83: Dr. David Feifel MD, - Revolutionizing Mental Health Treatments Through Therapy, Ketamine & TMS

Ketamine, an effective psychedelic drug is being used to treat treatment-resistant depression. Yes, you read that right, Dr. David Feifel, a medical doctor who is a professor at the University of California, San...
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#82: Trina Felber - Oral Care For a Healthy Mouth Microbiome

A healthy microbiome begins in your mouth. You might be thinking ā€œwait, doesn't the microbiome live in your gut?ā€ Well, the answer is the mouth microbiome is the second-largest after the gut, home to 20 billion...
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#81: Siim Land - Biohacks For A Better Tomorrow

In the age of the internet, We are flooded with so much information from different sources, It’s almost like we are drowning in data. Well, How do you know what to trust and how do you separate facts from fiction? If...
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#80: Stig Nyman - How Tracking Your Work Helps Everybody

How do you feel about tracking your time? Some of you might welcome it and some might feel it’s an infringement on their freedom and privacy. Well Stig Nyman will bring some clarity on the topic in this week's...
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#79: Verneri Jaamuru - Benefits of Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Have you also wondered why top athletes and normal individuals have been sharing pictures lately of continuous glucose monitors? I sure did. What could they do and why the hell would someone run around with a needle...
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#78: Teemu Arina - Natural biohacks

The best biohacks are usually free You don’t have to spend huge amounts of money to hack your biology, most of the effective hacks are usually free or can be found in your own front yard. Does that shock you, well it...
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#77: Eric Edmeades - Business freedom and what's standing in your way

How do you build a company that gives you financial freedom and the possibility to travel while impacting millions of people positively? I think this is a question many people have asked themselves :) However, many...
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#76: Dr. Milla Titova - New psych research exposes the overlooked pillar of happiness & wellbeing

ā€œHappiness comes from trying to make others feel good rather than yourself.ā€ Do you agree with that statement? 🤯 Whether you agree or not then that is what a new scientific paper says. I know many people would be a...
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#75: Michael Gebhardt - How to live your best life, now: Advice from an Olympic medallist

How 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...
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