Mads Friis Podcast
Episodes
The Morning Smoothie Blueprint for Men: Science-Backed Ingredients for Longevity | Umahro Cadogan
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do most people struggle with energy, focus, and health as they age?In this episode, I sit down with Umahro Cadogan, a world-renowned Functional Me...
Warning: The Hidden Trap High Performers Fall Into — Multi-Venture Entrepreneur Mik Strøyberg Reveals
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do people with beautiful families, thriving careers, and financial freedom still feel unhappy? Mik Strøyberg breaks down the paradox of modern a...
The Testosterone Crisis Nobody Talks About | Dr. Pia Norup, MD on Men’s Hormone Health
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Many men assume losing energy, focus, and drive is just part of getting older but in reality, it often reflects biological changes that can be underst...
Why Most Longevity Advice Fails: Chris Moore Reveals
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Longevity is no longer about living longer, it’s about avoiding the slow decline most people mistake for “normal aging.”In this episode, Chris M...
This Marker Predicts Aging, Disease, and Early Death: Scientist Jesper Eugen-Olsen Reveals
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the biggest threat to your performance, longevity, and clarity isn’t age but something silently building inside you?In this episode, biochem...
Neuroscientist Mikael Palner's Warning: The Dark Side of The Psychedelic Renaissance
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, researcher Mikael Palner reveals the surprising science behind the psychedelic renaissance, how compounds like psilocybin create a "w...
World Champion Niclas Larsen: Mastering Fear, Resilience & True Toughness—Revealed!
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, World Champion fighter and performance coach Niclas Larsen reveals the untold truths about resilience, fear, and the warrior mindset....
Sleep Expert, Daniel Gartenberg: The Truth About Sleep Tracking That Big Tech Won't Tell You
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, world-renowned sleep scientist Dr. Daniel Gartenberg reveals the surprising truths behind sleep tracking, the real science of deep sl...
#119: Nancy Duarte - the formula the best communicators use
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What made Steve Jobs such a powerful communicator? Tune into this episode of Growth Island w/ Forbes-featured communication expert/bestselling author ...
#118: Lassi A. Likkanen - How to Build the Best Sauna and How To Use Sauna for Health
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Can going to saunas four times a week save you from a severe heart attack? Researchers says YES. In this video, we discuss the history and health be...
#117: Dr. Wayne Hall - The New Science About Psychedelics and How to Use Them
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you curious about psychedelics and drugs? Let’s hear what the experts have to say. In today’s episode of Growth Island, Professor Wayne Hall...
#116: Udo Erasmus - Learn about the Fats that heal and Fats that kill
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that Omega-3 fatty acids are essential nutrients that have health benefits for both mind and body? Tune into today’s episode of Growth ...
#115: Dr. Caroline Leaf - New Breakthroughs in Mental Health You Can Implement Tomorrow
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Can you stop trauma from happening? No, sometimes it is unavoidable but what we can do is weaken and rewire the damage that it has done using your...
#114: Dr. Alessandro Prigione - Using Stem Cells to Grow Back Eye Sight and Other Applications
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Soon women will be able to reproduce on their own. This statement may scare some of you or may be comforting to know, but it’s all thanks to the...
#113: Dr. Helané Wahbeh - The Science Behind Intuition and How to Use It
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ever been told to trust your intuition? What if I told you that there is actually science backing it. Helané Wahbeh is the Director of Research at ...
#112: Patrick L. Kinney - The importance of clean air and what you can do
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is your air clean? Well, it depends on where you live and your personal environment. Patrick L. Kinney is here to shed some light on the topic. ...
#111: Lydia Denworth - How to Build Stronger Friendships?
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Friendships, like all relationships, take time and effort. But it does more for your life than most of the health hacks you can think of; to shine mor...
#110: Dr. Vera Gorbunova - The newest science about living long and healthy
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do people manage to live a long, healthy and meaningful life for 100+ years? Is it possible for humans to decelerate, or even reverse aging? And ...
#109: Dr. Rutherford - Psychologist Discusses the Good, Bad and Ugly of Perfectionism
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Does being a perfectionist stop you from connecting with your emotional side? Or does it stem from unresolved trauma? Well it depends on what type...
#108: Dr. Laura Berman - How to Spice Up Your Sex Life and Relationship?
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is your relationship or sex life going stale? Would you like to bring back the flare and spice things up with your significant other? Well, I’m ...
#107: Dr. Heather Smith-Fernandez - How to Use Peptides Properly and get Results
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to get a tan without being in the sun or a tanning bed? Well I certainly do, Dr. Heather Smith-Fernandez, my guest on this episode, tal...
#106: Nelson Dellis - Memory Grandmaster Explains How To Improve Your Memory
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Does our memory grow weaker as we grow older? Is it inevitable that we forget more and mo- NOPE! That’s one of many misconceptions we debunk in tod...
#105: Wayne Phelps - The Psychology of Killing With Drones
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the Russo-Ukrainian war continues, Ukraine has used lethal ‘Punisher drones’ to return fire. Sounds absolutely terrifying, right? What role do ...
#104: Nikki Trott - How to become a successful entrepreneur
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How important are your personal values when it comes to making business decisions? Well turns out they are really important, if your personal values d...
#103: Dr. Stephen D. Silberstein MD - Evidence-based, natural migraine treatments
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when you get a migraine? I take an alternating hot and cold shower, that's what works for me. Turns out that is one of the natural ways...
#102: Dr. Barry M. Popkin PhD - What You Didn't Know About Nutrition
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What do you look for when you go grocery shopping? I usually try to get foods that have the least amount of packaging and are the most fresh, that is...
#101: Whitney Freya - The blueprint to becoming unstoppable
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Can you sense the energy when people walk into a room? Like when someone walks in and everything becomes cheerful or someone else walks in and suddenl...
#100: Ken Honda - What is Happy Money and How Can You Achieve it
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are people who make a lot of money bad people? This myth about money is very common and many people even believe it but it is not true. Having the rig...
#99: Dr. Molly Maloof MD - Longevity, Psychedelics and everything in-between
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know fasting affects women differently than men? I thought it had the same effect but turns out that fasting affects each gender differently a...
#98: Dr. Dean Keith Simonton PhD - Exploring Human Intelligence and What Makes a Genius
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you define GENIUS? If you are thinking high IQ, you might be wrong Dr. Dean Keith Simonton, my guest in this episode, has spent his entire lif...
#97: Dr. Nichola Conlon PhD - Slowing Down Aging & Increasing Lifespan Through NAD
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you could stop aging and possibly reverse it, would you? To grow old is widely accepted as normal, we have seen our parents and grandparents grow ...
#96: Lisbeth Holdt Jørgensen - Training Your Voice To Better Present Yourself
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered how much your voice plays a role while speaking? How it can motivate people? Especially when you're speaking publicly. Being a...
#95: Sergey Young - Growing Young With Science & Technology
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to live longer? What are inexpensive things you can do to achieve that? If you have been following my podcasts you would know that I am a...
#94: Mark Young - Taking Your Cardiovascular Health Into Your Hands
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You can improve your cardiovascular health even when your sitting on the couch No, that’s not an invitation to be lazy and not exercise but somethi...
#93: Stella Grizont - Your job and your relation to it
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Before you quit your job try to resolve your issues or else you’ll risk just carry your reasons for quitting over to the next job Most have been th...
#92: Bob Troia - Quantified Biohacking for a Better Life
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you start experimenting with biohacks to find out what works for you? This was a question that was on my mind a lot when I got into the field ...
#91: Dr. Neil Paulvin - The Latest Research in the Field of Longevity
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You need to find out what works for you. I have said it a million times and I’ll say it a million more, “when it comes to biohacking n=1” the s...
#90: Emilie Glen Colsted - 3 simple psychological hacks that you can do today for free
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is psychology only for people who are struggling or can anyone benefit from it? The answer is anyone can benefit from it and use psychological tools ...
#89: John Gray - The secrets to sustaining passion in a relationship
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you maintain attraction towards your partner and have better sexual ecstasy even after many years in a relationship? It may seem difficult to ...
#88: Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith MD - The Different Perspectives of Rest
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are 7 different types of rest, sleep helps with just one of them So the question is are you getting enough rest other than just sleep, Dr. Saun...
#87: Dr. Daniel Gartenberg PhD - The Inner Workings of Sleep and How to Hack it
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you use wearables to track or hack your sleep? Have you ever wondered about it’s accuracy? Well, I have been curious about the latest sleep resea...
#86: Joy Martina, PhD - Being more heartfelt for a better life
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Live in 5D instead of just 3D If that was confusing to understand, don't worry. My guest on this week’s episode on Growth Island will give you more...
#85: Teri Cochrane - A Deeper Dive Into Genetic Expressions
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your thoughts signal your genetic expression The classic case of nature vs nurture comes to mind when reading the above statement, Teri Cochrane puts...
#84: Dr. Don Wood, PhD - Healing trauma using alpha brain waves
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 surpris...
#83: Dr. David Feifel MD, - Revolutionizing Mental Health Treatments Through Therapy, Ketamine & TMS
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ketamine, an effective psychedelic drug is being used to treat treatment-resistant depression. Yes, you read that right, Dr. David Feifel, a medical...
#82: Trina Felber - Oral Care For a Healthy Mouth Microbiome
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A healthy microbiome begins in your mouth. You might be thinking “wait, doesn't the microbiome live in your gut?” Well, the answer is the mouth ...
#81: Siim Land - Biohacks For A Better Tomorrow
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 y...
#80: Stig Nyman - How Tracking Your Work Helps Everybody
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
#79: Verneri Jaamuru - Benefits of Continuous Glucose Monitoring
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you also wondered why top athletes and normal individuals have been sharing pictures lately of continuous glucose monitors? I sure did. What co...
#78: Teemu Arina - Natural biohacks
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
#77: Eric Edmeades - Business freedom and what's standing in your way
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
#76: Dr. Milla Titova - New psych research exposes the overlooked pillar of happiness & wellbeing
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Happiness comes from trying to make others feel good rather than yourself.” Do you agree with that statement? 🤯 Whether you agree or not the...
#75: Michael Gebhardt - How to live your best life, now: Advice from an Olympic medallist
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
#74: Susanna Soeberg - Cold Water Bathing: Scientific facts you need to know
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know that Coldwater swimming can help you lose weight? 🏊♀️🤸♀️ Your first reaction might be: You gotta be crazy to say that”...
#73: José Luis Cordeiro - Scientific Secrets to a Life of Eternal Youth
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Immortality is not just for Draculas and Vampires anymore. You can be young forever too (without any bloodsucking being involved!) What if we told yo...
#72: Andri Peetso - How fasting can change your life and how to do it safely
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stop 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 tre...
#71: Paula Novotna - The routines and mindset of one of the World’s greatest kite surfers
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How 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...
#70: Leigh Ewin - 5 breathwork techniques that will change your life today
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Want 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,...
#69: Victor Mifsud - Getting Your Eye Vision Back
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What 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 s...
#68: Sean Percival - Building a startup with a serial entrepreneur, investor, former VP at Myspace
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Success is not final, failure is not fatal. This is what Churchill said through one of its darkest periods. Entrepreneurship is often drawn in bright ...
#67: Dr. Lori Bouchard - Effective Treatments Against Cancer That Work With Chemo or Radiation
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What 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. Chance...
#66: Umahro Cadogan's Framework for Reversing Vitiligo that has Proven Record Against Many Diseases
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How 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 guidanc...
#65: Mads Taersboel - Myths about running and how to keep up your game
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Each 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...
#64: Dr. Ulrik Hjerpsted - Secrets on how to get more energy, feel less bloated, and get better skin
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling 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 gain...
#63: Dr. Eva-Maria Hasenbeck - Concrete Steps for Battling Autoimmune Conditions
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Digging deep into the world of autoimmune diseases with the leading medical doctor and author of the book How to Use Functional Medicine to Successful...
#62: Professor Katarzyna Wac - How to improve your quality of life through data
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An orgasm right before sleep might just mean your glucose levels return back to normal despite drinking alcohol or eating food that increases your glu...
#61: Greg Potter PhD - Easy to implement tips for better sleep
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do 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 ...
#60: Boomer Anderson - The concrete steps to evaluating what biohacks to try and test
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have 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...
#59: Mads Friis: Simple tool to building habits and reaching goals
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You 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 ...
#58: Martin Kremmer - 5 Biohacks You Can Implement Tomorrow
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You 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 wh...
#57: Sarah Turner - Why Athletes are using Red Light Therapy and How You Can Benefit from it
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Red Light Therapy or more correctly Photobiomodulation has been one of the hottest subjects in the health and biohacking space the last year. And ther...
#56: Sten Stray-Gundersen - Getting more Effective Workouts with Blood Flow Restriction Training
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What 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 Anders...
#55: Dasha Maximov - What you didn’t know about Women’s Health and Why it is Important
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I 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 lear...
#54: Mads Friis: TAGTalk - Hacks for a meaningful life
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I 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...
#53: Sandy Sembler and John Hall - Secrets for better romantic relationships
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever thought “Why are romantic relationships so difficult?” I sure have. But then again, I never spend the time studying and intentional...
#52: Peter Gould - Bridging the gap between spirituality and entrepreneurship in a heartfelt way
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have 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 ...
#51: Tine Jørgensen - All about the Gut Microbiome and the Good Bacteria in our bodies
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This 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 hav...
#50: Dr. Jonathan Robinson - Lessons on happiness and seeking meaning in life
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 ...
#49: Dr. Kirk Honda - Different emotional attachment styles and how to form meaningful relationships
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 th...
#48: Key Takeaways from episodes 9 through 12 on becoming the best version of yourself
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Reflection is an integral part of the pursuit of constantly learning new things. This generally involves making connections between the theories you s...
#47: Scott Kaufman - Understanding the human needs, finding meaning in life and pursuing life goals
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How 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 globa...
#46: Dr. Michael Tompkins - How we Sleep and the Quality of Sleep We Need
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the biggest challenges in the modern world is maintaining high cognitive performance. My guest in this session is Dr. Tompkins, a licensed psyc...
#45: Key Takeaways from episodes 5 through 8 on how to be the best version of yourself
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So far, Growth Island has been full of industry insight and awesome storytelling. In this short episode, I share my favorite lessons I learned from in...
#44: Howard J. Ross - Why All Humans are Unconsciously Biased and Bridging the Divide in Our Society
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a world driven by bias and stereotypes. Discover how a social justice advocate like Howard J. Ross defines the complexities of belonging, m...
#43 Dr. Jeffrey Bernstein - How to get along with people, even if they drive you crazy
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever found yourself feeling anxious about your reaction in some situations? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Jeffrey Bernstein, a nationally ...
#42: Dr. Gleb Tsipursky - Why you should never trust your gut
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever 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 id...
#41: Christa Joergensen - how to avoid a stress meltdown or recover from one
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do 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...
#40: Camilla Sløk: The hard things they don’t teach you in leadership courses
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I gotta be honest: it is much easier getting top grades at university in leadership and consulting, than actually practicing it! Anybody else got that...
#39: Dr. Ulrik Hjerpsted: Thoughts on how to protect yourself from the coronavirus
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How 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 Hj...
#38: Martin Bjerregaard - Life lessons and being heartfelt in business
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I got to interview one of my personal inspirations :) Martin Bjerregaard is a big inspiration for me as he has been extremely successful in his profes...
#37: Solo Episode With My Key Takeaways From The First 4 Episodes
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 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...
#36: Top Up Your Performance with Concrete Biohacking Techniques
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
5-20% performance increase might be the difference between success and failure. This is one of the promises of biohacking. In a high performing start-...
#35: Dr. Ted Achacoso – How to Get Your Health Foundation Right
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How 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 p...
#34: Dr. Ted Achacoso – How to Get the Benefits of Cognitive Enhancers Without Harming Yourself
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cognitive enhancers, smart drugs, also called nootropics are getting more and more traction these days. The promise of being more focused and being ab...
#33: Andrew Hill – The Secrets of Neurofeedback and Peak Mental Performance
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ever 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...
#32: Roland Pankewich – What You Need to Know About Your Microbiome and How to Stress Less
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Microbiome health has been getting into the consciousness of most of us lately. People talking about that microbiome, the gut, poop. Yep, it is not yo...
#31: Tobias Schmidt Hansen - Optimize Your Health with a Plant-Based Diet
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
More 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 a...
#30: Thomas Sylvest – What you need to know to select or buy the best juice and smoothies
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode where we're going to go really deep, really fast into juice and smoothies. And to do that, I got Thomas Sylvest in, he has a...
#29: Martin Tobias – How I Reversed My Cellular Age by About 20 Years
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One IPO, another successful exit and 80 investments in startups are just some of the accomplishments of today's guest. Serial entrepreneurs and invest...
#28: Dr. Barry Morguelan – Unlock Unlimited Energy And Healing In Your Own Biology
06 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Who do the world's highest performers get help from? Well, I had the pleasure of meeting one of them :) Dr. Barry Morguelan who has helped people like...