The David Nurse Show
Episodes
BONUS: Conquering Limits through Freediving, Fitness, & Fearless Reinvention | Tavi Castro
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For today’s special bonus episode, David welcomes Tavi Castro to the show to explore the bold decisions and mindset shifts that have defined Tavi’...
Mastering the Wheel of Health for Peak Performance | Todd Vande Hei
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Vande Hei—CEO of Stark Health—joins David for the final episode of season 2, sharing his transformation from medical crisis in his 30s to...
The Five Pillars of Purposeful Living | Dawn Mussallem
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Dawn Mussallem, an integrative oncologist at Mayo Clinic, joins David to share her extraordinary journey—surviving Stage IV lymphoma, enduring a...
DNA as the Blueprint for Peak Performance | Kashif Khan
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To learn more, you can go to kashkhanofficial.com/nurse and use code Nurse50 for $50 off + Free 15 minute personalized health call. (may want to spell...
America’s Broken Approach to Healthcare & Nutrition | Dr. Will Cole
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Will Cole sits down with David on today’s episode of The David Nurse Show to unpack one of the most pressing issues facing America: our broken a...
Optimizing Salt, Hydration, & Cardiovascular Health | James DiNicolantonio
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The David Nurse Show, cardiovascular researcher and pharmacist, Dr. James DiNicolantonio, sets the record straight on one of ...
Building Elite Fitness Through Consistency | Don Saladino
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Unlocking the Body’s Repair System Through Stem Cell Activation | Christian Drapeau
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Visit https://ketone.com/DAVID for 30% OFF your subscription order PLUS receive a free gift with your second shipment—fun surprises like a free 6-pa...
Ketones, Brainpower & the Future of Performance Fuel | Dr. Latt Mansor
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Visit https://ketone.com/DAVID for 30% OFF your subscription order PLUS receive a free gift with your second shipment—fun surprises like a free 6-pa...
The Future of Hormone Optimization and Peptide Therapy | Dr. Chris Asandra & Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Chris Asandra, one of the top hormone and peptide therapy experts in the world, sits down with David Nurse to discuss the frontier of health optim...
Dr. Gabrielle Lyon | Muscle, Metabolism & the Future of Health Optimization
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if everything you thought you knew about nutrition, muscle, and longevity was outdated? In this high-impact conversation, David Nurse sits dow...
Mitochondria Explained: The Cellular Powerhouse | Dr. Anurag Singh
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Timeline is offering 10% off your order of Mitopure this week only while supplies last: timeline.com/DAVIDNURSE World-renowned longevity and mitocho...
Flow State Secrets: The Formula for Peak Performance & The Brain Science Behind It!
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if there was a formula to tap into flow state more often and sustain it longer? Neuroscientist Rachel Lambert joins David for this special bonus ...
Michael Chandler, Gordon Hayward, George Mumford, & Dr. Daniel Amen | The Power of Preparation
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David is joined by some top-tier guests for this special episode of The Dr. & The Nurse! First up, mixed martial artist Michael Chandler talks about t...
Ariel Garten & Dr. Daniel Amen | Achieving Flow through Sleep & Meditation
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever struggle with refocusing during the day or recharging at night? Meet Muse, the newest innovation in meditation technology. Use my link for 20% of...
Dr. Andy Galpin & Dr. Daniel Amen | How to Become Unkillable
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re starting off 2025 with a bang, looking at how to become unkillable according to human performance scientist Dr. Andy Galpin. Is it possible fo...
Gabby Reece & Dr. Daniel Amen | Building a Life of Intentional Focus
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professional beach volleyball player turned health and fitness leader, Gabby Reece, has built a life she loves through the practice of intentional foc...
The Professor & Dr. Daniel Amen | The Art of Creative Skill Mastery
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another super practical episode of The Dr. & The Nurse! This week on the show David welcomes Grayson Boucher, aka “The Professor,”...
Cal Newport & Dr. Daniel Amen | Combatting Digital Distraction to Achieve Deep Work
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We live in an age of digital distraction—from social media and Google to information overload and the constant presence of our phones, it’s gettin...
Grant Cardone & Dr. Daniel Amen | Tapping into a Relentless State of Drive
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What sets those who succeed apart from those who don’t? And once they do succeed, how do they maintain that level of success? On this episode of The...
Jim Kwik & Dr. Daniel Amen | Learning at the Highest Levels
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to understanding what it takes to learn at the highest levels, there’s no better expert out there than Jim Kwik. The founder of Kwik L...
Peter Crone & Dr. Daniel Amen | Mastering Mindset & Flow
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Winning the daily battle for our minds all comes down to the way we think about the world around us. Can positivity really help us live longer? What r...
Max Lugavere & Dr. Daniel Amen | Optimizing Nutrition for Maximum Performance
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a very special series of The David Nurse Show: The Dr. & The Nurse! For this series of episodes, David is joined by Dr. Daniel Amen—renow...
Making the BEST and Most Long-Lasting Relationships | Hack #101
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #101: The majority of people think ‘connecting’ is about the initial connection. Most people are wrong. Ask yourself the question ...
Writing the PERFECT Email | Hack #100
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #100: Email can work at scale! Have you heard ‘email is dead?’ Well, that’s partially true. It’s dead if you don’t know how...
What Time Do the Most Successful People Wake Up? | Hack #99
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #99: Have you ever wondered about the actual average time the most successful people in the world wake up? Rise and Grind. I’m sure...
Embrace the Negative Thoughts | Hack #98
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #98: We are often told, ‘negative thoughts are a bad thing. Don’t think negative thoughts.’ That’s precisely the opposite of ...
Make the Difficult Phone Call | Hack #97
06 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #97: Is there anything worse than making a cold call? You know it will be painful, and you have been putting it off for months. Toda...
Use a Strategic Action Plan | Hack #96
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack # 96: Most people let life happen to them. Life without a plan for success is planning a life void of success. Do you go to the islan...
The Best Person To Compare To | Hack #95
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #95: Comparison is the thief in the night who robs you of your joy for tomorrow. Facts: there is someone you wish you could be more l...
780 Million People Are Dyslexic | Hack #94
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #94: But what if I also told you, according to a BBC study, 40% of self-made millionaires are dyslexic? Dyslexia is a learning diffic...
What if the Limitless Pill was Real? | Hack #93
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #93: What if we already use 100% of our brains? Humans only use 10% of their brains. Have you heard that before? Sure you have. What...
Listening to Mozart as a Baby Doesn't Make You Smarter | Hack #92
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #92: No evidence supports that listening to classical music as a baby makes you smarter. A paper published in Nature in 1993 introduc...
How Dumbledore Addresses Fear | Hack #91
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #91: Humans fear what they don’t know. “Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.” Dumbledore (of Harry Potter) ...
The 3 Levels of Life That Everyone Goes Through| Hack #90
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #90: There are only three levels of life: Momentum, Plateau, and Avalanche. Ask yourself, ‘Do you feel excited when you wake up to ...
The Power of a Gift | Hack #89
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #89: A Story of love and confidence. In this captivating episode, discover the stark difference between shopping for men and women, w...
Using 'Tipping Culture' To Change Your Life | Hack #88
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #88: Here’s why tipping 21% can change your life... Let me know if you have felt this before—you walk into a bakery and purchase ...
Create Your Avengers of Upstanders | Hack #87
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #87: You have a choice to make—you can either be a bystander or an upstander. Recent studies have shown that 46% of kids aged 12-18...
Pessimism vs. Optimism | Hack #86
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #86: A healthy dose of each is the proper frame of reference. Being an optimist doesn’t mean you’re not a pessimist, and being a ...
Being the CONNECTOR | Hack #85
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #85: YOU have the power of first-hand persuasiveness! Ok—would you rather take restaurant recommendations from someone who has been...
Being Happy With EVERY Part of Your Job is Unattainable | Hack #84
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #84: Happiness is fleeting. Happiness is circumstantial. The number one answer when people are asked, ‘What do you want out of life...
Stress CAN BE a Net Positive | Hack #83
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #83: Life without stress is not a life you want to live. According to the American Psychological Association, as of 2022, 76% of Amer...
#1 Way To Educate Yourself...AND It's FREE! | Hack #82
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #82: The ability to self-educate has never been easier! Sorry scholars who took years and years to develop those books, the new go-to...
The Power of the Silent Pause | Hack #81
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #81: Ummmm.... uh...these hurt how people perceive you! Once you start listening for it when in conversation with others, you can’t...
How Wolfgang Puck Improv'd His Salmon Pizza | Hack #80
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #80: Hard work and quick thinking can change your life! You probably recognize Wolfgang Puck. But do you know how his name became syn...
5 Ways To Be More Enthusiastic | Hack #79
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #79: Enthusiasm, the trait no one wants less of! I mean, think about it: the difference between getting a coffee and the person makin...
Nomophobia, The Fear of Being Without Your Phone | Hack #78
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #78: According to DataReportal, as of 2023, the average American spends 6 hours and 59 minutes on a screen. Per day! If you are into ...
Unknown Near-Miss Experiences of 9/11 | Hack #77
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #77: The true stories of those who survived 9/11 due to schedule interruptions. I’m sure we all have, but try to remember a time re...
A Secret Success Habit From an NBA Head Coach | Hack #76
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #76: Writing is better than typing. All right, self admittance here. I have horrible handwriting. Not just bad, really bad. Be it as ...
Why Finland Has the Best Education System In The World | Hack #75
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #75: Students read books they are interested in. Do you remember reading George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ in 6th grade and having ...
How Henrietta Lacks Paved the Way For Modern Medicine | Hack #74
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #74: Someone ahead of you paved your way, and you are doing the same for others. In the mid-1800s, on the path known as the Oregon Tr...
Why Imposter Syndrome is Actually a GREAT Thing | Hack #73
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #73: Imposter Syndrome means you are doing something RIGHT. Have you Felt Imposter Syndrome before? Yeah, I think we all have to some...
The Butterfly Effect | Hack #72
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #72: A butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil and causes a tornado in Texas. North American theoretical meteorologist Edward Lorenz foun...
Your DNA Does Not Define You | Hack #71
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #71: Pedigree only means where you came from, not where you are going. Even if you look like your parents and can trace your DNA back...
This is Why the Bible Says Confidence 60 Times | Hack #70
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #70: The best-selling book of all time specifically mentions confidence 60 times, and this is why that is important. Anything mention...
Group-Think But Make it AWESOME | Hack #69
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #69: The power of collective intelligence and multiple mind collaboration. I’m going to introduce you to the beauty of ‘a group-t...
The Best Winner In NBA History | Hack #68
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #68: Being the ultimate ‘glue guy’ translates to a winning culture. Shane Battier. From the outside world looking in, Shane’s s...
Build Cross-Collaboration Through the Lattice System | Hack #67
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #67: Not everyone is a leader traditionally, but everyone is a leader in some way. In business - the Lattice System is a hierarchical...
This ONE TRICK Will Stop Your Mind From Racing | HAck #66
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #66: How to go to sleep without mind-racing thoughts. Do you keep yourself up at night because you can’t seem to turn off your ‘r...
4 Hacks on How to Remember Your Greatest Accomplishments | Hack #65
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #65: Performing mental time travel can help us remember our most significant accomplishments! Have you ever heard of the ‘Forgettin...
The Best Entrepreneurs Overcome Failure | Hack #64
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #64: Steve Jobs’s success cannot be defined without his failures. In 1985, Apple produced two supposedly revolutionary products - t...
How To Turn the Should Into The Want! | Hack #63
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #63: If someone tells you they love their job 100% of the time, they are probably lying. Here’s the truth, its ok not to love your ...
Luka Doncic Loves to Play Wiffle Ball...And There's a Reason! | Hack #62
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #62: Sometimes, all you need is to head to the beach and take a wiffle ball break. ‘Practice, you talking about practice,’ Allen ...
Steph Curry Had 13 Turnovers in His First Game... | Hack #61
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #61: He had every opportunity to blame himself and others around him, but he didn’t and became great. 13 turnovers. In one basketba...
This is Why Scatter-Focusing Is So Important | Hack #60
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #60: The kinkajous can run just as fast backward as it can forwards, and what that means for our confidence. Get this- the Kinkajous ...
There is No Difference Between Doing and Knowing | Hack #59
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #59: The Hebrew word Yada means ‘to do’ and ‘to know.’ No, not Yoda, the little green guy from Star Wars. Yada. In the Hebrew...
Are You Feeling Stuck on Something You Can't Finish? Take a Planned Diversion! | Hack #58
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #58: Diversion is a motivational ignitor, not a distraction! Are you like me, when you get so focused on something you tend to get st...
Retain 90% of the Knowledge You've Gained | Hack #57
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #57: Teaching a subject is the secret key to retaining 90% of your knowledge! From the famous Roman philosopher Seneca - “While we ...
Increasing Market Value by 2,799% | Hack #56
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #56: The power of storytelling. I’m going to do you a favor and introduce you to the best ‘storytelling’ teacher I know, David ...
3 Levels of Ultimate Mind Control | Hack #55
24 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #55: Whether you know it or not, you are always selling. The Association for Psychological Science found that it takes 1/10th of a se...
You Can Never See What is Happening Behind Closed Doors | Hack #54
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #54: Why you shouldn’t meet your heroes and the fall of Tiger Woods. When was the last time you scrolled through social media and s...
Your Expectations can TRANSFORM Your Outcomes | Hack #53
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #53: The interpersonal expectancy effect is the idea that our expectations can actually create that outcome! Have you ever been to a ...
1,009 Attempts to Make the World's Greatest Chicken | Hack #52
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #52: It over 1,009 attempts to make the best chicken the world had ever known, and that wasn’t half of the creator’s setbacks. Th...
I Promise That History Will Repeat...And THIS is How it Helps Confidence | Hack #51
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #51: History, or rather man, will always repeat itself. Whether it is the mullet coming back in style or bell-bottom jeans, history (...
How String Theory Can Build Confidence | Hack #50
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #50: Become awe-inspired by all of the wonders in this world, and know that there will be some things you won’t understand, and that...
This Hack has a 99% Success Rate! | Hack #49
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #49: The success-ability partner holds you accountable for your progress! Do you remember your first time at the bowling alley? Gutt...
Asking 307 Questions made Him the Best Leader Ever | Hack #48
17 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #48: These 5 tips will make you a more CONFIDENT question asker. Jesus was recorded in the Bible asking 307 questions. He was asked ...
The Magic Rule To Overrule Your Mind | Hack #47
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #47: It takes 17 seconds for your body to overrule your mind! How do I know this? Well, when I was training NBA players for 12+ ye...
This Study PROVES the Worst-Case Scenario is the Best-Case Scenario | Hack #46
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #46: the worst-case scenario turns out to be our best-case scenario! Do you find your mind racing before falling asleep, playing out ...
Why Tupac Says He WALKS Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death | Hack #45
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #45: Just like at swimming pools, walk, don’t run! I know what you are thinking, “Is David really using a Tupac for today’s hac...
The REAL Manifestation Secret Backed by Research | Hack #44
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #44: Calling God into our situations leads to TRUE manifestation and everlasting joy. SO MANY internet “gurus’ have the secret fo...
5 Reasons Why Singing Your Favorite Song Builds Confidence | Hack #43
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #43: Build confidence by singing your favorite song, even if you can’t sing! That’s right! Even if you aren’t Billie Eilish, yo...
How NBA Players Utilize the Power of Placebos | Hack#42
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #42: The magic pill that builds confidence is a simple solution of… Placebos have power. They often work due to the fact that peopl...
Building Through Rejection | Walt Disney and Madonna Were FIRED??? | Hack #41
10 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #41: How can some of the most successful people in HISTORY have been fired from their jobs? Walt Disney failed so many times before c...
Go Against the Grain | "The Masses are the As...es" | Hack #40
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #40: The masses are the as...es, and while sheep are great, you don’t want to be one! When everyone is telling you that you have to...
How to Activate your Amygdala | The 14 Tallest Peaks | Hack #39
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #39: Doing the difficult thing activates a part of your brain that has MAJOR benefits... In today’s episode, I share the story of N...
My Brand New Shoes! | Multi-Colored Jordan's and the Day Tom's Shoes Was Born | Hack#38
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #38: Nothing beats that feeling you get from a pair of brand-new shoes... A smile engulfed the child’s face, an emotion that had ap...
Unconditional Love | God Spelled Backwards is Dog! | Hack #37
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #37: A dog’s unconditional love can change your life! Imagine this: What does your dog’s face look like when you’ve had a bad d...
The True Meaning of Legacy | In 120 Years No One Will Remember You | Hack #36
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #36: Try to count how many people you know from 120 years ago. I bet you it wasn’t a lot! There is great peace and confidence in kn...
The Sun Will Rise Tomorrow | Rayleigh Scattering and Daily Reminders | Hack #35
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #35: The sun will rise again in the morning, just as it has for every single day of your life... Now, not every day is a clear sky an...
Incompetence | Are Learning and Knowledge the Same Thing? | Hack #34
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #34: can incompetence really be an asset? Sounds very contradicting, right? How can the ‘inability to do something successfully, i...
Perfectly Flawed | The Wisest Man in History and how EVERYONE has Perfect Imperfections | Hack #33
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #33: your flaws are what make you perfect, just like the greatest people in history! Picture this, the Bible is the greatest selling ...
The Compounding Effect | The Miracle of the 1% Exponential Equation | Hack #32
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #32: this is the only math equation you will ever need to know... 1% more each day for 365 days is 37.8 times more than what you star...
Adversity | It's all about HOW and WHERE we Choose to Live | Hack #31
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #31: Adversity isn’t a zip code where you live. It’s just an event. What I mean to say is we don’t live on Adversity Street. Ou...
Letting it ALL OUT | Steve Jobs and the Benefits of Scream Therapy | Hack #30
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #30: Sometimes, you have to scream and let it all out! Scream therapy is a real and beneficial release. I’m serious. Have you ever ...
Intuition | Harriet Beecher Stowe...The Woman Who Started the Civil War | Hack #29
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #29: trusting your intuition can lead to history-defining moments... Intuition. You’ve probably asked yourself, “Why didn’t I f...
Being the BEST for 10 Years | How Long Does it Really Take to be GREAT? | Hack #28
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #28: Gaining confidence through the understanding that it may take LONGER than 10 years to be a success... That’s the old saying, r...
Painting Tirana, Albania with Color | The Effect Color Has On Us | Hack #27
27 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #27: The reason the mayor painted Tirana, Alania, with color and why it has such a PROFOUND effect on our confidence. Edi Rama was no...
Randomness | Wild Success and the Occasional Home Run Swing | Hack #26
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #26: Confidence through randomness and understanding that in addition to daily confident steps, the home run swings are worthwhile! I...
Why Not Me? | The Only Question that Matters for Redefining our Mentalities | Hack #25
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence Hack #25: Why me versus why not me...are the ONLY questions that matter for redefining our confident mentalities. There are two types of p...