The Made to Thrive Show

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.  

Nicole Elizabeth Ward combines twenty-five years of sales leadership experience with her passion for wellness and performance optimization. Her unique background enables her to address the specific health challenges facing sales professionals with practical, evidence-based solutions. Through her book, podcast, and coaching, she helps sales professionals transform into Sales Athletes who can sustain peak performance without sacrificing their health.

Buy her book “Biohacking for the Sales Athlete” on AMAZON: https://tinyurl.com/biohacksalesathlete 

Contact:
Website - https://www.nicoleelizabethward.com/biohack

Join us as we explore:
Why it is critical business leaders and executives look beyond IQ and EQ and  understand they are executive athletes with a real responsibility to manage and optimize their physiology.
The executive athletes gym bag - hacks to do functions, social events and traveling healthier. 
How feedback loops from data is the key to unlock the corporate burnout puzzle.
The trapping of the all or nothing mentality, the ROI of health coaching and why execs need to decelerate to accelerate to competitive advantages.
The power of keeping a food journal for 2 weeks, and the cost of choices.
Why HRV tracking made Nicole go wow, and how she got hers unstuck.
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Resources - The Executive Athlete’s Gym Bag, https://www.nicoleelizabethward.com

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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 and his Weber Medical clinic.
Hans Michael Weber, MD, began his career as a general practitioner, running his own medical practice while becoming increasingly aware of the limitations of conventional medicine. This realization sparked his interest in low-level laser therapy, a field in which he quickly recognized enormous therapeutic potential and began integrating into his everyday clinical work. After years of research and development, he introduced the world’s first device for invasive laser application in 2005—the Weberneedle® Endolaser. Today, Dr. Weber is the founder of Weber Medical, whose medical laser systems are used in more than 2,000 clinics across over 40 countries worldwide.
Robert Weber, M.Sc., has dedicated more than a decade to advancing innovative treatment strategies inspired by the scientific and clinical work of his father, Dr. Hans Michael Weber. His work has focused particularly on viral, bacterial, and parasitic infectious diseases, as well as neurodegenerative conditions, with a special interest in laser-based therapeutic approaches including low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT). Throughout his career, he has initiated and supported multiple research projects aimed at expanding the evidence base and applications of these technologies in the form of the EndoLight® and the Infrared Helmet. 
Contact:
Website - https://webermedical.com
Join us as we explore:
The crisis of malillumination, the power of intravenous laser therapy and the power of each color of the light spectrum.
60% to 70% better regenerative outcomes using lasers in comparison to classic  injection methods.
Transcranial photobiomodulation - what it is, the pathologies it is solving and the Weber’s cutting-edge laser helmet.
From cancer to ADHD- could the root cause be junk light and the solution by photodynamic therapy.
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Science - Weber Medical, https://webermedical.com/en/home-use/science/

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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 of gut health, this episode explores what happens when we stop asking what disease a person has and start asking why they developed it in the first place.

With an unprecedented five board certifications, Dr. Monisha Bhanote brings a comprehensive, systems-based approach to health that few practitioners can match.

As the founder of WELLKULÅ and CEO of Travela Wellness, Dr. Bhanote has created comprehensive platforms that make transformative health accessible to individuals and organizations worldwide. Dr B’s work bridges the gap between ancient wisdom traditions and modern molecular science, creating personalized, actionable protocols that deliver measurable results.
Her clinical and research focus centers on the microbiome-brain-longevity axis—investigating how gut health, inflammation management, and cellular optimization.

Contact:
Website - https://www.drbhanote.com

Join us as we explore:
Breaking genetic dogma once and for all around disease pathology - from cancer to diabetes. 
Balancing the pros and cons of any approach whether conventional, Pharma or Ayurvedic.
A long ranging conversation on hormonal replacement therapy. 
Tumor vs healthy cell biology.
The crisis of gut health, the gut “clock” you didn’t know you had and why many answers lie with the millennia old wisdom of Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine.
The stress travel puts on your microbiome due to stress, dehydration, hypoxia, humidity, radiation and poor food choices.
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Study - The Negative Influence of Air Travel on Health and Performance in the National Basketball Association: A Narrative Review, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6162549/

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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 health. Made To Thrive’s 7th Pillar Environment, our home and workplace, is always the one people underappreciate and it’s actually the biggest health variable you’ve never quantified.

Jean-Marc Masson, Owner of Home Inspection Services South Africa, has been inspecting property for over a decade. He joined Home Inspection in 2011, was trained by Steve Kay – original founder of Home inspection. Jean-Marc went on to get certified as a Certified Master Inspector (CMI)®, Mould Inspector, Thermal Imaging Inspector and Commercial Building Inspector through InterNACHI. Every inspection conducted is governed by an international code of ethic and standards of practice. These are set out by the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI).

Contact 
Website:https://www.homeinspection.co.za

Join us as we explore:
Why a home inspection uncovers hidden toxicities and solves medical mysteries.
Why the dangers of sick homes is that you cannot see the threats.
Why dangers of mold, where it comes from, how to address and remediate and why you should be wary of doing your own home Petri dish test.
The danger of carpets.
Why the type of your roof is far more important than you realize.
Why the basics like natural ventilation and sunlight exposure are critical to a healthy home.
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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 and soul.

Beth DuPree, MD, is a trailblazing surgeon, integrative medicine physician, and healer who has spent more than 35 years at the forefront of breast cancer care, cancer survivorship and healthcare leadership. She is an author, nationally sought-after keynote speaker, and founder of The Healing Consciousness Foundation. Dr. DuPree is medical advisor to breakthrough electroceutical technology companies and is certified in psychedelic-assisted therapy. She is shaping the future of medicine and healing with her belief that bioelectric medicine and plant medicine will transform how we understand, deliver, and experience healing.

Contact 
Website: https://drbethdupree.com

Join us as we explore:
From 35 years as a surgeon to practicing and advocating the need for integrative, psychedelic and bioelectrical medicine if we have any chance of actually beating cancer. 
A cancer prevention masterclass, and why the first line of defense is education not medication.
ACEs scores and the 200% increased chance of developing cancer.
Bioelectric medicine, ICR, bioelectric medical tools like SignalPatch, vagus nerve treatment, HRV and how the body knows how to heal when in the right frequency.
Preventing toxins coming in and the best ways to excrete them out. 
Bone density scores, strength training and the fear-mongering around HRT based on one very flawed study.
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Documentary - The HealthCare Cure, https://thehealthcarecure.com

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