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For journalists, programme makers and podcast hosts. Dr. Samefko Ludidi explains health science in plain language: on fasting, gut health, food choice, energy and longevity without the hype. In English and Dutch.

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BBC · Op1 · NPO 1 · BNR · Business Insider · Men’s Health

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What he can talk about

Grounded in science, and clear about where the evidence stops. Dr. Samefko Ludidi is a nutrition scientist with a PhD in gastroenterology who can talk on a wide variety of health-related topics.

General topics

Lifestyle & diet

How daily habits and what you eat shape your health, without diets or quick fixes.

Food, and why we eat what we eat

Taste, evolution and how processed food hijacks our preferences.

Physical activity & health

Why movement matters, from everyday activity to elite sport.

Impact of westernisation on health & disease

What happens to our health when traditional ways of living make way for the modern Western lifestyle.

Specialised topics

Fasting

Intermittent fasting, and fasting during Ramadan for athletes and teams.

Gut health

Digestion, IBS and the microbiome, from his PhD in gastroenterology.

Longevity without the hype

What science actually shows about ageing, and what it doesn’t.

Energy and rhythm

Sleep, light and work: why vitality is not about willpower.

Ancestral health

What communities like the San, the Himba and the Hadzabe show us about how we live.

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Bio and materials

Short bio

Dr. Samefko Ludidi (Dutch–South African, 1985) is a nutrition scientist, bestselling author and private coach. His starting point: health is not a matter of luck or willpower, but a skill you can learn.

Long bio

Dr. Samefko Ludidi (Dutch–South African, 1985) is a nutrition and movement scientist, bestselling author and private coach. He earned his PhD in gastroenterology at Maastricht University, was Head of Nutrition at Team Qhubeka Assos, Africa’s first WorldTour cycling team, and is Chief Science Officer at The Longevity Store®.

He builds health on four pillars, rhythm, food, movement and rest, with mindset as the foundation. For his work on energy, he spends time with communities that still live in the rhythm of their environment, such as the San, the Himba and the Hadzabe. His books on intermittent fasting have sold more than 50,000 copies.

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