In this deeply personal episode of "Pushing the Limits," Lisa Tamati shares her journey through the health sector, combining her expertise as a former professional ultra-endurance athlete with her role as a dedicated caregiver. Drawing on years of clinical research and personal experience caring for her mother through a series of health crises over the past decade, facing insurmountable odds over and over again—Lisa offers invaluable insights on brain rehabilitation, cancer therapies and insights, health optimisation and prevention strategies, mental toughness, and the importance of self-care. Discussion Topics Include: Personal Journey & Background: How 25 years as an ultra-endurance athlete molded her resilience and approach to health. Transitioning from extreme sports to optimising health for herself, her mother, and her clients. Caring for Her Mother: Overcoming daunting challenges (aneurysm, stroke, cancer, gut issues, infections, fractures) through relentless research and personalised protocols. The emotional and physical toll of 24/7 care while running multiple businesses and why keeping her mother at home remains a priority. Mindset & Mental Toughness: Strategies for cultivating mental resilience amid overwhelming challenges. Practical tips for self-care and prioritising tasks to avoid caregiver burnout. Navigating the Medical System: The limitations of conventional medicine and the importance of thinking for yourself. How to build a strong, supportive team around you. Continuous Learning & Innovation: The role of ongoing education in applying the latest health research to real-life challenges. Integrating clinical practice with cutting-edge health optimisation techniques. Join Lisa for an inspiring and honest conversation that blends personal stories with actionable advice for anyone facing caregiving challenges or seeking to optimise their own health and resilience. 🧬✨ Introducing Aevum Labs: The Future of Longevity Science Aevum is a cutting-edge biotech company revolutionising the science of ageing by targeting the immune system’s role in longevity. Backed by world-class research, Aevum is dedicated to developing science-driven solutions that support cellular health, resilience, and optimal aging. 🌱 Flagship Product: Re:juvenate Pro Aevum’s premier supplement, Re:juvenate Pro, is designed to fortify the immune system, promote cellular repair, and support longevity with the most powerful bioactive compounds. Key Benefits: Cellular Repair – Supports immune pathways to reduce inflammation and enhance recovery. Immune Defense – Features lactoferrin, lactoperoxidase, and immunoglobulins to fight off pathogens, viruses, and bacteria. Gut & Microbiome Health – Strengthens body barriers, improving digestion and overall immunity. Formulated with cutting-edge longevity research and manufactured to the highest standards, Re:juvenate Pro is the ultimate daily defense against ageing. 💡Shop Now: Re:juvenate Pro by Aevum Labs ✨ Find Out More: Aevum Labs 🎯 Personalised Health Optimisation Consulting with Lisa Tamati Lisa offers solution focused coaching sessions to help you find the right answers to your challenges. 📌 Topics Lisa can help with: Lisa is a Genetics Practitioner, Health Optimisation Coach, High Performance and Mindset Coach. She is a qualified Ph360 Epigenetics coach and a clinician with The DNA Company and has done years of research into brain rehabilitation, neurodegenerative diseases and biohacking. She has extensive knowledge on such therapies as hyperbaric oxygen, intravenous vitamin C, sports performance, functional genomics, Thyroid, Hormones, Cancer and much more. She can assist with all functional medicine testing. 🔬 Testing Options Comprehensive Thyroid testing DUTCH Hormone testing Adrenal Testing Organic Acid Testing Microbiome Testing Cell Blueprint Testing Epigenetics Testing DNA testing Basic Blood Test analysis Heavy Metals Nutristat Omega 3 to 6 status and more Lisa and her functional medicine colleagues in the practice can help you navigate the confusing world of health and medicine . She can also advise on the latest research and where to get help if mainstream medicine hasn't got the answers you are searching for whatever the challenge you are facing from cancer to gut issues, from depression and anxiety, weight loss issues, from head injuries to burn out to hormone optimisation to the latest in longevity science. Book your consultation with Lisa 🤝 Join our Patron program and support the show Pushing the Limits' has been free to air for over 8 years. Providing leading edge information to anyone who needs it. But we need help on our mission. Please join our patron community and get exclusive member benefits (more to roll out later this year) and support this educational platform for the price of a coffee or two You can join by going to Lisa's Patron Community Or if you just want to support Lisa with a "coffee" go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LisaT to donate $3 🌟 Lisa’s Anti-Aging and Longevity Supplements Lisa has spent years curating a very specialized range of exclusive longevity, health optimizing supplements from leading scientists, researchers and companies all around the world. This is an unprecedented collection. The stuff Lisa wanted for her family but couldn't get in NZ that’s what it’s in her range. Lisa is constantly researching and interviewing the top scientists and researchers in the world to get you the best cutting edge supplements to optimise your life. 🎥 Subscribe to our popular Youtube channel with over 600 videos, millions of views, a number of full length documentaries, and much more. You don't want to miss out on all the great content on our Lisa's youtube channel. Youtube 📚 Order Lisa's Books Lisa has published 5 books: Running Hot, Running to Extremes, Relentless, What your oncologist isn't telling you and her latest "Thriving on the Edge" Check them all out at https://shop.lisatamati.com/collections/books 💪 Perfect Amino Supplement by Dr David Minkoff Introducing PerfectAmino PerfectAmino is an amino acid supplement that is 99% utilized by the body to make protein. PerfectAmino is 3-6x the protein of other sources with almost no calories. 100% vegan and non-GMO. The coated PerfectAmino tablets are a slightly different shape and have a natural, non-GMO, certified organic vegan coating on them so they will glide down your throat easily. Fully absorbed within 20-30 minutes! No other form of protein comes close to PerfectAminos Listen to the episode with Dr Minkoff here: Use code "tamati" at checkout to get a 10% discount on any of their devices. 🔴 Red Light Therapy: Lisa is a huge fan of Red Light Therapy and runs a Hyperbaric and Red Light Therapy clinic. If you are wanting to get the best products try Flexbeam: A wearable Red Light Device https://recharge.health/product/flexbeam-aff/?ref=A9svb6YLz79r38 Or Try Vielights’ advanced Photobiomodulation Devices Vielight brain photobiomodulation devices combine electrical engineering and neuroscience. To find out more about photobiomodulation, current studies underway and already completed and for the devices mentioned in this video go to www.vielight.com and use code “tamati” to get 10% off 🎙️Enjoyed This Podcast? If you did, subscribe and share it with your friends! If you enjoyed tuning in, then leave us a review and share this with your family and friends. Have any questions? You can contact my team through email (support@lisatamati.com) or find me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. For more episode updates, visit my website. You may also tune in on Apple Podcasts. To pushing the limits, Lisa and team
In this deeply personal episode of "Pushing the Limits," Lisa Tamati shares her journey through the health sector, combining her expertise as a former professional ultra-endurance athlete with her role as a dedicated caregiver. Drawing on years of clinical research and personal experience caring for her mother through a series of health crises over the past decade, facing insurmountable odds over and over again—Lisa offers invaluable insights on brain rehabilitation, cancer therapies and insights, health optimisation and prevention strategies, mental toughness, and the importance of self-care.
Discussion Topics Include:
Personal Journey & Background:
How 25 years as an ultra-endurance athlete molded her resilience and approach to health.
Transitioning from extreme sports to optimising health for herself, her mother, and her clients.
Caring for Her Mother:
Overcoming daunting challenges (aneurysm, stroke, cancer, gut issues, infections, fractures) through relentless research and personalised protocols.
The emotional and physical toll of 24/7 care while running multiple businesses and why keeping her mother at home remains a priority.
Mindset & Mental Toughness:
Strategies for cultivating mental resilience amid overwhelming challenges.
Practical tips for self-care and prioritising tasks to avoid caregiver burnout.
Navigating the Medical System:
The limitations of conventional medicine and the importance of thinking for yourself.
How to build a strong, supportive team around you.
Continuous Learning & Innovation:
The role of ongoing education in applying the latest health research to real-life challenges.
Integrating clinical practice with cutting-edge health optimisation techniques.
Join Lisa for an inspiring and honest conversation that blends personal stories with actionable advice for anyone facing caregiving challenges or seeking to optimise their own health and resilience.
🧬✨ Introducing Aevum Labs: The Future of Longevity Science
Aevum is a cutting-edge biotech company revolutionising the science of ageing by targeting the immune system’s role in longevity. Backed by world-class research, Aevum is dedicated to developing science-driven solutions that support cellular health, resilience, and optimal aging.
🌱 Flagship Product: Re:juvenate Pro
Aevum’s premier supplement, Re:juvenate Pro, is designed to fortify the immune system, promote cellular repair, and support longevity with the most powerful bioactive compounds.
Key Benefits:
Cellular Repair – Supports immune pathways to reduce inflammation and enhance recovery.
Immune Defense – Features lactoferrin, lactoperoxidase, and immunoglobulins to fight off pathogens, viruses, and bacteria.
Gut & Microbiome Health – Strengthens body barriers, improving digestion and overall immunity.
Formulated with cutting-edge longevity research and manufactured to the highest standards, Re:juvenate Pro is the ultimate daily defense against ageing.
💡Shop Now: Re:juvenate Pro by Aevum Labs
✨ Find Out More: Aevum Labs
🎯 Personalised Health Optimisation Consulting with Lisa Tamati
Lisa offers solution focused coaching sessions to help you find the right answers to your challenges.
📌 Topics Lisa can help with:
Lisa is a Genetics Practitioner, Health Optimisation Coach, High Performance and Mindset Coach.
She is a qualified Ph360 Epigenetics coach and a clinician with The DNA Company and has done years of research into brain rehabilitation, neurodegenerative diseases and biohacking.
She has extensive knowledge on such therapies as hyperbaric oxygen, intravenous vitamin C, sports performance, functional genomics, Thyroid, Hormones, Cancer and much more. She can assist with all functional medicine testing.
🔬 Testing Options
Comprehensive Thyroid testing
DUTCH Hormone testing
Adrenal Testing
Organic Acid Testing
Microbiome Testing
Cell Blueprint Testing
Epigenetics Testing
DNA testing
Basic Blood Test analysis
Heavy Metals
Nutristat
Omega 3 to 6 status
and more
Lisa and her functional medicine colleagues in the practice can help you navigate the confusing world of health and medicine .
She can also advise on the latest research and where to get help if mainstream medicine hasn't got the answers you are searching for whatever the challenge you are facing from cancer to gut issues, from depression and anxiety, weight loss issues, from head injuries to burn out to hormone optimisation to the latest in longevity science. Book your consultation with Lisa
🤝 Join our Patron program and support the show
Pushing the Limits' has been free to air for over 8 years. Providing leading edge information to anyone who needs it. But we need help on our mission.
Please join our patron community and get exclusive member benefits (more to roll out later this year) and support this educational platform for the price of a coffee or two
You can join by going to Lisa's Patron Community
Or if you just want to support Lisa with a "coffee" go to
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LisaT to donate $3
🌟 Lisa’s Anti-Aging and Longevity Supplements
Lisa has spent years curating a very specialized range of exclusive longevity, health optimizing supplements from leading scientists, researchers and companies all around the world.
This is an unprecedented collection. The stuff Lisa wanted for her family but couldn't get in NZ that’s what it’s in her range. Lisa is constantly researching and interviewing the top scientists and researchers in the world to get you the best cutting edge supplements to optimise your life.
🎥 Subscribe to our popular Youtube channel
with over 600 videos, millions of views, a number of full length documentaries, and much more. You don't want to miss out on all the great content on our Lisa's youtube channel.
📚 Order Lisa's Books
Lisa has published 5 books: Running Hot, Running to Extremes, Relentless, What your oncologist isn't telling you and her latest "Thriving on the Edge"
Check them all out at
https://shop.lisatamati.com/collections/books
💪 Perfect Amino Supplement by Dr David Minkoff
Introducing PerfectAmino
PerfectAmino is an amino acid supplement that is 99% utilized by the body to make protein.
PerfectAmino is 3-6x the protein of other sources with almost no calories.
100% vegan and non-GMO.
The coated PerfectAmino tablets are a slightly different shape and have a natural, non-GMO, certified organic vegan coating on them so they will glide down your throat easily.
Fully absorbed within 20-30 minutes!
No other form of protein comes close to PerfectAminos
Listen to the episode with Dr Minkoff here:
Use code "tamati" at checkout to get a 10% discount on any of their devices.
🔴 Red Light Therapy:
Lisa is a huge fan of Red Light Therapy and runs a Hyperbaric and Red Light Therapy clinic. If you are wanting to get the best products try
Flexbeam: A wearable Red Light Device
https://recharge.health/product/flexbeam-aff/?ref=A9svb6YLz79r38
Or Try Vielights’ advanced Photobiomodulation Devices
Vielight brain photobiomodulation devices combine electrical engineering and neuroscience.
To find out more about photobiomodulation, current studies underway and already completed and for the devices mentioned in this video go to
www.vielight.com and use code “tamati” to get 10% off
🎙️Enjoyed This Podcast?
If you did, subscribe and share it with your friends!
If you enjoyed tuning in, then leave us a review and share this with your family and friends.
Have any questions? You can contact my team through email (support@lisatamati.com) or find me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
For more episode updates, visit my website. You may also tune in on Apple Podcasts.
To pushing the limits,
Lisa and team