
Nutrition scientist · PhD · Bestselling author
Reclaim your health & happiness
Dr. Samefko Ludidi helps executives, athletes and organisations build lasting energy through rhythm, food, movement and rest. Grounded in science, sharpened in the field.
PhD
Gastroenterology, Maastricht University. MSc Nutrition Scientist, BSc Human Movement Scientist
50,000+
books sold
CSO
The Longevity Store®, Europe’s #1 longevity supplement brand
UBUNDA™
Field research with the San, Ova Himba and Hadzabe






The Dr. Ludidi Method
One method. Four pillars.
Science based, human oriented
Not another diet. A way of living that brings your biology back in rhythm, built on science and on what communities that still live in the rhythm of their environment have never forgotten.
01
Rhythm
Rhythm dictates all vital life. When you eat, sleep and move matters as much as what. Break the rhythm, vitality gets lost.
02
Food
Food should be delicious & nutritious to be able to keep the healthy habit. Real, nutrient-dense food, including strategic fasting.
03
Movement
Movement is life. Everything that moves lives and everything that lives moves. Daily movement that fits your life, not a gym schedule.
04
Rest
Rest equals recovery and recovery is growth. It is the last and most underestimated aspect of the pyramid: the foundation of your energy.
Self-care
The four pillars, practised daily. What you do.
Self-work
Who you are while you do it: why you are stuck, who you want to become, how you get there.
The one fuels the other. Self-care gives you the energy for self-work; self-work gives you the drive to take care of yourself.
Work with Dr. Ludidi
How can I help you?

For individuals
Work 1:1
Private coaching for entrepreneurs, executives and athletes. By application.
How it works →

For events
Speaking
Keynotes on energy, fasting and longevity, with stories from the field.
See the talks →

For organisations
Vitality
Programmes for teams, as with CBS, Maxion Wheels and Máxima MC.
Discuss a programme →
UBUNDA™ · Ancestral health research
Where the method meets its roots
From the ‡Khomani San to the HImba to the Hadzabe: Dr. Ludidi studies how communities that still live in the rhythm of their environment stay healthy, and translates it to modern life.

What clients say
Health is a skill you can learn.
Not a destination.
“Getting fit, and staying fit. That’s why I brought in Dr. Ludidi.”
Prof. dr. Freek Vonk · Biologist and TV presenter
“What doc does is the real deal. Health to him is no gimmick.”
Corey Calliet · Celebrity trainer and actor
“For the first time in all my years as an athlete, I didn’t have extreme cravings for fast sugars.”
Lizzy Gevers · MMA athlete
“His depth of knowledge is truly impressive. He has such a nuanced understanding of the human body.”
Gabriela McLain · Celebrity trainer and fitness coach
“The special journey I took with Samefko Ludidi not only made me lose weight and become healthier, but also made me look at my entire lifestyle in a completely different way. So also mentally.”
Diana Matroos · Journalist, BNR Newsradio
Chief Science Officer, The Longevity Store®
Chief Science Officer at Europe's leading Longevity Supplement Brand: The Longevity Store®
At Europe’s #1 longevity supplement brand, Dr. Ludidi leads the science behind the formulas. Always with lifestyle at the foundation: rhythm, food, movement and rest.
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Selected collaborations
Trusted by brands, media and organisations
From product development to broadcast and company-wide vitality programmes.
Brands

Philips Domestic Appliances Europe
Developed The Food Academy

Page
Gut health partner and campaign expert

The Longevity Store®
Chief Science Officer
Media

BBC London
Health items on beetroot and sports performance, and on intermittent fasting

Men’s Health
Monthly column and many online articles

Women’s Health
Many online articles and the Clever Cookie award

Business Insider
Featured expert
Vitality in organisations

CBS
Vitality for employees

Maxion Wheels
Vitality for employees

Máxima Medical Center
Optimising hospital food policy
BOOKS
Explore the Dr. Ludidi Method.
Eat well, fast responsibly, and reclaim your health. Dr. Ludidi’s signature method is clear, effective, and convenient.

[EN]
BESTSELLER
The Dr. Ludidi Method of Intermittent Fasting
€24,99
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[NL]
De Dr. Ludidi Vastenmethode
€24,99
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