414: From Mr. Universe to Mr. Marshmallow & Eventually Finding True Health With Wade Lightheart

Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/wadelightheart414

Wade Lightheart (IG: @wadelightheart) is an author, athlete, nutritionist and expert on fixing digestion.

He’s the co-founder and president at BiOptimizers, a digestive and health optimization company and also serves as an advisor to the American Anti-Cancer Institute.

Wade is a 3-time Canadian national all natural bodybuilding champion who competed as a vegetarian, former Mr. Universe competitor, and host of The Awesome Health Podcast.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The origin story of how Wade got into bodybuilding
• The bodybuilding magazine from his terminally ill sister that inspired Wade
• The death of Wade's sister totally changed the trajectory of his life
• The key is to not develop a victim mentality
• Discovering meditation
• Becoming a drug-free vegetarian bodybuilder
• Wade’s cognitive function improved after changing his diet
• Fitness is a component of health, not the whole picture
• Mr. Universe to Mr. Marshmallow... gaining 42 lbs in 3 months
• Breaking down the role of enzymes in the body
• The problem with raw food diets
• Do the diet that works for you
• The three dietary philosophies
• Using biohacking technology to address health issues
• Crash & burn... the long term health repercussions of extreme bodybuilding
• The psychological transitions bodybuilders experience
• The profound spiritual perspective Wade achieved fulfilling his dream
• Xenoestrogens, EMFs and lack of exercise cause low testosterone levels in men
• Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) should be used as a last resort
• Males increasing their testosterone level to between 600-1000 will improve recovery
• It took 33 years for Wade to achieve his dream of moving from New Brunswick to Venice Beach
• Concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine
• Taking your health into your own hands

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The Awesome Health Course (free 12 week program)

Troy Zuccolotto

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder (book)

Greg Kovacs

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Ronnie Coleman

Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri - The Holy Science (book)

Francis Ngannou

Paramahansa Yogananda - Autobiography Of A Yogi (book)

Lance Armstrong

Shannon Sharpe

Dr. Edward Howell - Food Enzymes For Health & Longevity (book)

Paul Bragg (books)

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