BIOptimizers - Awesome Health Podcast

Have you ever been frustrated that a medical diagnosis didn't do anything to fix the problem? Reed Davis talks about how this frustration led him to learning more about how to see and improve the health of the whole person through holistic lifestyle medicine. In this episode you will learn: The difference between functional medicine and diagnostic medicine. The constellation markers that functiona...

Time to regain control of your mind, body, and health. We have an exciting show today! Michelle Norris and Keith Norris, co-founders and CEOs of Paleoƒ(x)™, join Wade Lightheart on the podcast. Their idea for Paleoƒ(x)™ originated in August of 2011 while on a flight home from a health symposium and it now ranks as the largest Paleo platform and event in the world. Paleoƒ(x)™ has been featured in t...

Feeling dis-empowered or anxious about the quality of our sleep doesn't have to be a day-to-day struggle. We can learn how to train our circadian rhythm to work for us. After navigating insomnia while traveling internationally and experiencing other symptoms of poor health, Mollie created what she couldn't find – a place to learn the skill set of sleep. Sleep Is A Skill is a company that optimizes...

Our guest, Dr. Alan J. Bauman , takes a deep dive into the causes of hair loss in men and women and describes a number of treatment options. Dr. Bauman is a full-time board-certified hair restoration physician who has treated over 30,000 patients and performed more than 10,000 hair transplant procedures since starting his practice at Bauman Medical, located in Boca Raton, FL in 1997. Recognized by...

As a business owner, wife, mother, and professor, Nadine Kenney Johnstone was busy! She thought she was doing everything right for her health until she found the power of yoga nidra. Before discovering this type of meditation, she ate nourishing, healthy foods, got good sleep, and exercised. But, she still felt she wasn't at her best and she saw her relationships weren't at their optimum, either....

How we enter this world and leave this world makes a huge difference.  For most of the western world, we all experience a similar allopathic birth protocol in a sterile environment we call the hospital.  Likewise, when we die, we often leave this world in an allopathic environment, like a hospital. Or an allopathic arrangement we call "hospice."  Unfortunately, there are many shortcomings and mist...

Discover the power of 'Tonic Herbs' Our guest Scott Linde , Founder of Sun Potion Transformational Foods, boils down his entrepreneurial motivations to this simple fact: he enjoys feeling real good.  And he wants to share his health and wellness discoveries with others.  Growing up close to nature in Minnesota, Scott has a passion for tonic herbs that may be unrivaled.  Passion is why Sun Potion c...

For those haunted by a dark past - here's proof you can turn your life around - starting today!  One of the biggest takeaways from our guest's story is this: whatever secrets are in your past do not dictate your future (unless you allow it.)  Doug Bopst is a good example. He went from being a drug addict, drug dealer, and convicted felon to one of America's top fitness trainers.  He entered prison...

Our guest this episode is helping women find their Yin & Yang balance to live more joyous, satisfying lives.  If you are a woman who feels like you can never measure up to how society defines what being a woman looks like - take heart!   Dr. Sonya Jensen knows how you feel. As a mother herself, a wife, and a "career woman" who runs her medical practice, she understands the modern stressors facing...

"Let's stop calling it 'mental health' and just call it 'health'"   Our guest on the show, Nanea Reeves , has the credentials to speak on the future marriage of VR and mental healthcare with her 15-year resume in digital distribution, video game technologies, and mobile application development. She was also an early investor in Oculus.  But that's not all! - Nanea is also the CEO and Co-Founder of...

  A beauty, a biohacker, and a beast walk into a podcast… No joke - what do you get when Wade T. Lightheart invites a dynamic duo like Rachel Varga and Katie Moore onto the show? You get a beauty (Rachel) with clinical skincare experience, a hardcore wellness and longevity expert that tests every biohacking tool on the market (Katie), and a beast (Wade) whose ignorance about skincare might make yo...

In this interview with leading GMO spokesperson Jeffrey Smith , you will walk away empowered with knowledge that equips you to make positive changes for your health while also opening your eyes to the battle at hand between Big Agro and consumers. Jeffrey Smith keeps issuing his clarion call to consumers to take action -for the sake of humanity - by avoiding GMOs and glyphosate in their food. It's...

The special H2O covered on this show is The Fourth Phase of Water - also known as EZ (Exclusion Zone) water.  Our guest today is the scientist who discovered E.Z water: University of Washington Professor Dr. Gerald Pollack .   In this podcast, we cover: What exactly is EZ water? How Dr. Pollack became obsessed with water Dr. Pollack's dealings with criticism and social ostracism at the university...

We uncover the untold "secrets" to metabolic health in this episode - straight from a heart surgeon.  However, Dr. Philip Ovadia is not your typical allopathic cardiologist dishing out drugs and selling surgery as the only solution to heart issues.  Dr. Philip is on a mission to keep people OFF his operating table.  In this episode, Wade and Dr. Philip zero in on something called metabolic health...

He's a master at self-promotion, marketing, trash-talking, and using fear to his advantage.  In this episode, one of the most popular and inspiring MMA fighters to ever compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship - Chael Sonnen - sits down with two of his biggest fans: podcast host Wade T. Lightheart and his biOptimizers cofounder Matt Gallant. In this podcast, we cover: How political debates ca...

What a remarkable story.  Twenty years ago, our guest took a walk with her wife when her left leg suddenly stopped working correctly. The leg inexplicably lost most of its strength, causing Dr. Terry to hobble home confused. The next day, our guest was in a neurologist's office and heard these life-changing words: "Terry, this could be bad. Or, really, really bad."  Over the next two weeks, Dr. Te...

In this episode, we get the skinny on bone health from Sarah Glicken , who has a wealth of knowledge on this topic.  Sarah co-founded the Los Angeles-based wellness center called OsteoStrong LA - a place where clients received attentive care and treatments that strengthen bones, joints, and muscles.   Sarah is "pro-aging," not anti-aging. She helps people age gracefully using technology, mindset,...

They say when you only have a hammer - everything looks like a nail.  This expression doesn't apply to our guest today. He has a toolbox full of healing modalities that are cutting edge, tested, and, here's the best part: proven to work!  First of all, Dr. Jason Chiriano has an extensive resume as a surgeon: President of the Southern California Vascular Surgery Society, and a Fellow in the America...

In this episode, our guest Marc Champagne takes us on a quest to find mental fitness - something that is extremely important when it comes to not only your health but also your ability to achieve your goals and dreams. Marc illuminates the pathway: the key is to ask the right questions.  But what does it mean to "ask the right questions"? Tune into this episode, where Marc shares these powerful qu...

Meet Aleks Rybchinskiy . This young man and his partner Sara offer one of the most holistic wellness services available today.  Aleks is a co-founder of Primal Fusion , which takes "holistic wellness" seriously. In this episode, you will discover the exciting health education and holistic wellness therapies offered at Primal Fusion. Aleks points out that Primal Fusion does not do any intentional m...

In this episode, you get to hear how the breath powerfully impacts every facet of life from the world's foremost authority on breathing, breathwork, and something called "rebirthing." His name is Dan Brulé , and you will quickly be enraptured by Dan's joy for life and the mind-blowing stories he shares from his incredible life journey.  Dan is the author of the popular book JUST BREATHE: Mastering...

Hippocrates - the father of modern medicine - once said (in so many words) that experiencing illness creates empathy, so those who get sick with many ailments would naturally make the best healers.  If there is a best-case example to prove this - Sara Banta might be the one.  Although not a doctor - Sara has accumulated years of self-education in nutrition, Ayurveda, Chinese Herbology, fitness nut...

A Powerful Hypnotherapeutic Technology that Improves Mental Health & Restores Self Confidence Hypnotherapy continues to deliver many people from phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder, hang-ups, and low self-esteem.  However, too many folks continue to suffer from these mental health issues because they never give hypnotherapy a chance.  Why?  The answer lies in a few myths floating around hypnot...

Here's why many doctors are NOT healthy... Not all medical professionals live a healthy lifestyle. The long hours filled with stress coupled with diets supplied by hospital cafeterias and vending machines are a toxic combination.  Our guest, Alejandro Junger , knows this firsthand.  Dr. Junger's life didn't start that way. He was born and raised in Uruguay, and he describes his childhood as being...