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EPISODE · Aug 11, 2026 · 2H 31M

410 — Simple Things Make All The Difference With Matt Gallant and Wade Lightheart

from Spirit Gym with Paul Chek · host Paul Chek

The difference between being healthy or not healthy mostly comes down to the simple things within your control like eating nutrient-rich foods, incorporating movement into your daily routine and following a stable sleep schedule.Like Paul, BIOptimizers co-founders, Matt Gallant and Wade Lightheart, constantly test, test and test their bodies, beliefs and products to ensure those simple things are always protecting and enhancing better health.Building on that theme of experimenting, Matt talks about the 80,000+ experiments he’s done on BIOptimizers products over the years and Wade shares his bucket theory of nutrition that will make your health more bulletproof this week on Spirit Gym.Besides the many great BIOptimizers products Wade and Matt have developed, you’ll want to check out the BIOptimizers Nutrition Coach Program. Look for Matt and Wade on social media via Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Listen to the BIOptimizers Awesome Health Podcast hosted by Wade on Apple Podcasts.Timestamps2:19 Is maltodextrin in your electrolyte drink?6:08 BiOptimizers’ bio-lab recently topped the 80,000 mark in experiments.10:17 Wade’s concussion theory.24.28 “Matt loves running experiments on everything.”32:42 Do you have a zinc deficiency?38:32 Can you really feel the truth?51:30 How to make your health more bulletproof.1:00:37 Wade’s bucket theory of nutrition.1:08:55 Feeling the sensation of a weightlifter’s/athlete’s heart.1:16:38 Understanding cofactors.1:22:53 “One of the hardest things [for humans] to absorb is fat soluble molecules.”1:33:21 Protecting your microbiome.1:45:44 Wade’s small confession.1:53:30 The power of the placebo and the biology of belief.2:02:00 The benefits of experiential reality.2:17:06 Substitute the word belief for hypothesis and your life will change.2:23:00 “Children are the ultimate health hack.”ResourcesThe Ultimate Nutrition Bible by Matt Gallant and Wade LightheartOrthomolecular Psychiatry: Treatment Of Schizophrenia by Dr. David Hawkins and Dr. Linus PaulingBioaccessibility, bioavailability and metabolism of functional foods, Handbook of Functional FoodsPaul’s podcast conversation with Jason ChristoffHildegard von Bingen’s Physica by Saint Hildegard of Bingen and Priscilla ThroopThe Fat of the Land by Vilhjalmur StefanssonYour Body’s Many Cries for Water by Fereydoon BatmanghelidjThe Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life by Robert Becker and Gary SeldenTuning in to Nature by Philip CallahanBiochemical Individuality by Roger WilliamsFind more resources for this episode on our website.Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear MusicThanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Spirit GymCHEK InstituteWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

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