The Microbiome, Blood Sugar Balance & Cognitive Health with Wade Lightheart

Wade Lightfoot founder of BiOptimizers returns to the High Performance Health podcast to talk about blood sugar balance and shares informative content about the role blood sugar balance plays in longevity, how dis-regulation contributes to disease and how to control your blood sugar Wade also discusses the development of  Cognibiotics and how they are  designed with bacteria cultures, supporting development of the neurochemicals  that help cognitive health   KEY TAKEAWAYS You need to control blood sugar and keep inflammation low for longevity The success of any diet is down to the ability of someone to consistently keep their blood sugar in a healthy range There are three areas to concentrate on insulin sensitivity, glucose transport and glucose disposal agents, all of these areas need to be balanced against each other Insulin is the most anabolic hormone in the body If you can’t dispose of your glucose into a muscle or an organ it goes into fat Maintaining muscle mass is the number one determining factor in ageing and quality of life Cognibiotics was designed to put the bacteria cultures that are proven to develop neurochemicals You should aim to repair the gut in the morning, feed your brain with the right amino acids  and in the evening clean up the mess of the day There is a level that people dip below that will trigger food cravings Most people only eat around twenty-five different things Use a CGM and track the different individual foods, identify the variances Eliminate the things you can’t control and regulate the things you can control When you track and have data it’s important to journal your day and have qualitative data as well as quantitative data     BEST MOMENTS ‘The modern world has damaged the robustness of our bacteria response ‘The CGM is really critical in helping you understand how your diet is working for you ‘Blood sugar dis-regulation is contributing to the top three diseases and is the challenge of the modern person   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series\ Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website  BiOptimizers website   ABOUT THE GUEST Author, Athlete, Nutritionist and expert on fixing digestion Wade Lightheart is a 3-Time Canadian national All Natural Bodybuilding Champion who competed as a vegetarian, former Mr. Universe Competitor, host of The Awesome Health podcast, Wade Lightheart is one of the world’s premier authorities on Natural Nutrition and Training Methods. Having majored in Sports Science at the University of New Brunswick, he has authored numerous books on health, nutrition, and exercise which have sold in over 80 countries. Wade also serves as an advisor to the American Anti-Cancer Institute and is the Co-Founder and President at BiOptimizers, a digestive and health optimization company. He’s been in the health industry for over 25 years, coached thousands of clients, and is sought out by athletes and high-performance oriented individuals worldwide for his advice on how to optimize their health and fitness levels. BiOptimizers has been featured on many of the biggest podcasts in the industry including Bulletproof by Dave Asprey, Ben Greenfeld show, Barbell Shrugged, Melanie Avalon and many others. Few alive have travelled farther or crusaded harder on behalf of helping individuals transform their digestive health, wellness and overall lives than Wade T. Lightheart. After competing in Mr. Universe and his health failing him following a competition victory, Wade began to search for answers. In the process, he learned so much about what makes digestion work, along with other principles that form what he calls the AWESOME health system.   CONTACT DETAILS BiOptimizers website   ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful, and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.   CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group