Microplastics and co-founder of Bio-Optimizers, Wade Lightheart talks the most important interventions for health.

Heal Thy Self with Dr. G

Heal Thy Self

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Knowledge Bomb: Dr. G talks about this new jaw dropping study demonstrating micro-plastics in our blood. The first of its kind, it has major implications on our long term health. We get these questions answered: Why are microplastics in our blood? What does this mean for our health? Where are they found? How are we exposing ourselves to them? What companies are destroying the environment and our health? What are the tangible solutions we can start making today? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-85939-3 https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/microplastics/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412022001258 DESCRIPTION: Special Guest Interview: Wade Lightheart, co-founder of Bio-Optimizers, joins the show to talk about two of the most important interventions for health. - Community: How has the definition for this changed? How do we create value within a community? How do we create community? - Technology: Is this the biggest threat to human health? Where is humanity going in its dependency? How addictive is technology? Should children use cell phones and iPads? These are 2 extremely important issues in adult and children’s health. Tune in to this incredibly deep dive on these topics for a more expansive view on how to better our lives. Can’t miss! GUEST BIO: Special Guest Bio: Wade Lightheart is an author, athlete, nutritionist and expert on fixing digestion. He is also 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 traveled 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. ADS: I love my Birch mattress, and I think you would too. If you’re looking for a new bed, check out Birch. You can click the link below or go to birchliving.com/healthyself and get $400 off your mattress + two free pillows. Be sure to like and subscribe to #HealThySelf Hosted by Doctor Christian Gonzalez N.D. Follow Doctor G on Instagram @doctor.gonzalez https://www.instagram.com/doctor.gonzalez/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Let's take the idea of a phone.
0:02.6	So now we're having something as powerful as cocaine or alcohol.
0:08.4	Would you give your three-year-old or four-year-old child alcohol or cocaine?
0:14.4	By how many people give them a phone or an iPad to pacify them?
0:23.5	Hey everyone, welcome to Hill Dyself, another episode on the way.
0:27.3	I'm going to be a really, really good one before we jump into it.
0:29.9	I want to bring a lot of love and gratitude to today to the moment, to this now moment.
0:35.8	The only reality coming in this human experience is from the now moment.
0:39.9	So please, bring attention to the most valuable resource you can possibly have and it's your
0:44.8	presence.
0:45.8	Be present today as much as you can in the moment when you're watching dishes, when you're
0:50.0	brushing your teeth, when you're combing your hair, when you're making your bed, be as
0:53.4	present as you can and be in that moment with whatever you're doing.
0:56.7	I feel a lot better, your nervous system will thank you.
0:59.1	That's a quick little tip for today, but check it out.
1:01.8	Today's show is going to be so good.
1:03.8	We're going to talk about the newest study that was published and all over the internet,
1:08.3	microplastics found in human blood.
1:11.0	It's going to be really, really good.
1:12.2	I have a lot to say about this.
1:13.6	I'm going to talk about what the study said, where microplastics are found, what are the
1:18.6	effects not only to ourselves but environmentally, what are the top sources of microplastics
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