The Bloating Episode! Beat Bloat, Optimize Digestion & Maximize Nutrient Absorption with Wade Lightheart
Optimal Protein Podcast with Vanessa Spina
Vanessa Spina
4.5 • 758 Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2025
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
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The Bloating Episode! If you've ever struggled with bloating after eating, digestive discomfort, or wondered if your body is really absorbing all the protein and nutrients you consume, this episode is for you.
I'm joined by Wade Lightheart, co-founder and president of BiOptimizers, to dive into the science of digestive enzymes and how they can transform digestion, nutrient absorption, and protein utilization. A former natural bodybuilding champion, Wade developed MassZymes after struggling with his own digestion on a high-protein diet.
We cover:
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What EXACTLY causes bloating and poor protein digestion
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Why low stomach acid and declining enzyme levels with age can cause bloating and poor nutrient absorption.
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Clinical research on protease blends and a 2024 protein study showing improved amino acid absorption with enzyme support.
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A university laboratory test on MassZymes suggesting over 1,200% more amino acids released compared to digestion alone.
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How lipase enzymes can reduce bloating and fullness after high-fat meals.
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Why older adults and high-protein eaters may especially benefit from enzyme supplementation for muscle and metabolic health.
If bloating, slow digestion, or protein absorption has ever held you back from feeling your best, this conversation will help you fix your bloat and unlock the full benefits of your nutrition.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Optimal Protein Podcast. I'm Vanessa Spina. Hello, my friends. Welcome back to the Optimal |
| 0:07.4 | Protein podcast. I'm your host, Vanessa, and I am so excited to be with you all today. I'm thrilled to be |
| 0:13.9 | joined once again by Wade Lightheart, the co-founder of Bioptimizers. He is a former natural |
| 0:20.7 | bodybuilding champion and a very passionate |
| 0:24.1 | educator in all things, wellness and performance. Now, today's episode, we are doing a deep |
| 0:31.3 | dive into the connection between fat loss and weight stalls and cortisol and white magnesium may be the most underrated |
| 0:41.3 | fat loss supplement out there so we break down the surprising links between magnesium stress cortisol |
| 0:47.8 | belly fat weight loss resistance sleep quality and, especially in women. Wade actually even shared |
| 0:57.0 | this incredible protocol that I'm going to try out and report back on how it goes. But he shared |
| 1:03.9 | this protocol on how to really reset your body in terms of stimulation and stimulants and caffeine and a protocol that he |
| 1:15.0 | recommended to really optimize your sleep and possibly even lose some fat in the process. |
| 1:21.7 | I don't know what's going to happen, but I'm really excited to try this experiment. |
| 1:25.2 | So if you've ever struggled with poor sleep, constant cravings, |
| 1:29.2 | stubborn body fat, or you just want to optimize your recovery, your metabolic flexibility, |
| 1:33.6 | this episode is for you. Wade shares cutting edge insights on magnesium deficiency, common |
| 1:40.5 | myths about food-based intake, why getting all seven forms of magnesium, like in magnesium |
| 1:46.9 | breakthrough, which is a supplement that I take every single day I have for at least five or six |
| 1:51.8 | years now. It might just be the missing link in your body recomposition journey. So let's get into it, |
| 1:58.8 | and we are going to jump right into today's episode with Wade Lighthard. |
| 2:04.7 | All right. Well, welcome back to the podcast, Wade. It's great to see you and great to have you back here with us today. |
| 2:11.7 | Thanks for having me and it's always a pleasure to chat with you. |
| 2:15.3 | Yes, absolutely. Well, I'm so excited to talk to you about magnesium deficiency in particular because it's one of the things I'm the most passionate about. |
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