Biohacking & HealthSpan

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August 9, 2025

Biohacking Weekly 41: The Secret to Fasting Benefits (While Still Eating!)

In this edition of Biohacking Weekly:

1. BIOptimizers meets The Ultimate Human
2. The next generation of functional foods
3. Effects of bovine colostrum on gut immunity
4. Fasting benefits without the fast
5. New online calculator reveals your heart’s biological age

BiOptimizers Blood Sugar

March 18, 2024

Blood Sugar Control: Foods and Supplements for Blood Sugar Management

Certain foods and supplements can aid in quickly lowering blood sugar levels by enhancing insulin sensitivity, delaying carbohydrate absorption, or directly impacting glycaemic control. In this post, learn about the best foods and supplements to help you better manage your blood sugar and support overall health.

BiOptimizers Digestion Health Optimisation

March 2, 2021

Digestive Enzyme Supplements: All You Need to Know to Achieve an Optimised Level of Health

Different types of enzymes are needed to break down different macronutrients (fats, proteins and carbs) and then specific enzymes work on different proteins, for example, lactase on lactose from dairy products and DPP-IV on gluten from wheat products. So whether you’re a carb loving vegetarian or on Keto and heavy on fats, enzymes are working to absorb the meal.

BIOptimizers cortisol sleep optimization stress

November 3, 2020

BIOptimizers Co-Founder Wade Lightheart on Breaking the Stress-Cortisol-Sleep Cycle

In this post, Wade dives into the stress-cortisol-sleep-cycle that rapidly ages your brain and how to reverse it. You'll hear about his personal experience with stress-related issues, as well as his recommendations on how to lower chronically high cortisol and improve performance, sleep, vitality and focus. This is a topic that we're so interested in today's high stress world.

BiOptimizers brain health exercise Performance

November 3, 2020

Wade Lightheart, 3-time USA Bodybuilding Champion, on The Benefits of Weight Training for Brain Health

Drawing on his 20 years of Competitive Bodybuilding and Personal Training experience, Wade Lightheart describes how weight training boosts mental endurance. Muscles will not just put meat on your bones, but it will put some meat on to your thinking. You also want to have super high protein absorption with no waste. Find out which enzymes and probiotics work best to digest, absorb and utilise protein. And we also look at fats for keto people.

BiOptimizers brain health Digestion Gut Health Probiotics

November 2, 2020

Co-founder of BiOptimizers, Wade Lightheart on the Gut-Brain Connection: Probiotics with Nootropic Effects

Wade Lightheart, a co-founder of BiOptimizers, talks about how essential optimising the gut is to boosting cognitive performance. Learn which gut bacteria influence the production of neurotransmitters that improve brain performance and which probiotic strains help boost digestion.

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Bioptimizers Brain optimisation supplements

November 2, 2020

5 Practical Ways to Optimise Your Brain Performance with Co-founder of BiOptimizers, Wade Lightheart

Wade Lightheart, a co-founder of BiOptimizers, shares 5 steps to optimize brain performance without draining adrenals. Learn what vitamins and probiotics are essential for cognitive function and how simple changes in lifestyle can lead to a healthier, happier life.