Ep. 158 - Digestion, Gut Health and Weight Management with Wade Lightheart

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine. She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause. Have you felt like your digestion has changed with your perimenopausal march forward? Do you experience bloating, heartburn, reflux, diarrhea, constipation or IBS? Do you wonder if your food is actually being absorbed and used well? What's the point of consuming all this protein we are being asked to eat if we aren't absorbing it! Listen in as Certified Sports Nutritionist, Wade Lightheart educates us on the digestive changes we can experience at midlife. Wade's story is inspiring - he ran his first marathon at 50 years old after spending decades in the bodybuilding competion industry. He realized that in order to get the performance he desired, he required a different level of digestion of his food/fuel. He is an expert on enzymes, gut health and nutrition optimization. He is on a mission to help people gain and keep health, long term! Wade realized from his own nutrition practice that women wouldn't always bounce back in their performance after pregnancy and he went about finding out out why. He shares this discovery and how he helped women manage this in our chat. Did you know that you require good gut health to have good hormonal health? We talk about why in this episode. Enzymes, probiotics, protein optimization and much more. Wade has a clear and contagious zest for life and he is freely sharing his protocols for a great life with us! You can find out more about Wade Lightheart and his work here and on Instagram here . You can also head over to the BiOptimizers website to learn more about the MassZymes we speak about in this episode here. Use the code LOVELY for 10% off your order. Thank you to our sponsors for this episode: 💙🌿BEAM Minerals to help with stress related depletion - this is your 2025 pro-health move! Did you know that chronic stress can zap your energy and your minerals? You FEEL better quickly, with this easy to take supplement - replenishing all lost minerals. Give BEAM a try - beamminerals.com and use the code LOVELY for 20% off your first order! 🥬Have you tried AG1? Please visit our product partner page: drinkAG1.com/fionalovely for the BEST all-in-one nutritional supplement out there (and where podcast subscribers get cool free stuff!) Ways to work with Dr. Lovely: We get many requests for this info, so here it is! Thank you for listening to the podcast. ❤️ Follow Dr. Lovely on IG and tiktok: @drfionalovely Follow the podcast on Facebook: www.facebook.com/@notyourmothersmenopausepodcast There are resources available on our website: www.drlovely.com Please sign up for our newsletter - Fiona's Friday Favourites! This is where we make the first announcements, share course offerings or group coaching, drop new episodes, etc. drlovely.com Finally, a humble request: If you love the podcast, please leave us a review! It helps more people find useful info for a challenging time: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/not-your-mothers-menopause-with-dr-fiona-lovely/id1097326296 Please scroll to the bottom of the page to leave a review. Thank you! 💕🤗