Welcome to episode 6 of the BiOptimizers' Awesome Health podcast! Today I have another good friend and mentor to share with you: Cory Holly. Cory has inspired me on my journey, and he will do the same for you on this show. Cory is a living legend in Canada! He founded CHI, or the Cory Holly Institute. I believe in his work so much that I have a certification from CHI. And even though I attended university, I found CHI to be more practical, applicable and much more accessible. Listen in to hear his philosophy on life, and the fundamentals of holistic nutrition for healthy living. More About Awesome Health with Cory Holly The first thing I wanted to know from Cory was for him to share who he is at a foundational level.  He tells the story of a time he and his son took a trip together, and his son asked him this same question. Cory at his core calls himself a basic gym rat combined with a hippie and surf bum! He expands on that by explaining that first and foremost a man must have a philosophy. However that philosophy is not to define who you are, because you are simply you. The most important questions to ask to find your philosophy are where are you? and what is existence? When you come to terms with those questions and your answers you start to get in touch with reality. Very early in his life he found that in order to achieve anything he has to be well, that is the overriding principle of everything. Wellness is his destiny, his birthright and what Nature has designed in him. But this isn't in concert with most of the human collective. He sees a lot of people not experiencing emotional, physical and mental wellness. The reasons they don't experience well-being can be discovered by studying them - and you can learn one of the greatest lessons in life which is what not to do. As he has learned what not to do, he has found what he strives to be: a great sportsman, a man of courage, a man of honor, and a man of integrity. Those three words: courage, honor and integrity are also the found in the letters of his institute (CHI). Cory's Biggest Nutrition Lessons Because wellness and vitality is at the core of all he does, I also asked him to share the biggest lessons he's learned about physicality and nutrition. The biggest lesson Cory has learned is to reject all that was fed into his brain as a kid. The educational system didn't prepare him for reality, it didn't teach him the things he needed to know. When he graduated high school he wasn't equipped to care for his health and well-being. Health consciousness is not what you see in a typical high school graduate, so no one is getting this education. Very few of us know how to eat, or what real nutrition looks like and the importance of understanding our own biochemistry. Rarely are we taught how to design an exercise regimen either. All of these things are things we can't be well in this world without knowledge of. Cory began learning about these principles when he was young. He also began to learn he was not fit for being an employee, as so many of us are taught to become. He had to discover the entrepreneur he truly is at his core, but not before being greatly disappointed and betrayed by his employers and the system in general. He also had to learn what he didn't want to do, which led him to find what he did want and that was sport and overall wellness. Since sport and wellness are at his core, I also asked him to share his basic tenets of living a healthy lifestyle. What keys does he consider to be non-negotiable? Clean air, clean water and proper nutrition are his three keys. Regarding clean water, Cory recommends 30 ml per kilogram of lean mass, he drinks 3-4 liters per day. He says the solution to pollution is dilution! You can avoid infection and degenerative disease by drinking clean water regularly. He also explains water-rich foods are important because most people who suffer from dementia have been found to have a dehydrated brain: their diet is dry, nothing they