The Uber Ride That Saved His Life & Why Pain is a Gift with Mike Lee

Mike Lee is the co-founder and CEO of Soul, a company that creates incredible tasting wellness supplements for anxiety, pain, sleep and focus. Mike was a world-ranked professional boxer who was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, ankylosing spondylitis, that almost ended his career. As a host of the Best Medicine, he has made it his mission to continue to dive deep into wellness in a search for better solutions through alternative medicine, bio-hacking & more!   “When a chronic illness threatened my career as a pro boxer, I had to look beyond traditional remedies to keep performing at my best. What I found was CBD and the inspiration to start Soul.” - Mike Lee Sponsorship Curious about Soul? Follow this link to the website & make sure to use code, "TBM" for 20% off the entire website!  Excited to follow our journey?  Check us out at @thebestmedpodcast on Instagram or @TheBestMedPodcast on Youtube! What was discussed Why The Best Medicine was started and goals of the podcast. Mike’s journey through boxing. Mike’s autoimmune disease is a blessing and a curse. Pain is a gift: learn how to blossom with it. Learning mortality and how to enjoy the moment. Living a self fulfilling life & letting go of expectations. Providing hope through Soul & The Best Medicine. The future of The Best Medicine. Timestamps (0:00 - 5:25) Why The Best Medicine was started & how it's different. (5:26 - 12:37) Mike’s journey through boxing. How he got started Signing with TopRank What he learned through boxing Why he doesn’t regret it despite the pain (12:38 - 16:49) Mike finds out about his autoimmune condition. Symptoms What he went through How it affected his boxing career (16:50 - 18:02) The positives that came of Mike’s condition & how he learned pain is a gift. (18:03 - 23:20) Why Mike’s condition was a blessing & a curse. Learning mortality Learning how to enjoy the journey (23:21 - 26:15) Why talking about the dark sides of things is important & beneficial. (26:26 - 28:14) Being at the top of the game in boxing requires some kind of crazy. (28:15 - 29:53) What would Mike tell his 25 year old self? (29:54 - 31:40) Being content is beautiful & necessary. Learning how to have healthy goals Establishing boundaries with wanting more (31:41 - 33:32) Having a healthy “blueprint” for happiness is necessary. (33:33 - 36:47) Detaching from old identities & being excited for new beginnings. Embrace past pains as lessons to be learned (36:48 - 40:54) Mike’s experience at the hospital & learning what is his Best Medicine. The sibling dynamic between Mike & Angie (40:55 - 44:40) Angie learned how she became funny as a necessity for Mike. (44:41 - 47:51) Pain is a gift: providing hope through SoulCBD & The Best Medicine. (47:52 - 54:06) Mike’s important uber ride: how he finally retired. (54:07 - 56:10) Importance of your intuition: do things for yourself, not others. (56:11 - 58:10) Angie’s perspective of Mike boxing. Her major relief after Mike’s last match (58:11 - 1:00:36) Self fulfillment and letting go of expectations. The best of the best do it for passion & not fame Documentary recommended: Avicii: True Stories (1:00:37 - 1:02:25) Where is Mike now? What's next? (1:02:26 - 1:07:15) How Mike was scared before every fight. Angie’s experience watching Mike’s fights live (1:07:16) Closing thoughts

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Are you interested in bio-hacking? Are you sick and tired of conventional medicine? Confused with the lack of visibility into which health gurus are complete scams & which could change your life? You have come to the right place! As the founders of SoulCBD, Mike & Angie Lee have left no rock unturned in their journey to understand the entire landscape of wellness. This duo of hosts has experience as a certified nutritionist, professional athlete, internet influencer, wellness junkie & entrepreneur. With one simple task of tackling this massive topic; What is The Best Medicine? Join us as we speak to the experts who just might have the answer.