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1st Optimal Podcast is your premier destination for exploring peak performance and optimal health. We unite thought leaders and innovators—inviting top researchers, coaches, medical professionals, and entrepreneurs to share actionable strategies that elevate every aspect of life. Tailored for high achievers committed to self-optimization, helping set new standards of excellence.
Our mission is simple: Optimize You, Uplift Others.
Update frequency:
every 11 days
Average audio length:
67 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
United States
74 episodes
since Feb. 5, 2025
episodic
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How does a professional athlete keep going when motivation fades? Margaux Alvarez, a 7x CrossFit Games athlete and coach, joins the 1st Optimal Podcast to talk about mental resilience, fitness consistency, and rebuilding after setbacks.Margaux shares how elite competition, injury, and losing her si…
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What if your labs are “normal,” but you still don’t feel like yourself?In this episode, we sit down with Marielle Elliot, Nurse Practitioner with 1st Optimal, to talk about hormone optimization, functional medicine, testosterone, GLP-1 medications, peptides, gut health, and why individualized care …
Most people don’t need another extreme diet or complicated workout plan. They need the right structure, better data and a plan they can actually follow.In this episode of the 1st Optimal Podcast, Joe Miller sits down with transformation coach Joe Wachs to talk about what really drives long-term fat…
Why do you feel tired, foggy, stuck with weight loss, or “off” even when your labs look normal?In this episode, Dr. Cassie Smith sits down with our host, Joe Miller, founder of First Optimal, to discuss the powerful connection between gut health, hormones, metabolism, and overall wellness. We talk …
In this episode, Jim LaValle explains why true longevity starts long before disease shows up. If you've ever wondered how to improve your energy, optimize your metabolism, slow the aging process, or understand what’s really driving your health at the cellular level, this conversation is for yo…
In this episode, Dr. Mani breaks down what most people get wrong about pain, mobility, and performance — and why simply “training harder” often leads to compensation, imbalance, and injury.If you’ve ever dealt with nagging knee pain, tight hips, poor squat mechanics, recurring injuries, or wondered…
In this episode, Kristy Olendorf shares what changed when the food noise finally got quiet.If you’ve ever felt like you’re thinking about food all day, battling cravings at night, or wondering why willpower never seems to last, Kristy’s story will hit home.With this authentic client story, we break…
In this episode of the 1st Optimal Podcast, we sit down with Liz Roman, better known as The Poop Queen, to talk about what your gut, digestion, bloating, and bathroom habits may be telling you about your overall health.Gut health is connected to so much more than digestion. It can influence energy,…
Blood Flow Restriction training is getting a lot of attention, but what’s actually happening inside the body?In this episode of the 1st Optimal Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Michael MacPherson PhD, 1st Optimal Advisor and BFR specialist, for a deep dive into the science behind BFR training, how it …
Is Your Gut Blocking Fat Loss? Here’s How to Fix ItIn today’s episode, we’re diving deep into the critical connection between gut health and fat loss with hormone-focused health coach, Becca Chilczenkowski (@thehormonequeen). If you’ve been struggling with stubborn belly fat, low energy, and brain …
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