In this episode of the 1st Optimal Podcast, Michelle Shapiro, RD, dives into the complexities of MCAS, POTS, and histamine responses. She breaks down how functional medicine addresses these conditions and dispels common myths about supplements and biohacking. Tune in for expert insights on balancing immune responses and optimizing health.

#MCAS #POTS #FunctionalMedicine #HistamineIntolerance #HealthOptimization

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✅ Hormone Replacement Therapy
✅ Weight Loss & Recovery
✅ Performance Enhancement
✅ Lab Tests & Health Diagnostics
✅ Sexual Wellness & Supplements

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In this episode of the 1st Optimal Podcast, Austin Stout, a coach with a deep focus on health optimization, shares his expert insights into gut health, fatigue management, and the unique challenges faced by high-level athletes. We dive into how gut issues can sabotage performance, how to balance stress, and practical tips for improving digestion. Whether you're a competitor or just looking to optimize your health, Austin's approach is refreshingly practical and data-driven.

🎙️ Listen now on the 1st Optimal Podcast! Link in bio 🔗

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✅ Hormone Replacement Therapy
✅ Weight Loss & Recovery
✅ Performance Enhancement
✅ Lab Tests & Health Diagnostics
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In this episode of the 1st Optimal Podcast, Dr. Basheerah Ahmad (@basheerah_ahmad), Celebrity Nutritionist to Steve Harvey, shares expert insights on mastering your comeback after 40! Discover how nutrition, movement, and mindset play a powerful role in achieving lasting health and vitality. Tune in for practical tips and inspiration to transform your wellness journey!

00:00 - Introduction to Dr. Basheerah’s Work and Philosophy

00:25 - How Dr. Basheerah Got Into Health and Fitness

00:43 - Dr. Basheerah's Daily Routine and Practices

01:11 - Top Health Tips for Women Over 40

01:30 - Addressing Nutrition Gaps and Common Mistakes Over 40

01:00 - Challenges with Gut Health and Hormones in Menopause

00:45 - Balancing Fitness with Busy Schedules

00:59 - Importance of Blood Work and Functional Testing

01:10 - How to Navigate Prescription Medications and Dosage Adjustments

01:16 - Where to Find Dr. Basheerah Online

#1stOptimal #MasterYourComeback #Women40Plus #Nutrition #Mindset

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🧑‍⚕️ 1st Optimal helps women and men optimize their health through personalized treatment plans that integrate lifestyle, exercise, supplementation, nutrition, and medications. As a cutting-edge telehealth platform specializing in functional medicine, we offer tailored hormone therapy, precision weight management, and performance-driven care—all designed to help you thrive from home.

✅ Hormone Replacement Therapy
✅ Weight Loss & Recovery
✅ Performance Enhancement
✅ Lab Tests & Health Diagnostics
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Most people think detox is about buying the right supplement. The truth? Your body already has a powerful detox system, but it only works if your gut, hormones, and sleep are in balance.

In this conversation with Dr. Deanna Minich ( @foodandspirit )
and Joe Miller, dive into:

✅ Why gut health is the real foundation of detox and energy
✅ The hidden stressors (emotional, environmental, lifestyle) blocking your progress
✅ The #1 mistake people make with supplements (and how to avoid it)
✅ How poor sleep stops your body from healing — no matter your diet
✅ Practical steps to reset your system and feel energized again

💡 Whether you’ve tried every supplement on the shelf or just want to feel like yourself again, this episode will help you cut through the noise and finally understand what your body really needs.

00:00 - Introduction to Dr. Deanna Minich
01:03 - Dr. Minich’s Journey into Functional Medicine
03:13 - Discovering the Supplement Industry
05:56 - Importance of Quality Supplements
07:34 - How to Identify Reputable Supplement Brands
09:42 - Detoxification: Where to Start
22:17 - Environmental Contaminants and Toxins
29:53 - Water Quality and Filtration Tips
41:33 - Detox in a Box: Are They Worth It?
59:12 - Detoxing for Mental Health and Emotional Well-being

#DetoxMyths #GutHealthMatters #HormoneBalance #SleepForHealing #FunctionalWellness

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🧑‍⚕️ 1st Optimal helps women and men optimize their health through personalized treatment plans that integrate lifestyle, exercise, supplementation, nutrition, and medications. As a cutting-edge telehealth platform specializing in functional medicine, we offer tailored hormone therapy, precision weight management, and performance-driven care—all designed to help you thrive from home.

✅ Hormone Replacement Therapy
✅ Weight Loss & Recovery
✅ Performance Enhancement
✅ Lab Tests & Health Diagnostics
✅ Sexual Wellness & Supplements

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In this episode of the 1st Optimal Podcast, we sit down with Maddy Michielssen (@madsmichiefitness), a Functional Nutritionist (FNTP) and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN), to reveal the truth about hormone health, weight loss, and how advanced testing can transform your well-being.

Maddy shares her journey from struggling with severe health challenges to helping clients restore energy, balance hormones, and achieve lasting results through a functional medicine lens.

We cover:
✅ Birth control myths & hormone health truth
✅ Dutch test, GI mapping & advanced labs
✅ Gut health’s link to weight & stubborn fat
✅ Why CICO isn’t the full metabolism story
✅ Costs vs. investments in real health
✅ Peptides for recovery, hair & inflammation
✅ Nervous system & movement strategies
✅ Mindset shifts for busy lives

📌 Connect with Maddy Michielssen:
Instagram: @madsmichiefitness

🎙 Subscribe to the 1st Optimal Podcast for more science-backed conversations on hormones, metabolism & optimization.

#HormoneHealth #BirthControlMyths #FunctionalMedicine #GutHealth #PeptideTherapy #1stOptimalPodcast

0:00 – From Medications to Functional Medicine
3:42 – Growing Up in Natural Medicine
7:18 – Bodybuilding & the “If It Fits Your Macros” Era
11:55 – Why Birth Control Doesn’t Fix Hormones
17:20 – Nutrient Depletion & Post-Pill Recovery
22:03 – Cost vs. Investment in Functional Testing
27:41 – Gut Health, Functional Labs & Medical Collaboration
33:15 – Why Weight Gain Isn’t Just Calories In vs. Out
39:47 – Reverse Dieting for Hormonal Balance
44:50 – Final Takeaways on Hormones, Gut Health & Optimization

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🧑‍⚕️ 1st Optimal helps women and men optimize their health through personalized treatment plans that integrate lifestyle, exercise, supplementation, nutrition, and medications. As a cutting-edge telehealth platform specializing in functional medicine, we offer tailored hormone therapy, precision weight management, and performance-driven care—all designed to help you thrive from home.

✅ Hormone Replacement Therapy
✅ Weight Loss & Recovery
✅ Performance Enhancement
✅ Lab Tests & Health Diagnostics
✅ Sexual Wellness & Supplements

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🧠💩 Ever feel like your digestion is off, and so is your mood? It might be your gut. In this episode, we sit down with Katie Morra, MS, RD, LDN, IFMCP, founder of Gut Honest Truth, to uncover the real connection between gut health, mental wellness, and nutrition.

🎙️ Katie shares her personal healing journey, debunks common gut health myths, and reveals underused strategies to support digestion, including stress management, anti-inflammatory nutrition, and practical lifestyle shifts you can start today.

📌 What you'll learn:
- The #1 myth about gut health (and what to do instead)
- How your gut and brain are deeply connected
- Simple nutrition tips to reduce bloat, boost energy & feel better
- Katie’s holistic approach to long-term gut healing

👉 Perfect for anyone struggling with gut issues, fatigue, or stress, and ready for real answers.

🔗 Follow Katie: @theguthonesttruth

00:00:00 – Introduction to the podcast and gut health discussion

00:02:16 – Katie’s background in psychology, biology, and functional medicine

00:09:35 – The broad concept of gut health: It’s not just digestion!

00:12:37 – Understanding the impact of gut health on skin, hormones, and metabolism

00:14:21 – Personal anecdote about food sensitivity and gut health

00:18:44 – Signs it’s time to dive deeper into your gut health (top 5 signs)

00:22:55 – Causes of floating stools and what it means about your digestive health

00:27:07 – The gut connection: H. pylori and its impact on digestion and health

00:33:44 – Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) explained

00:55:39 – The role of digestive enzymes and common mistakes with gut supplements

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🧑‍⚕️ 1st Optimal helps women and men optimize their health through personalized treatment plans that integrate lifestyle, exercise, supplementation, nutrition, and medications. As a cutting-edge telehealth platform specializing in functional medicine, we offer tailored hormone therapy, precision weight management, and performance-driven care—all designed to help you thrive from home.

✅ Hormone Replacement Therapy
✅ Weight Loss & Recovery
✅ Performance Enhancement
✅ Lab Tests & Health Diagnostics
✅ Sexual Wellness & Supplements

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In this powerful episode of the 1st Optimal Podcast, host Joe Miller sits down with certified health coach and functional medicine expert Molly McKennedy to explore the intersection of personal healing and professional purpose.

Molly opens up about her own health journey, from the challenges that led her to functional medicine, to the breakthroughs that now guide her work with women seeking real, sustainable wellness.

For women just beginning their wellness journey, we offer practical advice on the most important mindset shift you can make, and why this single change can shape the success of everything that follows.

If you're a woman ready to take control of your health or just looking to understand what’s next in personalized wellness, this episode is full of real talk, practical tools, and inspiration to move forward.

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🧑‍⚕️ 1st Optimal helps women and men optimize their health through personalized treatment plans that integrate lifestyle, exercise, supplementation, nutrition, and medications. As a cutting-edge telehealth platform specializing in functional medicine, we offer tailored hormone therapy, precision weight management, and performance-driven care—all designed to help you thrive from home.

✅ Hormone Replacement Therapy
✅ Weight Loss & Recovery
✅ Performance Enhancement
✅ Lab Tests & Health Diagnostics
✅ Sexual Wellness & Supplements

➡️ Learn More & Get Started at https://1stoptimal.com
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What does it take to cut 100+ pounds, fight in the UFC, and come back as an elite coach? In this raw and tactical episode of the 1st Optimal Podcast, host Joe Miller sits down with guest Anthony “Tony Diamond” Christodoulou, a BJJ black belt, weight cut expert, and former UFC fighter, to unpack the science and the suffering behind performance at the highest level.

From brutal training camps and botched cuts to functional labs and smart recovery, this conversation blends the hard-won lessons of a fighter with the data-driven tools of a modern coach.

Whether you're an MMA athlete, high-performer, or coach looking to level up, this episode delivers the real stuff.

00:00:00 - Introduction and setting the stage for the conversation
02:26 - Tony discusses his journey from obesity to MMA fighter
05:01 - Tony talks about his weight struggles leading to binge eating and weight cuts
07:37 - Tony shares how he worked odd jobs and became a coach to support his MMA career
13:35 - Tony explains his approach to helping clients with small, manageable steps
16:24 - Tony talks about his experience with weight cutting and training for fights
20:52 - Discussing hydration and nutrition protocols after weigh-ins
25:06 - Tony talks about his use of electrolyte drinks and carbohydrate-rich meals post weigh-in
41:21 - Emphasizing mental resilience in training and achieving fitness goals
49:12 - Tony explains the "death by burpees" challenge and its benefits for fighters

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🧑‍⚕️ 1st Optimal helps women and men optimize their health through personalized treatment plans that integrate lifestyle, exercise, supplementation, nutrition, and medications. As a cutting-edge telehealth platform specializing in functional medicine, we offer tailored hormone therapy, precision weight management, and performance-driven care—all designed to help you thrive from home.

✅ Hormone Replacement Therapy
✅ Weight Loss & Recovery
✅ Performance Enhancement
✅ Lab Tests & Health Diagnostics
✅ Sexual Wellness & Supplements

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