The Journey to Wellness
by Benjamin Miller
Wellness is a journey, not a destination. Come join me, Ben Miller, as I talk to experts in the fields of nutrition, exercise, mental health, and more. The purpose of this podcast is not just to arm you with knowledge but to provide practical ways to live a healthy lifestyle. Thanks so much for joining me on this journey to wellness! Follow me on Instagram @benmillernutrition for healthy tips, recipes, and research.
Episodes
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Going Vegan as a D1 Athlete with Katie Walter
Katie Walter is a yoga instructor (check out our previous podcast episode!) and has consistently followed a vegan diet for over 5 years, including during her last couple of years at Miami University where she competed in track and field as a thrower. Although I am not a big proponent of the vegan...
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Ben Miller on the FMSU Podcast: Performance Nutrition, Nutrient Timing, Basics of Nutrition
Listen in to the conversation I had with Chase Jenkins, when he had me on his show: Fitness Made Simple University. I discuss the basics of good nutrition, important aspects of performance nutrition, protein timing, what's the deal with sodium, and a lot more!
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Training D1 College Athletes with Zack Zillner, CSCS
Zack Zillner is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and the head performance coach for women's basketball at the University of Texas. He provides us with an inside look at sports performance at the collegiate level. We cover a lot including: A typical day in the life of a college...
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Context Matters When It Comes to Fitness Advice with Chase Jenkins, Owner of Uplift Fitness
Chase Jenkins is the owner of Uplift Fitness, a gym located in the heart of Appalachia, one of the unhealthiest areas in the entire country. He is also the creator of Fitness Made Simple University, an online brand and podcast that gives people the right steps so that they can thrive in fitness…
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The Power of Reinforcement Loops
Tune into the first ever solo episode with your host Ben Miller. Reinforcement loops are when an action produces a result which influences more of the same action thus resulting in growth or decline. It can also be thought of as a domino effect or cycle. I illustrate how this works using three...
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Find Your REAL Why, The Importance of Periodization, Recovering Effectively, and Tracking Success - Rob Smaldino, CSCS
In this episode I speak with Rob Smaldino, a certified strength and conditioning specialist and the athlete program director at Peak Human Performance. Here is all we cover in the episode: - His journey to becoming a CSCS and working for Peak Human Performance (0:00) - How does he go beyond the...
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Chiropractic Care with Grant Bennington, Chiropractic Student
Grant Bennington and I both attended Indiana Wesleyan University together and now find ourselves living in Texas. He is a student at Parker University in Dallas and is over halfway done with the Doctorate of Chiropractic program. His knowledge and passion for this field is incredible. Grant…
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Disordered Eating in the Inpatient and Outpatient Population with Lakin Steedly, RD, LD
Lakin Steedly is a dietitian at Cincinnati Children's Hospital where she works with eating disorders in the pediatric population. We talk about her day to day including how she helps both inpatient and outpatients kids, what leads these kids down the path of developing an eating disorder, and…
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Physical Therapy Myths, Should You Ice, Knees Over Toes, + Practical Tips for Athletes with Brian Vance, DPT Student
In today's episode I speak with my former college roommate, Brian Vance. He is currently at Northwestern University in their Doctorate of Physical Therapy program. We start off by discussing what PT school is like and what areas he finds especially interesting in the field. Brian takes us through...
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Finding Food Freedom + Living Full w/ Mallory Page, RD
Mallory Page is a registered dietitian who helps women who have "tried everything" transform their relationship with food and body image to finally achieve freedom. We talk about why new diets and fads, and restriction in general, doesn't work. And how we can move towards food freedom and the...
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!! ETN 3 Month Program with Brian Puckett
The past few months, I've been writing the nutrition component of The Essentials of Training and Nutrition Program. The training component was all done by Brian Puckett, the head strength and conditioning coach at D1 Murray State University. I couldn't be more excited to work with him on this...
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Functional + Herbal Medicine w/ Jessica Gilbreath, Functional Nutritionist
Jessica is a functional nutritionist and the owner of Rune Haus. She holds a Master's degree in holistic nutrition and has certifications in health coaching, clinical herbalism, and Ashtanga Yoga. Although we both work in the field of nutrition, our focus is very different. That's why I was so...
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The Carnivore Diet, Drinking Salt Water, Mouth Tape, MCT Oil + Much More w/ DJ Tripoli MS, CSCS, FRCms
This title is not clickbait!! In this episode we discuss all the topics listed in the title and others. DJ Tripoli is a professor at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and lifelong learner. DJ first experimented with the carnivore diet during...
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Bodybuilding Prep with Kayla Coggburn, CPT, CN, 2x Nationally Qualified NPC Bikini Competitor
Today I take a deep dive into the world of bodybuilding in the bikini division with Kayla Coggburn. In addition to competing, Kayla is also a certified personal trainer and nutritionist and coach at GenCityFit. As we talked about her journey in bodybuilding, I was fascinated by what she shared. I...
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Eating to Thrive, Winning the Morning, Doing Hard Things with Kelsey Lensman, ATC, CEO at KML Movement
Kelsey Lensman is an athletic trainer and the owner at KML Movement. Kelsey shares with us her journey from being a high school athlete to competing in bodybuilding and powerlifting competitions. She also shares her journey to becoming a business owner, something she never thought she'd do. You...
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Creating Healthier Habits, Should You Eat Intuitively?, Women and Lifting with Navi Kaur RD, LD, CPT
Navi Kaur is the dietitian for KML Movement, a collection of health professionals that work together to get you healthy, strong, and confident. She was my preceptor for my final rotation in the OSU dietetic internship. In the month I spent with her, I saw how well she explains topics in nutrition...
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Mastering the Basics with Brian Puckett, CSCS
In today's episode I sit down with Brian Puckett, the head strength coach at D1 Murray State. After hearing about Brian's journey in the field of strength and conditioning, we dive head first into talking about mastering the basics. This was a conversation I needed to hear, and I think it's a…
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Yoga, Breathwork, Living in the Present, Vibrational Fields, Gratitude, and more with Katie Walter
The title says it all, in this episode with Katie Walter we cover a lot! Katie presents so much great and thought provoking information in addition to practical things you can start practicing today! Katie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walterkt/ 7 Week Journey Through the Chakras:...
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Working with Professional Athletes and Supplementation with Maureen Stoecklein, RD
In today's episode, I sit down with Maureen (Mo) Stoecklein, a full time firefighter and performance dietitian for The New York Mets. We discuss what it's like working with professional baseball players, key nutrition concepts to focus on for better health, and supplements. Mo answers questions...
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Making Your Fitness Journey Your Own (and much more) with Charlotte Jones, CPT
Charlotte is a personal trainer and active on Instagram where she posts lots of helpful training-related content. In today's episode we cover a wide variety of topics including women and lifting, benefits of lifting, undereating, finding your own definition of wellness, and much much more! There…
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Stress, Burnout, and Mindset with Adam Thompson PhD, LAT, ATC
Adam Thompson is a professor at Indiana Wesleyan University and athletic trainer. In addition to teaching, Adam provides clinical care to IWU athletes, works with the sports medicine team for the USA Olympic fencing teams, and has research interests in chronic stress and burnout. We discuss the...
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Sports Nutrition with Dawn Weatherwax RD, CSSD, LD, ATC, CSCS
This episode’s guest is Dawn Weatherwax, the owner of Sports Nutrition 2Go. Dawn shares insights from her 25+ years of experience as a sports dietitian. We discuss under eating in athletes, common nutrition-related mistakes that athletes make, metabolism, and more.
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Intuitive Eating with Elizabeth Beil RD, LD
“A diet is like a relationship. If you need to cheat to make it work, the odds of it working out long term aren’t in your favor” In this first episode I interview Elizabeth Beil, the owner of Elizabeth Beil Nutrition. We discuss intuitive eating, ditching diet culture, and the society we live in...
About this show
Wellness is a journey, not a destination. Come join me, Ben Miller, as I talk to experts in the fields of nutrition, exercise, mental health, and more. The purpose of this podcast is not just to arm you with knowledge but to provide practical ways to live a healthy lifestyle. Thanks so much for joining me on this journey to wellness! Follow me on Instagram @benmillernutrition for healthy tips, recipes, and research.
Hosted by
Benjamin Miller