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Muscle Intelligence

An individualised, demand-based framework of nutrition with Sam Miller #171

Muscle Intelligence

Ben Pakulski

Alternative Health, Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.7761 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2021

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

 
Get your pen and paper out for this episode.
Sam Miller joins me to talk about a nutritional approach that is NOT based on a believe system, or macros, or specific diets. Instead, this insightful conversation is about an individualised and adaptable, demand-based framework of nutrition.
 
Sam has spent the last 14 years sharing his quest for health, fitness, and nutrition knowledge with the world. Sam is an online coach, educator, and mentor, dedicated to providing simple, yet strategic ways to amplify your results wither with your clients or for yourself. 
 
 
Time Stamps: 
[0:24] Intro to guest Sam Miller
[1:36] Ancestral Supplements - use code BEN for 10% off
[4:08] Ben's approach to nutrition
[4:28] The Foundations of Human Nutrition
[5:30] Internal health proceeds physical goals
[5:57] Practices and perception
[6:57] Dosing nutritional protocols 
[8:20] Physical demands vs lifestyle demands
[11:00] Objective markers vs subjective variables
[14:20] Order of operations/ SHREDS
[17:38] Macros vs the 10 toggles
[22:57] Ben's take on macros
[26:20] Female metabolism
[30:50] Looking at data points 
[35:50] Insulin and HRV
[38:54] Faster vs fed state
[40:15] Mitochondria
[44:12] Seasonal and cyclical approaches
[50:20] Ketogenic diet
[55:10] Mi40 Muscle Camp in May
[56:26] Omega ratios
[1:00:24] Digestive distress - pushing calories
[1:04:44] Chewing and digestion
[1:09:04] Supplementation advice
[1:11:53] Sleep advice
[1:16:23] Peptides
[1:21:33] Sam Miller's Mentorship Program
 
 
Muscle Camp at Mi40 Gym - May 7-9, 2021  
Go to https://www.mi40gym.com/class/ for more information and to sign up!
 
Find Sam Miller here: 
https://www.sammillerscience.com
www.instagram.com/sammillerscience
https://www.metabolismblueprint.com/
 
Mentioned:
Dr. Eric Serrano on the Muscle Expert Podcast: Optimise your hormones, body composition and the best diet https://www.muscleintelligence.com/serrano/
Dr. Ben Bikman on the Muscle Expert Podcast: The Effects of Insulin Sensitivity on Health and Longevity  https://www.muscleintelligence.com/bikman/
Dr. Ben Bikman on the Muscle Intelligence Podcast: Controlling insulin and inflammation, and understanding metabolic flexibility https://www.muscleintelligence.com/episode124/
Dr. Andrew Huberman Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewHubermanLab/
Cronometer for Micronutrient tracking: https://cronometer.com
Ryan Smith on the Muscle Intelligence Podcast: Epigenetic Aging and Aging Backwards  https://www.muscleintelligence.com/164-epigenetic-aging-and-aging-backwards-with-ryan-smith/
 
Sponsor: 
This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Ancestral Supplements makes New Zealand sourced nose-to-tail organ meats, liver & bone and marrow... in simple convenient gelatin capsules. These traditional foods were (and still are) fundamental to our biology. 
Ancestral Supplements is putting back in, what the modern world has left out.
Go to www.ancestralsupplements.com and use code BEN for 10% off. The discount also applies on US Amazon.



Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the muscle intelligence podcast.

0:16.6

I'm your host, Ben Pekolsky.

0:17.9

As always, streaming this podcast around living your greatest life in a body that you absolutely love.

0:24.6

Nutrition is a topic that seems to be very confusing. There's so many people out there shouting really loud about things that they believe to be accurate.

0:34.1

And then there's other people out there who seem to be at the top of the totem pole teaching principles that, from my experience, are relatively consistent across the board in the people who actually understand nutrition.

0:45.9

Today's guest is an absolute, brilliant nutritionist.

0:50.5

And I'm so grateful that Sam Miller joined me today to talk about nutrition principles.

0:56.2

Sam and I dive into ultimately how to help you make better decisions around nutrition.

1:04.1

Nutrition is this thing where people try to enforce tactics.

1:07.5

Try this fat diet.

1:08.8

Try this supplement.

1:10.3

Try this cardio regime. Whatever it happens to be

1:12.7

to transform your body in a short amount of time rather than giving you tools or principles

1:17.4

from which you can make effective decisions. And I'm so grateful for Sam giving us this time

1:24.1

and his wisdom today. You guys are going to love this conversation. Get it a pen, get it a piece of paper, and let's get to it.

1:34.4

Today's podcast is brought to you by grass-fed liver and bone marrow by ancestral

1:39.4

supplements.

1:40.4

Ancestral supplements makes New Zealand source, nose tail organ meats, liver and bone marrow,

1:45.8

and a simple and convenient gelatin capsule.

1:48.9

Getting in organ meats is an imperative part of optimized health and performance, especially

1:54.6

if you eat a lot of muscle meat.

1:57.0

Typically in our culture, organ meats are not something that is a prized part of our nutrition. However,

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