Sam Miller Science
A Podcast Designed to Bridge the Gap Between Macros, Metabolism, and Functional Medicine. Here we focus on translating complex concepts into leverage for your health, fitness, and nutrition goals with a special emphasis on content for coaches & health professionals.
Sam Miller is a best-selling author in the field of nutrition and metabolism has more than 15 years of experience as a health, fitness, and nutrition coach. His programs help coaches and health professionals improve their clients’ results. A popular online educator, podcast host, and mentor, he consistently offers simple, strategic methods for transformation and translates complex concepts into leverage for any health and fitness goal.
His workshops, classes, and specialization programs have served over 2,500 coaches worldwide. He has been a featured speaker for companies like LinkedIn and a content contributor for industry titans such as Barbell Shrugged, Muscle Intelligence, T-Nation, Elite FTS, Active Life Rx, and more. He is a certified nutritionist and licensed, board-certified health practitioner who holds a master’s degree from North Carolina State University and a Bachelor of Science from Elon University.
If you’re here welcome to the community! We share the goal of learning all of the things pertaining to health, nutrition, performance and physique optimization without being a d*ck about it. You will find that many of our episodes integrate concepts and coaching ideas from common nutrition/fitness industry practices as well as functional medicine, and alternative health.
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 835
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
S 835: 7 Ways Lab Markers Can Help You Get Results For Your Clients in the Real World
Many coaches operate under some false assumptions when it comes to lab work and are not using this valuable data to their full advantage. I want to address in this episode 7 different ways you can us…
S 834: Blood Work Demystified: My Guide to What Really Matters and How to Connect Labs to Fitness Transformations
As a follow up to my episode around the 7 reasons lab markers can help get results for your clients in the real world, I wanted to share some of the common misconceptions I see with coaches when it c…
S 833: Hidden Reasons for Gut Issues and Digestive Dysfunction: 5 Reasons for Common Gut Problems That Most People Miss
If you or your clients are suffering with gut health issues and labs are looking okay, there are reasons beyond initial SHREDS and lab work we need to consider. I want to share 5 hidden culprits when…
S 832: Birth Control and Exercise: New Research on Hormonal Contraceptives & Recovery from Training
Does hormonal birth control play role in hindering exercise recovery? In today's episode, we're going to look at a new 2024 study on this very topic with trained individuals which is a big plus. We'l…
S 831: Beyond Bloodwork: A Deep Dive into the Dutch Test vs. Serum Labs for Health Coaches
In this episode, we dive deep into two major health testing approaches: the Dutch Test and traditional serum lab testing. Join us as we explore the science behind each method, evaluate their strength…
S 830: The FNMS Difference: How Kristi, Michael, Maggie, Mauro, Elisa, Dacie, and Andy Are Thriving as In-Demand Coaches
One of if not the coolest part of my job is seeing coaches thrive within our FNMS program and chase their vision for what they want as a coach. I want to share a short mashup episode today with a few…
S 829: The Truth about Hard Work in Functional Health Cases
Hard work is often a prerequisite for healing. Sometimes, it is just a different type of hard work than your clients are used to. Reverse dieting isn't always easy. Gut health protocols aren't alway …
S 828: How Your Body Controls Hormones and Blood Sugar: The Science of Hormone Systems Explained
There's a concept that explains the endocrine system's functionality that I'm excited to share on today's episode and that is the concept of the negative feedback loop. I'll give you a real life exam…
S 827: Rapid-Fire Ratings on the Trends Shaping Fitness, Health, and Coaching —Part 2 from the Strong New York Podcast
I recently joined Kenny Santucci on the Strong New York podcast and we discuss the long-term impact of generational habits, the role of gut health in performance and recovery, and the evolving landsc…
S 826: Untangling Nutrition Myths, Longevity Lies, and the Real Health Crisis —Part 1 from the Strong New York Podcast
I recently joined Kenny Santucci on the Strong New York podcast and we discuss the long-term impact of generational habits, the role of gut health in performance and recovery, and the evolving landsc…
S 825: Q&A Coaching Tools - Periodization vs. Habit Stacking, The Dutch Test, Menopause and More!
Overdue for a Q&A episode and wanted to shed some light on some coaching tools and bust a much about the periodized approach vs habit stacking and share why they are not mutually exclusive. Topics in…
S 824: Optimal Testosterone and Weight Training, The Rise of Blood Work and Lab Testing, Finding A Quality Functional Health Coach and More on The Barbell Shrugged Podcast
I've joined Anders Varner and Doug Larson again on the Barbell Shrugged podcast and we had a lengthy discussion around some popular topics right now. Specifically, I wanted to bring two featured clip…
S 823: 7 Things I've Changed My Mind On Over The Last 15+ Years In The Health and Fitness Industry
Being in this industry for a good amount of time now and with my own personal priorities changing along with being presented new evidence, there are many things I've changed my mind on in the health …
S 822: HRV 101: An Introduction to Understanding Heart Rate Variability, Nervous System Balance, and Recovery
One of the hot button topics within physiology and specifically in the area of recovery is heart rate variability. The time between heart beats can tell us a lot about how recovered we are from the p…
S 821: From Burnout to Breakthrough: How Fernanda Transformed Her Coaching and Her Health
In this episode, I sit down with Fernanda from Forward Coaching — one of my long-time listeners turned FNMS Student and is now in Mastery. We explore her powerful evolution from frustrated personal t…
S 820: Lean Women with PCOS, Adrenal Dysfunction, and Stubborn Belly Fat
Received a great question around the concept of skinny PCOS and what that entails so covering that in today's Q&A along questions about adrenal fatigue, tips for check in photos, and more. Topics inc…
S 819: Women’s Hormones Spotlight: Understanding HRT vs. Birth Control in female transformations
There's a trend right now in the health and fitness industry to talk about all the drawbacks and negative consequences surrounding birth control and in some cases HRT but these compounds and medicati…
S 818: Understanding the Effects of Menopause, Stages, Sleep and Hormonal Changes, and More!
Even if your coaching practice predominately serves women from 20-35, this is still an important episode for you from a multitude of perspectives. Today's episode will be covering menopause in women,…
S 817: Women and Gut Health: Why Women Are More Likely to Suffer From Gut Issues Than Men
Do women suffer from gut issues more than men? If so, what would cause this discrepancy? Today's episode will examine the research around gender differences and gut health, why there's a 2:1 ratio be…
S 816: GLP-1s, Ozempic, Testosterone, HcG & Fertility: What’s Changing in Weight Loss, Telehealth, and Functional Medicine
Wanted to answer a few questions we haven't covered yet on this platform discussing the science of GLP-1, HRT, fertility options and considerations, and more. Topics and questions include:
- The Sci…