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 815: Food Comas Explained: Insulin Resistance, Blood Sugar & The Science of Post-Meal Fatigue
Do you or your clients ever feel tired after a meal? While this is common, this is not supposed to be normal. There are many considerations when it comes to potential post meal fatigue and we'll dive…
S 814: Chronic Stress and Fat Gain: Cortisol, Insulin & the Impact on Metabolism
Can stress make you fat? Is there more to fain gain than a calorie surplus? We'll talk about stress and fat accumulation, a sure fire recipe for insulin resistance, the role of cortisol and fat gain,…
S 813: Women’s HRT and Menopause: Debunking the Most Common Hormone Myths, Misconceptions, and More!
Menopause carries a lot of physiological changes and today's episode is to what extend that looks like and how Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) plays into aiding certain hormonal changes. Topics inc…
S 812: The Hidden Role of PCOS in Women’s Weight Loss: New Research on PCOS and Metabolism
A popular topic around women's health is PCOS, insulin resistance, and potential issues this can cause when attempting to lose fat in a dieting phase. Does PCOS directly affect fat and weight loss ef…
S 811: Sleep Science: Why Blue Light Blockers Are Not a Magic Pill, Duration of Screen Time and Sleep Issues, Arousal Levels Before Bed, and More!
Do you or your clients feel like you're doing everything for your sleep including blue light blockers but still struggling with sleep? There are a few reasons for this I want to cover today that are …
S 810: Debunking the Myth of Expensive Healthy Eating
How expensive is it to eat a primarily whole food diet in today's economy? Surprising less than you might think compared to the average spending that occurs. In today's episode, I want to investigate…
S 809: Beyond the Bathroom: The Truth About Fiber That Most Coaches Miss
In the coaching world, “eat more fiber” is practically a reflex. Fiber isn’t just one thing. It’s a category of compounds with very different effects depending on solubility, viscosity, and fermentab…
S 808: The Root Cause of Client Hair Loss: A Metabolic & Nutritional Perspective
Many individuals start the journey towards their transformation to achieve a specific aesthetic goal. Hair is a very large component to that and a good amount are struggling with hair loss in some fa…
S 807: The Ultimate Guide to Metabolic Adaptation: How Your Hormones and Metabolism Respond to Chronic Dieting
I've covered this area in similar episodes in the past but this episode plays specifically into mitigating metabolic adaptation and understanding that transcend changes happen within a diet phase and…
S 806: Beyond the Gym: FNMS Student Filipe on the Ethical Duty of Transformative Health Coaching
Join me as I chat with Filipe, a seasoned gym owner and personal trainer, as we delve into the evolving landscape of health and fitness. Filipe shares his 16-year journey, from building a successful …
S 805: How to Build a Client Experience That Sells for You: Referrals and Retention Start with This 3 Step Framework
Do you know your ABC's when it comes to your client's journey? Whether you do or not, I'm really excited to share this framework and teach it to you for the first time or remind you of these importan…
S 804: Complex Client Case Progression + Avoiding Hormonal and Metabolic Issues: Revisiting The Perfect Storm Client Case
Back in Episode 371, I introduced a perfect storm client case AKA where gut and hormone dysfunction collide and on today's episode, I wanted to extend and expand that conversation. We'll be looking a…
S 803: Overcoming Comparison Syndrome: The Proven Recipe My Clients Use to Beat The Transformation Comparison Trap
Social media has a sneaky way of making us feel like we’re not doing enough — in this episode, I unpack the sneaky damage caused by comparison syndrome. The mental spiral that convinces us we’re fall…
S 802: From Assistant Coach to Business Owner, Increasing Confidence with Content, The Comprehensive Client Case, and More with FNMS Student Hannah Burness
I am joined by a special guest on today's episode and you'll get to hear her experience within the Functional Nutrition & Metabolism Specialization program.
Hannah is now a FNMS graduate but came to…
S 801: Small Sacrifices, Big Results: The Truth About Trade-Offs in Health and Success
Are your daily choices leading you closer to your goals—or further from the life you want? We explore the quiet cost of comfort and the overlooked magic of momentum. From skipping a workout to scroll…
S 800: Timeless Marketing Principles for Health and Fitness Professionals Plus the REAL Competition for Your Coaching Business
I wanted to briefly chat about a few key philosophies and concepts when it comes to coaching, your coaching business, and what I believe are timeless marketing principles that will serve you well. To…
S 799: Why AI Fails Most Coaches: The Blind Spot in AI-Powered Coaching
In this episode we unpack one of the biggest mistakes coaches and health professionals make when using AI tools. I break down why even the smartest AI struggles with the context and emotional nuance …
S 798: Metabolic Health Meets Optimal Business Health: Discover How Our FNMS Coaches Are Taking Their Careers To The Next Level
As our FNMS program has grown and evolved, so have our students and their success not only in the level of solving more complex client cases but seeing their business grow as well. Today's episode is…
S 797: FNMS Case Study: Enhancing Confidence and Certainty in the Client Experience with Mauro Stara
Excited to be joined today by one of my FNMS mentees Mauro. Mauro is a former banker turned Founder of Starathletes. He joins me today to discuss his time with Metabolism School and the FNMS program,…
S 796: Doctors or Drug Dealers? Plus Kitchen Sink Supplement Protocols, Tough Client Cases, And Shady Functional Medicine...
I am all for the rise in functional medicine and the emphasis on prevention over the old model of solely treating issues once they arise but there's a trend amongst functional medicine I'm starting t…