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
- 836
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
S 356: Why Sex Hormones Drop Under Stress and the Pregnenolone Steal Myth
We see this often with clients with high stress lives that sex hormones are negatively impacted and it's important to understand from a physiological perspective what is taking place. We'll chat abou…
S 355: The Truth about Seed Oils, Saturated vs Polyunsaturated Fats, Omega 6 vs Omega 3 Fatty Acids, and More!
Today's episode is a breakdown of a sometimes overlooked area especially in your kitchen or your client's kitchen. It can be really easy to not measure oil as you prepare meals or use cheaper oils to…
S 354: Content Creation Secrets and Understanding Social Media Platforms
Are you showing up consistently online and curating quality content that individuals are liking, saving, and sharing? More or less, that is the secret that I'm going to share with you today about con…
S 353: Breaking Down Histamines, Histamine Intolerance, Key Signs to Consider, and More!
Allergy season has made histamines a focal point but what is the role of histamines aside from an immune system response to allergens? We'll dive into histamine intolerance, dysbiosis and histamine i…
S 352: One of the Most Overlooked Aspects of Restoring Gut Health and Digestion
One of the most overlooked areas of gut health is the physical training component. Overtraining or excessive HIIT workouts can lead to gut health issues so today's episode is exploring this relations…
S 351: The Interplay between Science, Research, and Study Reporting: Going Beyond the Headlines and Internet Arguments
We're chatting science today and how it is perceived and reported in the mainstream media along with internet arguments and debates. My goal with this episode and this platform is to allow you to be …
S 350: The Great Intermittent Fasting Debate: Pros and Cons of Intermittent Fasting, Gut Health Considerations, Stress Considerations, and More!
Should you or should you not incorporate intermittent fasting with clients or yourself? Just as with any well informed answer, it depends on the individual so today, I want to share with you the pros…
S 349: Centers of Inflammation: Understanding Root Causes of Inflammation in Transformations
Extending our conversation about inflammation, it is important to understand the mechanisms of inflammation, how it presents in the body and mind, and the types of inflammation. Today's episode will …
S 348: The Inflammation-Depression Connection: Metabolic Health as a Cornerstone of Mental Health, Acute vs Chronic Inflammation, Serotonin Function, and More!
Is there a connection between inflammation and depression? We know there are many factors both psychologically and physiologically that contribute to mood disorders but I wanted to cover this area sp…
S 347: Women's Health Conversations: Unpacking Hormonal Birth Control Considerations, Informed Consent, Contraception vs Optimization, and More!
We've done a lot of episodes when it comes to women's health and contraceptive use, hormonal physiology, and other similar topics surrounding this subject but today, I want to discuss contraception v…
S 346: Myths and Misconceptions Around Red Meat in the Mainstream Nutrition Conversation, Grass Fed vs Grain Fed Considerations, Red Meat and Cancer, and More!
One of the most hot button topics in the current nutrition conversation landscape is the red meat industry from a variety of different perspectives from environmental to physiological. I want to brin…
S 345: Methylation 101, Understanding MTHFR, Supplementation Considerations, and More!
With the rising popularity of consumer DNA tests, more and more individuals are digging into their genetics. While this can be good for some, others are overwhelmed with information or feel "broken" …
S 344: Overlooked Nutrition Considerations: The Benefits of a Whole Food Matrix in Nutrition Protocols
A topic rising in popularity is the concept of a whole food matrix and for those unfamiliar with the concept, this is the difference between a whole apple vs apple juice. I wanted to share a few stud…
S 343: Does Glycemic Index Matter for Health and Weight Loss?
Measuring glycemic index has become more and more popular both in studies and in marketing but does it really matter when it comes to health and weight loss? We'll dive into the history of glycemic i…
S 342: FNMS Mentee Success Mashup
Instead of bringing you a longer form mentee interview, I wanted to give you different perspectives and shorter reviews of the FNMS program with different mentees with different businesses, coaching …
S 341: The Most Overlooked Factor in Successful Coaching and Growing a Successful Coaching Business
It may not be what you expect to hear from me but it's the truth. This episode was inspired by a recent live talk I gave in Austin this past weekend surrounded by coaches wanting to grow their coachi…
S 340: FNMS Case Study: From Bikini Boss to Health Focused Coaching with Allie Cass
Another of my rockstar FNMS clients Allie Cass joins me today on the show to discuss her journey from Bikini Boss and the bikini prep world to shifting to the functional and health focused world. We'…
S 339: Women's Health, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Menopause: Myths, Misconceptions, and Misinformation
Menopause carries a lot of physiological changes and today's episode is to what extend that looks like and how hormone replacement therapy plays into aiding certain hormonal changes. Topics include:
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S 338: Coaching as a Cornerstone for Personal Development
We often talk about personal development in the health and fitness Industry but what does it break down to when you really think about it? There are key areas I want to cover in this short episode as…
S 337: FNMS Case Study: Life After Athletics and Frustration with the Diet and Health Industry with KaitAnn Callahan
Kait-Ann Callahan is a former athlete turned contest prep competitor turned health coach and all the while dealt with a lot of health and under-eating issues we've discussed previously on this show. …