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 795: Diet Quality and Fat Loss: Research Review on Clean Eating vs. Flexible Dieting Metabolic Effects, Weight Loss, and More!
The great debate between "if it fits your macros" and quality is everything when it comes to food, what actually matters? I want to breakdown a recent study on this very topic and give you my thought…
S 794: Optimize Muscle Gains Using These 5 Lab Tests
While several factors go into optimizing muscle growth, one advanced way is tracking certain biomarkers or biometrics and in today's episode, we'll be looking at the top 5 biomarkers you should be lo…
S 793: How Mentee Sarah Fechter IFBB Pro Upgraded Her Skillsets and Confidence Through Metabolism School
One of my currents mentees Sarah Fechter joins me on the podcast to discuss her experience and results with my Functional Nutrition and Metabolism Science Specialization program. She has a very uniqu…
S 792: The Adrenal Health-Cortisol Connection, Circadian Dysregulation, Inflammation and Emotional Health Considerations, and More!
In many instances, cortisol is discussed in conjunction with chronic dieting but chronic dieting isn't the singular variable that determines our adrenal health. In today's episode, we'll discuss the …
S 791: The 3 Biggest Issues in Functional Medicine Space
While I love the growth of the functional medicine space increased content around the topic, and it's approach, there are some drawbacks that I want to talk about in today's episode. There's 3 distin…
S 790: 8 Evidence Based Reasons for Supplementation
There's an arguably overwhelming amount of supplements out on the market and a good amount of them are completely useless and only result in expensive bathroom trips. I don't know about you but I'd l…
S 789: Could Your Gut Health DIRECTLY Impact Your Gains In The Gym? New Research REVEALED
Could your gut health be directly impacting your gains and progress in the gym? In today's episode, I'm going to share new research that answers this question with a resounding "YES". We'll discuss g…
S 788: The FNMS Difference: Find Out How These Students Are Solving Complex Problems & Thriving as In Demand Experts
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 787: The Gut Health Breakdown: 5 Key Factors Driving Digestive Dysfunction
We hope you're enjoying this series of the top 5 coaching concerns to watch in 2023! Today's installment is gut and microbiome focused as we examine stress and gut issues, circadian rhythms, medicati…
S 786: Most Overprescribed Medication in Client History: The Science of Gut Health, Antibiotics, and More!
This medication has extended the human life span 20-30 years and has many applicabilities. However, this medication also has many side effects that often go ignored. Today, we're discussing antibioti…
S 785: The Low-FODMAP Diet: Implementation Scenarios, Digestion and Gut Health Considerations, Pro's and Con's, and More!
As fitness and nutrition professionals, it's understandable to be skeptical about "named" diets but I wanted to clear up some confusion on one in particular. The Low-FODMAP diet (or Fermentable Oligo…
S 784: The Gut-Brain Axis in Client Transformation
The more we learn about the relationship between the gut and the brain, the more we understand how interconnected they are and why the rise of depression and anxiety is alarming when factoring in gut…
S 783: Got Gut Health? Part 4: Stomach Acid, Digestive Enzymes, and Bile
Concluding our 'Got Gut Health?' series, in part 4, we will discuss stomach acid, digestive enzymes, bile, and tests you can do at home to assess stomach acid levels if you so choose.
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S 782: Got Gut Health? Part 3: An Introduction to Gut Dysbiosis
Continuing our 'Got Gut Health?' Series, today's episode will dive into the topic of gut dysbiosis, the gut microbiome, and issues that arise from gut dysbiosis.
Topics include:
- Part 3 of Got Gut He…
S 781: Got Gut Health? Part 2: Intestinal Permeability and "Leaky Gut"
Continuing our series in part 2, we will be covering a recently popular topic with some controversy and a lot of misconceptions around it. "Leaky gut" or as it is actually known intestinal permeabili…
S 780: Got Gut Health? Part 1: Defining Good Digestion
In lead up to our next workshop around the science and solutions needed to solve client digestive complaints, today is Part 1 of a 4 part series where we are diving into all things gut health. What b…
S 779: Centers of Inflammation: Understanding Root Causes of Inflammation in Client 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 778: Rethinking "Functional" Health: A Movement to Change Our Industry by Prioritizing People Over Protocols
An advanced understanding of nutrition, metabolism, gut health, and hormones should not make clients feel “more broken” or further away from their goals.
In today's episode, I want to explain the imp…
S 777: Macro Troubleshooting: 5 Reasons for Adding Protein to Client Programs
Wrapping up our macro troubleshooting series, today's episode will cover when to add protein to your client's protocols. We'll talk about when your client's are experiencing hunger issues, if they ar…
S 776: Macro Troubleshooting: 5 Reasons for Adding Fats to Client Plans
Continuing our series on macro troubleshooting, I wanted to cover the macronutrient fat in this episode. We'll talk about a client's personal preference between fats and carbs, sedentary lifestyle fa…