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 715: People Pleasing - Breaking the Cycle: The Hidden Stressors Sabotaging Your Health
In this episode we dive into the subtle, yet powerful stressors that could be derailing your health and fitness journey.
While obvious stressors often get the most attention, today we explore the …
S 714: The Neglected Life-Saving Skill in Health and Fitness Coaching
In this episode, we delve into a critical, yet often overlooked, skill that could set you apart in the health and fitness industry—understanding and utilizing lab testing.
While foundational skills …
S 713: The Science of Growth Hormone
Growth hormone has received less spotlight on this platform compared to others like cortisol and estrogen but I thought it was time for a deep dive. We'll cover the nuances of fasting and muscle gain…
S 712: Breaking Through Content Creation Blocks As An Online Health Coach
In this episode, we dive into practical strategies for overcoming content creation hurdles and enhancing your messaging. Whether you're grappling with procrastination or struggling to maintain moment…
S 711: Biomarkers of the World’s Longest Surviving Individuals: Reviewing 35 Year Analysis of Lab Markers in 100 Year Old Humans
I wanted to share a recent study that has some very interesting results and implications on cholesterol and longevity. We'll look at the study details, why this is important to you as a coach, and mo…
S 710: The Brain on Birth Control: Exploring Non Birth Control Users vs Users: Attraction, Jealousy, and More
Did you know the use of contraceptives specifically birth control might be impacting who you choose as a mate? It might even make you more jealous one study finds. Really fascinating topic so I wante…
S 709: Pro's and Con's of Lab Testing and Keeping Lifestyle Factors At The Forefront
A short but important reminder for you on health and lab testing and why we should as health coaches keep environmental, lifestyle, and habit considerations at the forefront even when lab testing has…
S 708: The Biggest Problem in Functional Health and Functional Medicine Coaching On The Holistic Savage Podcast with Brendan Vermeire
The health and fitness space has made several strides over the past 15-20 years but it has its current issues as well especially in the functional health and medicine space. I was recently on The Hol…
S 707: Unlocking Hormone & Metabolism Secrets Part 2 On Elitefts Dave Tate's Table Talk Podcast
Finishing out with Part 2 with Dave Tate on his podcast Table Talk, we dive deeper into nuanced topics around hormones, metabolism, gut health, and more! Topics include:
- Personal Health Stories
-…
S 706: Unlocking Hormone & Metabolism Secrets Part 1 On Elitefts Dave Tate's Table Talk Podcast
I joined one of the legends in the health and fitness space Dave Tate on his podcast Table Talk and had an in depth nuanced discussion on many topics around health, nutrition, metabolism, and hormone…
S 705: 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 recently 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 feature…
S 704: Beyond The Citations and Online Arguments: The Power of Integration and Application As A Fitness and Health Professional
One of the biggest issues I see right now in the evidence based health and fitness coaching space is the overemphasis of cherry-picking studies to prove your opinion right over actually helping peopl…
S 703: Q&A: Mediterranean Diet Considerations, Creatine Monohydrate with Hashimoto’s, Sleep Supplementation, and More!
In today's episode, I wanted to bring you a longer form Q&A style episode with questions I received from our mentees inside of Metabolism School. These questions range from appropriate diet style con…
S 702: Unlock Client Progress with this 1 Hidden Truth
In both clients and coaches, there's a hidden truth that we must all be aware of if we want to make continuous progress towards the things we want in life. That truth… is truth. More specifically, ho…
S 701: The Science of Sun Exposure: Benefits, Longevity Risk Factors, Sunscreen Considerations, and More!
A great debate in the health and wellness industry is our ideal exposure to the sun, its benefits, potential risks, whether sunscreen is beneficial or toxic, and more. In this episode, we'll discuss …
S 700: My Entrepreneurial Journey Over The Past 15+ Years and What Sam Miller Science Is All About
Celebrating our 700th episode on the podcast, I wanted to share my story and how Sam Miller Science came to be and evolved to what it is now. It wasn't long ago I was wiping down gym equipment and do…
S 699: 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. Other topics incl…
S 698: 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 H…
S 697: 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 696: 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…