Sam Miller Science

As more research and data comes out around stress and the role it plays within our health and fitness, the more we need to educate our clients on it's impact and provide them with tools and strategies around stress management. In today's episode, I want to dive into the impact that chronic stress has on both our physiology and psychology, perceived stress, supplementation considerations, and more....

While we've been told about the potential dangers of the sun when it comes to melanoma and early aging, the research tells a different story. In today's episode, I want to share 6 clear benefits of sun exposure including Vitamin D but also share, if we approach our sun exposure intelligently, why we might not need as much sunscreen as we've been told and what the research shows in multiple studies...

I recently joined Vernon Foster and the folks over at Online Business Owner to discuss two important components that have led to a lot of my success and one is really meta. Talking about podcasting on a podcast is as close to a digital turducken as you can get but we also discuss the value of workshops. If you've been to one of my workshops, you'll learn the strategy behind them along with this sh...

Finishing our Essentials of Electrolytes series, we're going to focus on Magnesium, Calcium, Vitamin K-2, Phosphorus, and Bicarbonate. Make sure you go back if you haven't listened to Part 1 if you haven't already and at the end of this episode, I have a special offer you can take advantage of if you'd like! Topics include:   - What We’ll Cover in Part 2 - Please Share, Rate, and Review - Wha...

You've probably seen more and more come out about the importance of electrolytes and how they help with many functions in the body but if you want to go a level deeper, you're in the right place. Today is Part 1 of a 2 part essentials of electrolytes episode where we dive deeper into their function and how they affect the body. Topics include:   - Understanding Electrolytes - What We’ll Cover...

After a decade plus in this industry and coaching hundreds of coaches to this point, there's a correlation between coaching and sales that can't be denied. I want to share with you 5 ways that your coaching and the belief and conviction you have in yourself affect your sales and client acquisition. Topics include:   - Coaching and Sales - Selling Yourself - Beliefs in Your Offer/Product/Servi...

As a follow up to my most recent 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 comes to blood chemistry. These range anywhere from overemphasizing one metric, understanding what's normal vs optimal, and even around glucose and insulin sensitivity. Topics include: &nbsp...

I've recently been taking my youngest pup through dog training and it reminded me a lot about the ways we interact and coach our clients. While we aren't using blunt verbal commands to get our clients to adhere to their protocol, understand that different stimuluses and different environments directly correlate to coaching clients like it does with training dogs. Listen as I explain more! Topics i...

I want to give you a different angle and perspective on how to approach your career and craft as a health and fitness professional or more importantly how NOT TO approach it. Hearing these considerations from a different angle hopefully will impact and motivate you to address which to start focusing on if you find yourself not doing a few of these. I have a bonus consideration for you at the end y...

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 use lab results to enhance your clients results and transformation. Topics include:   - 7 Ways Lab Results Can Enhance Client Results - How Coaches Typically Look at Labs - Our FNMS Program - Nutrit...

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 of my FNMS students and alumni to showcase the wide array of coaches we help at Metabolism School. You've heard me talk a lot about the FNMS program but I wanted to give you 8 coaches perspectives on...

While the allure of discounting your coaching service may seem appealing in the short term, I promise it can have dire consequences in the long term. I have nothing against coaches making money and you should but there's a better way of going about running promotions and getting more eyeballs on your business, especially as a service model. I'll explain my 3 reasons why I don't think you should di...

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 medications do help some individuals. It's important to understand especially as a novice coach wanting to help in a deeper capacity the physiological effects these compounds have. We'll talk about this and mo...

One of my main goals for coaches is to share some of my experiences both positive and negative so you don't potentially make the same mistakes I did and that includes investing in your coaching business and investing in yourself. We're all investing something whether it's our money or our time and we need to understand what's best for us. Moreover, this concept applies to your potential clients as...

There are certain red flag issues that come up in client cases that seem normal on the surface but through understanding biofeedback can help uncover some root causes. You may have had a client complain about having to clear their throat frequently or being light headed after standing and while these instances are normal, they are not optimal. Listen in as I explain some red flag biofeedback marke...

In today's episode, I want to examine an important study that looked at the rise in early puberty happening in 2020-2021. These results have some pretty scary implications no matter what your stance is on the events that took place in 2020. We'll then discuss the implications of this study and how this potentially affects you as a coach and your coaching business. Topics include:   - Early Pu...

Every coach knows that if we don't have our macronutrients dialed in, we will be missing a puzzle piece for a successful transformation whether it is performance, body composition, or another important area. It's going to affect us someway and micronutrient deficiencies have the same effect. We'll take a look at these deficiencies and how they affect hormones, metabolism, and more. Topics include:...

What gets measured gets managed and, in this instance, we are talking about women's health and how to track important metrics. I want to talk about some of the major tracking systems we teach our coaches in our FNMS program, why they are important, and why using them will lead to more successful transformations. Topics include:   - My Biofeedback System - Please Share, Rate, and Review - Symp...

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 at some potential health issues, key considerations, and more when it comes to being in a deficit, using SHREDS, examining micronutrient status, and more! Topics include:   - Compounding Health Iss...

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 between women and men when it comes to IBS symptoms, and how we can troubleshoot this issue. Topics include:   - Why Women Suffer From Gut Issues Compared To Men - My Upcoming Women’s Health Worksho...

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 into those in today's episode! From size of the meal, to sensitivities and food allergies, to gut health considerations, there are many areas to be aware of. Topics include:   - Post Meal Fatigue...

Far too often whether it's in our physical transformation or when we are chasing a goal, it's easy to want to add to what we are already doing. This has consequences and many times can set us even further back. Today's episode is a shorter food for thought episode all around the thought of a Not To Do List, analyzing what we should start, stop, and continue, the 80/20 principle, and more! Topics i...

Continuing our Biohack or Bust series, I wanted to cover the topic of IV therapies and whether or not they are worth it from looking at the literature and sharing my own personal experience testing them out. We'll discuss IV vs oral supplements, common IV therapy treatments, who they might benefit the most, and more! Topics include:   - IV Therapy Worth It? - Please Share, Rate, and Review -...

We know all of the popular and trendy diet styles whether it's keto, macro tracking, paleo, or any host of others. There is one that is trending recently and gaining a lot of traction in our space that is completely divergent to typical diets and that is intuitive eating. While this is a fantastic concept, we need to understand and build some initial skills understanding food before intuitive eati...

A really fascinating study I want to share with you on today's episode all around micronutrient composition of foods consumed in a prison study and the subsequent behavior change based on these modifications. We know the importance of quality micronutrient consumption but it's even more potent when seen through studies and out in the real world. We'll also take a look at a school lunch study examp...