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 momentum, we've got you covered with actionable insights. Discover how recycling and repurposing content can keep your energy up and how leading with intention can help you overcome self-doubt and ego preservation. We’ll explore the importance of iterative content creation—how quantity can drive...

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 more. Topics include:   - High Cholesterol A Top Longevity Marker? - What We’ll Cover - Why This is Important - Geriatric Journal Study - Similar Episodes In The Feed - Breaking Down the Study - Looking At The Data and My Coaching Experience - My FNMS Program - Free Metabolism 101 Video...

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 wanted to bring you the unbiased research when it comes to birth control, mate choice, attractiveness, and a study on professional lap dancers. Topics include:   - Birth Control and Mate Choice - Studies and What We’re Covering Within This Topic - Female Cycle Explanation - Male Attractiveness...

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 its place. This clip is from The Holistic Savage Podcast with Brendan Vermeire. Topics include:   - Going Beyond Health Testing - Lifestyle and Environmental Considerations - The Game Operation ----------  Subscribe to My Youtube Channel:  ...

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 Holistic Savage Podcast talking about some of these specific problems and wanted to share it on today's episode. Topics include:   - Current State of The Functional Health Space - Limitations and Benefits of Western Medicine - 3-5 Biggest Issues Right Now In Functional Health - Food, Movement,...

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 - Fitness Industry Myths - Advice For Fitness Professionals  - Future Outlooks in Health and Nutrition ----------  Subscribe to My Youtube Channel:  https://youtube.com/@sammillerscience?si=s1jcR6Im4GDHbw_1 ----------  My Live Program for Coaches: The Functional Nutrition and Metabolism...

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 hormones and wanted to share it with you on my platform. Given this was a 3 hour long talk in total, we wanted to break it up in 2 parts so stick around for Part 2 coming out tomorrow! Part 1 topics include:   - My Book Metabolism Made Simple - Metabolism Basics - Different Nutrition Strategies and...

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 featured clips back to this show all around testosterone and lab work that I think you'll find interesting. Topics include:   - Testosterone and Weight Training - The Brady Bunch - Horizontal Line Metaphor - Athlete and Extremely Lean Considerations - Gut Issue Considerations - Macro Coach’s and...

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 people. Can these studies be helpful? Sure, but is it the only thing in coaching? Absolutely not. I'll explain why a focus on implementation and application far exceeds mere theory and why I think this is a big problem. Topics include:   - One Of The Biggest Oversights In Functional Health - My...

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 considerations for clients to understanding different client populations and their unique supplementation needs to going beyond the popular buzzword conditions and digger deeper. Topics include:   - Let Me Know If You Enjoy This Style - Please Share, Rate, and Review - Right Time to Move to A...

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, honesty and self-awareness of where we currently are and where we want to go. In this episode, I'm going to explain this concept through a motivational interviewing lens called creating contrast and why this is so important for you to understand. Topics include:   - Lacking Honesty and...

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 these important topics around sun exposure along with ethnicity and geography considerations and sleep and circadian rhythm. Topics include:   - Sun Exposure Debate - Longevity Risk Factors - Sun Benefits Beyond Vitamin D - Ethnicity and Geography Considerations - Sleep and Circadian Rhythm ...

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 doing in-person training sessions back to back at my college campus rec center. So much has happened for me since finding a passion for health and fitness but turning it into a sustainable career took a lot of trial and error, reinvention, mentorship, and a lot of repetitive tasks. If you have...

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 include:    - Gut Health 101 Workshop - Digestive Health’s Role Within Health - Episodes on Similar Topics - The Digestive Chain - Being a Digestive Detective - Enzymes and Bile - Bile Creation - My Personal Experience - Share, Rate, and Review ----------  Join Our Gut Health 101:...

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 Health Series - Gut Health 101 Workshop - Gut Dysbiosis - Gut Microbiome Starts at Birth - What is Bacterial Dysbiosis? - Potential Side Effects - IBS - Autoimmune Diseases - CRONS - Tom Brady’s Stool - Causes of Dysbiosis - Share, Rate, and Review ----------  Join Our Gut Health...

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 permeability has either two camps: it's the problem and solution to all of your health problems or it's complete nonsense. Like most things, it is somewhere in the middle and we'll define exactly what it is, consequences of intestinal permeability, contributors to increased intestinal permeability, and...

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 better way to start off this series than defining digestion itself. What is good digestion? What does acute and chronic constipation and diarrhea look like? What is a normal amount of gas and bloating and what is too much? All of these and more will be answered! Topics include:   - What is Good...

There's a heavily underutilized hack when it comes to saving money on your health and fitness journey and over the past few years, it has even expanded. In today's episode, we're going to cover Health Savings Accounts or HSA's and how this can be not only helpful come tax time but potentially paying for gym memberships, equipment, certain supplements, recovery tools, and more. Topics include:   - Saving Hack On Your Fitness Journey - HSA Accounts - What Is An HSA Account? - What HSA Can...

Bringing back a Q&A style episode for you in today's episode and wanted to cover two specific questions I received from you all. Specifically, we'll be covering whether or not you can overdo it when it comes to supplementation, what I would recommend as far as micronutrients to be mindful of, and ending with a women's health question around Plan B and its side effects. Topics include:   - Q&A on Supplementation and Women’s Health - Overdoing It on Supplements? - Iodine - Iron -...

Are fermented foods overhyped when it comes to gut health and other health benefits or is it actually underrated? In today's episode, we'll be exploring the area of fermented foods and looking at a few evidence based studies to determine whether it is overrated or underrated. Topics include:   - Overrated or Underrated: Fermented Foods - What We’ll Cover Today - Why Do Fermented Foods Have Health Benefits? - Study On Fermented Foods - Intestinal Permeability - Beneficial With Insulin...

We often hear about avoiding a downward spiral and losing momentum whether it's in a health and fitness journey or owning a business but in today's episode, I want to flip that on its head. I want to share some thoughts around the idea of an upward spiral and how to sustain a positive outlook through an endeavor. Topics include:   - Sustaining Your Positive Outlook - The Effects of Stress - The Positive Spiral - Broaden and Build Theory - True Physical Health - The Power of A Coach -...

On this day of celebrating freedom and independence, when it comes to health, there's a practice we can all engage in that will afford us the potential for the most amount of freedom for our entire lifespan. That practice is preventive health. I'll explain this practice and why it's important to consider the future version of yourself. Topics include:   - Preventive Health and Freedom - Thinking in the Future - Remembering Our Fortune and Lifestyle - Share, Rate, and Review ...

You've probably heard of Ozempic or GLP-1's but have you heard of GLP-1 probiotics? In today's episode, we're going to break down the role and benefits of probiotics, how GLP-1 probiotics stack up, why the marketing is way ahead of the studies and data, and more. Topics include:   - GLP-1 Probiotics? - Targeted Ads - The Mucus Layer of The Gut - Good vs “Bad” Gut Bugs - Cause of Type 2 Diabetes - Marketing Way Ahead Of The Data - My Opinion On This Issue - Evidence Based...

Despite that Instagram ad you've seen recently about how easy it is to start and scale an online fitness & nutrition business, the reality is very different. It's one of the hardest things in reality and in this episode, I want to explain why using an analogy of a fine dining experience. This isn't to say you shouldn't try and fully commit to it but you deserve to know the truth about what you're signing up for. Topics include:   - Building A Business In Reality Is Hard Work - Picture...

Being in this industry for a good amount of time now and with my own personal priorities changing along with being presented new evidence, there are many things I've changed my mind on in the health and fitness space. In today's episode, I want to highlight 7 of them specifically and explain why I've changed my mind on these topics. Topics include:   - 7 Things I’ve Changed My Mind On - Evolution and Changing Perspectives - Importance of Non-Exercise Activity and Walking - Evidence Based...