Sam Miller returns to the podcast to discuss the transition from PCOS to PMOS, what the change actually means, and why the conversation seemed to disappear almost as quickly as it arrived.
We also get into women’s health messaging, sleep, training nutrition, endurance fueling, and the career setbacks that rarely make it onto social media.
We discuss:
• Why discussion around PCOS becoming PMOS died down after the initial attention
• What the new terminology means for patients and future care
• Why shifting attention toward actionable behaviours matters
• Problems with self-diagnosis and self-labelling
• The two extremes of women’s hormonal health messaging
• Dismissing symptoms versus convincing everyone they have a hormone deficiency
• Finding a useful middle ground
• Why eye masks and earplugs can improve the sleep environment
• Important caveats around mouth taping
• Building simple and repeatable sleep routines
• Light exposure and circadian health
• Why carbohydrates before training may improve performance
• Fueling HYROX and endurance-style events
• Intra-workout carbohydrates
• Sam’s professional failures and setbacks
• Why social media creates a distorted picture of professional success
• Writing, networking, and building a career
• And much more
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CHAPTERS
00:51 PCOS Renamed PMOS
01:48 Why the Name Change Matters
04:54 Will Practice Actually Change?
07:02 Action Steps for PMOS
08:21 Assessing History and Labs
09:38 Tailoring Training and Nutrition
15:00 Self-Diagnosis Culture
17:27 Marketing and Mindset
18:58 Two Extremes in Women’s Health
22:24 Finding the Middle Ground
27:42 Sleep Routine Hacks
28:04 Eye Mask Evidence
29:49 Mouth Taping Caveats
33:06 Travel Sleep Rituals
34:14 Light Exposure and Metabolism
35:54 Keeping the Ritual Simple
36:34 Earplugs and Safety
38:35 Carbs Before Training
43:41 Fueling HYROX Events
44:30 Intra-Workout Carbs
47:41 Sharing Career Struggles
58:54 Social Media Fears
01:03:24 Writing and Networking
01:05:11 Where to Find Sam
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