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Ep. 91 From Macros to Root Cause: How Sabra Doubled Her Coaching Business with Functional Labs

Season #1

Sabra Cawby transformed her coaching practice by diving into functional nutrition and hormone-focused strategies. In this episode, she shares how shifting from macro-based coaching unlocked deeper client transformations—from gut healing and weight loss to pregnancy and hormonal balance.

About Sabra Cawby

Sabra is a Certified Functional Hormone Specialist, Functional Nutritionist, and Certified Personal Trainer. She helps clients uncover root causes of issues like low energy, gut dysfunction, perimenopause, and hormonal imbalances—even when conventional labs return “normal” results.

Her mission: help men and women feel strong, balanced, and confident using functional testing like GI‑MAP testing, functional blood chemistry, cortisol testing and more. Sabra Cawby Wellness Coaching, is based in Florida. Sabra leverages her background as a former dental hygienist and athlete to craft integrative wellness coaching that’s rooted in science and real-world results.

In This Episode You’ll Hear:

1. Sabra’s Coaching Roots

  • How she got started in nutrition and fitness coaching with macro tracking and training routines.

  • The frustrations she faced when clients plateaued, despite doing “all the things right.”

  • The moment she realized that macros alone weren’t enough—and the functional tools her practice was missing.

2. The Shift to Functional Nutrition

  • Her experience with Macro Mentorship and how FNC (Functional Nutrition Certification) expanded her toolkit—especially through gut testing and cortisol management.

  • The first time she used GI-MAP and DUTCH testing with clients: dramatic improvements followed (a client losing 10–15 lbs and improving IBS within 14 weeks).

  • How adding lab-based strategies not only changed outcomes but doubled her business and boosted her coaching confidence.

3. Client Transformations & New Offerings

  • A client who got pregnant in the first month after shifting to hormone-based root cause coaching.

  • A gut health client who had tried everything—until Sabra identified and removed virulence factors through lab testing.

  • A weight-loss client who finally felt “unstuck” and like a completely new person.

  • Launching a focused program for women with PCOS, menstrual cycle, and fertility issues—offering an alternative to receiving only birth control as a solution.

4. Sabra’s Advice for Coaches

  • To coaches confident in macros but hesitant about functional testing: why this approach might be exactly what your practice—and your clients—need.

  • How functional tools often fill the gaps that even the most well-planned macro strategies can’t reach.

Why This Episode Matters

  • If you’ve ever felt your coaching “hit a wall,” this episode illustrates how functional nutrition can be the game-changer.

  • You’ll walk away with practical inspiration—and actionable strategies—for using testing tools to drive client breakthroughs and grow your business.

Tune In If You Want To:

  • See real examples of lab-based transformations (think gut healing, hormonal balance, and fertility wins).

  • Understand how to integrate tools like GI-MAP, DUTCH, and cortisol testing into your coaching toolkit.

  • Get a front-row view of how one coach confidently navigated her way from macros-only to root cause mastery.

 

Connect with Sabra: https://www.instagram.com/sabracawbywellness/

Sabra's website: https://www.sabracawbycoaching.com/ 

 

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📧 Want to know what labs to actually run each year: https://www.themacrouniversity.com/the-bloodwork-blueprint