Male Optimization with Dr. Tracy Gapin, MD

How to optimize the health of the men in our lives. We discuss why testosterone has dramatically changed in the last 50 years and how to know if they have low testosterone. As well as, the profound effects of high cortisol, stress, and poor sleep quality, and how to supplement and approaching fasting as a male. 

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 Episode Overview: 

• 10:55 Tracy’s Origin Story
• 19:30 Why Do Men Not Ask For Health?
• 24:12 How Testosterone Has Changed In Men
• 29:52 How To Know You Have Low Testosterone
• 36:26 Cortisol
• 43:15 Effects Of Sleep
• 46:24 Genetics
• 51:43 Exercise Effects on Testosterone
• 55:04 Supplementation
• 1:00:17 Fasting For Men
• 1:04:56 What Men Need To Be Advocates For
• 1:07:43 Conclusion

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