Podcast #893: Optimize Your Testosterone

Note: This is an old broadcast.

Men tend to focus on testosterone when they think of optimizing their hormones. While increasing T is important, a healthy profile includes having a balance of testosterone with other hormones.

Dr. Kyle Gillett will be joining me on today's show to discuss these two aspects of hormone optimization. Let's start by giving a brief overview of how hormones affect male health. Then we will discuss what constitutes low testosterone, and how you can accurately test for it. We discuss the causes of low testosterone and its decrease in the male population. We discuss in the second part of our conversation how to raise testosterone as well as get rid of excess estradiol, using some supplements that you may not have heard about. Then we discuss the benefits and risks of TRT before concluding our conversation with some tips for young men to ensure a lifetime of hormonal and T health.

Podcast Resources

AoM podcast #761: Testosterone makes men, menAoM podcast #878 The fitness supplements that actually work

Contact Dr. Kyle Gillett

Kyle on IGGillett Health podcast on Spotify, AppleGillett Health and YouTubeGillett Health site

Listen to the Podcast. Don't forget to give us a review!

Listen to the episode in a separate window.

This episode is available for download.

Subscribe to the podcast using the media player you prefer.

Stitcher Premium allows you to listen ad-free. Get a month free when you enter the code "manliness".

Podcast Sponsors

You can view our complete list of podcast sponsors by clicking here.

Transcript

Brett McKay welcome to the Art of Manliness podcast. Men tend to focus on increasing testosterone when they think of optimizing their hormonal profile. But while this is important, a healthy health profile includes having testosterone in balance with other hormones. Dr. Kyle Gillette will be joining me today on the show to discuss these two aspects of hormone optimization. Let's start by giving a brief overview of how hormones affect male health. Then we will discuss what constitutes low testosterone, and how you can accurately test for it. We discuss the causes of low testosterone and its decline in men in general. We discuss in the second part of our conversation how to raise testosterone as well as get rid of excess estradiol, using some supplements that you may not have heard of. Then we discuss the risks and benefits of TRT, before concluding our discussion on what young men can prepare themselves for a life of hormonal health with optimal T. Check out our show notes after the show at aom.is/optimalt.

Welcome to the show, Dr. Kyle Gillette.

Dr. Kyle Gillette: Thank you. It's my pleasure.

Brett McKay : You are a doctor. You are a family doctor, and you have specialized in obesity, but also hormone optimization. This is helping people to live a healthy life by ensuring they have good hormones. Today I want to talk about male hormones. When most people think of male hormone optimization they think of testosterone.