A true pleasure discussing hormone health and various topics! I hope this helps each person understand their health and find optimal health! Kyle Gillett MD
Just a quick question- as a (mainly) vegetarian for ethical reasons, what are the reasons why you would not recommend vegetarianism for children and young adults? What aspects of animal based, and especially meat-based proteins that make a vegetarian diet rich in protein, so inferior compared to a diet with more meat? Thanks for the very interesting discussion.
Some imperfect highlights: - Have goals, do not need to be end goals. - Pick a goal - Reach the goal - Pick a new goal - Repeat - Hormone optimization for men - Get enough sunlight - Get exercise/movement - 60 minutes - Get quality social connection - Avoid excessive masturbation and pornography i.e. 0 is optimal for most people - Supplements - Creatine - Betanin - L-Carnitine - Tongkat ali - 400 mg to 1200 mg (daily) (capsules) - Fadogia Agrestis - 300 mg - Multi-vitamins - Vitamin D - Iodine / Goitrogens - Peptides - Not super important - Fasting - Dangerous Substances - SARMS - messes with estrogen receptors - Alcohol - negatives outweigh positives - Nicotine - Cycling - Careful, as it affects core and prostate - Plastic bottles - Tumeric (for some people)
Maybe it's because this guest sometimes used terminology without defining or gave condensed/summary statement (as we often do in science) and Andrew wanted to dlow down a bit and unwind
@@cwquick111 I think he did ok. He is a cautious scientist and I respect that. Not waving your arms around on amazing solutions like I often do as a non scientist lol
As a 14 year old, I am deeply grateful that you considered the applications across all age groups, and this podcast had an excellent mix of both analogies and hard science.
Good job on being interested in those topics at such a young age! Keep it up! As someone twice your age, I would strongly recommend you to stay away from smoking and drug consuming circles.
@@kyrgyzsanjar Of course! Aside from some nootropics, for which extremely controlled microdosage seems effective. I don't know if I'm bold enough to try that yet, but something to look into.
Dr Gillett has a remarkable verbal recall, just effortlessly giving examples, names and minutia whenever andrew digs a bit deeper into what he's saying. I hope to be so well versed in my field one day
Hey Andrew love your podcast, could you consider a podcast on fertility? Like how a man and a woman can optimize their health, routine, exercise, diet, etc to produce the best possible baby, and even a bit of how to support a woman when she's pregnant e.g. they can have intense back pain and hunger and what foods to eat/stay away from - thanks!
Every man should watch this episode. I’m a blue collar guy and I listen to podcasts with 1 ear bud in, 1 ear open for work communications. I’m going home later to watch this again with full attention, and a notepad and pen. Awesome stuff🔥🔥🔥
listening to this in the office and walking around with 1 earbud in, I pray it stays connected to my computer or else everyone's going to be hearing about a scrotum full of worms
ive got my fair share of hair loss during episodes of stress. im a woman, so it might be different for men. but really, good skin is the result of alleviating chronic stress.
This episode is a gold mine! Male at 21 dealing with some hormone imbalances and I think the lifestyle changes mentioned here will be a good place to start. Also an undergrad aspiring to do research in biochemistry and I am greatly inspired by your and Dr. Gillett's extensive expertise and depth/breadth of scientific knowledge. Thank you for this, Dr. Huberman
Dr. Gillett is probably one of my favorite guests on the show thus far. I think doing a mini series with him or doing more deep dives with him on hormones (or any of his other interests) would be fascinating
Good episode idea: Hematologist come on and deep dive all the different blood tests, including cancer markers, pre reference range indications, everything. Its rare that people get someone to deep dive their blood like that, yet something a lot of people can do if they have the knowledge of the systems and talk to a dr about.
Hello Dr Huberman!!! Would be interested to see an episode on tendon health, and whether there is anything folks should do to keep them healthy along with their muscles
This would be perfect. Especially consider many various inputs such as estradiol, calcium hydroxyapatite, endogenous versions of gpc157 and thymosin beta 4, IGF1, and the science behind both tendon hypertrophy AND “organization”. (Dr Andy Galpin likely a go-to expert for this). Dr G
- Hormone optimization for men - Get enough sunlight - Get exercise/movement - 60 minutes - Get quality social connection - Avoid excessive masturbation and pornography i.e. 0 is optimal for most people - Supplements - Creatine - Betanin - L-Carnitine - Tongkat ali - 400 mg to 1200 mg (daily) (capsules) - Fadogia Agrestis - 300 mg - Multi-vitamins - Vitamin D - Iodine / Goitrogens - Peptides - Not super important - Fasting - Dangerous Substances - SARMS - messes with estrogen receptors - Alcohol - negatives outweigh positives - Nicotine - Cycling - Careful, as it affects core and prostate - Plastic bottles - Tumeric (for some people)
Yes please do a whole episode on DHT & Testosterone, and Hairloss prevention & treatment. I noticed my hair started thinning in my late 20's and now in my early 30's but don't want to use the treatments due to potential side effects. A few years ago I also took creatine for only a month to help weight training but stopped out of the fear of increased DHT, though Dr. Gillett says it should be OK. I probably have a genetic DHT sensitivity. Hope the new SCUBE3 treatment testing is successful and becomes available to purchase.
My dad lost his hair in his 20’s and I’m 20 now as well, I’ve started taking creatine for about a week or so but I was always scared if case it increased my genetic hair loss, so it’d be good to hear in depth
Outstanding. Great coverage. As a Type 1 diabetic, I appreciate when your guests mention effects in folks with metabolic issues like diabetes. Given how many people in this country now have Pre-diabetes, Type 2 and Type 1, would love to hear a podcast with an endocrinologist on diabetes including effects of insulin (a hormone mentioned many times in your podcasts, but not heard one focusing on it …. Short and long-term effects of insulin supplementation … and drugs like metformin, Actos, Glimipiride, and exercise and nutrition for diabetics. Thanks for all you do Andrew
Thank you Dr Huberman!! The tongat and Fedogia helped me a lot. With good sleep, zinc selenium, weight training walking, lots of steak!! I am the leanest I’ve been and don’t feel exhausted when dieting with bodybuilding in the past. Libido decent too. And that says a lot for the supplements because naturals usually have poor testosterone when dieting lower than 10 percent body fat. Thanks again
So happy to be able to listen this unpriced advise at free of cost. It would help me a lot to tackle issues I am facing in my puberty. Ty Dr. Kyle and Andrew for bring us this topic.
I am a peri menopausal female and recently started with tongkat ali which great results - my mood improved noticeably and I feel much better overall. Too little is discussed about females and testosterone - it is the most prevalent hormone in both sexes and gets depleted as we age
Mr. Gillett is just talking about complex and scientific things with a vocabulary that just impress me. I can't even talk the things i really know about with the fluidity he is. Respect and thanks for all this precious information.
Really fantastic discussion, I am stunned that we get this professional quality exposition of topics for free it is truly amazing thank you Andrew & Kyle you are both amazingly generous men.
I just want to mention a life changing finding I had last year. My whole life since I was a teenager I felt something was just a tiny bit off. Low libido (still some but it only came on every few days) low motivation, kind of weak for my size. Long story short I always assumed it was low T but I tested right in the middle of the normal range multiple times. I was doing the testing through my PCP who was reluctant and literally only ordered circulating testosterone be checked. After some time I got curious again and did an expensive (to me) full hormone panel. It was low estrogen. My whole fucking life. Figuring out how to balance my hormones with a clinic has made me finally feel normal. I wish we talked more and and more about estrogen in males. I never would have dreamed. It gave me all the things people think taking testosterone will do. I can’t imagine the complexities of human sexual health and hormonal health but I do know most peoples perception of it is outdated.
After watching Andrew's first podcast with Dr. Gillett, and then watching many other podcasts with Dr. Gillett (he has his own channel of podcasts), I decided to contact his office and begin working with them. I just had a full draw of blood to perform a thorough health panel. I'm anxious to read and hear about the results.
That is very interesting. I’m happy that you finally found the reason for your condition. I’ve also thought that I’m low T but a standard T test said I was normal but a bit low. I’m curious what kind of symptoms you had that made u feel something was off. I’ve been feeling tired and weak for 25 years but doctors haven’t found anything wrong with me and I don’t have any problems that suggest otherwise. Thanks much 🙏❤️
Dr. Gillett's first episode was great, can't wait to see this follow up. Thanks Dr. Huberman as always. This is all important stuff for us guys and valuable to see the newest science to help us in these topics.
I want to take a moment to appreciate the fact that many of the questions I submitted throught the form on the website were answered and elaborated on. They regarded topic surely not only interesting to me and relevant but I feel like attention is given to the demands that the public advance and for a podcast of this size is certantly remarkable. Thank you Andrew and the entire crew.
"for most people- zero porn " wow wow wow ! " the dose makes the poison" , what relief to know these truths . Thank you so much Drs Gillette and Huberman. You are making the world a better place to enjoy a good life.
I understand your stance on peptides, and reasons for glancing over them, but I would have loved more detail on the mechanism. They are super interesting. I would have also liked to hear more details regarding Vitamin D supplementation. Other than that absolutely excellent episode!
This channel in general, and specifically this podcast, is an example of a production that delivers a high concentration of valued per minute. With all the noise and the plethora of videos available on any topic, it is incredibly desirable these days for casters to optimize their shows to deliver the most value per unit of time. All these podcasts are competing for my one to two hours of listening time per day, and I am being selective for the ones that are going to make the best use of my time and don’t contain a lot of fluff or BS.
I would love to see an episode on menstrual cycles + birth control. I have been meeting a lot of women lately who have been utilizing luteinizing hormone tests, daily temperature monitoring, and abstinence during the fertile period of the cycle as their method of contraception. I would love to have an episode covering women's contraceptives and hormone health.
Hi Andrew as someone who has Bipolar and BPD I would be so grateful if you could do an episode dedicated to BPD - I found the episode on Bipolar so very helpful and I have watched the episode at least 5 times. Your videos really help me in my day to day life
Wow, thank you! The perfect timing for the episode, just yesterday, added to my to-do list for 2023 to learn more about Hormone optimization (especially for males). Keep the episodes coming; the best podcast out there.
@johnsmitherino4913 yea I've thought about Marek but you have to pay out of pocket. I just wish I could use health insurance for something... idk useful 😅 🙄
@julessaviour5931 that narrows it down, thank you 😆. It may be easier to become a physician than to find one that's knowledgeable and isn't trying to throw pills at you.
My T levels were really low when I went to the doctor. Had my blood drawn 3 different times to confirm. So my doctor has me on TRT. I'm 37 years old and feel so much better overall.
Patiently waiting for an episode on hormone optimization in Females. It would be great if Dr. Gillett came for the third time :D Thanks for this episode, Dr.Huberman. I could connect some dots from the previous episodes on Hormonal health.
Kyle's knowledge, recall and fluency is incredible. Great podcast, I've been meaning to get round to this one for a while. It did not disappoint. Thanks.
This guy is the answer to the questions we already knew from the short attention span videos but didn't remember to ask twice because we thought we would remember
Hey Doctor Huberman. I'd love if you could make a podcast about the science of beauty, eyes, face and esthetics. That would be amazing, like lifestyle approaches, supplements and others that improve this. Thanks so much!
This has been the best podcast ever! This doctor responded every question very calm and assertive. He really knows this topic! No bull no dance around!!
This could have not come at a better time for me; especially as I am a cross-roads in my life where to go now. This has gone someway to clarify that! Thank you Dr. Huberman for your insightful advice and guidance! Always much appreciated.
I love these long podcasts that are so packed full of useful practical information. You know it’s credible and saves tons of time on research! Thank you thank you!
Would love to hear more about your thoughts on micro plastics and their impact on male hormones. I think that this is a major contributing factor in the decline of testosterone levels. Surely not a coincidence that testosterone levels started dropping inline with our increased use of plastics and their pollution in the environment. It is known that micro plastics impact fertility.
@@hubermanlab please cover female sex drive! also endometriosis and all menstrual pain. And optimizing strength and performance. So depressing to see most discussions on the female body centered around procreation while quality of life gets forgotten.
As a male approaching 40 years of age, have never had blood work done, I have a slight interest but, ultimately I want to have knowledge of only the most natural, organic methods of raising testosterone, growth hormone and such. Semen retention is reported to be something that was practiced (probably unknowingly for hormonal effects) and is thousands of years old, I would love to hear a segment on this practice.
Last year and a half I started training I went from 254 T count 10 months ago, I just had my test done at 456. 201 points in 10 months from eating close to a paleo type diet. Just cleaned it up, less carbs and More meat. I lift 4-5 days a week for 30 min, I surf 3-4 times a week for a couple hours. Surfing has always been this way. I look and feel way better
No. You, thank you. I was 44 when I began to pay attention to men's health and I can't believe what level of nonchalant attitude portrayed these years until I began to pay close attention. How could I have been this ignorant!!! More thanks to the sponsors for your podcast making it possible for such expensive consultantations made free unlike if we had had to go to the clinic for such consultations. God bless the information age and God bless the owners of these social media technologies and God bless Dr Huberman.
Hey Andrew. I’ve been a die hard listener and advocate of your since the very first podcast. I first got turned on to you after your appearance on Joe Rogan and have been hooked ever since. Can’t speak highly enough about your comprehensive relatable knowledge. All that being said my wife has been recently diagnosed with MS and as I have heard several of your guests and your self touch on this disease briefly I was wondering if you could have an expert on and discuss any possible emerging science and treatments or even current clinical trials. Thanks for all you do and keep it. Your changing lives!!!
This is by far your best podcast. Dr. Kyle Gillett is the smartest doctor I've had the pleasure to listen to.. there wasn't a single question he left unanswered.
As a young guy in his early 20s, noticing rapid signs of hair loss left me no choice but to hop on the finasteride bandwagon lol its really hard to find genuine info over the topic of inhibiting DHT and its short and long term effects, plus there's the placebo discussion that comes with it as well. Personally i havent experienced any loss of libido but my motivation has been a rollercoaster ever since i start the drug. Idk if its because of the the drug specifically or my specific lifestyle habits, BUT I WOULD LOVE to hear Dr. Gillett and Dr. Huberman discuss more on this topic.
I have two sons and actually found this podcast interesting. What I would love to see is one for females, especially pertaining to menopause. No one warned me it would be like falling off a cliff. I think this is an area that modern medicine has neglected. For me it was life changing. I have a female GP who has helped but I have acknowledged for me life will never go back to the way it was before. It would be great to have an expert speak on this topic as part of the female health segment. Thank you for your great work and your humble presentation!
A consistent theme in this episode was ways to utilise youth to set oneself up for long term health. Could we have an episode on making the most of youth generally?
I have been doing resistance training since I was 14 yrs of age (2019) and have been continuing to do so(2023 now) and have gone through childhood obesity also, so from 2019 to 2023 my height has grown from 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet 2 inches and my weight has gone from 100kgs to 78kgs and have gained significant amount of muscle mass too but did not follow any dirty bulking but had followed a normal bulking and cutting phase
I have BPH. I have tried Proscar and Flomax. Both of them had horrible side-effects and didn't work. I was prescribed tadalafil. What a miracle drug. I don't have any bad side-effects. I actually emptied my bladder. Also, it makes me more vascular.
Hey Dr. Huberman, this was another phenomenal episode. Can you clarify if the discussion of L Carnitine was referring to L Carnitine Tartrate or Acetyl L Carnitine or both? Thank you for all that you do!
Hi Dr. Huberman! Have you, anyone you work with, or anyone reading for that matter ever put together a list of all the best Tools, Tips, Advice, Supplementation, etc from all of your podcasts?? Would be an incredible resource if categorised! Perhaps a book even based on the sheer volume of information that could be included… 😄
Would love if you did an episode or even an entire month on diabetes. Being a type 1 diabetic I think changes many things regarding hormone optimization but also other aspects which you discuss a lot, mental and physical health optimization
Would you be able to have a discussion on optimizing women’s hormones? Especially for pre menopausal and menopausal. Highlights of natural heavy weight lifting. Thank You!
Thank you so much for once again an amazing episode Dr Huberman and Dr Gillet. Could you do an episode on libido, sexual health and sexual desire please? I know it is a sensitive topic, but I see a lot of men benefiting from your content regarding their sexuality. Continue the great work!
What if someone has a physically demanding job in construction and they spend 40 hrs a week exerting themselves? What does that do to their hormones and overall blood levels of key nutrients? How does someone manage their body to stay healthy and capable under those demands? It'd be great to see even a short episode on that. So many blue collar men suffer and they don't have access to the best medical care to maintain their bodies. Yet their livelihood depends on it! And frankly so does our whole standard of living.
I have a pituitary tumor that pretty much eliminated my natural hormone production. Thanks for the info, it really helps… especially with the crazy side affects of the drugs I take. I’m just trying to learn as much as possible
Awesome ep as usual! Just want to thank you for this podcast I’ve learnt a tonne throughout all the episodes and you’ve changed my life and my outlook on life for the better with all the actionable tools you provide! Im always eagerly awaiting your next episode every Tuesday (in Australia) Can’t wait for the episode on female hormone health, my partner has Polycistic ovary syndrome and endometriosis, If you could explore these topics it’d be much appreciated so that I can assist and pass on some information and possibly some tools from a trusted source to minimise the impact of these diseases on our lives 🙏 Once again thank you for all that you do, I’m always grateful for the valuable information you continue to share ❤️
Dr. Huberman, I'm not exactly sure that I've heard this in any of your podcasts, but I do believe you have mentioned that you, personally, have in the past had experience with either depression or anxiety. And whether you care to reveal that or not, how confident are you that it is a wise decision to explore any and all hormonal functions that could be serving as or contributing to a root cause of depression? I know you're gonna be 100% for it, hence why I've just started working with Gillett Health.
Thank you so much for episode. Would love an episode on research based use of clomid to restore hypothalamic amenorrhea in women. Also, other topics from this episode for women to optimize their hormones. ❤ ty for all you do!
Andrew! Love the shorts. Love the podcasts. But for the love of God please write a book! Collaborate with the fantastic guests, something. I would just love to have even a fraction of this information in a big ole heavy book. You could really help many while at the same time reduce our screen time. I'll buy it first.
One question that I have is whether or not the use of tongkat ali produces an increase in testosterone for only limited duration. For example, if someone takes it for 6 months continuously, do we still see a baseline increase after that long or do users return to homeostasis?
It's fantastic that there is an index of subjects covered. It would also be great if there was an index accross the podcasts because the concepts cross over so many times (accross interviews) and to get a full picture it would be cool to connect the indexes. Thanks so much for this.
I'd love to have something like a summary of the whole session to really have a takeaway out of it. Its completely interesting, but hard to figure out as a normal person which of all the information is most important to look for in the optimization
I do 6, 75-90 minute difficult weightlifting workouts each week and feel fine. Have been doing this every week the last year. Not in a deficit and take supplements so maybe this is what is helping me. I’m also 25
Depends on how hard you're training, if you're going full throttle then the nervous system will take the hit followed by the immune system... But if you're doing general run of the mil training then 90 min is nothing.
I really like how Jeff Cavalier talks about intensity and length of training time. "You can either train hard or you can train for long periods of time. You can't do both."
Enclomiphene is not the same as Clomid, which is estrogenic and is responsible for the majority of issues like the ocular effects, which have never been documented with enclomiphene. Enclomiphene's side effects are rare (1-3%), mild (headaches, dizziness, nausea), and reversible. Enclomiphene is also the most potent SERM for testosterone boosting, increasing Free T levels by 1.5-2.5X. SERMs have been safely used in multi-year studies and are absolutely used long-term in clinical practice. Check out Maximus Tribe for more info on this superior approach to TRT.
Great question that I've asked also! Some people have told me that at a TRT clinic, all they want to do is push testosterone; an endocrinologist is really just exploring diabetes - again, this is just what someone told me. For this reason, and after having watching several of both Andrew's and Dr. Gillett's podcasts, I decided to start working with Gillett Health.
Cheers from Argentina, listening while drinking my everyday mate Would have loved if you touched on the benefits of losing weight and how it impacts testosterone, a conversation that I've been looking forward in your channel and would give people one more source of inspiration to lose it and keep it off. Thanks for existing man
Dr. Kyle Gillett, Dr. Huberman, Definitely DEFINITELY do a full episode on DHT, finasteride oral tablets, and if the negative effects of finasteride, such as lack of vitality, depression, lack of vigor and general malaise, depression, can be offset by a supplement, without interrupting the positive effects of finasteride oral. I only recently started taking 800 mg of tongkat Ali, and I noticed a fast improvement in energy and mood. I've taken finasteride oral for about 12 years now. A quarter of a 5mg tablet daily I have worked on offsetting the negative effects by jogging, diet, sobriety, caffeine (too much at time), and now recently tongkat Ali, for awhile I was using alcohol and other drugs to offset the negative mood, but have long since stopped that. Though finasteride did stop hair loss I did notice a less motivated mood for the entirety of the prescription, a depression in the mornings, inability to execute activities and plans, probably negative effects from vitality that I don't see. But I'm curious, will tongkat just replace the DHT that the finasteride is disrupting, and therefore basically cancel each other out? And in that case I'd just be better off quitting both. I'm also concerned if there are long term effects of tongkat, where if I quit, I will produce less testosterone than I would have before I started taking tongkat? that's scary to me. Because, up till now, if I stop finasteride, I within a day or two notice full recovery of vitality, sex drive, motivation, energy, vigor, so I don't want to take something, that erases my natural testosterone and hormones, but I do want to keep my hair, and I do want to offset the finasteride negative effects thanks Docs, try to post something very very soon. Dr. Hubberman, Ive been hoping you'd discuss finasteride for a long time now, I'm glad you broached the topic. I watched this video with Dr Gillett 5 times now, and finally made it to the end where you mentioned finasteride, and that was a huge treat. I'd love for you to get into it deeper. Thanks guys.
i have T around 380 to 480 ng/dl. since 8 years. When i once started ConezymQ10 250 mg, my T went up from 380 to 680 ng/dl. And FSH and LH score were at 5. My LH and FSH levels are always high around 7- 9. Normal is 2- 7 I think. Somehow CoenzymQ10 is helping me a lot. I don't know, if there are studies about coenzymq10 and testosterone
Thank you for comment. Very strong response to coq10. Perhaps you were deficient before starting. I do like checking serum and intercellular coq10 (just a couple dollars). To my knowledge, no studies on exclusively coq10 and testosterone.
Thank you for your replies. I appreciate it! what I didn't mentioned but could be interesting in this context is, that I had an undescendent testicle (one sided) as a child and got surgery when i was 5 years old. Because of that i went a few years ago to my urologist, he made a spermiogram. My total sperm count was about 3 mill with many degnerativ sperms. After taking CoenzymQ10 back then for the first time and testing 3 months later, besides my T level going up to 680 points, the total sperm count increased from 3 Million to 12 million with 30 percent high motility sperms. The doc was also surprised and told me, that this increase in a short period of time of 3 months is insane, everything is now total fine. I might, as you said @dr.gillet respond very good to Q10. Maybe it gives a good performance boost to my ledyig cells, which may be in lower total count due to testicular damage in childhood. Very interesting topic. If you guys have any advices for the future, like actions I might take, or supps or testings, I would be greatful. Besides Q10, i take D3, K2, Bor, Omega 3 and magnesium. Have a nice day!
Would love an episode on the WORK FROM HOME impacts e.g. impacts on possible mental/social health from staying at home all day all week and possible offsets off going for runs/walks
Hello Andrew, you are gifted with amazing language abilities and a beautiful heart. Thank you for putting your gift at work and bring us all these knowledge and insights. 🙏 I learned about kisspeptin from another episode of yours. I was under the impression it is a viable option to manage puberty for the purpose of maximizing growth. But in this episode, if I understood it correctly peptides were deemed as imprudent. I did notice that kisspeptin wasn’t specifically mentioned. Can you please talk a bit more about kisspeptin? Specifically can teenagers use it to prolong puberty to maximize growth? Thank you!
It was great to hear you both touch on Iodine and supplements. Please consider diving further into this subject and how much we should take. Iodine deficiency is a big factor in disease a nd cancer. Hope to hear more!
Maybe, if not the best channel with actual value and information delivered very understandable and easy to digest for normal people. Considering given information it is good value overall for people who want to evaluate themselves or are at certain situation of their life in which they struggle with mental problems lack of motivations etc. This type of content can help them dramatically to understand themselves and make the right decisions to change their current situation for better.
A true pleasure discussing hormone health and various topics! I hope this helps each person understand their health and find optimal health!
Kyle Gillett MD
Your content and podcast with James is awesome! Keep it going please, thank you!
it does. you're awesome!
Thanks 🙏🏼
Just a quick question- as a (mainly) vegetarian for ethical reasons, what are the reasons why you would not recommend vegetarianism for children and young adults? What aspects of animal based, and especially meat-based proteins that make a vegetarian diet rich in protein, so inferior compared to a diet with more meat? Thanks for the very interesting discussion.
Thank you so much. I actually listened knowing I could help both my 52 year old husband and my 22 year old son with what I've learned. 😉
Some imperfect highlights:
- Have goals, do not need to be end goals.
- Pick a goal
- Reach the goal
- Pick a new goal
- Repeat
- Hormone optimization for men
- Get enough sunlight
- Get exercise/movement - 60 minutes
- Get quality social connection
- Avoid excessive masturbation and pornography i.e. 0 is optimal for most people
- Supplements
- Creatine
- Betanin
- L-Carnitine
- Tongkat ali - 400 mg to 1200 mg (daily) (capsules)
- Fadogia Agrestis - 300 mg
- Multi-vitamins
- Vitamin D
- Iodine / Goitrogens
- Peptides
- Not super important
- Fasting
- Dangerous Substances
- SARMS
- messes with estrogen receptors
- Alcohol
- negatives outweigh positives
- Nicotine
- Cycling
- Careful, as it affects core and prostate
- Plastic bottles
- Tumeric (for some people)
They omitted Boron..😮
This is really helpful
Do you know where to buy reputable supplements and peptides? I found one great company but they don't carry everything I would like to take.
Only ~10% of L-carnitine is absorbed orally, it's nearly 100% if injected.
When you say cycling, is tgat bicycle cycling or drug cycling?
I love how Andrew drilled him with questions and kept asking for examples, it was different in this episode compared to the previous ones.
Maybe it's because this guest sometimes used terminology without defining or gave condensed/summary statement (as we often do in science) and Andrew wanted to dlow down a bit and unwind
I think his guest was a bit more “with the program” on what the goal was here.
@@cwquick111 I think he did ok. He is a cautious scientist and I respect that. Not waving your arms around on amazing solutions like I often do as a non scientist lol
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Yeah that was, I believe, a very "for personal use" interview.
As a 14 year old, I am deeply grateful that you considered the applications across all age groups, and this podcast had an excellent mix of both analogies and hard science.
same! i always find his podcasts helpful
Good job on being interested in those topics at such a young age! Keep it up! As someone twice your age, I would strongly recommend you to stay away from smoking and drug consuming circles.
@@kyrgyzsanjar Of course! Aside from some nootropics, for which extremely controlled microdosage seems effective. I don't know if I'm bold enough to try that yet, but something to look into.
Hell yeah, man you found the gold mine at the proper age. You do this right you’ll be far superior to many if not all of your peers.
What an awesome resource and attitude to have at 14! Good on you mate
Dr Gillett has a remarkable verbal recall, just effortlessly giving examples, names and minutia whenever andrew digs a bit deeper into what he's saying. I hope to be so well versed in my field one day
He's very sharp. Totally dig that.
Hey Andrew love your podcast, could you consider a podcast on fertility? Like how a man and a woman can optimize their health, routine, exercise, diet, etc to produce the best possible baby, and even a bit of how to support a woman when she's pregnant e.g. they can have intense back pain and hunger and what foods to eat/stay away from - thanks!
I'd like to see that one too.
This is relevant to my interests.
This gets my vote too!
Great request!
This would be so interesting!
Every man should watch this episode. I’m a blue collar guy and I listen to podcasts with 1 ear bud in, 1 ear open for work communications. I’m going home later to watch this again with full attention, and a notepad and pen. Awesome stuff🔥🔥🔥
listening to this in the office and walking around with 1 earbud in, I pray it stays connected to my computer or else everyone's going to be hearing about a scrotum full of worms
@@javierreyes786 LMAO those good ol’ scrotum worms 😂
What job do you do? I used to work at the Amazon Warehouse, and listened to podcasts for hours every night.
YES for a session only on DHT and hairloss!😊
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Agreed!!
ive got my fair share of hair loss during episodes of stress. im a woman, so it might be different for men.
but really, good skin is the result of alleviating chronic stress.
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This episode is a gold mine! Male at 21 dealing with some hormone imbalances and I think the lifestyle changes mentioned here will be a good place to start. Also an undergrad aspiring to do research in biochemistry and I am greatly inspired by your and Dr. Gillett's extensive expertise and depth/breadth of scientific knowledge. Thank you for this, Dr. Huberman
Dr. Gillett is probably one of my favorite guests on the show thus far. I think doing a mini series with him or doing more deep dives with him on hormones (or any of his other interests) would be fascinating
Thank you Dr. Huberman, team, sponsors and supporters. ☀️
THANK YOU DR. KYLE GILLET! 🥳
Good episode idea: Hematologist come on and deep dive all the different blood tests, including cancer markers, pre reference range indications, everything. Its rare that people get someone to deep dive their blood like that, yet something a lot of people can do if they have the knowledge of the systems and talk to a dr about.
Bump!
Hello Dr Huberman!!! Would be interested to see an episode on tendon health, and whether there is anything folks should do to keep them healthy along with their muscles
This would be perfect. Especially consider many various inputs such as estradiol, calcium hydroxyapatite, endogenous versions of gpc157 and thymosin beta 4, IGF1, and the science behind both tendon hypertrophy AND “organization”. (Dr Andy Galpin likely a go-to expert for this).
Dr G
yes please and ligaments too
@@yaya-xb2ip ahh yes!!! I knew tendons where bundled with another one, that’s the one!!!
Ligaments, tendons and cartilage 🙏🙏🙏Please
Great topic. I use light weight or bands with high repetitions for tendon health. Ex: light band triceps push down 3 sets of 100 reps once a week.
1:20 intro
8:00 puberty
resistance training 10:30
obesity 12:20
1st vs 2nd 15:14
49:46 exercises
3-4x vigorous 50:34
bonus: 3-4 less
1:01:02 supplements
creatine 1:01:50
betaine 1:06:00
allicin 1:09:30
- Hormone optimization for men
- Get enough sunlight
- Get exercise/movement - 60 minutes
- Get quality social connection
- Avoid excessive masturbation and pornography i.e. 0 is optimal for most people
- Supplements
- Creatine
- Betanin
- L-Carnitine
- Tongkat ali - 400 mg to 1200 mg (daily) (capsules)
- Fadogia Agrestis - 300 mg
- Multi-vitamins
- Vitamin D
- Iodine / Goitrogens
- Peptides
- Not super important
- Fasting
- Dangerous Substances
- SARMS
- messes with estrogen receptors
- Alcohol
- negatives outweigh positives
- Nicotine
- Cycling
- Careful, as it affects core and prostate
- Plastic bottles
- Tumeric (for some people)
Yes please do a whole episode on DHT & Testosterone, and Hairloss prevention & treatment. I noticed my hair started thinning in my late 20's and now in my early 30's but don't want to use the treatments due to potential side effects. A few years ago I also took creatine for only a month to help weight training but stopped out of the fear of increased DHT, though Dr. Gillett says it should be OK. I probably have a genetic DHT sensitivity. Hope the new SCUBE3 treatment testing is successful and becomes available to purchase.
gene therapy
87% of men experience hairloss yet you want to be in the top 13% good luck with that.
@@PeterChessPupil its happening way too early for all younger men these days. We would all love some good luck with that. Yes please on the podcast
Yes please. Especially finasteride
My dad lost his hair in his 20’s and I’m 20 now as well, I’ve started taking creatine for about a week or so but I was always scared if case it increased my genetic hair loss, so it’d be good to hear in depth
Outstanding. Great coverage. As a Type 1 diabetic, I appreciate when your guests mention effects in folks with metabolic issues like diabetes. Given how many people in this country now have Pre-diabetes, Type 2 and Type 1, would love to hear a podcast with an endocrinologist on diabetes including effects of insulin (a hormone mentioned many times in your podcasts, but not heard one focusing on it …. Short and long-term effects of insulin supplementation … and drugs like metformin, Actos, Glimipiride, and exercise and nutrition for diabetics. Thanks for all you do Andrew
Thank you Dr Huberman!! The tongat and Fedogia helped me a lot. With good sleep, zinc selenium, weight training walking, lots of steak!! I am the leanest I’ve been and don’t feel exhausted when dieting with bodybuilding in the past. Libido decent too. And that says a lot for the supplements because naturals usually have poor testosterone when dieting lower than 10 percent body fat. Thanks again
1:14:19 That's why I love Huberman's podcasts. His humour is great! 😂❤
You are a gift to the world Huberman. Thank you for all the positive change you have brought to my life and so many others.
So happy to be able to listen this unpriced advise at free of cost. It would help me a lot to tackle issues I am facing in my puberty.
Ty Dr. Kyle and Andrew for bring us this topic.
I am a peri menopausal female and recently started with tongkat ali which great results - my mood improved noticeably and I feel much better overall. Too little is discussed about females and testosterone - it is the most prevalent hormone in both sexes and gets depleted as we age
Mr. Gillett is just talking about complex and scientific things with a vocabulary that just impress me. I can't even talk the things i really know about with the fluidity he is. Respect and thanks for all this precious information.
I feel like I hit a goldmine of knowledge while listening to this podcast. Thank you 🙏
Dr. Gillett is such a delight. Dude is cool as a cucumber, so well-spoken, and knowledgeable af.
Really fantastic discussion, I am stunned that we get this professional quality exposition of topics for free it is truly amazing thank you Andrew & Kyle you are both amazingly generous men.
I just want to mention a life changing finding I had last year. My whole life since I was a teenager I felt something was just a tiny bit off. Low libido (still some but it only came on every few days) low motivation, kind of weak for my size.
Long story short I always assumed it was low T but I tested right in the middle of the normal range multiple times. I was doing the testing through my PCP who was reluctant and literally only ordered circulating testosterone be checked.
After some time I got curious again and did an expensive (to me) full hormone panel.
It was low estrogen. My whole fucking life. Figuring out how to balance my hormones with a clinic has made me finally feel normal.
I wish we talked more and and more about estrogen in males. I never would have dreamed. It gave me all the things people think taking testosterone will do.
I can’t imagine the complexities of human sexual health and hormonal health but I do know most peoples perception of it is outdated.
Can I ask you where did you perform your test and how much was it? Thanks
After watching Andrew's first podcast with Dr. Gillett, and then watching many other podcasts with Dr. Gillett (he has his own channel of podcasts), I decided to contact his office and begin working with them. I just had a full draw of blood to perform a thorough health panel.
I'm anxious to read and hear about the results.
That is very interesting. I’m happy that you finally found the reason for your condition.
I’ve also thought that I’m low T but a standard T test said I was normal but a bit low. I’m curious what kind of symptoms you had that made u feel something was off. I’ve been feeling tired and weak for 25 years but doctors haven’t found anything wrong with me and I don’t have any problems that suggest otherwise. Thanks much 🙏❤️
Thank you Andrew for all your efforts to level up our knowledge about health and well-being. Keep shining brother.
Dr. Gillett's first episode was great, can't wait to see this follow up. Thanks Dr. Huberman as always. This is all important stuff for us guys and valuable to see the newest science to help us in these topics.
He interviewed him once already.
I want to take a moment to appreciate the fact that many of the questions I submitted throught the form on the website were answered and elaborated on. They regarded topic surely not only interesting to me and relevant but I feel like attention is given to the demands that the public advance and for a podcast of this size is certantly remarkable. Thank you Andrew and the entire crew.
The form on the website?
On the Huberman Lab website?
"for most people- zero porn " wow wow wow ! " the dose makes the poison" , what relief to know these truths . Thank you so much Drs Gillette and Huberman. You are making the world a better place to enjoy a good life.
I understand your stance on peptides, and reasons for glancing over them, but I would have loved more detail on the mechanism. They are super interesting. I would have also liked to hear more details regarding Vitamin D supplementation. Other than that absolutely excellent episode!
Mechanism of peptides depends on the peptide in question. They are usually hormone receptor agonists
This channel in general, and specifically this podcast, is an example of a production that delivers a high concentration of valued per minute. With all the noise and the plethora of videos available on any topic, it is incredibly desirable these days for casters to optimize their shows to deliver the most value per unit of time. All these podcasts are competing for my one to two hours of listening time per day, and I am being selective for the ones that are going to make the best use of my time and don’t contain a lot of fluff or BS.
I would love to see an episode on menstrual cycles + birth control. I have been meeting a lot of women lately who have been utilizing luteinizing hormone tests, daily temperature monitoring, and abstinence during the fertile period of the cycle as their method of contraception. I would love to have an episode covering women's contraceptives and hormone health.
Hi Andrew as someone who has Bipolar and BPD I would be so grateful if you could do an episode dedicated to BPD - I found the episode on Bipolar so very helpful and I have watched the episode at least 5 times. Your videos really help me in my day to day life
I think two times would be enough though
@@pawelpawel7413 no one asked you for your opinion- it’s helps me to realise when I am having a hard time - it’s not me I have a medical condition
Wow, thank you! The perfect timing for the episode, just yesterday, added to my to-do list for 2023 to learn more about Hormone optimization (especially for males). Keep the episodes coming; the best podcast out there.
Great to hear!
It's unfamiliar to see Andrew being the lesser informed of those on the podcast. He handles it amazingly well and is an inspiration to all of us 👏
How do you find a physician this knowledgeable and also willing to actually do a full analysis of your blood?
Marek health maybe?
California
@johnsmitherino4913 yea I've thought about Marek but you have to pay out of pocket. I just wish I could use health insurance for something... idk useful 😅 🙄
@julessaviour5931 that narrows it down, thank you 😆. It may be easier to become a physician than to find one that's knowledgeable and isn't trying to throw pills at you.
My T levels were really low when I went to the doctor. Had my blood drawn 3 different times to confirm. So my doctor has me on TRT. I'm 37 years old and feel so much better overall.
Patiently waiting for an episode on hormone optimization in Females. It would be great if Dr. Gillett came for the third time :D Thanks for this episode, Dr.Huberman. I could connect some dots from the previous episodes on Hormonal health.
Kyle's knowledge, recall and fluency is incredible. Great podcast, I've been meaning to get round to this one for a while. It did not disappoint. Thanks.
This guy is the answer to the questions we already knew from the short attention span videos but didn't remember to ask twice because we thought we would remember
The amount of terminology/information this guy has on deck is absolutely mind-boggling
Hey Doctor Huberman. I'd love if you could make a podcast about the science of beauty, eyes, face and esthetics. That would be amazing, like lifestyle approaches, supplements and others that improve this. Thanks so much!
This has been the best podcast ever! This doctor responded every question very calm and assertive. He really knows this topic! No bull no dance around!!
This could have not come at a better time for me; especially as I am a cross-roads in my life where to go now. This has gone someway to clarify that! Thank you Dr. Huberman for your insightful advice and guidance! Always much appreciated.
18:08 "I think that the human always develops. I don't think that development ever ends." Inspiring words man. LFG
I love these long podcasts that are so packed full of useful practical information. You know it’s credible and saves tons of time on research! Thank you thank you!
This guy is a human medical textbook. He stands out even among all the famous medical RUclipsrs. And he’s way more humble.
Would love to hear more about your thoughts on micro plastics and their impact on male hormones. I think that this is a major contributing factor in the decline of testosterone levels. Surely not a coincidence that testosterone levels started dropping inline with our increased use of plastics and their pollution in the environment. It is known that micro plastics impact fertility.
Why can’t we find Dr’s like Kyle! Great interview! Thank you. 63 years of age here.
Will there be episode on female hormone optimization? Like, maybe something to control acne, hormonal imbalance, handling menopause etc etc
Yes, coming soon!
@@hubermanlab thank you 🙏
@@hubermanlab please cover female sex drive! also endometriosis and all menstrual pain. And optimizing strength and performance.
So depressing to see most discussions on the female body centered around procreation while quality of life gets forgotten.
As a male approaching 40 years of age, have never had blood work done, I have a slight interest but, ultimately I want to have knowledge of only the most natural, organic methods of raising testosterone, growth hormone and such. Semen retention is reported to be something that was practiced (probably unknowingly for hormonal effects) and is thousands of years old, I would love to hear a segment on this practice.
Last year and a half I started training
I went from 254 T count 10 months ago, I just had my test done at 456. 201 points in 10 months from eating close to a paleo type diet. Just cleaned it up, less carbs and
More meat. I lift 4-5 days a week for 30 min, I surf 3-4 times a week for a couple hours. Surfing has always been this way.
I look and feel way better
No. You, thank you.
I was 44 when I began to pay attention to men's health and I can't believe what level of nonchalant attitude portrayed these years until I began to pay close attention. How could I have been this ignorant!!!
More thanks to the sponsors for your podcast making it possible for such expensive consultantations made free unlike if we had had to go to the clinic for such consultations.
God bless the information age and God bless the owners of these social media technologies and God bless Dr Huberman.
Hey Andrew. I’ve been a die hard listener and advocate of your since the very first podcast. I first got turned on to you after your appearance on Joe Rogan and have been hooked ever since.
Can’t speak highly enough about your comprehensive relatable knowledge.
All that being said my wife has been recently diagnosed with MS and as I have heard several of your guests and your self touch on this disease briefly I was wondering if you could have an expert on and discuss any possible emerging science and treatments or even current clinical trials. Thanks for all you do and keep it. Your changing lives!!!
This is by far your best podcast. Dr. Kyle Gillett is the smartest doctor I've had the pleasure to listen to.. there wasn't a single question he left unanswered.
As a young guy in his early 20s, noticing rapid signs of hair loss left me no choice but to hop on the finasteride bandwagon lol its really hard to find genuine info over the topic of inhibiting DHT and its short and long term effects, plus there's the placebo discussion that comes with it as well. Personally i havent experienced any loss of libido but my motivation has been a rollercoaster ever since i start the drug. Idk if its because of the the drug specifically or my specific lifestyle habits, BUT I WOULD LOVE to hear Dr. Gillett and Dr. Huberman discuss more on this topic.
This is one of the best, most informative videos I have ever watched on RUclips. Thank you!
Look forward to the exact transcripts as all previous programs. Those are so great, and must spend your team's much time. 🙏🙏🙏
Where are the transcripts for previous episodes?
I have two sons and actually found this podcast interesting. What I would love to see is one for females, especially pertaining to menopause. No one warned me it would be like falling off a cliff. I think this is an area that modern medicine has neglected. For me it was life changing. I have a female GP who has helped but I have acknowledged for me life will never go back to the way it was before. It would be great to have an expert speak on this topic as part of the female health segment. Thank you for your great work and your humble presentation!
@2:21:55
A consistent theme in this episode was ways to utilise youth to set oneself up for long term health. Could we have an episode on making the most of youth generally?
I have been doing resistance training since I was 14 yrs of age (2019) and have been continuing to do so(2023 now) and have gone through childhood obesity also, so from 2019 to 2023 my height has grown from 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet 2 inches and my weight has gone from 100kgs to 78kgs and have gained significant amount of muscle mass too but did not follow any dirty bulking but had followed a normal bulking and cutting phase
You should do one for Hair loss prevention with Derek from 'More Plates More Dates'. Since I started following his advices, I got 70% of my hair back.
seriously?
Are you taking fin ?
@@patrickbateman4698 yeah
@@carloshorson2930 What did you do exactly to get your hair back? Thanks!
I have BPH. I have tried Proscar and Flomax. Both of them had horrible side-effects and didn't work. I was prescribed tadalafil. What a miracle drug. I don't have any bad side-effects. I actually emptied my bladder. Also, it makes me more vascular.
Can women take this as well for constant urination?
What is your daily dosage ?
Hey Dr. Huberman, this was another phenomenal episode. Can you clarify if the discussion of L Carnitine was referring to L Carnitine Tartrate or Acetyl L Carnitine or both? Thank you for all that you do!
I would like to know this as well
Mr also 👍
Hi Dr. Huberman! Have you, anyone you work with, or anyone reading for that matter ever put together a list of all the best Tools, Tips, Advice, Supplementation, etc from all of your podcasts??
Would be an incredible resource if categorised!
Perhaps a book even based on the sheer volume of information that could be included… 😄
book is an excellent idea to help monetize for huberman
Thanks mate. I think so.
Very excited about the female hormone optimization episode coming soon! 🤗🙌
Question I have:
What about DHEA supplementation?
Such a great Episode!!! Thank you so much
This is not your average doctor. Excellent.
Would love if you did an episode or even an entire month on diabetes. Being a type 1 diabetic I think changes many things regarding hormone optimization but also other aspects which you discuss a lot, mental and physical health optimization
I'm type 1 and have noticed little changes
Holy COW this episode just lit on fire a bit of the way through, absolute goldmine
Thanks so much for this conversation! I hope a similar podcast for Female Hormone optimization is coming soon!
He says so at 02:54
@@laudermarauder oh yes, he did. I skipped that portion unknowingly, in my effort to get past the sponsors 😅
Would you be able to have a discussion on optimizing women’s hormones? Especially for pre menopausal and menopausal. Highlights of natural heavy weight lifting.
Thank You!
Thank you so much for once again an amazing episode Dr Huberman and Dr Gillet.
Could you do an episode on libido, sexual health and sexual desire please?
I know it is a sensitive topic, but I see a lot of men benefiting from your content regarding their sexuality.
Continue the great work!
What if someone has a physically demanding job in construction and they spend 40 hrs a week exerting themselves? What does that do to their hormones and overall blood levels of key nutrients? How does someone manage their body to stay healthy and capable under those demands?
It'd be great to see even a short episode on that. So many blue collar men suffer and they don't have access to the best medical care to maintain their bodies. Yet their livelihood depends on it! And frankly so does our whole standard of living.
Do another episode on hair loss, lot of audience for it and he is very knowledgeable and well spoken
I have a pituitary tumor that pretty much eliminated my natural hormone production. Thanks for the info, it really helps… especially with the crazy side affects of the drugs I take. I’m just trying to learn as much as possible
I’m a fan of berberine. Haven’t seen any side effects such as low blood sugar and it’s helped lower my BP, lose weight and improved lipids.
I agree 100%
I love these podcasts. Dr. Lisa Mosconi is a fantastic reference for women’s hormonal information.
Awesome ep as usual! Just want to thank you for this podcast I’ve learnt a tonne throughout all the episodes and you’ve changed my life and my outlook on life for the better with all the actionable tools you provide! Im always eagerly awaiting your next episode every Tuesday (in Australia)
Can’t wait for the episode on female hormone health, my partner has Polycistic ovary syndrome and endometriosis, If you could explore these topics it’d be much appreciated so that I can assist and pass on some information and possibly some tools from a trusted source to minimise the impact of these diseases on our lives 🙏
Once again thank you for all that you do, I’m always grateful for the valuable information you continue to share ❤️
Dr. Huberman, I'm not exactly sure that I've heard this in any of your podcasts, but I do believe you have mentioned that you, personally, have in the past had experience with either depression or anxiety. And whether you care to reveal that or not, how confident are you that it is a wise decision to explore any and all hormonal functions that could be serving as or contributing to a root cause of depression? I know you're gonna be 100% for it, hence why I've just started working with Gillett Health.
Thank you for another amazing video, Dr Huberman 👍
Yes, please do a podcast/video on hair loss. Especially female hair loss.
Thank you so much for episode. Would love an episode on research based use of clomid to restore hypothalamic amenorrhea in women. Also, other topics from this episode for women to optimize their hormones. ❤ ty for all you do!
Andrew!
Love the shorts. Love the podcasts. But for the love of God please write a book! Collaborate with the fantastic guests, something. I would just love to have even a fraction of this information in a big ole heavy book. You could really help many while at the same time reduce our screen time. I'll buy it first.
One question that I have is whether or not the use of tongkat ali produces an increase in testosterone for only limited duration. For example, if someone takes it for 6 months continuously, do we still see a baseline increase after that long or do users return to homeostasis?
It's fantastic that there is an index of subjects covered. It would also be great if there was an index accross the podcasts because the concepts cross over so many times (accross interviews) and to get a full picture it would be cool to connect the indexes.
Thanks so much for this.
So good to see this guy back. Your previous podcast with him was amazing
Thank you! 😊
@@gilletthealth you are one of the rare guys who can combine theory and practice well so thank you !
I'd love to have something like a summary of the whole session to really have a takeaway out of it. Its completely interesting, but hard to figure out as a normal person which of all the information is most important to look for in the optimization
I do 6, 75-90 minute difficult weightlifting workouts each week and feel fine. Have been doing this every week the last year. Not in a deficit and take supplements so maybe this is what is helping me. I’m also 25
Scam
@@cactuscake1323 Whats scam?
I do the same and I'm 35 and I'm also fine, I do 90 minutes
Depends on how hard you're training, if you're going full throttle then the nervous system will take the hit followed by the immune system... But if you're doing general run of the mil training then 90 min is nothing.
I really like how Jeff Cavalier talks about intensity and length of training time. "You can either train hard or you can train for long periods of time. You can't do both."
Enclomiphene is not the same as Clomid, which is estrogenic and is responsible for the majority of issues like the ocular effects, which have never been documented with enclomiphene. Enclomiphene's side effects are rare (1-3%), mild (headaches, dizziness, nausea), and reversible. Enclomiphene is also the most potent SERM for testosterone boosting, increasing Free T levels by 1.5-2.5X. SERMs have been safely used in multi-year studies and are absolutely used long-term in clinical practice. Check out Maximus Tribe for more info on this superior approach to TRT.
What is the best way to find a qualified doctor for testosterone issues? Is there a specialist that is better for TRT, Endocrinologist vs. Urologist?
Great question that I've asked also!
Some people have told me that at a TRT clinic, all they want to do is push testosterone; an endocrinologist is really just exploring diabetes - again, this is just what someone told me.
For this reason, and after having watching several of both Andrew's and Dr. Gillett's podcasts, I decided to start working with Gillett Health.
Cheers from Argentina, listening while drinking my everyday mate
Would have loved if you touched on the benefits of losing weight and how it impacts testosterone, a conversation that I've been looking forward in your channel and would give people one more source of inspiration to lose it and keep it off.
Thanks for existing man
Dr. Kyle Gillett, Dr. Huberman, Definitely DEFINITELY do a full episode on DHT, finasteride oral tablets,
and if the negative effects of finasteride,
such as lack of vitality, depression, lack of vigor and general malaise, depression, can be offset by a supplement, without interrupting the positive effects of finasteride oral.
I only recently started taking 800 mg of tongkat Ali, and I noticed a fast improvement in energy and mood. I've taken finasteride oral for about 12 years now. A quarter of a 5mg tablet daily
I have worked on offsetting the negative effects by jogging, diet, sobriety, caffeine (too much at time), and now recently tongkat Ali,
for awhile I was using alcohol and other drugs to offset the negative mood, but have long since stopped that.
Though finasteride did stop hair loss I did notice a less motivated mood for the entirety of the prescription, a depression in the mornings, inability to execute activities and plans, probably negative effects from vitality that I don't see.
But I'm curious, will tongkat just replace the DHT that the finasteride is disrupting, and therefore basically cancel each other out? And in that case I'd just be better off quitting both.
I'm also concerned if there are long term effects of tongkat, where if I quit, I will produce less testosterone than I would have before I started taking tongkat? that's scary to me. Because, up till now, if I stop finasteride, I within a day or two notice full recovery of vitality, sex drive, motivation, energy, vigor,
so I don't want to take something, that erases my natural testosterone and hormones,
but I do want to keep my hair, and I do want to offset the finasteride negative effects
thanks Docs, try to post something very very soon. Dr. Hubberman, Ive been hoping you'd discuss finasteride for a long time now, I'm glad you broached the topic. I watched this video with Dr Gillett 5 times now, and finally made it to the end where you mentioned finasteride, and that was a huge treat. I'd love for you to get into it deeper. Thanks guys.
Literally the only reason for me clicking on these, I’m going to take tongkat I just want the old me back…
i have T around 380 to 480 ng/dl. since 8 years. When i once started ConezymQ10 250 mg, my T went up from 380 to 680 ng/dl. And FSH and LH score were at 5.
My LH and FSH levels are always high around 7- 9. Normal is 2- 7 I think.
Somehow CoenzymQ10 is helping me a lot.
I don't know, if there are studies about coenzymq10 and testosterone
Interesting. I have not heard this, but I will ask Dr. Gillett. I take coQ12 too.
Thank you for comment. Very strong response to coq10. Perhaps you were deficient before starting. I do like checking serum and intercellular coq10 (just a couple dollars). To my knowledge, no studies on exclusively coq10 and testosterone.
Thank you for your replies. I appreciate it!
what I didn't mentioned but could be interesting in this context is, that I had an undescendent testicle (one sided) as a child and got surgery when i was 5 years old.
Because of that i went a few years ago to my urologist, he made a spermiogram. My total sperm count was about 3 mill with many degnerativ sperms. After taking CoenzymQ10 back then for the first time and testing 3 months later, besides my T level going up to 680 points, the total sperm count increased from 3 Million to 12 million with 30 percent high motility sperms.
The doc was also surprised and told me, that this increase in a short period of time of 3 months is insane, everything is now total fine.
I might, as you said @dr.gillet respond very good to Q10. Maybe it gives a good performance boost to my ledyig cells, which may be in lower total count due to testicular damage in childhood. Very interesting topic. If you guys have any advices for the future, like actions I might take, or supps or testings, I would be greatful. Besides Q10, i take D3, K2, Bor, Omega 3 and magnesium.
Have a nice day!
Likely better mitochondrial function allowed better cell function.
Would love an episode on the WORK FROM HOME impacts e.g. impacts on possible mental/social health from staying at home all day all week and possible offsets off going for runs/walks
Hello Andrew, you are gifted with amazing language abilities and a beautiful heart. Thank you for putting your gift at work and bring us all these knowledge and insights. 🙏
I learned about kisspeptin from another episode of yours. I was under the impression it is a viable option to manage puberty for the purpose of maximizing growth. But in this episode, if I understood it correctly peptides were deemed as imprudent. I did notice that kisspeptin wasn’t specifically mentioned. Can you please talk a bit more about kisspeptin? Specifically can teenagers use it to prolong puberty to maximize growth? Thank you!
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1:00:17 y’all should shout it for the folks closing their ears to this. Appreciate the honesty on the topic.
It was great to hear you both touch on Iodine and supplements. Please consider diving further into this subject and how much we should take. Iodine deficiency is a big factor in disease a nd cancer. Hope to hear more!
Maybe, if not the best channel with actual value and information delivered very understandable and easy to digest for normal people. Considering given information it is good value overall for people who want to evaluate themselves or are at certain situation of their life in which they struggle with mental problems lack of motivations etc. This type of content can help them dramatically to understand themselves and make the right decisions to change their current situation for better.