What does the archive say about low testosterone?

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  Overcoming Low Testosterone Naturally: My Journey from Feeling 84 at 34 to Optimal Health

  But basically we did the full gamma of testing to figure out when was I at and where did I want to get to and what is that potential? Awesome. And, by the way, spencer coppin will be a guest on a future episode, so I'm gonna actually have him on to talk about his methods, also talk deep on some of the subjects that I'll be sharing with you, especially around some of these lifestyle choices and other methods for improving hormonal health. You know cuz he's a very good expert in that space, so he can add a lot more to this and explain a bit better of how he was able to help me get back to not only a Thriving level of testosterone but also been able to maintain it all these years in spite of dealing with the chronic autoimmune condition. So Nice preamble, huh? So let's get into this today, right? Because first up, you're probably wondering what the heck is testosterone? I mean, think a bit...

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  Overcoming Low Testosterone Naturally: My Journey from Feeling 84 at 34 to Optimal Health

  I mean not just testosterone but all my hormones. But testosterone is the one, especially for a male. You know, early 30s, you know prime of my life relatively from everybody's External view, extremely healthy and I was doing all the right things. And this is why the doctors also said die, you're a bit of an enigma. And if a doctor ever says you're an enigma, I don't think it's usually a good thing. At least I didn't take it as such. I had to Google it what enigma was at that time, because I didn't know what it meant, but I thought it didn't sound very good. Long and short of it. It basically I was a bit of a mystery. And you know we've been moving forward ever since then. It's been in almost 10 years now, but those first couple years are really tough because my testosterone levels were that of an 80 year old so figure that out right in my Prime of my life and yet my testosterone levels...

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  Overcoming Low Testosterone Naturally: My Journey from Feeling 84 at 34 to Optimal Health

  To bolster this, supplements like DHEA can play a crucial role. Dhea is a naturally occurring hormone produced by your adrenal glands, and it acts as a precursor to testosterone. So by supplementing with DHEA, you're essentially giving your body the raw materials it needs to boost testosterone production. This is backed by research, like the study in the intentional journal of reproductive biomedicine, which found that ginger can elevate testosterone levels. So think of natural boosters and DHEA supplements as your hormonal health's special task force, working in tandem to keep your levels optimal or optimized. And number eight I sort of hinted at this in the last question, or last tip, I should say regular health checkups. Keeping tabs on your health with regular checkups is like giving your car a routine service. It's essential for smooth operation. The endocrine society's clinical pra...

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  Running 125km and Quitting Alcohol – Matty's Wild Ride to Wellness!

  ...my hormone profile, everything. They just did the whole gamut. You know the requisition sheet, I swear. Every box is 10. They're collecting and poking me everywhere and uh, I remember us going through that in a very much a deep dive sort of discovery confirmation session. And uh, when we came to my testosterone, some of my other hormones, I was like in the level of almost a 90 year old, like it was crazy, you know, at this point in time I was, you know mid thirties and it was crazy, you know, at this point in time I was you know mid-30s and it was like, oh, what is going on here, you know, and uh, and they're like you know, well, let's, let's, let's look at that, let's see what you're doing, what you're not doing, and and we started to just look at natural ways to start boosting testosterone. But a lot of it had to do with actually just me recovering more, managing stress, more the overw...

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  A Journey of 100 Episodes: Celebrating Milestones and Looking Forward on The 2% Solution

  ...on Optimism, relationship Building and Embracing Vulnerability. If you haven't listened to that episode, I highly encourage going back to it. As you may or may not be aware, my wife and I are Ted Lasso fans. In fact, we are rather disgusting as we tend to quote as well as reproduce scenes from his show, and I share some of my most memorable quotes from the various seasons that the show was on Apple TV. So if you get a chance, go back, re-listen. I'd be really curious to know if any of those five resonate with you as much as it resonated with my wife. That's number five. Now number four, episode 35, embracing Health After 40, philip Pape's Guide to Fitness, food Freedom and Mindful Living. Now for those that may or may not remember, I've been a guest on Philip's podcast Wits and Weight and it's absolutely incredible. I mean, the guy is practically a human engineer, data-driven and, my go...

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  Unlocking Superhuman Potential: The Ultimate Guide to Peak Health and Wellness with Spencer Coppin

  ...what we've done to ourselves to land in the little place that we are on the map. That's right. So, yeah, I think those are the two big areas that I see are the stress markers, the recovery markers, and then getting those immune system markers dialed in. Okay. So we've got the first step. We do the testing. We now have a good foundation. We know where our foundation's at Now it might be. Oh boy, we've dug three stories down and we've got to get back up to ground zero. Or maybe we are at ground zero and we want to be on the penthouse, and so I guess what's that next step, now that you have that awareness and I have the awareness because I've done this testing so now I've got self-awareness. But, to be honest with you, I remember getting all those results and being like googly goop, because I know this is what you and your dad do. You guys read these reports and can actually understand wha...

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  A Journey of 100 Episodes: Celebrating Milestones and Looking Forward on The 2% Solution

  Because if you're venturing close to 40, you know someone in their forties or you yourself have found yourself, you know, getting over that hump of 40 plus. There's a lot of tips and tricks and strategies that you'll find useful in that episode. Now number three, episode 27, overcoming low testosterone. Naturally, my journey from feeling 84 when I was 34 and back to optimal health. Yeah, I share some highlights of uh, I remember back in my thirties getting my testosterone, while it was actually a whole hormone profile. They started working with a functional medicine practitioner, of which his name is Spencer Coppin, and if you had a chance to listen to episode 98, by the way, just came out this week I interviewed Spencer. We got to have a great conversation and talked a bit about that journey back in the day, many, many moons ago. But regardless, you know this idea of testosterone. Now I...

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  Running 125km and Quitting Alcohol – Matty's Wild Ride to Wellness!

  And you know what if you can't? If you can't after being disciplined and patient, then that's what? Therefore, but we don't need to do the quick fix and you know I think you and I both share that. You know war story, if you will. And yeah, we were able to naturally improve my testosterone levels over time, where I'm at a much better range. Likewise, and all the better for you, you have all these better habits ingrained in you, right? Yeah, better to sleep, better restorative sleep, you feel better, you're more energized All these other things that are a result of discipline, action and having bring back that. Remember the, the marshmallow test, right? I don't remember the marshmallow test. It's a great test, everybody. I'll link to it. But if you haven't ever seen the video, it's. You know these, these scientists, I swear they come up the most creative test, right, a little kid in a room...

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  Running 125km and Quitting Alcohol – Matty's Wild Ride to Wellness!

  ...cause I want everyone to know you know, supplementation, I think, is absolutely amazing. I'm a big believer in it. Well, the word is supplement you know, not die. I mean, I'll leave right in there and I'll be vulnerable just like I do in my own community, right In the office community, I myself had low testosterone levels as well. Right, and in the same process. You know, medical doctor multiple have shared with me that I'm a candidate for testosterone replacement therapy, trt. Right, I could easily take that leap. You know, after sitting with my business partner Spencer, we sat there discussing what the you know what the concerns are of being 42 years old and jumping on TRT, becoming dependent on it if you will. And nonetheless, we made the choice that we're going to can pull to try to naturally increase your testosterone levels. First, and you know, if you think about it, we got pharma...

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  The Hidden Hormone Destroying Your Health: Why You Need to Understand Cortisol Now!

  ...ust do it. I just get it done Sitting in the sun, breathing in the fresh air, listening to the waves. It's awesome and I feel so good the whole rest of the day. So my invitation to you give it a try and tell me what you think. All right, you can shoot me a message. I've got that new function in the show notes. You go there, you click that button that says text me. You can shoot me a message. Let me know how it goes for you. I'd love to hear or connect with me on Instagram or the other social platforms I'm on Now. I did have one person ask me how can I tell if my cortisol levels are too high? Well, symptoms of a high cortisol include feeling tired, yet feeling wired.

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  Unlocking Superhuman Potential: The Ultimate Guide to Peak Health and Wellness with Spencer Coppin

  ...e group looks like, right, um. So I think that's, that's a really key piece. And then, once you've gone through that process, now it's time to engage, right, it's time to pull the trigger. Let's go, let's make it happen, and that's what the community piece, by staying involved with these people and testing, dropping that pin on a regular basis, and if you can all meet at that same place.

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  Upgrade Your Life by Taking a Break from Alcohol: Clifford Stephen's Revolutionary "Booze Vacation"

  ...of negative states. And again, when you're conditioned to associate alcohol with fun, you know, when you're not drinking it, things are kind of less fun and so, and then the other, the other reality is that, yeah, a lot of my peers are doing really well with their business and they know their cashflow and they know their clients and they have all these systems. They don't know their blood pressure. They don't know their, you know they don't know their ABOB, they don't know their cardiovascular.

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