159: The Truth about Cholesterol and TRT Ft. Ali Gilbert
Get Leaner & Live Longer
Nate Palmer
4.9 • 300 Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
In today's era, where most men, especially the youth, only know how to eliminate fat, where they should be building muscle and focusing on their testosterone levels, there is a lot of misinformation spread around. In today's episode, Ali, the queen of men's health, shares her amazing insights about the health benefits of building muscles and how to optimize their testosterone. Also, she will give us true information about cholesterol and TRT.
Ali helps busy men get jacked, look great naked, optimize testosterone, and conquer nutrition by providing structure and a plan that works for their lifestyle. She has coached thousands of attorneys, doctors, other coaches, CEOs, executives, veterans, current military, and any dude looking to optimize their health.
Key Highlights:
[00:01 - 09:49] Opening Segment
● Ali introduces herself and explains why she was named the queen of men's health.
● She also explains that statins have not done much to lower cholesterol, and more insulin levels and inflammation contribute to heart disease.
● She also shares that there is no such thing as good or bad cholesterol. It's just cholesterol.
[11:39 - 18:01] What Causes Erectile Dysfunction?
● Erectile dysfunction results from three Bs, brain, biochemistry, and blood flow.
● Endothelial dysfunction equals erectile dysfunction, as per Dr. Michael Twyman.
● Stress affects the brain and signals that go down to the testicles and penis to procreate.
● Having unhealthy arteries, capillaries, and other things that contribute to healthy blood flow will also have an adverse effect on your penis.
[18:02- 25:09] TRT And Self-Medication
● Men are often stigmatized when discussing testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), leading to dismissal and self-medication.
● Ali advises that don't go to a GP for hormone replacement; go to someone with experience and a network of people.
● In Ali's opinion, insurance-based treatment presents a nightmare due to the arbitrary ranges that are deemed normal.
● Peptides are amino acids that can be used for fat loss, recovery, and other things and can be bought online as research chemicals.
Key Quotes:
"The rate of muscle decline accelerates as we get older." Ali Gilbert
"Everyone is going to react different, they have different needs and stuff like that. So sending somebody out the door with testosterone and other things that are not necessary, it's just malpractice, in my opinion." - Ali Gilbert
"If somebody says, I wanna get jacked, what does that mean to you? Because to me, it's a whole different definition." - Ali Gilbert
"The more body fat you have, the more inflamed you are because body fat is the most inflammatory tissue on the body." - Ali Gilbert
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | What do boners, TRT and cholesterol have in common? |
| 0:05.0 | Well, the fact that they are linked up |
| 0:07.7 | through your body's natural hormone production |
| 0:09.4 | is one reason, but the second more important reason |
| 0:12.2 | is that my friend Ali Gilbert and I talk extensively |
| 0:16.2 | about them on today's podcast. |
| 0:18.6 | So if you've ever wondered, is TRT the right choice for me? |
| 0:22.5 | How do you even get involved with something like that? |
| 0:24.9 | What is cholesterol and how do I make sure |
| 0:27.4 | that it's not too high? |
| 0:28.4 | And should my boner really look like this, |
| 0:31.2 | then you're going to want to check this episode out. |
| 0:34.5 | Ali Gilbert is the queen of men's health. |
| 0:37.0 | And so as such, she's able to dive into some |
| 0:40.3 | of the real nitty gritty stuff about hormone replacement, |
| 0:44.2 | the things that you need to be looking out for |
| 0:46.0 | before you go on a TRT regimen, |
| 0:48.9 | and a multitude of other things. |
| 0:51.0 | She also says boner like 50 times in this episode. |
| 0:53.2 | So she heads up on that. |
| 0:54.4 | You're listening to the low carb hustle, |
| 0:55.6 | helping you get leaner live longer |
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