EFR 632: Harmful Narratives Around Manhood, Regulating Hormones, and Slowing the Aging Process with Saad Alam
Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning
Chase Chewning
5 • 927 Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2022
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Saad Alam is the CEO of Hone, a health and wellness company dedicated to helping men take charge of their lives and be the best they can be, especially as they get older. Hone believes that your body can be optimized to reach your peak performance for whatever it is that matters in your life. Whether it’s running an Iron Man at 45 or running in the backyard with your kids after a day in the office.
In this discussion, Chase and Saad talk about new and unique approaches to men’s health, the misconceptions around Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT), and the real impact of chemicals and microplastics on hormone levels and fertility. Saad gives insight into what it feels like to have low testosterone levels and a few habits and actions you can take to maintain your hormone levels as you age.
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Key Highlights
- How are we, as men, supposed to show up in the world? What harmful narratives about manhood have we held on to that are no longer serving us? Saad sheds light on the biggest needs for men’s health right now in 2022 compared to when we were growing up and becoming men.
- Chase shares his experience before and after Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) as a man in his mid-30s. Saad describes what it was like to be diagnosed with hypogonadism (low testosterone levels) and why it’s beneficial to split up your testosterone doses.
- How do you feel better and maintain your masculinity as you get older? Is testosterone the primary hormone men should be paying attention to? Tune in to find out!
- Saad answers: What does it feel like to have low testosterone levels? What happens to men’s bodies as they age? He then highlights the things men can do to maintain their hormone levels and slow the aging process.
- Don’t wait until you hit rock bottom to take action. If you’re not feeling yourself, reach out to your doctor and consider using Hone to test your hormone levels or learn more about optimizing men’s health!
Episode resources:
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- Learn more about Hone
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The following is an operation podcast production. |
| 0:03.3 | Hey guys, my name is Saadal, I am the CEO and co-founder of Hone and today on Ever Forward |
| 0:09.0 | Radio, I'm stoked for we're going to be getting into |
| 0:11.7 | understanding how to listen to yourself. |
| 0:13.7 | We're going to get into hormones and kind of the real world. |
| 0:17.8 | And more importantly, how you can make sure that you don't stay compliant and you can chase after |
| 0:22.0 | kind of the life that you really want. |
| 0:25.3 | Welcome back everyone. This is your number one source for inspiring content from people who are putting a purpose to their passion and truly |
| 0:35.1 | living a life ever forward. |
| 0:38.5 | Conversations and messages that will take your fitness, nutrition, and mindset to the next level. I am your Take your |
| 0:45.0 | host, nutrition, and mindset to the next level. I am your host Chase Chuning. |
| 0:46.0 | This is Ever Forward Radio. All right, my friends, we are back with another powerhouse episode. |
| 1:04.5 | And you know what, I gotta say, I wanna preface this episode first and |
| 1:07.5 | foremost by saying that this was recorded back in June, which was actually |
| 1:12.0 | National Men's Health Awareness Month, which is really the focus of our conversation here today with Saad Alam. |
| 1:19.0 | So guys, listen up, but you know what, everybody else, tune in to maybe share some great resources and |
| 1:24.3 | information for that special guy in your life. |
| 1:27.6 | Assad is the CEO of Hone. This is an incredible health and wellness company |
| 1:31.5 | dedicated to helping men take charge of their lives |
| 1:34.4 | and be the best that they can be, especially as they age. |
| 1:38.8 | So all my guys out there, you know, approaching 30, 30 and above, this one's for you because that's me |
| 1:44.4 | Sodd believes that your body can be optimized to reach your peak performance for |
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