The 3 Ways Metabolic Health Impacts Sexual Health with Dr. Casey Means

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Dhru Purohit

Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 7 July 2022

⏱️ 118 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and Pendulum. When we talk about metabolic health, people often associate it with maintaining a healthy weight and having good energy levels. But did you know our metabolic health affects our sexual function and fertility, too? Our hormones hang in a delicate balance, and when blood sugar goes on a wild ride so does everything else. That means not only are we at risk of weight gain, mood swings, and energy crashes, but it increases the chances of erectile dysfunction, infertility, difficulty finding sexual pleasure, and so much more. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with our friend Dr. Casey Means to talk about the three main ways metabolic health can impact sexual function. Dr. Casey Means is a Stanford-trained physician, Chief Medical Officer and Cofounder of the metabolic health company Levels, an associate editor of the International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention, and a lecturer at Stanford University. In this episode, we dive into: -The connection between sexual health and optimal health (2:06) -The three main ways metabolic dysfunction and sexual health are connected (14:05) -How metabolic health affects fertility (24:06) -Four things men can do to increase testosterone (26:32) -Why you need to ask your doctor for a fasting insulin test (32:35) -How mood and motivation are related to sexual health (58:46) -The optimal breakfast for metabolic health (1:16:36) -Five reasons we should care about blood sugar spikes, especially first thing in the morning (1:19:59) -What Dr. Casey eats for breakfast (1:27:32) -Why you shouldn’t drink oat milk (1:30:49) -How drinking vinegar before carb-rich meals can minimize a glucose spike (1:37:38) Also mentioned in this episode: -3 Ways metabolic health affects sexual function -Fertility and metabolism: the link affecting men and women For more on Dr. Casey Means, follow her on Instagram @drcaseyskitchen, Twitter @drcaseyskitchen, and through her website, levelshealth.com. To learn more about joining Levels and trying a continuous glucose monitor yourself, go to levels.link/dhru. This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and Pendulum. Right now, ButcherBox is offering new members a great deal. You’ll receive two ribeye steaks for FREE in your first box. Sign up at ButcherBox.com/dhru. Pendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum’s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you care about sexual function, fertility, and even sexual pleasure, then you really need to be
0:07.4	thinking about metabolic health and metabolic optimization. Welcome to the Drew Pro at podcast.
0:13.6	Each week we explore the inner workings of the brain and the body with one of the brightest
0:17.8	minds and wellness, medicine, and mindset. This week's guest is Dr. Casey Means. And if you care
0:24.1	about your long-term health, you're going to want to pay attention to this conversation, which is
0:28.4	about your sexual health. A little bit about this conversation in this interview, Dr. Casey Means
0:34.2	helps us understand how the strength of our sexual health on a physical mental level can be a
0:40.1	leading indicator of our metabolic health for good or for worse. We're also going to cover how
0:47.2	our blood flow to our sex organs, both as men and women, is critical, hypercritical. How certain
0:54.4	foods and lifestyle factors can either help or hurt that blood flow. Dr. Means will also break
1:00.5	down the role of hormones in sexual health and their deep connection to our metabolic health.
1:05.6	And lastly, we'll be touching on infertility and how so much of what's driving it today comes
1:11.5	back to metabolic dysfunction. Even if you don't necessarily think you're interested in the topic
1:16.5	of sexual health, this is a fascinating conversation that anyone can walk away with actionable tips to
1:22.7	improve their overall health. A little bit about Dr. Casey Means, today's guest. She's a Stanford
1:28.3	trained physician, chief medical officer and co-founder of metabolic health company levels,
1:33.3	which I'm an investor in, an associate editor of the International Journal of Disease
1:38.1	Reversal and Prevention and a lecture at Stanford University. Dr. Casey Means has been on this
1:43.3	podcast in the past and it's always been fantastic. The audience, this is you, has told me that you
1:49.2	love her and I love her too. With that being said, let's jump into today's episode.
1:55.2	Dr. Casey Means, welcome back to the podcast. It's a pleasure to have you here. I want to jump
1:59.6	into something that I read that you shared, which is going to be the inspiration for today's
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