Hey there, welcome to the root cause medicine podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Carrie Jones. On this

podcast, we go in depth with leading experts from all walks of life to understand and improve your

health and well-being. This episode is dedicated entirely to our men today as I'm talking with

expert Dr. Gio Espinoza, who tells it like it is

around all things testosterone, erectile issues, and your prostate. Dr. Gio is a naturopathic

functional medicine doctor recognized as an authority in urology and men's health. He is faculty

in urology at New York University and for the Institute for Functional Medicine.

Dr. Gio is the first naturopathic physician to complete an internship, residency, and fellowship in urology

at Columbia University in New York.

As an avid researcher and writer, he has authored numerous scientific papers and books.

He lectures both nationally and internationally on the application of science-based holistic

treatments for urologic conditions.

Men's health is immensely important and honestly misunderstood when it comes to testosterone,

so it was an absolute pleasure to have Dr. G.O.1 today to give us the facts.

Here's a clip from today's conversation.

Testosterone is bound to several things.

It's bound to what's called sex hormone biting globulent.

So this is like a little, let's just call it a little taxi that brings in the testosterone

and it's able to take testosterone around. Why? Because testosterone is lipid soluble. So it doesn't mix

well in the blood. It doesn't mix. It's like oil and water. So it needs something to take it

around. And that something is SHPG. So it's bound to that, about 60% of it, or is bound to

albumin, and then there's free. So the things that

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