Many of my readers are fully aware of why getting blood work 1-2 times a year is critical for fully optimized health, especially if you are using therapeutic testosterone. On top of monitoring your symptoms, you have to ensure your critical biomarkers are within an...
Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) or what I have better coined Testosterone Optimization Therapy has changed the lives of millions of men, and many more are awakening to its awesome life-enhancing power. Whether for enhanced immunity or better body composition,...
We’ve been led to believe by the mainstream medical authority that hormone optimization therapy can lead to dangerous side effects. However, what if the studies actually show the opposite? A lack of awareness around hormone optimization is leading people to fear...
For decades, men have been deprived of the best testosterone optimization because doctors constantly misinterpret the literature. They make assumptions that aren’t backed by evidence and concern themselves with issues that aren’t even there. These myths don’t just...
Over the last few years, the entire hormone optimization space has unraveled, and there’s a huge fear that restrictions will crack down on everyone, including the doctors who are doing it right. Between the mess with T-mills and the prescribing community, there are a...
Does exposing your testicles to sunlight increase your testosterone levels? Out of all the methods I've encountered for tackling the issue of low testosterone, this one is by far the most bizarre. And this is coming from a 30-year veteran of successful therapeutic...
Desiccated thyroid remains one of my all-time top 3 medications I take every day for fully optimized health. Unlike the constant changes seen with testosterone therapy or Metformin, I haven't made any updates to how I use desiccated thyroid since 2015. And there's a...
Hormonal optimization is the key to greater health, but unfortunately, hormone treatment is so regulated that not everyone has access to it, and for women, that access is nearly nonexistent. What is it that makes hormone treatment so controversial, and why do women,...
The fact that we’re seeing an astronomical increase in everything from obesity, to cancer and depression should come as no surprise. Nearly every part of our lives has been contaminated, and our hormones are out of whack as a collective because of it, paving the way...
In The TOT Bible, I outline numerous physical and mental health benefits of using therapeutic testosterone. However, one area I failed to dive deep into was the connection between testosterone and the immune system. As we come closer to the end of 2021, we now live in...
Many of us can relate to ‘going along to get along,’ especially when it comes to our identities, but by denying ourselves the opportunity to step into our truest, most authentic selves, we’re only hindering our own quality of life. Just how much of our lives has been...
A while ago, I received this question from a reader about cardiovascular training ("cardio") and therapeutic testosterone: "My normal resting heart rate is about 56 but when I am on TRT, my RHR [resting heart rate] and average heart rate both increase by 5 to 8 beats...
We often talk about the deleterious short-term and long-term side effects when it comes to drugs, i.e. how the QUALITY of our lives are affected. But rarely do we stop and think about how these drugs affect our longevity -- the QUANTITY of years we have to inhabit our...
Have you ever watched Marvel's X-Men and wished your body had Wolverine's healing ability? As a long-time fan of the franchise back when kids were actively engaged in reading comic books, I know myself - and many other pro-level athletes - would love to have that...
When you look at all the causes of disease, many of them are "silent killers". They are invisible to the naked eye and you have no idea they've been affecting you for years on end. In fact, they could be affecting you right now and charting you on the fast path...
Let's get real: For a man, there's nothing more unattractive than having gynecomastia, also known as "gyno", "man boobs" or "b*tch tits". It cripples men to the point where they avoid dating or swimming in public pools. But it's no longer a rare condition: In Denmark...
I AM bringing back the "testosterone bro" to talk about Pregnenolone, one of the most vital hormones you should be tracking if you're on testosterone optimization therapy (TOT). It plays a critical role in your overall cognitive health, and any physician specializing...
Total optimization is wholly dependent on our hormones functioning properly, but how can we begin to treat a problem if we don’t even know it’s there? How can we be sure if our hormones are unbalanced, so we can begin treating ourselves accordingly? Are our GPs a good...
If it wasn’t already clear, the days of working with GPs and PHPs for optimization are done. Now is the time to head straight to the specialists. What are specialist healthcare professionals doing for patients that conventional practitioners aren’t - or can’t? Where...
When I wrote the ULTIMATE guide to stop hair loss forever, my main focus was on exposing drugs such as Finasteride and Dutasteride that inhibit dihydrotestosterone (DHT). The intention was to get people off medications that were both ineffective and came with some...
Human Growth Hormone (hGH) has been a vital element of every bodybuilder's toolbox since the late-20th century -- one of the magical items that seemingly doesn't get mentioned alongside the phrase "eat clean and train hard" But perhaps there's a new way to use it......
For years, mainstream medical research has suggested that DHT and androgens are dangerous to our health, but we now know that not to be true. That being said, we do need to ensure we're using performance-enhancement modalities correctly if we want to see the best...
Human growth hormone (HGH, or commonly abbreviated as just GH) is a vital hormone in men and women responsible for bodily growth as you age. But it also comes with other performance benefits: "...boosts protein production, promotes the utilization of fat...larger...
Let's face it: There are a lot of superficial benefits to having a slightly darker yet glowing skin complexion: Tanned people are perceived as more physically attractive Better defenses against antimicrobial disease and skin cancers Competitive bodybuilders can make...
COVID-19 is an unprecedented global health crisis that has completely shifted life as we knew it before, and it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. We need to be operating and taking action from the perspective that this is going to be a part of our world and...
Professional and Competitive Bodybuilding has to be one of the most dangerous sports in existence, and a large part of that is due to estrogen-blocking. What other sport has a 34% HIGHER death rate than the average American male? “Daniel Gwartney, MD, and colleagues...
Check out this incredible episode full of knowledge bombs from Scott Howell, Ph.D here. Check out this incredible episode full of knowledge bombs from Scott Howell, Ph.D here.
With stay-at-home lockdowns being ruthlessly enforced across the world, many patients are left wondering if they can receive the healthcare they need. Unfortunately, the answer isn’t so straightforward. Many doctors are forced to provide telemedicine options to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNYDe1CT328&feature=youtu.be Women are just as much in need of hormone optimization, and they’re practitioners who actually know what they are doing. Who is a good candidate for hormone optimization? What are the best protocols for...
If you know anything about medicine or have older relatives, you’ll have heard about at least one person using statins. And it’s not hard to see why, given how insanely popular and profitable these cholesterol-lowering drugs are: “Since their introduction in the late...
