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b'This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and Pendulum.\\nWhen we talk about metabolic health, people often associate it with maintaining a healthy weight and having good energy levels.\\xa0\\nBut did you know our metabolic health affects our sexual function and fertility, too?\\nOur 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.\\xa0\\nToday 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.\\nDr. 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.\\xa0\\nIn this episode, we dive into:\\xa0\\n-The connection between sexual health and optimal health (2:06)\\n-The three main ways metabolic dysfunction and sexual health are connected (14:05)\\n-How metabolic health affects fertility (24:06)\\n-Four things men can do to increase testosterone (26:32)\\n-Why you need to ask your doctor for a fasting insulin test (32:35)\\n-How mood and motivation are related to sexual health (58:46)\\n-The optimal breakfast for metabolic health (1:16:36)\\n-Five reasons we should care about blood sugar spikes, especially first thing in the morning (1:19:59)\\xa0\\n-What Dr. Casey eats for breakfast (1:27:32)\\n-Why you shouldn\\u2019t drink oat milk (1:30:49)\\xa0\\n-How drinking vinegar before carb-rich meals can minimize a glucose spike (1:37:38)\\nAlso mentioned in this episode:\\n-3 Ways metabolic health affects sexual function\\n-Fertility and metabolism: the link affecting men and women\\nFor more on Dr. Casey Means, follow her on Instagram @drcaseyskitchen, Twitter @drcaseyskitchen, and through her website, levelshealth.com.\\nTo learn more about joining Levels and trying a continuous glucose monitor yourself, go to\\xa0levels.link/dhru.\\nThis episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and Pendulum.\\nRight now, ButcherBox is offering new members a great deal. You\\u2019ll receive two ribeye steaks for FREE in your first box. Sign up at ButcherBox.com/dhru.\\nPendulum 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\\u2019s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20.\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'