Mastering Men's Hormones For Better Business Success With Dr. Sam Madeira

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On today’s episode, I am talking with Dr. Sam Madeira. Sam is an expert in Hormonal health for men. He has been helping men become better athletes, entrepreneurs, fathers, brothers, and friends for many years. When you optimize your testosterone everything else gets easier. This episode is a bit different from some of our business discussions, but mastering your hormones and understanding this aspect of your health is essential.

Dr. Sam Madeira is the founder, medical director, and physician at Apollo Health Clinic. Dr. Madeira’s mission, passion, and life work are to help you find your unique root cause, and the transformative path to healing and guide you to maintain a state of health and vitality throughout your life. His passions are botanical medicine, peptide therapies, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) for Men & Women, and mindfulness practices, and cutting-edge health span & longevity science. Dr. Madeira holds his medical license in Washington and Montana, and is Board Certified by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners (NABNE).

We discuss:

[02:21] Sam shares about his defining moment. He shares about his experience suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome for many years.
[04:01] In his practice he tries to get to the root of the problem for his patients instead of masking the symptoms with supplements or prescriptions. This approach dictates his practice.
[06:15] Humans are very good at making our normal circumstances normal. We get used to it and it becomes normal for us.
[07:45] Drinking too much coffee or drinking alcohol to relax are often signs for men that they are not firing on all cylinders.
[08:47] A lot of caffeine can affect your hormones. Men and women both have hormones.
[09:11] Testosterone is very important for men.
[11:28] Men especially normalize and minimize their health problems because we were conditioned from a young age to push through. When you are not getting rest then you are not going to be able to recover and bounce back.
[13:23] When men are not getting enough sleep they end up not making as much testosterone and their testes actually shrink.
[15:17] Dopamine is buddies with testosterone. Testosterone increases dopamine levels. Dopamine gives us the motivation to go out and do things.
[18:05] After about six to eight weeks of optimizing testosterone, dopamine, and a few other things usually men are having more sex drive, more interest in their hobbies, and more interest and focus in their work.
[19:34] Managing your health, taking care of yourself, understanding your boundaries and your body, and being able to tune into what your body is saying to you is crucial.
[21:36] The value of those optimized hormones is that you get the life you want.
[24:15] Your sexual energy is powerful creative energy and that is the energy you can harness and bring into your business.
[25:24] The lack of community that a lot of guys feel today contributes to feeling like they have to push through trials and tribulations.
[28:21] It is important to have more intention behind your approach to your health without being all or nothing.
[29:56] If you are making health improvements don’t try to do everything at once. Instead, add something new every 7-10 days.
[31:01] It takes at least half the time you are sick to get well.
[32:51] Invest in your health and hire a specialist in men’s hormone health.
[34:21] Allopathic doctors are regular doctors that you are used to seeing that bill your insurance. Naturopathic or holistic doctors are typically cash-based and offer different options.
[35:59] Dr. Sam offers all prospective patients a free 30-minute discovery call, make sure they are a good fit, and discuss the financial obligations.
[38:25] When we invest in our health in our daily actions and lifestyle and find a targeted plan that is individualized then we get the results we are looking for, we feel better, and our life gets better.
[40:11] As an entrepreneur, you and your team are your biggest assets. If you’re not healthy that is actually a liability to your business.
[41:46] The average prescription cost today is $15,000 per year per adult.
[43:30] Health issues impact every area of our lives sometimes in a subtle way.
[45:55] Testosterone levels have dropped in general and it is a huge problem.
[48:07] There are more benefits of higher testosterone than sucking it up with lower testosterone.
[49:52] We are surrounded by toxins and we don’t really think about it because they are so common.
[51:44] Tiny opportunities to make yourself a little better all add up.