Creating Better Men Through Better Health with Dr. Tracy Gapin

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Today we have Dr. Tracy Gapin on the show. Dr. Tracy has been working for over five years in the fields of functional medicine and men’s health by helping high-achieving men truly access all of their energy, clarity, and power, and better serve their businesses, workplaces, and their families. Today we are going to talk about the many myths behind men’s health and health in general that keep many people held back in their health and in many areas of their life that lead to burnout. We will also talk about how he changes their perspective and gives them a plan that is personalized to them to truly become the best version of themselves.

We are not only going to talk about some of the myths but also some of the businesses that he has built and how he has evolved from having a brick-and-mortar practice to also serving people online and really scaling up his business and message in a way that allows him to be able to have time for his wife and kids and really be the father and leader he wants to be while still have many successful businesses under his belt.

We discuss:

[02:41] Dr. Tracy shares his defining moment.
[04:42] For the first time in his life he realized that we didn’t have healthcare, we have disease care to get you back to a baseline. There was nothing to get people to an optimized state.
[07:23] He knew what was important to him was helping men be the best husband, fathers, and leaders they could be.
[08:09] He stepped away from traditional medicine into functional medicine.
[10:24] If you’re not focused on optimizing yourself and living with intention then ultimately you’re not going to be able to achieve the success that you are wanting.
[10:46] The success that you achieve in every area of your life starts and ends with your health.
[11:31] We need to go beyond just diet and exercise and focus on the other aspects that are affecting our human system.
[12:07] It is so important to put a priority on our health because it affects everything.
[14:06] Everybody wants to do stuff through insurance and that should be the first line. Insurance is not cheap and it covers crisis situations.
[16:24] Insurance and medical care are so expensive yet they are doing nothing to actually really promote health. It is all about taking care of acute situations.
[17:06] Another big myth is that it is simply diet and exercise. It is important to recognize that there is no perfect diet. Genetics helps us understand what is right for our bodies.
[18:24] Another misconception is that sleep is not important. Sleep is the most underappreciated aspect of health. Sleep drives everything.
[20:00] The misconception is that testosterone is going to transform your health and testosterone is the answer. You can’t look at just testosterone.
[20:42] The key is to understand that we need to put all these pieces together instead of simplifying them down to one magic thing.
[23:27] As Dr. Tracy has honed and developed his approach over the last five years now, he has found more practitioners wanting to do what he is doing. He has created a licensing program where other practitioners can incorporate his approach into their practice.
[25:18] To really develop yourself in the health space, you need to have a clear consistent message and help a very specific niche. You also need to have a very clear message that is unique.
[26:00] High-performance health is helping high-performing executives and entrepreneurs optimize their help so they can realize their full potential.
[27:23] Dr. Tracy shares one of the greatest investments that really help him pivot.
[31:51] When he went through that transformation in his life it made him realize that he had an opportunity to create a bigger impact on the world and also be a better dad by creating a life that enables him to do that.
[34:57] Living with intention. You don’t get today back and your family wants you to be present and engaged.
[37:21] It’s important to focus on your priorities, goals in life, what you want to achieve, and are you on the path to get there. So many times we lose sight of it. Focus on the bigger picture.