In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Lee Howard. Dr. Howard is a board certified general surgeon, cosmetic surgeon, and functional medicine practitioner. He shares why he left surgery for functional medicine, why social isolation damages our health, what red flags indicate hormone imbalances for men and women, how to define andropause and menopause, why men ignore low testosterone warnings, what consequences hormonal birth control may present, how sperm deteriorates with age, environmental impacts on hormone decline, why autism can’t be caused by one thing, when men should consider TRT, why insurance is incentivized to keep us away from regenerative treatments, 5 paths to optimize health, where you can find affordable longevity tools, how much vitamin D you need, the 3 rules of dieting, how to avoid the wrong longevity provider, how NAD works, why we don’t have enough access to stem cells and where you can find them, and much more.