About this episode
This episode is brought to you by Essentia and Cozy Earth . Conventional medicine often fails us when it comes to hormonal imbalances. Hormones aren’t commonly tested, and many of the symptoms of imbalance are written off to aging and never addressed. Our hormones are like a symphony, with each one acting as a specialized instrument to keep our bodies in tune. Unbalanced hormones can lead to impaired mood, poor sleep, memory difficulties, sexual problems, and more. Get your hormones back in balance, and these problems usually disappear. In today’s episode of a new series I’m calling Know Your Numbers , I dive deep into male and female sex hormones. I discuss what you should measure to understand your hormonal health in a whole new way, the difference between conventional and optimal lab ranges, and much more. You can test your hormonal health with Function Health , a company I co-founded. It has been a lifelong dream for me. Function is the first-ever membership that includes over 100+ lab tests and personalized insights from globally renowned doctors based on your results. Join Function at functionhealth.com . This episode is brought to you by Essentia and Cozy Earth. Receive an extra $100 off your mattress purchase, on top of Essentia’s huge Black Friday sale! Go to myessentia.com/drmarkhyman and use code HYMAN at checkout to get this great deal. Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use code DRHYMAN. Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): Male sex hormones (6:40 / 4:37) How testosterone affects your health (7:48 / 5:43) Optimizing sex hormones through diet and lifestyle (9:50 / 7:45) Understanding the difference between normal and optimal hormone levels (11:20 / 9:15) Female sex hormones (15:17 / 13:12) Causes and symptoms of estrogen dominance (17:20 / 15:13)