Phosphatidylserine, Cortisol & Testosterone Dr. Cam | Maximus Live #47

Originally recorded 01/20/22 In this episode, Dr. cam explains what Free testosterone vs total testosterone is. He also explains how you can measure those levels and what they mean. Also, he talks about consistency and tricks you can use to maintain on track to achieving your goals. Lastly, Dr. Cam explains mindfulness meditation and walks and how it helps your brain’s ability to focus better.

Originally Recorded 01.13.22 In this episode, Dr. Cam explains how going over the top when optimizing your health can cause more harm than good. He explains the term "Bio-Hacking" and what extremes you should avoid. Also, Dr. Cam talks about Neuroplasticity, brain neurons, mental health, and how testosterone helps with brain and nerve function. Lastly, Dr. Cam also talks about Glucose monitoring, keto diets, cortisol, and quitting smoking.

Originally recorded 01.06.2022 In this episode, Dr. Cam talks about GG supplements, Vit MK4, MK7, MK9, and Vitamin E. He also explains why lipid-soluble vitamins are the most underrated supplements, and vital to the endocrine system. Lastly, Dr. Cam talks about anxiety, how to cope with it, plan for it, and supplements to help lower it.

Maximus Live 52 New Years Resolutions How to assess your past year, Defining Goals, Focus, The mirror test, and weight loss goals. Also, Dr. Cam talks about the myths of eating raw meat, and raw liver, and why eating raw meat might not be the best idea.

Originally recorded 12/16/21 In this episode, Dr. Cam talks about Magnesium supplements and which are the best. Dr. Cam also talks about the king protocol, SERM's and how it all works to increase your natural Testosterone production.

Originally recorded 12/09/21 In this episode, Dr. Cam talks about fish oil, Omega fatty acids, and how they impact the endocrine system. He talks about DHA and how it lowers Testosterone by increasing its conversion to estrogen. He also goes over the differences in quality when it comes to supplements and the supplement industry. Also, How does Vit D impact the endocrine system, and how to protect yourself from UV rays when trying to get the proper amount of sunlight? Lastly, What is dopamine fasting, and how it impacts your overall mental health?

Originally recorded 11/11/21 In this episode, Dr. Cam explains how Vitamin E and K affect the body's ability to create hormones. Also, he explains they work as antioxidants in the body and eliminate free radicals. He also discusses the importance of lipid-soluble vitamins in the body and how they help with the endocrine system. Also, he talks about the negative side effects of TRT, Aromatase inhibitors, estrogen levels, and your brain's cognitive abilities.

Originally recorded 11/04/2021 In this episode, Dr. Cam discusses The Metaverse and how technology changes human psychology, human communication, and individuality. Also, he discusses cortisol, its effect on testosterone, and how stress is something all men should keep as low as possible.

In this episode, Dr. Cam talks about why he got interested in hormone optimization and the origin of Maximus. He also takes questions from live viewers explaining how creatine works in the body, performance enhancements, and the risks of other testosterone-boosting supplements. Also, he discusses the differences between the King protocol and TRT.

Chapters / Topics 00:00 Intro 00:53 Are powdered greens or superfoods worth it? 10:23 Best way to naturally increase your Testosterone 19:10 Organic vs. inorganic food choices 24:00 Why are diets and nutrition so complicated 34:25 Dangers of nightshade vegetables 44:00 What should parents do to help their son's hormonal development 50:00 BPA and what to look out for 53:30 Thyroid problems and seeing a specialist 55:00 Testosterone and its effect on depression and libido 59:30 Outro

Chapters / Topic 00:00 Intro 01:00 Supplements that may be harmful such as turmeric or curcumin 06:45 Alternatives to taking an SSRI and Psychiatric medication 25:00 Supplementing oxytocin 35:40 Is happiness simple to obtain? 44:20 Does American culture make happiness easier to obtain 48:00 The importance of social interactions and friendships 54:00 Scythians concept of blood brothers 58:40 Outro

Chapters / Topics 00:00 Intro 00:30 Pollution and microplastics affect your hormones 08:10 How microplastics lower testosterone 10:08 Are their bad soaps on the market 17:49 Are water pitchers better than tap? 19:30 The increase of sugar in our diets and its effects 26:00 Hormone health for women 30:30 Distilled water vs tap water 32:25 Vitamin D 101 39:39 Vitamin D and Testosterone 45:00 Get your Vitamin D levels in food and fish 50:30 Focus and the keystone habit 58:12 Outro

Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:30 Testosterone levels and health benefits 10:30 Eggs and bacon's effect on testosterone 17:20 Maximus Hair Loss product and DHT 20:19 Signs of Low T & natural ways to optimize testosterone 36:30 Vegetarian Diets 41:13 Fair Life milk and good processed foods 49:00 Multi-Day Fasting 52:58 Health benefits of chocolate 59:47 Outro

In this episode, Dr. Cam interviews one of our medical advisors at Maximus, Dr. Rand McClain. Dr. McClain earned his medical degree at Western University and completed his internship at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine Residency Program (U.S.C. California Hospital) and has worked with some of the best and original innovators in Sports, Rejuvenative, Regenerative (“Anti-Aging”), Cosmetic and Family Medicine. Dr. McClain has dedicated over 35 years of his personal and professional life to studying nutrition, exercise, herbs, and supplements and is also a Master of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. They discuss the best ways for men to optimize their testosterone and why The Maximus King Protocol is superior, especially for younger men. Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:15 Why did you become a medical advisor at Maximus? 02:45 Testosterone 101 05:30 Testing your testosterone levels 08:40 Total vs Free Testosterone 12:25 Monitoring SHGB levels 13:50 Causes for the decline in men’s testosterone 18:00 avoiding xenoestrogens 19:50 Primary vs Secondary Hypogonadism 22:45 SERMs and Enclomiphene 25:50 Why Enclomiphene is the best SERM for most guys 27:30 How Enclomiphene works 31:30 Enclomiphene vs TRT 33:00 Aromatase inhibitors 35:10 Why Enclomiphene has fewer side effects than TRT 40:00 The benefits of Enclomiphene 43:00 Testosterone and mood 44:20 Important vitamins for hormonal health 46:10 Why everyone needs to supplement Vitamin D 51:00 Best lifestyle choices to increase testosterone 55:30 Proper diets for optimal health 01:00:55 why cholesterol is important 01:04:20 Other important health markers 01:06:40 The future of healthcare 01:09:00 Why Enclomiphene is a better option for younger men 01:10:10 HCG vs Enclomiphene 01:13:40 Outro

In this episode, Dr. Cam interviews Dr. Barrie Tan and he explains how specific vitamin E, k2, and CoQ10 supplements have the amazing abilities to increase testosterone, work as antioxidants, build skeletal muscle, and so much more. Dr. Tan is hailed as a trailblazer and the world’s foremost expert on vitamin E. A scientist first and foremost, Dr. Tan earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry/Biochemistry from the University of Otago, New Zealand and spent several years as a professor at UMass. Dr. Tan is credited with discovering a form of vitamin E called tocotrienol from three major sources – Palm, Rice and Annatto. Dr. Tan is currently the President of American River Nutrition, a natural health R&D company he started with his wife, Elizabeth, in 1998. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:30 Dr. Tan’s education and training 04:20 Dr. Tan’s Discovery of tocotrienol in Vitamin E 08:20 Carotene and carotenoids 10:20 Vitamin E and why tocotrienol is so important 16:00 The health benefits of tocotrienol 21:20 Can tocotrienol prevent chronic disease for younger people 23:20 Vitamin K2 and why it's so important 30:20 Which form of vitamin K is the best 34:20 Japanese studies where vitamin MK4 could increase Testosterone 38:50 Could Vitamin MK3 or MK7 increase testosterone 41:00 Why are supplement manufacturers not selling MK4 as much 42:20 Why MK4 is superior to MK 7 43:30 Geranylgeraniol (GG) and why it's so important 53:20 Can Geranylgeraniol (GG) supplements help muscle building and growth? 56:20 What is a recommended dose of Geranylgeraniol (GG) and Ubiquinol? 01:01:50 Outro

In this episode, Dr. Cam interviews Dr. Wayne Hellstrom who is a Medical Advisor at Maximus. Dr. Hellstrom is also a Professor of Urology and the Chief of Andrology at Tulane School of Medicine. He is the leader in men's sexual health, performance and science. His practice is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunction including Peyronie's disease, surgical and vascular reconstruction, prosthetic surgery, male infertility (both surgical and medical therapies), BPH, and urethral stricture disease. Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:00 How Dr. Hellstrom got involved in Urology and Andrology 03:25 How Andrology and men's health has evolved over the last 40 years 07:00 Why Dr. Hellstrom decided to become a medical advisor for Maximus 10:00 Dr. Hellstrom's medical practice in men's sexual health & performance 12:10 The evolution of ED pills and treatment 14:25 Why younger men might be using ED pills 16:20 Breakdown of all ED pills available 21:50 Other uses for PDE5 inhibitors 24:10 New medications to improve sexual health and performance 26:10 Dopamine agonists and can they enhance sexual performance 28:00 Why are more men having problems with premature ejaculation 29:10 Options men have today for premature ejaculation 31:30 Average length of sexual performance for men 35:25 Physical causes of ED 38:10 The risks of numbing creams for sexual performance 40:10 New drug research for premature ejaculation and ED 41:40 Johnson & Johnson's "squeeze technique" to increase performance 42:40 SSRI's and their sexual side effects 44:40 Causes and Treatments for men with problems orgasming 47:00 Pornography and it's psychological effects on sexual performance 49:10 Hormones, Libido and why Testosterone is so important 55:10 Why Testosterone was incorrectly correlated with heart problems 01:01:40 Why Enclomiphene is used at Maximus and not TRT 01:08:50 What is DHT and why Finasteride has sexual side effects 01:14:10 Why DHT might affect younger men's drive and virility 01:16:10 What is in the future for Hormone Optimization 01:18:10 Outro

In this episode of the Maximus Podcast, Dr. Cam Interviews one of the medical advisors at Maximus, Dr. Matthew Coward. Dr. Coward is a professor of urology at UNC School of Medicine and an expert when it comes to men's health, men's reproductive health, Urology & Urologic surgery, Hormone Function & Hormone optimization. Learn more about testosterone, how it is mad in the body, and the new approach to increasing testosterone without taking steroids or synthetic T. Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:45 How Dr. Coward got into Urology 04:00 How he got his expertise in hormone function & endocrinology 08:10 Why did Dr. Coward become an advisor for Maximus 10:30 Everything you need to know about Testosterone and T levels 13:10 What may cause low testosterone in men 18:00 How to safely increase your Testosterone 21:20 Environmental disrupting factors to men's testosterone 26:30 Diet, Exercise & Sleep contribution to T Levels 29:30 Food and how it effects testosterone 34:10 Belly fat and obesity 36:00 The importance of health coaching and behavior change 37:20 The Maximus protocol and why its better for most men than TRT 41:30 Why Encomiphene is newer and better that Clomid 42:30 The benefits of optimizing their T 44:30 Why Enclomiphene is safe to take long term or stop using at any time 46:10 Does Enclomiphene cause hair loss 49:30 How covid-19 infections cause lower testosterone production 52:50 Outro

Dr. Cam takes live viewer questions about sleep, diet exercise, DHT, mens options when trying to increase Testosterone without loosing more hair. Chapters 00:00 intro 00:53 Improving your sleep and lowering stress is more important for Testosterone health 10:00 What someone should focus on with lifestyle changes 13:00 What are men's options for stopping hair loss 18:47 The risks of taking TRT and hair loss 20:45 Does the Maximus King protocol affect hair loss? 26:42 Can you still be on the Maximus king protocol and take finasteride or rogaine 30:00 Is topical finasteride better that oral finasteride in suppressing DHT 32:00 What does Maximus do and why we are better 35:30 Are there any benefits with semen retention and testosterone 39:10 Over the counter DHT blockers and supplements, do they work? 46:25 Why are fitness enthusiasts always bald? 49:00 Does fasting have any effects on testosterone levels? 51:05 What should you focus on for men's health at an older age? 57:40 What are my options to increase my Testosterone levels if i'm on blood thinners? 01:01:50 Does ashwaganda, and other T-boosters actually increase Testosterone? 01:05:05 Outro

In this episode Dr. Cam interviews another medical advisor to Maximus, Dr. Jim Hotaling. Dr. Jim is an MD and Professor of Urology at The University of Utah Health. He is known as one of the best experts when it comes to Men's health, erectile dysfunction, penile reconstructive surgery, and testosterone. In this episode, they both talk about men's health, testosterone optimization, the decline in men's fertility and how Maximus is trying to solve the problem of Low T for men. Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:10 How Dr. Hotaling got involved in Men's Health and Urology 04:50 Why Men's health has fallen behind over the years 06:20 Why Dr. Hotaling decided to get involved with Maximus 09:20 What is the Low Testosterone Pandemic and what's causing it? 13:20 What lifestyle changes should men change to increase Testosterone 16:10 How do we get away from BPA, Phthalates, and Xenoestrogens 19:20 How fitness and obesity can affect the genes passed on in offspring 21:00 What does Testosterone actually do in a man's body? 24:10 Why Low T can affect all aspects of a man's health 26:20 What are the best motivators for a man to increase their T and health 27:50 How Testosterone can help men struggling with erectile dysfunction 30:40 How Testosterone fluctuates throughout the day and help you recover 34:00 How higher T increase energy and quality of sleep 35:50 The difference between TRT and The Maximus King Protocol 39:20 Why you shouldn't mess with TRT and HCG 41:50 Why is enclomiphene or clomid not regularly used compared to TRT 44:20 How Enclomiphene is better than Clomid 46:50 What are the benefits of enclomiphene compared to TRT 49:20 What are the myths of increased testosterone levels 53:20 Does testosterone really cause hair loss 57:20 Do T boosting supplements actually work? 57:00 Outro

In this episode of the Maximus Podcast, Dr. Cam interviews Dr. Eugene Shippen. Dr. Eugene has over 50 years of medical experience in endocrinology & family medicine. Dr. Eugene is one of the leading endocrinologists in the US, has been at the forefront of men's health and treating men with low testosterone. In this episode you will learn about Dr. Eugene's backstory, what he has discovered after 50 years of experience, new treatments for men with low T & what every man should be changing in their lifestyle to get their hormones in order. Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:24 How Dr. Eugene transitioned into endocrinology 04:30 What is andropause for men 10:30 Is low T common in men and why 13:30 There is no good training in men's health and we need to change that 19:00 Scientific research showing a drop in men's T scores 21:00 How Dr. Eugene became the number one endocrinologist treating men 25:30 What are the functions of Testosterone in the body 28:30 The ratio between testosterone and estrogen 35:00 Why TRT treatments may cause more harm than good 38:30 Testosterone replacement vs optimization 44:30 The differences between Clomiphene vs Enclomiphene 50:30 Zuclomiphene vs Enclomiphene in the Maximus King Protocol 55:30 How do patients feel after taking Enclomiphene 59:00 Why a man's T levels are so important 01:04:30 Why hormones are so important for different areas of health 01:07:30 Why lifestyle is more important than just taking drugs 01:10:00 How T levels can help with libido and the difference between ED drugs 01:14:30 How higher T levels increase initiative according to Dr. Eugene 01:16:30 How higher T levels can help with ADHD and dopamine levels 01:18:00 The myths of higher T levels and how testosterone decreases mortality 01:21:30 Why the maximus king protocol is the most innovative treatment to optimize men's testosterone 01:23:00 Why genetics cause hair loss and why androgenic blockers are not the way to go 01:29:30 Outro