Dave Asprey
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And testosterone has absolutely changed my life. And here's why. Testosterone drives dopamine levels in the brain. So if you're low on testosterone as a man or a woman, you'll be low dopamine. And what happens when you're low dopamine? Dopamine gives you a reward and pleasure for pursuing a goal. You don't get the reward if you get the goal. It's just the pursuit of it.
And testosterone has absolutely changed my life. And here's why. Testosterone drives dopamine levels in the brain. So if you're low on testosterone as a man or a woman, you'll be low dopamine. And what happens when you're low dopamine? Dopamine gives you a reward and pleasure for pursuing a goal. You don't get the reward if you get the goal. It's just the pursuit of it.
So if you're an entrepreneur and a business person, you're pursuing a goal and you need to have adequate dopamine to wake up and care about it. And if you've ever seen the movie Grumpy Old Men, that's a testosterone deficiency documentary.
So if you're an entrepreneur and a business person, you're pursuing a goal and you need to have adequate dopamine to wake up and care about it. And if you've ever seen the movie Grumpy Old Men, that's a testosterone deficiency documentary.
So if you're an entrepreneur and a business person, you're pursuing a goal and you need to have adequate dopamine to wake up and care about it. And if you've ever seen the movie Grumpy Old Men, that's a testosterone deficiency documentary.
That's what people are like when you're low T. And if you're 26 years old now and you're low testosterone like I was when I was 26, you don't have the vibe you're supposed to have. And there's nothing wrong with you if you're feeling anxiety or tiredness or depression.
That's what people are like when you're low T. And if you're 26 years old now and you're low testosterone like I was when I was 26, you don't have the vibe you're supposed to have. And there's nothing wrong with you if you're feeling anxiety or tiredness or depression.
That's what people are like when you're low T. And if you're 26 years old now and you're low testosterone like I was when I was 26, you don't have the vibe you're supposed to have. And there's nothing wrong with you if you're feeling anxiety or tiredness or depression.
You simply have a hardware problem because your balls are not making enough testosterone because they were poisoned by your environment or you're not sleeping and you're eating the wrong stuff. So you can fix it. And a couple of weeks after you do it, Like, wow, this is great. I want to go to the gym. I'm doing stuff in my business again. Now I want to date. And it's like you get yourself back.
You simply have a hardware problem because your balls are not making enough testosterone because they were poisoned by your environment or you're not sleeping and you're eating the wrong stuff. So you can fix it. And a couple of weeks after you do it, Like, wow, this is great. I want to go to the gym. I'm doing stuff in my business again. Now I want to date. And it's like you get yourself back.
You simply have a hardware problem because your balls are not making enough testosterone because they were poisoned by your environment or you're not sleeping and you're eating the wrong stuff. So you can fix it. And a couple of weeks after you do it, Like, wow, this is great. I want to go to the gym. I'm doing stuff in my business again. Now I want to date. And it's like you get yourself back.
It's critically important and you can measure it. It's not like it's witchcraft.
It's critically important and you can measure it. It's not like it's witchcraft.
It's critically important and you can measure it. It's not like it's witchcraft.
It's different for men and women. The pellet works pretty well for women, but women need a much lower dose of testosterone. And a lot of people will think, well, women, it's all about estrogen. Women have four times more testosterone than estrogen. Estrogen is very potent. So you still need your testosterone. And it doesn't vary as much as it does for guys.
It's different for men and women. The pellet works pretty well for women, but women need a much lower dose of testosterone. And a lot of people will think, well, women, it's all about estrogen. Women have four times more testosterone than estrogen. Estrogen is very potent. So you still need your testosterone. And it doesn't vary as much as it does for guys.
It's different for men and women. The pellet works pretty well for women, but women need a much lower dose of testosterone. And a lot of people will think, well, women, it's all about estrogen. Women have four times more testosterone than estrogen. Estrogen is very potent. So you still need your testosterone. And it doesn't vary as much as it does for guys.
My experience has been that you want to either inject or use a cream. because those are gonna give you the variability. I've used a pellet two times, and a lot of my hair fell out from that because a pellet will raise your levels and keep them high, and we need to cycle. So as of the last year, there are now two different oral forms of testosterone that are available.
My experience has been that you want to either inject or use a cream. because those are gonna give you the variability. I've used a pellet two times, and a lot of my hair fell out from that because a pellet will raise your levels and keep them high, and we need to cycle. So as of the last year, there are now two different oral forms of testosterone that are available.
My experience has been that you want to either inject or use a cream. because those are gonna give you the variability. I've used a pellet two times, and a lot of my hair fell out from that because a pellet will raise your levels and keep them high, and we need to cycle. So as of the last year, there are now two different oral forms of testosterone that are available.