Dr. Tara Swart

a man for those physical things now, it's a very strong survival wiring in the brain. And so what we have, you know, in the cave, we lived nomadically. So often the men would go and hunt and be away for a very long time. Or if they went far enough and they found a cave of the same tribe, they would just stay there and not go back. Why risk your life to travel back for six weeks?

But over time, a lot of societies in the modern world have asked people to live in unit families. And so we have seen men's brains be rewired. Really? Yeah. Relatively recently, like maybe in the last 10 years, research has showed that when you become a dad for the first time, oxytocin rewires your brain so that you're more into bonding and less into the testosterone competitive stuff.

But over time, a lot of societies in the modern world have asked people to live in unit families. And so we have seen men's brains be rewired. Really? Yeah. Relatively recently, like maybe in the last 10 years, research has showed that when you become a dad for the first time, oxytocin rewires your brain so that you're more into bonding and less into the testosterone competitive stuff.

Because if you think about it, lions and tigers, they'll eat their own children.

Because if you think about it, lions and tigers, they'll eat their own children.

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I get this question all the time.

I get this question all the time.

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Well, so from about the age of 35, your testosterone will have started dropping significantly already.

Well, so from about the age of 35, your testosterone will have started dropping significantly already.

One's testosterone tends to drop from that age. So when you do become a dad... It drops after you become a dad. for the first time, oxytocin goes up, testosterone drops, you become much more about cuddling and bonding and wanting to stay in the home and look after the mom and the baby. Interesting.

One's testosterone tends to drop from that age. So when you do become a dad... It drops after you become a dad. for the first time, oxytocin goes up, testosterone drops, you become much more about cuddling and bonding and wanting to stay in the home and look after the mom and the baby. Interesting.

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If you keep lifting, then you would actually keep your testosterone levels higher. Keep it up. Also, if the baby sleeps in the same room as you, then your testosterone levels drop even more. Come on. So you might want to move out for three months to a different bedroom. Yeah.

If you keep lifting, then you would actually keep your testosterone levels higher. Keep it up. Also, if the baby sleeps in the same room as you, then your testosterone levels drop even more. Come on. So you might want to move out for three months to a different bedroom. Yeah.

If you sleep in the same room as the baby.