Muscle, protein, strength, and metabolic health
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Erectile dysfunction predicts a future heart attack better than chest pain does, especially in younger men (11:11). Urologist Tobias Kohler describes two cheap early-warning tests, a coronary calcium scan and a Mayo Clinic ceramide blood test, plus the cardiac damage caused by high-dose testosterone abuse (12:49, 44:55).
Menopause changes the body mainly by shrinking muscle, not just by crashing hormones. Dr. Gabrielle Lyon argues that muscle loss, which starts speeding up about two years before a woman's final period, drives the insulin resistance, bone loss, and fat gain often blamed on menopause alone, and that resistance training and higher protein intake are the direct countermeasures.
