This podcast is for you, the Modern Man. I'm Dr Anne Truong,

your host. I'm an intimate health medical doctor and best

selling author of the book, Erectile Dysfunction Fix. I'll

do a deep dive into sexual health and performance and how

it affects men of all ages and backgrounds. So let's get

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Hello there, Modern Man. I'm Dr Anne Truong. I've treated over

7000 men with ED. In today's episode, we're going to talk

about why executive and entrepreneurs have high rate of

ED compared to non-executive and entrepreneurs.

Do you know that entrepreneurs and executive are significantly

more likely to experience ED than the general population? In

today's episode, we're going to look at the shocking connection

between the high stress career and sexual health, and why your

boardroom performance might be affecting your bedroom

performance. If you're an entrepreneur, CEO or executive,

watching this, you might want to pay close attention, because

that's what I'm about to share could literally change your life

and your business. We always talk about the sacrifices

business owners make, the long hours, the stress, the sleepless

night, but there's one health impact that nobody talks about,

yet it affects millions of high achieving men worldwide. I see a

lot of men that have their own business or executive that

experience ED.

Now let's talk about the shocking statistics. Let's look

at some of the numbers here. Numbers don't lie. Men with ED

have twice their absenteeism from work, meaning they're less

productive at work. They experience 23% more workplace

impairment compared to those that do not have ED. And

overall, they have 2.5 times more productivity loss than

their non-ED counterpart. So what's really shocking is, while

the general population has about a 5% rate of certain stress

related disorders, research suggests that business leaders

and entrepreneur shows three times higher for stress related

condition. So what does this mean? There's a CEO have mental

health crisis, 55% of CEO experienced negative mental

health issues in the past year alone. That's a 24 point jump

from 2023 and that 70% of entrepreneurs report being

impacted by mental health condition. So here's the kicker,

chronic stress directly lead to ED through multiple biological

pathway.

Let's look at the science behind this. So number one, the

cortisol problem. So when you're constantly stressed. So let's be

honest, if you're running a business, you are constantly

stressed, your body pumps out cortisol and adrenaline, these

hormone literally redirect blood flow away from your genital area

to the muscle in preparing for you for fight or flight. This is

a train mechanism that we have ingrained in our body from

millions of years ago, that when you have cortisol adrenal

release, it means that we have to fight against something, or

fight against the dinosaurs or run away to protect ourselves.

So that's the last thing you want to do, is have blood flow

down to your penis. You want to have blood flow to your arms and

your legs so that way you can run away from danger. It is just

ingrained in us. You cannot fight it. It is just autonomic

response. Guess what? You need proper blood flow down to the

penis for normal erectile function. No blood flow, no

erection and stress.

Number two, the testosterone crash. Here's something

fascinating from the Harvard research. Successful executive

actually have a very specific hormonal profile. High

testosterone, low cortisol. What that mean is that if you're

successful, you tend to have higher testosterone and low

stress or low cortisol. The problem is chronic stress

elevate cortisol, which then suppresses testosterone

production. While you're trying to be the business owner, stress

is literally killing your testosterone. And here's a

vicious cycle. Once ED starts, it creates performance anxiety,

which creates more stress, which makes the ED worse. So it's like

being trapped in the Nightmare feedback loop. Now it gets

worse. The typical entrepreneur lifestyle is likely a perfect

storm for sexual dysfunction. 55% of founders suffer from

insomnia, which means that testosterone production

decreases because testosterone is made during when you sleep,

particularly when you're in deep sleep, like REM. That excessive

work also keep cortisol high. Cortisol is a stress hormone.

Cortisol high, no erection, decrease blood flow. So 85% of

entrepreneur report high stress level. And that many, not all,

this is not a general, sometime will rely on alcohol to de

stress or poor diet choices as coping mechanism because they

don't have time to go grocery shopping and that they will

neglect themselves first, which is the first thing is sleep.

Second is stress. And another thing we need to discuss about

the business impact. Now you might think, "Okay, this is a

personal problem." So here's why entrepreneurs should care about

this. Remember those productivity stats that I

mentioned earlier, the men with ED have two times higher

absenteeism rate, more than double the workplace impairment

and 25% total productivity loss compared to non-ED men. So if

you're leading a company, making critical decisions and managing

a team while dealing with the psychological burden of sexual

dysfunction, you're literally operating on empty at a fraction

of your potential. So there's something really crazy that

studies show that leaders with the ideal hormone profile of

high testosterone, low cortisol manage more people and achieve

more higher status position. So ED is often a sign that your

hormones are completely out of whack.

Now next, early warning signs. Your health system alert. Here's

the scariest part, ED is often the canary in a coal mine for

your overall health. 67% of men with ED could face a heart

attack in 7 to 10 years. So ED is frequently the first symptoms

of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and high

cholesterol. So if you're experiencing ED and you're an

entrepreneur, an executive, your body is literally trying to tell

you something critical about your cardiovascular health or

your heart health.

So what are solutions that actually work? Address the root

cause. You know, I'm a big proponent of addressing the root

cause and not padding the problem. Number one, stress

management. Stress management program has shown to improve ED

better than medication alone, like Viagra or Cialis. Consider

meditation. There are various meditation app. Consider

exercise and even psychological counseling to decrease your

stress. Set boundaries around your work hours. Take breaks, go

on vacation where you could unplug for like a week or so, so

you can reset and be in tip top shape. Number two, hormone

optimization, get your testosterone level and cortisol

level checked. Testosterone can be checked by a blood work and

cortisol level is best checked if through saliva. And you can

actually have this done in the lab, or your doctor can order

it. If you go to most lab facilities, such as Labcorp or

Quest, they actually can do this studies for you without even a

doctor's order. However, you need to work with a doctor to

how to interpret it in your clinical situation, and also if

you want to get testosterone replacement therapy. So many

executive are now using testosterone optimization as a

performance tool for increased productivity and for work. Also,

you got to consider changes in your lifestyle, like prioritize

sleep. This is when testosterone gets produced. Regular exercise,

like 30 minutes, four to five times a week. Don't overdo it.

Limit alcohol to about 14 drinks a week. Improve your diet. I

recommend eating a Mediterranean diet. Consider supplements like

vitamin D, zinc and magnesium, which help relax muscle. Zinc

help increase testosterone. Vitamin D is essential for

sexual function. So when you get blood work at the lab, you

should get a CBC, a Chemistry 14, testosterone total, free

testosterone, prolactin, vitamin D, zinc level, magnesium level,

as well as prolactin level. Number four, consider go to see

a doctor about this early than later, because what you don't

want to do is to take a medication which pack the

problem, which really you're digging yourself a bigger hole

than when you first started with. So let's break the stigma.

Most successful entrepreneurs I know treat their sexual health

like their business KPI. They optimize it, measure it, and

invest in it. So when your testosterone level is optimized

and your stress level is low or low cortisol level, then you can

solve problem easier, better than your competitors who are

suffering in silence, and you can literally have a competitive

edge. Better hormones equal better decision making, better

leadership presence, and better stress management. In fact,

Silicon Valley executives are attending testosterone party and

biohacking event focused on male optimization. They've realized

that sexual health is business health.

So here's what I want you to do right now, get your blood tested

for total testosterone, free testosterone, saliva cortisol

test, and your overall health markers. Audit your lifestyle,

how's your sleep, your stress level, your diet and your

exercise. And then invest in your health like you would

invest in your business. So if you like to get my daily peak

energy tip, go to this link right here. It is the URL

dailypeakenergy.com to get the guide on how to optimize your

hormones and your energy for the day so you can be more

productive to the day for your business. But necessarily, if

you get this, if you own a business, even if you are

working for somebody, it will optimize your energy and

productivity for the day. To be the best that you can be in and

out of the bedroom.

So I hope you find this episode interesting, and I would love it

if you can subscribe and get notification and share it with

somebody you think will benefit from this. And just know that ED

is a warning sign for your general health and that you

should not suffer in silence. And there are solutions for ED.

And the first thing is, start early, don't wait too long. And

do not take the medication, because in the long run, you're

gonna end up in bigger trouble than you first started out with.

So having said that, I'll see you in the next episode, Modern

Man.

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