Sara Gottfried, M.D.: “For women, testosterone is especially important for confidence, agency, and even risk-taking.”
Gottfried, a Harvard-trained integrative medicine doctor and hormone expert, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how hormones affect your weight, plus:
- How the keto diet can hinder your sleep
- Why women should pay more attention to testosterone
- How to successfully follow the keto diet for metabolic health
- How to increase your growth hormone & why it matters
- How to enhance your gut health with vitamin D

Referenced in the episode:
- Gottfried's book, Women, Food, And Hormones.
- Data showing 88% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy, and an mbg article on what to do about it.
- Research showing 45% pre-menopausal women had menstrual irregularity on the keto diet.
- Research showing more than half of those with coronary artery disease have "normal" lipids.
- Research showing women with higher testosterone more likely to choose risky careers.
- mbg Podcast episode #294 and #197 with Jud Brewer, M.D., Ph.D.
- mbg Podcast episode #293 with Mark Sisson.

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