Episode 591

Struggling with Low Libido? Your Blood Sugar Could Be to Blame. Top Tips for Boosting Libido with Sex and Metabolic Experts

With Dr. Casey Means
& Dr. Rena Malik

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When most people think about metabolic health, they think of weight management and steady energy. But here’s what often gets overlooked: metabolic health also plays a major role in sexual function and fertility.

Our hormones depend on a delicate balance—and when blood sugar spikes and crashes, that balance gets thrown off. The result? Not just weight gain, mood swings, and fatigue, but also a higher risk of erectile dysfunction, infertility, reduced sexual pleasure, and more.

Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, we’re bringing you a special compilation episode featuring Dhru’s conversations with experts on how sexual health can reflect your overall metabolic health.

Dr. Casey Means explains that blood flow, hormones, and psychology are the three pillars of good sexual function. She shares how diet impacts all three through a hormonal cascade, along with effects on nitric oxide and neurotransmitter production.

Dr. Rena Malik dives into the importance of a healthy sex life and the common challenges men and women face—from low libido and hormone imbalances to lifestyle factors that get in the way. She breaks down the science behind sexual health, including the roles of diet, exercise, and orgasms, and unpacks the key roadblocks that can prevent us from experiencing a truly fulfilling sex life.

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I hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as I did.
Wishing you health and happiness.
Dhru Purohit

In this Episode, you will learn

  1. Paying attention to your sexual and overall health
    (1:37)
  2. The link between sex drive and metabolic function
    (5:49)
  3. Three key ways metabolic and sexual health are connected
    (8:41)
  4. Habits that restrict blood flow and negatively impact sex drive
    (14:21)
  5. The alarming rate of fertility decline
    (18:50)
  6. How metabolic health affects egg quality, sperm quality, and hormone balance
    (22:11)
  7. The connection between sex, longevity, and a healthy lifespan
    (33:09)
  8. How exercise boosts internal motivation and physical desire for sex
    (36:14)
  9. The effects of a sedentary lifestyle on libido and sexual health
    (33:11)
  10. Top factors interfering with a pleasurable sex life
    (37:39)
  11. Hormonal and menopause-related challenges—and potential solutions
    (44:14)
  12. Hormone therapy and its benefits for women’s libido
    (49:25)
  13. Physical factors that can prevent enjoyment of sex
    (51:23)
  14. Final thoughts
    (55:14)

Guest

 
Dhru Purohit

Dhru is the host of the Dhru Purohit Show, a top 30 health podcast with over 30 million downloads. His interviews focus on the inner workings of the brain and the body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset.

Dhru Purohit is also a serial entrepreneur and investor in the health and wellness industry.

 
Dr. Casey Means

Dr. Casey Means is a Stanford-trained physician, Chief Medical Officer and Cofounder of the metabolic health company Levels, an associate editor of the International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention, and a lecturer at Stanford University.

 
Dr. Rena Malik

Dr. Rena Malik is a board-certified urologist with a talent for dispelling medical misinformation, discussing intimate topics, and evidence-based discussions of taboo topics. Dr. Malik is also a  prominent reconstructive urologist treating bladder conditions, sexual dysfunction, pelvic pain, and hormone management.

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