{"podcast":{"title":"Essential Ingredients Podcast","slug":"essential-ingredients-podcast-1367183","podcast_index_feed_id":1367183,"rss_url":"https://essentialingredients.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.justinereichman.com/podcast-episodes","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/9/d/d/49ddc67407a132c116c3140a3186d450/EI_-_Instagram_profile_picture_4.png","author":"Justine Reichman","episode_count":100,"summary":"Essential Ingredients powered by NGP is an Online podcast, launched by Justine Reichman a socially minded Founder, Connector and Philanthropist. This podcast features a multi-generational group of startup founders, thought leaders and change makers who discuss the importance of building businesses from concept to purpose that directly align to your purpose and mission and support a regenerative future for and from people to planet. Topics include \"building a business to support your purpose\" to \"global issues challenging our farming, production and supply chain\" to \"telling your story\" and \"developing consistent branding\". In addition to the conversation segments, these talks also conduct interviews with Serial entrepreneurs, new founders and industry experts. Interested in sharing your story, email us to participate in our next podcast. Production of the podcast is held in San Rafael.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T12:22:06.192409+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/essential-ingredients-podcast-1367183"},"episode":{"title":"107: The Hormone Conversation Men Aren't Having","slug":"107-the-hormone-conversation-men-aren-t-having","published_at":"2026-06-30T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/essential-ingredients-podcast-1367183/107-the-hormone-conversation-men-aren-t-having","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/essential-ingredients-podcast-1367183","url":"https://essentialingredients.libsyn.com/the-hormone-conversation-men-arent-having","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/pdcn.co/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/essentialingredients/Drew_Sinatra.mp3?dest-id=2362418","summary":"\"Sometimes, giving a name to something can help someone, because then you have a plan, you can go forward and see changes, and to know that there's not something wrong with you. You're suffering with other men and women in the same age group.\" —Dr. Drew Sinatra \"There's also that perspective that can be helpful, especially if you're in a partnership: what I do for my health is good for me, but it's also good for you. If I help myself age well, it means you're less likely to have to take care of me, and we're going to have a better time.\" —Dr. Lisa Brent There's a quiet epidemic happening in men's lives, and almost no one's naming it. He's more tired than usual. Shorter fuse. Less interested in the gym, in sex, in connecting with the people around him. His doctor might call it depression. His wife might just think he's \"checked out.\" Nobody's checking his testosterone. In this episode, Justine and naturopathic physician Dr. Lisa Brent sit down with Dr. Drew Sinatra to talk about andropause — the slow, often invisible hormonal shift men go through in midlife. Drew explains why testosterone decline gets missed for years, why so many men get handed an antidepressant instead of a hormone panel, and what it actually takes to find the real root cause. This isn't a conversation about chasing gym-rat testosterone numbers. It's about vitality: energy, mood, motivation, connection — and what happens when men finally get permission to talk about it. Lisa and Drew also get into something heavier: the male suicide rate that peaks in midlife, and how isolation, exhaustion, and unnamed hormonal shifts often collide. The fix isn't just a prescription. It's labs, lifestyle, and surprisingly, community. Share this with the man who's been \"off\" for a while now. He might not know why. This…","meta_description":"\"Sometimes, giving a name to something can help someone, because then you have a plan, you can go forward and see changes, and to know that there's not so…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2696,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/essential-ingredients-podcast-1367183/episodes/107-the-hormone-conversation-men-aren-t-having/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/essential-ingredients-podcast-1367183/107-the-hormone-conversation-men-aren-t-having.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}