#180:

In the dead of night, when his family is asleep a father is crippled with loneliness.

Among a group of friends, a straight man fears saying something that may get him called gay.

Around the world, each minute, a man commits suicide.

These are some of the many undiscussed mental health issues that plague men – and the people who love them – unnecessarily.

As we are now officially in Movember – a month dedicated to focusing on men’s mental health issues – we’ve brought back a popular guest – a doctor of Integrative Men’s Health – who came on the show way back when the pandemic was just starting to take hold: Dr. Myles Spar.

Who is Dr. Myles Spar?

Dr. Spar is a medical doctor focused on Integrative Men’s Health His first time on the podcast he came to discuss optimal men’s health – fitness, nutrition, hormone balance and of course, dick stuff He is the Chief Medical Officer of Vault Health, a men’s health company providing at home services focused on sex, body and brain health Vault was actually the first FDA approved at home COVID test He is the author of Optimal Men’s Health and Dr. Andrew Weill wrote the forward to his book Member of the Great Man Mastermind

In this Episode:

Why men can be surrounded by people and still feel alone How men are dying to open up to other men…but the conditions need to be right for us to feel safe (and those conditions are often quite hard to find) Why Millennials and Gen Z seem to be far less confined to the rigid traditions of what masculinity is “supposed to be” Why being 45 and feeling 45 don’t have to be the same thing Whether too much ejaculation can have a negative effect on your life force
How latent homophobia in straight men can adversely effect so many facets of his life – like forging deep bonds with other men or showing vulnerability

Dr. Myles Spar’s Resources:

Dr. Spar’s First Episode on The Great Man Within Podcast: Optimal Men’s Health
Vault Health: https://www.vaulthealth.com
The Get It Up Podcast: Frank and Beans Episode
Dr. Spar’s Newsletter: https://drspar.com
Dr. Spar’s Book: Optimal Men’s Health