Out of Pocket
You're here because you're in the healthcare gap.
You're already doing the basics of exercise and eating healthy.
But you're also not so sick you need the care of a doctor.
You want answers that help you live your best life proactively.
If you’re burned out on diets, confused by your symptoms, and tired of being told “everything looks normal,” this show is for you.
Hosted by functional nutritionists Andrew Hayes and Kat Best, we cover the health issues most people struggle with but rarely talk about. Gut problems. Hormone chaos. Fatigue. Cravings. Mood swings. The difference between sustainable fat loss and trendy weight loss. Irregular poops. (Yes, we said it.)
Each week, we give you the tools to actually feel better - without crash diets, supplements you don’t need, or 4AM workouts.
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Out of Pocket
Low Libido Isn’t a Sex Problem - It’s a Health Signal | Ep 61
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Low libido isn’t about sex. It’s one of the clearest health signals your body sends, and most people ignore it for years.
In this episode, we talk about why your sex drive disappears and why it has nothing to do with willpower, aging, or “just being busy.” We break down how stress, hormones, sleep, medications, emotional load, and under-recovery all shut down desire, and why libido should be treated like a vital sign.
We also get into the male–female differences no one explains, the medications that quietly tank arousal, what it means when libido drops for months at a time, and what actually brings it back.
(00:00) Why low libido is a health signal — not a sex issue
(06:22) Hormones, cortisol, burnout: the real biology behind low desire
(12:58) The medications that quietly crush libido
(20:35) How chronic stress shuts down desire long before you notice
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