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Episode 12 - From Brain to Bedroom | How Stress Hijacks Libido & Your Body with Daniel Levitin, PhD
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Stress is not just in your head. It is in your erections, your libido, your sleep, your longevity, and even your fertility.
In this episode of Talk with Turek, Dr. Paul Turek and co host Rob Clyde sit down with award winning neuroscientist and bestselling author Daniel Levitin, PhD (This Is Your Brain on Music, The Organized Mind, Successful Aging) to unpack how chronic stress reshapes the male brain and the male body.
Dr. Levitin explains what really happens in your brain when you are stressed, why that can shut down libido, erections and rational thinking, and how our modern “always on” lives with email, the internet, social media and AI keep men stuck in a constant fight or flight state.
YOU WILL LEARN:
• How the brain’s stress cascade turns off immunity, digestion and libido
•. Why long term stress wrecks sleep, erections and fertility, even if you do not feel stressed
• How much brain real estate is devoted to the penis, clitoris, lips and anus
•. Why men often miss their own stress signals, and how morning erections and “vacation erections” can act as biomarkers for health
•. Practical ways to lower stress: yoga, exercise, meditation, music, acupuncture, sex and building real relationships with doctors
•. How AI and tools like ChatGPT can both help and harm attention, focus and mental health
•. Why literature, art and learning an instrument are “neuroprotective” for the aging brain
•. The role of conscientiousness, self care and lifestyle in living longer and feeling better
Whether you are trying to conceive, dealing with erectile issues, low libido or simply feeling overloaded by work, family and tech, this conversation gives you science backed tools to understand your stress and start doing something about it.
ABOUT OUR GUEST – DR. DANIEL LEVITIN
Dr. Daniel Levitin is a neuroscientist, musician, and bestselling author whose work spans music, the brain, health, productivity, aging, and creativity. He’s written multiple New York Times and international bestsellers, including This Is Your Brain on Music, The Organized Mind, Successful Aging, A Field Guide to Lies, and more. He has taught at McGill University, Stanford, and UC Berkeley, and has advised companies like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.
🔗 Learn more about Dr. Levitin:
Website: daniellevitin.com
Instagram: @daniellevitinofficial
Patreon: Daniel Levitin
👉 Watch to learn how stress shows up in your brain, your body and your bedroom, and what you can change today.
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About Talk with Turek
Talk with Turek is a men’s reproductive health podcast from The Turek Clinic, hosted by world renowned reproductive urologist Paul Turek, MD and co host Rob Clyde. We explore male fertility, sexual health, hormones and the science of building a family in a modern world.
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