Welcome to Part 1 of our End of Year Special at the Optimized Health Podcast.

In this episode our male providers Josh Porter, Matt Hughes, and Justin Edwards sit down together to share how they each discovered their passion for hormones, preventative care, and helping people reclaim their lives.

You’ll hear how this work hasn’t just shaped their careers. It has transformed their own personal health journeys. They talk about what keeps them motivated, the mission that drives them, and the question they’re always asking:

“What is the next step to help someone become the best version of themselves?”

Inside This Episode

🔥 Men’s Health Highlights of 2025

• FDA removal of Black Box warnings

• Understanding red blood cell production while on TRT

• Why guidelines are options and not mandates

• TRT’s role in prosocial behavior, PTSD support, and anxiety relief

• Honoring and serving veterans through better care

🧬 Looking Ahead to 2026

• The rise of peptides

• The truth about the grey market

• Why 2025 created a major shift in preventative medicine

• What real optimization could look like in the near future

💡 Provider Hot Takes

• Their favorite patient victory stories

• The one optimization superpower they would give every man

• The best recovery hack of 2025

• The wellness trend they hope disappears in 2026

Whether you want to better understand TRT, learn more about peptides, or you’re passionate about improving your health in the year ahead, this conversation is packed with insight, stories, and real hope for what is coming next.