Jul 13, 2026 · 29 min · 12 segments
There’s a side of wellness that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough — especially when it comes to men. In Episode 3 of The Society Standard, Sierra sits down with Dr. Stone, the Medical Director…
Brian StoneGuestSierraHost
So I would say the biggest, one of the biggest things has been in my early days of practice in the 90s, most guys with low testosterone were 50s and older.
Mm-hmm.

So I think lifestyle issues, you know, consumption of high carbohydrate diets and fast foods and all the bad things have contributed to the rapid increase in obesity.

And this obesity is contributing to a lot of the diseases that we're dealing with, like low testosterone, like obstructive sleep apnea, like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and even cancers.
Yeah.
So you're seeing that like younger and younger now.
That's sad.
That's horrible.
It's troubling.
What do you tell your patients who are younger coming in? Like, how are you reversing this and treating them?

But now that I've kind of figured that a lot of the lifestyle issues are contributing to the diseases that I'm dealing with, I'm starting to do proactive attacks about weight loss and fitness.

incorporation of certain supplements that I think are beneficial, trying to get ahead of the curve on a lot of these diseases.
think that's very rare about you because I know I hear a lot of, not your patients, but other people's that come in here and they say, well, they didn't really talk to me about what I'm eating or what I'm doing.
And I'm looking at them like your diet's horrible.
Like you're not eating anything real.
That seems to be a big trend at the moment.

So I would say the biggest, one of the biggest things has been in my early days of practice in the 90s, most guys with low testosterone were 50s and older.
Mm-hmm.

So I think lifestyle issues, you know, consumption of high carbohydrate diets and fast foods and all the bad things have contributed to the rapid increase in obesity.

And this obesity is contributing to a lot of the diseases that we're dealing with, like low testosterone, like obstructive sleep apnea, like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and even cancers.
Yeah.
So you're seeing that like younger and younger now.
That's sad.
That's horrible.
It's troubling.
What do you tell your patients who are younger coming in? Like, how are you reversing this and treating them?

But now that I've kind of figured that a lot of the lifestyle issues are contributing to the diseases that I'm dealing with, I'm starting to do proactive attacks about weight loss and fitness.

incorporation of certain supplements that I think are beneficial, trying to get ahead of the curve on a lot of these diseases.
think that's very rare about you because I know I hear a lot of, not your patients, but other people's that come in here and they say, well, they didn't really talk to me about what I'm eating or what I'm doing.
And I'm looking at them like your diet's horrible.
Like you're not eating anything real.
That seems to be a big trend at the moment.
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