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661: How Having Better Sex Impacts Your Overall Health After 40 with Dr. Nicole McNichols

Sexual health is rarely discussed in serious health conversations, yet it plays a critical role in longevity, stress resilience, and relationship satisfaction. In this episode, Ted speaks with Dr. Nicole McNichols about why desire declines, how anxiety and unrealistic expectations interfere with performance, and what men over 40 need to understand to rebuild a healthier, more connected sex life.

660: How the Ultra Successful Think (and Why Most People Self-Sabotage) with Dr. Julie Gurner

High performers often assume discipline, intelligence, and ambition are enough. In this episode, Ted speaks with Dr. Julie Gurner about why even successful people sabotage progress, how stress and control quietly limit growth, and what it really takes to evolve as success accelerates.

Your 2026 Body Blueprint — Part 7: How to Build a Routine That Actually Works After 40

Information isn’t the problem. Execution is. In the final episode of the 2026 Body Blueprint, Ted shows how to combine training, nutrition, cardio, and recovery into a simple routine that actually fits life after 40 — in as little as two hours per week. Learn how to apply everything you’ve learned, avoid common mistakes, and finally break the “next year will be better” cycle.

Your 2026 Body Blueprint — Part 6: How Sleep, Stress, and Lifestyle Shape How You Age

In this episode, Ted breaks down the three most underestimated drivers of longevity: sleep, stress, and lifestyle. He explains why these factors are harder to quantify but just as powerful, how they quietly influence disease risk and recovery, and why ignoring them can undermine even the best training and nutrition plan.