"The Best and Worst of Humanity" Forged Wellness Founder Recalls Bone-Chilling War Stories. Plus, Life As a Portsmouth Firefighter

<p>&quot; People that have been there, no explanation  is necessary, and people that haven&#39;t, no explanation is possible.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://forgedmw.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Gregory Tufts</a> spent years in Afghanistan and Iraq, serving as an emergency medic for the U.S. Army.</p><p>He&#39;s also a full-time firefighter paramedic for the city of Portsmouth.</p><p>Additionally, he&#39;s the founder of <a href="https://forgedmw.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Forged Medical Wellness</a>, a new practice in Rye that specializes in men&#39;s health, offerings services like testosterone replacement therapy, IV drips, and more.</p><p>From his office in Rye, Tufts joins <a href="https://www.instagram.com/troy_farkas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">host Troy Farkas</a> to talk about his journey to Forged - from the battlefields of Afghanistan, to the basements of Portsmouth, and to everywhere in between.</p><p>Forged&#39;s marketing director <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dennisbolduc7/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Dennis Bolduc</a> also joins the show!A lifelong type 1 diabetic, he and Troy share their own stories of dealing with a disease that threatens to kill them nearly on a daily basis.</p><p>November is Diabetes Awareness Month, Men&#39;s Health Month, and Veterans Day is around the corner, and these two are the perfect pairing to discuss a number of very important subjects.</p><p>To learn more about Forged Medical Wellness, please visit <a href="https://forgedmw.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">ForgedMW.com</a>.</p><p>SPONSORS:</p><ul><li><a href="https://mensmindpsychotherapy.com/?utm_source=seacoast_stories&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=mens_mind_episode_20261102&utm_content=podcast_20261102" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Men&#39;s Mind:</a> The Seacoast&#39;s first therapy practice that&#39;s exclusively for men.</li><li><a href="https://sweathouz.com/portsmouth-book-now/?utm_source=seacoaststories&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=fall2026_portsmouth&utm_content=podcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠SWTHZ Portsmouth⁠⁠</a> &amp; SWTHZ <a href="https://sweathouz.com/bedford-book-now/?utm_source=seacoaststories&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=fall2026_bedford&utm_content=apple" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Bedford⁠⁠</a>: Lock in your founding membership today for contrast therapy, red light therapy, &