Category: Men’s Health

Biohacking can be described as citizen or do-it-yourself biology. For many “biohackers,” this consists of making small, incremental diet or lifestyle changes to make small improvements in your health and well-being. Biohacks promise anything from quick weight loss to enhanced brain function. But the best biohacking results come from being well-informed and cautious about what keep reading

If you want to be grossed out, watch the 2004 documentary Super Size Me by Morgan Spurlock. In case you missed seeing it, it chronicles a month in his life when he ate only McDonald’s food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. McDonald’s is hardly a fast food chain that specializes in fresh vegetarian meals. In keep reading

Youthful drivers may have the urge to put the pedal to the metal, but older cyclists might want to pause before putting pelvis to the saddle. The bicycle saddle, that is. An online Urology Times article presents the impact of bike riding on men’s health.[i] On the plus side, there are many compelling benefits, including keep reading

Over the years I have written numerous blogs about testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for men with clinically low testosterone (low T). I have covered topics such as the safety of TRT during Active Surveillance, what’s wrong with the old belief that high testosterone levels cause prostate cancer, and the problems when men jumped on the keep reading

“In the future aging society, more attention should be paid to the importance of men’s health because of its effects on decreased quality of life and increased social burden…” Park & Lee Let’s face it, guys. We’re not getting any younger. In fact, society is getting older. The Population Reference Bureau tells us that in keep reading

“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden.” – Healthyplace.com A 2020 paper opens with the statement: “Men diagnosed with prostate cancer have a heightened risk for major depressive disorder, with rates exceeding those keep reading

If you’re at least 45 years old and never been diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa), do you ever ask yourself, “Could I get prostate cancer?” If you have any of the familiar risk factors like family history of breast or prostate cancer, African American, or environmental exposure then you already know you should take steps keep reading

If you’re one of the men who see their doctor annually no matter what, skip reading the rest of this blog. However, if you’re like the more than 60% of men who shun annual check-ups, you will easily relate to what follows. It’s commonly recognized that women get annual check-ups and regular tests like mammograms keep reading

Some folks might say that erectile dysfunction (ED) can lead to a broken heart. On the other hand, in 1989 the physical feeling of a “broken heart” (heart-related chest pain) accidentally led to a treatment for ED. When pharmaceutical giant Pfizer was researching medication for angina, a painful heart condition, their researchers discovered sildenafil, now keep reading

Every living organism comes with a preprogrammed “owner’s manual” with instructions organized by maintenance and repair topics. Take antlers on deer. In all deer species, the stags grow antlers (female caribou or reindeer also produce antlers).  Around 6 months of age, a buck fawn will develop a pair of bumps called pedicles, the base from keep reading