Category: Men’s Health

When it comes to prostate cancer, a growing body of research continues to identify preventive and therapeutic nutrients in fruits. These compounds are referred to a phytonutrients or phytochemicals (“phyto” means plant). Apples have high concentrations of two types of phytonutrients that... keep reading

The scary data tells it all. To judge by the statistics, the U.S. is a nation of fat, sick people. Take, for example, these numbers from the Centers for Disease Control: In less than a 10-year period (2000 to 2018) the prevalence of obesity increased from 30.5% to 42.4%. This means over 1/3 of persons keep reading

For consumers of healthcare products, sales of deer antler velvet products are alive and well in the marketplace. Supplements in the form of pills, capsules, liquids and sprays are available, and touted as improving general wellness and athletic performance. keep reading

The search for a Fountain of youth was pointless. Today, if you’re looking for a Diet of Youth, don’t look for it in red meat. In fact, don’t look at any meat—or any animal products at all, including dairy and eggs. At least, that’s the message in “The Game Changers,” a recent film that has keep reading

Is there any doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has been a depressing hardship? First, there’s the illness itself, which can be severe enough to cause death. For those who develop the disease and survive, we’re just beginning to understand longer term side effects that can involve the lungs, heart, joints and muscles, and even the keep reading

In keeping with our mission to serve men with prostate cancer, the Sperling Prostate Center (Delray Beach, FL) is assisting in a clinical research study to help develop a next-generation blood test to detect prostate cancer. This study is sponsored by Miller BioConnect (“the Sponsor”). Miller BioConnect needs to gather clinical information from healthy male keep reading

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