Most of us assign a high priority to sexual/sensual fulfillment, but few of us attain it. From my personal and professional vantage points, it seems the most important keys are self acceptance, compassion for our partners, free expression, and good communication skills. If we give to ourselves, and extend to our partners from this presence...Continue reading
Here’s Something That Will Really Fry Your Bacon
There’s been a lot of news lately about the role fruits and vegetables (and let’s not forget chocolate) play in reducing health risks. We also did a story about how hot dogs and other nitrite-containing meats increase those same risk. Well, now we can add fried foods to the list of don’t-eats. Researchers at the...Continue reading
Think Twice about That Milk Mustache
In a development that will surely upset dairy farmers and the milk lobby, researchers have found a link between dairy consumption and prostate cancer. The headlines you may see talk mostly about whole milk, but skim milk and low-fat milk are potentially problematic too. The findings were based on the the Physicians’ Health Study, which...Continue reading
Is Dieting A Dying Trend For Most Americans?
The NPD Group’s latest National Eating Trends survey offers up some interesting results: Americans who report being currently on a diet has dropped dramatically over the last 20 years. But that doesn’t mean people aren‘t interested in losing a few pounds. In a USA Today report, Harry Balzer, the author of the study, states that the findings...Continue reading
The Link between High Blood Pressure and Stroke: All There in Black and White
It’s pretty well known that on average, African-Americans have higher blood pressure and higher risk of stroke than Whites. But a study just published in JAMA Internal Medicine was actually able to link the two and quantify the black-white differences.
Men Know More about What’s under the Hood (of the Car) Than What’s in Their Underwear
According to a recent study by Lloyds Pharmacy Online Doctor in Britain, 90 percent of men can locate important parts of a car engine—and if something’s not right with the car, the guys are confident they can get in there and figure out what’s up. But only half of men say know enough about their...Continue reading
American Men (and Women) Have Shorter Lives Than Counterparts in Other Rich Nations
On average, Americans die sooner and experience higher rates of disease and injury than people in other high-income countries, says a new report from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. The report finds that this health disadvantage exists at all ages from birth to age 75 and that even advantaged Americans — those...
Drug News: If You’re Taking Statins for Cholesterol or Beta Blockers for Hypertension, Read This.
Statin drugs are remarkably successful in reducing cholesterol for millions of men. They’ve also helped lower the risk of other cardiovascular events (such as heart attack and stroke). But, as with just about everything else in life, there’s the Law of Unintended Consequences. One of those consequences is severe muscle pain and weakness. And a...Continue reading
Now Let’s Get This Right: Coca-Cola Might Actually Be Good for You?
In a bit of news that’s got to be baffling nutritionists and medical professionals around the world, Coca-Cola has emerged as a very effective treatment for a rare (but potentially dangerous) type of bowel obstruction. Greek researchers at Athens University analyzed the results of two dozen scientific papers and found that 90 percent of those...Continue reading
Weight Training Is Especially Beneficial for Black Men
In previous articles we’ve talked about the health disparities between men and women and how men live shorter, less-healthy lives than women. We’ve also talked about how men of color—especially African-American men—have even worse outcomes than other men (on average, Black men don’t live long enough to collect Social Security). In this blog, we’re always...Continue reading