In our last post about bowel movements (An Ideal #2 May Not Be a #2, Part One) we went over the seven types of bowel movements according the Bristol Stool Form Scale. In this post, we will discuss some things you can do that may help your bowel movements. For many people, having bowel movements...
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Five Healthy Tactics To Celebrate Father’s Day
By Kimatni D. Rawlins, Fit Fathers It’s no enigmatic secret that Father’s Day clearly doesn’t bring the excitement and allure in relation to the celebratory activities that mothers receive on their day of recognition. Which is fine because mothers are the foundation of human existence. Their 9-month nurturing alone holds enough weight to debate any...Continue reading
Can Making Eggs Help Us Make Sperm?
Forgive me for talking about eggs during Men’s Health Month, but this one is too good to pass up. It was announced to the world recently that a woman just delivered a child after natural conception. And the news here is….? A First Among Eggs Ok, there’s a catch. The newborn baby came from eggs within an ovary that...Continue reading
Father’s Day: Get Screened For Prostate Cancer
With Father’s Day coming up this Sunday, many wives, children, and families will be searching the perfect gift to give a father that shows them how much they appreciate them. The best gift you can give a person is their health and well-being. Being that prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men,...Continue reading
Smart Phone, Smart Home, SMARTmap
You’ve heard of smart homes. And I bet you own a smart phone. Both great examples of technology for better living. RememberThe Jetsons‘ smart home, complete with conveyor belts and Rosie the robot maid? And who can forget the large “brick” cell phonesof days past, with terrible reception and constantly drained batteries. Well, there’s also a...Continue reading
Young Men Get Prostate Cancer Too
Prostate cancer, aka the “silent killer”, has always been known as an older man’s disease. Being the second most common cancer among men in the United States, prostate cancer occurs mainly in older men. The average age of diagnosis is about 66, and about six in ten prostate cancer cases are diagnosed in men age...Continue reading
Why Don’t Men Seek Therapy? Masculinity.
By Dr. Christopher Kilmartin Scene one: an 8 year old child comes home from school and says, “The other kids are picking on me.” The parent responds with, “I’m so sorry, honey. Does it make you feel sad?” Scene two: another 8 year old child comes home from school and says, “The other kids are picking...Continue reading
Low Testosterone
By: Richard D. Levin, MD, FACS Low T: Do I have it? What can I do about it? Does it matter? Every day, many men walk into my office asking me if (or telling me) they have “LOW T.” Most don’t really know what it means, but admit they are really seeing me for fatigue and/or erectile dysfunction. Certainly...Continue reading
Ensuring the Legacy of Men’s Health
It’s got sea legs! Even better than that, it’s now walking and talking. After being dutifully raised, nurtured and primed for the past 7 years, it is now contributing to the betterment of society. No, it’s not my daughters…they’re still quite young. It’s the urology teaching program for medical students. And, as the founder of this...Continue reading
Does It Really Have to Be This Hard?
The case of the month is an actual patient of The Turek Clinic. He came into the office the day before I left town to lecture to endocrinologists from around the country about novel ways toincrease testosterone in men at their annual meeting in Nashville. The T Patient “Doc, I’m kinda down about things at this...Continue reading