Father’s Day is Sunday, June 17. But if you live in or around Albany, GA or Orlando, FL, you can give the man in your life perhaps the best gift of all the day before Father’s Day: the gift of health. The goal of both of these events is to heighten the awareness of preventable health...Continue reading
Category: Well-being
Your Handy Guide On Anti-Aging Nutrition
As of 2010 there were 40.4 million people over 65 years old in America—that’s one of eight Americans. As the American population ages, more attention and research is being focused on how the foods we eat will increase our longevity and help us age more successfully. We have found some foods that, when included in...Continue reading
Fr.e.e men’s health screenings at Sam’s Clubs
June is Men’s Health Month (oh, and Father’s Day is in there too) and Sam’s Clubs are offering free men’s health screenings at all their pharmacies. The screenings will happen on Saturday, June 9 from 11 a.m. to 3.p.m. Members and the public will receive a Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test (yes, the same life-saving test...Continue reading
Got hair? If not, you’ve got an increased prostate cancer risk
Researchers at the University of Toronto just published findings that showed that bald men who had prostate biopsies were more likely to have tumors than their harrier brothers. “Bald men should be aware that they may benefit from being screened earlier and perhaps, if necessary, from being biopsied sooner,” said lead author, Dr. Neil Fleshner.”In...Continue reading
Filling Your Ill Parent’s Fridge for Maximum Impact
Too many Baby Boomers are caught in “Club Sandwich.” This new classification finds the generation born between 1946 and 1964 dealing with raising children at the same time as they’re caregiving for elderly parents. While being torn in so many directions, it’s difficult to make sure patients eat properly, much less eat at all. The...Continue reading
In case you need a good reason not to cheat on your wife…
I’m sure Hank Williams, Jr. was just being poetic, but there’s a certain amount of true poetic justice in the lyrics to his classic song, Your Cheatin’ Heart. “Your cheatin’ heart will tell on you,” writes Hank. “Your cheatin’ heart will make you weep.” Another example of Country music getting it exactly right. Researchers at...Continue reading
Want to reduce your heart attack and stroke risk? Donate blood!
For most of us, donating blood is a pretty selfless act that could save the life of a someone you’ve never met. But now, it turns out, that the life you save might be your own. At least that’s according to a new study published by the American Medical Association (AMA). The study shows that men...Continue reading
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Men Not Smart Enough To Make Own Healthcare Decisions
In what may go down as one of the most controversial—and most damaging—pieces of healthcare policy in decades, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force just issued a recommendation that men should no longer get routine screenings for prostate cancer. They believe that the test—called PSA, for the prostate-specific antigen it measures—does more harm than good....Continue reading
Warning: if you’re over 40, exercise with a low-fat diet: It might do more harm than good
If you’re a guy older than about 40, you were probably dismayed by the rather depressing research from England predicting that by 2040, about two thirds of men aged 40 and up will be obese—a condition that greatly increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and other conditions that can lead to an early...Continue reading
A Food Revolution Day To Fight Prostate Cancer!
Prostate cancer awareness and prevention should begin when men are boys. That’s why men and their families should embrace Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day Saturday, May 19. The inaugural event is “to inspire, educate, and empower people everywhere to stand up for real food. The weekend of events will bring together an international community of foodies, chefs, parents,...Continue reading