Just about everyone knows that being obese raises your risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, lung disease, high blood pressure and cholesterol, and a host of other serious health problems. Unfortunately, the risk of death isn’t always enough to get guys to change their habits. But when our sex lives are endangered, well, that’s something...Continue reading
Category: Cardio
When it Comes to Managing Your Weight, 1+1=3
We often think that when two people become a couple, each one has the other’s best interests at heart. And while that may be true in many areas, did you know that married couples are more likely to be overweight or obese that single people? Yep. Turns out that couples tend to adopt each other’s...Continue reading
A Wake-Up Call on Men’s Health
Did you know that more than half of premature deaths among men are preventable? How ‘bout that 7 million men haven’t seen a healthcare provider for a decade or more? Still standing? Okay, how about that two thirds of men wouldn’t get help from a healthcare professional if they were experiencing two of the most...Continue reading
Free men’s health screenings in Albany, GA and Orlando, FL
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
The Business Case for Paying Attention to Men’s Health
Most people know that men live shorter (by five years), less-healthy lives than women. They’re more likely to be the victim of a violent crime, die in a car crash, commit suicide, and be injured at work. Men also have higher death rates from nine of the top ten killers, are more likely to be...Continue reading
Listen to Your Heart: A Cautionary Tale by Dan Dalton
To start with I had two attacks. First one was up in Yosemite and I was on a mini-vacation with my wife. We were doing the Vernal Falls trail after already being in Yosemite for a day. We started in walking and then after about 200 yards, my neck and chest just felt like they...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
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
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
Men and Body Image: Guys Lose 2x the Weight in All-Male Groups Than in Co-ed Ones
It’s long been acknowledged that overweight women prefer to exercise and attend weight-management classes with other women. Surprisingly, it turns out that men may have the same body-image issues. Research presented at the recent European Congress on Obesity in Lyon, France, found that men enrolled in a 12-week, all-male weight loss class drooped an average...Continue reading