I recently had the opportunity to have a virtual cup of coffee and chat with Cal Orey. Author of five books about the healing powers of food, she is inspired by Mother Nature, health, relationships, and animals. What kinds of foods can heal you? I have no idea, you will have to read what Cal...Continue reading
Category: Nutrition
Men can lose more weight than women. Wanna bet?
For decades, the weight loss industry has focused on women. But that may be changing. Jenny Craig hired Seinfeld star Jason Alexander and Weight Watchers has NBA legend Charles Barkley (in drag, no less) to show that real men can lose weight. Despite the celebrities, though, men still account for less than 15 percent of...Continue reading
Coffee with Sam: An interview with Zone Diet creator, Dr. Barry Sears
This week, I had the chance to have a virtual cup of coffee with the creator of the Zone Diet, Dr. Barry Sears. Dr. Sears has for over 30 years studied lipids, and holds 13 U.S. Patents in the areas of intravenous drug delivery systems and hormonal regulation for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, and...Continue reading
Men are just as likely to binge eat as women—but they rarely get treatment
Most of us have a tendency to think of eating disorders as something that affects only girls and women. The truth is that plenty of men have eating disorders. And when it comes to binge eating—which is associated with obesity, hypertension, depression, and many other symptoms—it turns out that men are just as likely as...Continue reading
GERD In Men Part 1.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common upper gastrointestinal disorder in men. It is estimated that it affects 18.6 million people in the United States. In the US adult population, 10-20% of people have symptoms at least once weekly and 15-40% of people have symptoms at least once monthly. Among adult patients with GERD...Continue reading
Diet Can Feminize the Average Male
In a recent 2012 article in Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, there was an excellent discussion on the impact of estrogen on men. It points out that increased intracellular estrogen levels in men induce and promote obesity, gynecomastia, metabolic syndrome, type two diabetes, benign prostatic hypertrophy and prostate cancer. The problem is that with increased estrogen, relative testosterone...Continue reading
Foods and Supplements to Protect the Prostate
After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer among American men. In fact, one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their life. According to data from the American Cancer Society, it was predicted that 240,890 new cases of prostate cancer would be diagnosed and over 33,720...
Alcohol and Prostate Cancer: What’s the connection?
Most men enjoy a beer, tumbler of whiskey, or glass of wine coming home from the grind, going out with friends and family, or just to take a load off. Many people can benefit socially, mentally, or even spiritually from moderate alcohol consumption. However, the physiological benefits of alcohol consumption have been debated amongst the...Continue reading
Salt, Processed Meat, and Cancer
The following essay is the first in a new series of authored pieces where Dr. Michael J. Rovito comments on and critiques new research focusing on topics related to men’s health. This commentary series is meant to help translate sometimes confusing, jargon-filled research into a format that is easily digestible by all readers concerned about...Continue reading
4 Ways to Stick to Your New Year Resolution
With the New Year approaching, many people will be making promises to themselves in the form of New Year Resolutions. If the resolution was not something you had difficulty with and knew you could get through it you would probably save it for Lent (tongue-in-cheek). So in the spirit of helping you stick to your...Continue reading