Not sure about you, but I like to see the good in the bad. By focusing on the flipside of adversity, I get stronger instead of weaker. Hey, I’m the first one to fess up to the unpleasant, abominable and awful, but there’s gotta be a way to make silk…or something…out of a sow’s ear....Continue reading
Category: Health
First Aid Skills Everyone Should Know
It’s critical to learn and maintain basic first aid skills so that you can assist someone who is injured or in distress during an emergency, until professionals can step in to resolve the crisis. Below are some crucial first aid skills that will help you in any environment: at home, work, school, or in public....Continue reading
Stop Complaining — Your Nagging Wife May Be Saving Your Life
For more than 100 years, scientists have told us that marriage is good for our health (especially if you’re a man). It reduces stress levels, lowers the risk of heart attack and stroke, and generally leads to longer lives. More recently, researchers have been looking at marital quality as a predictor of health, and the...Continue reading
Obesity is Bad, Right? Well, Except When It’s Good.
We all know that obese people have worse outcomes than thinner people in nearly every possible health condition: stroke, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and even breast and colon cancers. But there is one specific type of cancer where obese people actually have a lower death rate than folks carrying a normal body weight....Continue reading
The Aftermath of a Male Factor Infertility Diagnosis
While we have more men sharing their stories with us through artwork and interviews these days, they’re still underrepresented in our project and in the media as a whole. By participating in Men’s Health Month, we’re hoping to shed light on how infertility affects men and encourage more men to use art as a tool...Continue reading
Voicing Your Preferences for a Mate
Okay, so body size, youth, and symmetry play a part in dictating what we find attractive in prospective mates. Makes sense. But what about how we sound? Certainly, when it comes to romantic relationships, most humans would like to believe that since we’re more evolved than other animals, the words we speak to each other...Continue reading
On Immortality
If we had the ability to make ourselves live forever without losing our youthfulness, would we? According to Jonathan Weiner in his thought provoking book Long for this World we may be moving in that direction more than we speculated–whether we like it or not. The health and beauty industry has taken full advantage of...Continue reading
Healthy Habits: How to Integrate Fitness Into Your Lifestyle
It can feel like there aren’t enough hours in a day to complete all your work obligations, care for your family and also fit in some exercise. Make exercise a priority, as it will provide mental and physical benefits that will enhance other areas of your life. There are many ways you can integrate regular...Continue reading
Public Health in Action: Not a Zero-Sum Game
With the solstice behind us and the last few days of June ahead, summer is here. And the reminders are constant: warmer weather, relaxed dress codes and recurring vacation ads on television. Along with the official start of summer, the month marks an important awareness period for men’s health. Events and activities centered to encourage...Continue reading
5 Tips for Healthy Living from FDA’s Office of Minority Health
This Men’s Health Month, take time to consider your current health habits and where you can make improvements. The FDA’s Office of Minority Health is committed to eliminating health disparities and achieving the highest standard of health for all. Below are five tips to help you and your loved ones live a healthier life.Continue reading