The practice of meditation is one of the most beneficial approaches to reducing stress and reversing its effects. Regular meditation can boost immune system function, reduce blood pressure, positively impact brain, heart and other major organ health, and promote feelings of serenity. For men not familiar with the practice, meditation is a simple physiological process...Continue reading
Category: Policy
Male Reproductive Health Alliance
The American Fertility Association (The AFA) and Men’s Health Network (MHN) have joined forces to disseminate monthly articles about Male Reproductive Health. As you’ll read in the introduction from Dr. Ajay Nangia and Dr. Stanton Honig, below, the articles are being generated from a collaborative organization called MRHA – the Male Reproductive Health Alliance, of...Continue reading
Dr. Samadi Reports
Advances in treatment and continued vigilance in early cancer screening are creating real progress and saving lives. Talking about Men’s Health contributor Dr. Samadi reports for Fox News:
Health Toll for Shift Workers
New survey results released by Men’s Health Network and Cephalon, Inc. found that the majority of shift workers (79%) believe that they are negatively impacted by their shift work and report issues associated with work productivity, negative emotions, concern about sex life and decreased time spent with family. Nevertheless, of the 52% of shift workers...Continue reading
April is Alcohol Awareness Month
I am always intrigued by the process by which patients can be admitted to a hospital with one or another sequella of either binge drinking or chronic alcoholism and the can get a mega-workup for the evaluation and management of their symptoms without anyone ever having asked them “Why do you drink?”
World Autism Awareness Day
This post is dedicated to all of the amazing girls and boys who live with autism and their families. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) “ASDs (autism spectrum disorders) occur in all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups, but are four times more likely to occur in boys than in girls.”
An Adult Fairy Tale For Understanding Grief Work
Most people think fairy tales are only for children. If one looks more closely, you will find fairy-tales, fables and stories from quite a few cultures that are for adolescents, young adults, middle-aged folks and even elders. The one I am about to tell you is about many things but specifically about the need to...Continue reading
GRIEVING: A key to a man’s healing
Let’s be clear. When a man, woman or child is crying it is because the hurt has already occurred and crying or grieving is the healing of the hurt. One of the doorways a man must walk through is the one that leads to many rooms filled with sadness, despair, depression, trauma and the pain...Continue reading
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
Dr. David Samadi Interviewed About Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery for Prostate and Other Cancers
Watch the video to learn about minimally invasive prostate cancer and other cancer surgery. Dr. Samadi explains the benefits over traditional prostate cancer surgery.