As we age, it is not uncommon to take more than nine medications each day. Unfortunately, also as we age we are faced with memory loss, or just forgetfulness, which can cause us to inadvertently make errors, take inappropriate dosages or miss dosages of our prescription drugs and negatively impact our health. Did you know...Continue reading
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Fight Prostate Cancer With Meatless Monday
I’ve always been a meat and potatoes guy. Growing up, I never ate salads or vegetables with my meals. I just ate burgers, tacos and roast, always with a side of mashed potatoes, French fries or mac and cheese. And I kept doing that as an adult — until I was diagnosed with prostate cancer...Continue reading
Beehive Extract Might Arrest Prostate Cancer
Researchers are continually looking for ways to cure and/or treat prostate and other cancers. And it seems that answers keep cropping up in unexpected places. One of the most unexpected recent discoveries is that bees might actually play a key role in slowing prostate cancer. It’s all about caffeic acid phenethyl ester, or CAPE, a...Continue reading
Coffee with Sam: An Interview with Cal Orey, Author of Five Books on Healing Powers of Food
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
Talking About Men’s Health
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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
Meditation and Men’s Health
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
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:
T-Talk Tune-Up Men’s Health Event
Did you know that almost 70 percent of men find it easier to care for their cars than for their personal health? Since June is Men’s Health Awareness Month, Men’s Health Network commissioned a survey with Abbott Laboratories in order to assess men’s and women’s knowledge of common men’s health issues and to gain insight...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?”