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Of the eight home low testosterone tests and hormone tests readily available online, the questions I’m asked more than any other: what works? and how well? And should I just eat two Brazil Nuts a day if I think my testosterone level and selenium levels are low? And can [...]
Depression: Facing the Facts: Before getting into the discussion on depression, I want to emphasize the fact that help is always available. The National Suicide Prevention Line provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress: 1-800-273-8255. You will be connected with crisis [...]
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It’s this new graph, from the new CDC Early Release of U.S. Obesity Estimates, 2015 men ought to know about: in which men for the age group 40–59, the prevalence of obesity was higher among men than among women (36.3% v 33). There are more gruesome details too.* For [...]
Only one thing clearly emerged from my review of papers and positions about what to eat before and after you work out. Most people do not need to eat anything to complete most workouts. Weekend athletes, casual runners, sports players who are not elite or endurance athletes, or elderly [...]
In a prospective epidemiological study, men who consumed as few as three portions of flavonoid-rich foods (red and purple berries, citrus fruits, red wine) were 14% less likely to develop erectile dysfunction (ED) compared to men who ate little or none. Wine gets short shrift here, sadly, but [...]
Good diet foods for aging healthfully is not just about wise and healthy aging: it’s about a healthy foods list and good diet foods. Because a heathy food plan can be simple, or it can be complex. I vote for simple and for healthy aging. One healthy aging study [...]
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If we made only two changes in the way we ate, and one of them was to drink water (preferably citrus water, as seen yesterday on Dr Oz) instead of sugar sweetened beverages, what would the other be? You start by acknowledging that soda is the new cigarette and [...]
We’re barely half way in and already it’s apparent: if men have had undue attention to what it means to be a man focused on them in any year in this century, it’s this one. Why? It could be the eruption of the Low T controversy: it might be [...]