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This is the second of a baker’s dozen of Refuel Minutes I wrote and recorded so that men begin to learn simple tips that work right away, and over time. I’ll try to post one per week, and see if people like them: write questions here, and [...]
Here is #2 of 6 how-to stories to describe how successful men do it (often with women to help): how those who REFUEL get their mojo back. No Low T prescription required. Tom had a wake up call about diabetes, but it could just easily been about blood pressure, which is also [...]
Weight and hypertension go hand in hand. The more you weigh, the more likely you are to have high blood pressure, and the more vascular resistance your heart will have to work against. An estimated 43 million Americans have hypertension, and more than double that figure are dangerously close [...]
Osteoporosis is thought of as a women’s disease, but osteoporosis in men can be even more dangerous. Men are at greater risk of complication and death when they fracture their hip than are women: men are twice as likely to die as women after a fracture. Up to 25% [...]
Problems with weight control can be an issue for your health, but did you know overweight could also be causing depression? When a man gains those extra pounds around his waist, which is where men do, his testosterone levels may be reduced. Testosterone affects a man’s mood and outlook [...]
There are 3 weight loss months in the U.S.: January, or New Year’s Resolution Month; May, aka pre-SwimSuit Season; and September, or the leaves are changing and so must I. (video inspiration below) Booksellers, commercial weight loss programs and pharmaceutical manufacturers (to say nothing [...]
With the newly FDA-approved Qsymia available in the 4th quarter at earliest, and Belviq probably the same or later, it’s too early to know what doctors will do. But nearly a generation has passed since 1997 when one too many docs recoiled in fear, having prescribed the off-label phen-fen [...]
2 weeks after the New York Times broke this, it’s still here: covered on 20/20 Friday and Forbes still has it front and center (my comments are highlighted): 10 days of fat and protein or just protein, 800 calories, 24/7 insertion, $1500 (not including the “trade secret” formula) [...]
TOTAL CALORIES: 24,375 TOTAL GRAMS OF FAT: 1,285 TOTAL COST: $86.47 My patients eat a lot of calories, but are actually malnourished. Your brain doesn’t count calories–it counts nutrients. But there are few needed nutrients in this photo created for Super Bowl Sunday. The brain is [...]
At KevinMD, Dr. Joel Sherman writes smartly about why men avoid going to the doctor. One reason: it reminds them of mortality. A second reason: a potential prostate exam. A third: they have to wait, a lot. Plus, telling a female receptionist about a male-related problem is not [...]