Most American men don’t get enough nutrients from the foods they eat. Luckily, supplements can help fill that gap. In one study, men who took a multivitamin were 43 percent less likely to have a heart attack or stroke after 20 years than those who didn’t. That’s just one example of why men need to pay attention to the essential …
Curcumin Improves Remission in Myeloma
The Study Abstract: Santosa D, Suharti C, Riwant I, et al. Curcumin as adjuvant therapy to improve remission in myeloma patients: a pilot randomized clinical trial. Casp J Int Med. 2022;13:375–84. Background: The treatment for ineligible transplant multiple myeloma is melphalan prednisone. Curcumin has an anti-inflammatory and antiangiogenesis in cancer-directed to nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kB) pathway. Interleukin 6 (IL-6), vascular …
Does Your Dog Have Separation Anxiety?
Separation anxiety is a reality for many pets. But it’s not your dog’s fault. This all-too-common problem can be due to a predisposition of a dog’s breed, or it could be brought on by a triggering event like a change in schedule or residence, or the sudden absence of a resident family member. Regardless of the cause, the goal is …
Battling Sarcopenia – You Can Turn Back the Clock
Ah, aging. Grocery bags feel heavier, jars are harder to open, and your legs don’t carry you up the stairs as easily. While you may consider these to be normal signs of aging, a decline in functional fitness is actually due to a condition known as sarcopenia. What is Sarcopenia? From birth to around age 30, your muscles are programmed …
Andropause
Male menopause is no myth Not feeling like yourself lately? Do you have less energy than you used to, both in and out of the bedroom? Are you gaining weight even though your eating habits haven’t changed? If so, you could be suffering from the effects of declining androgen levels, a condition called andropause. How Does Andropause Happen? Androgens are …
12 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day Sustainably
Hurricanes, floods, fires, rising sea levels, crumbling glaciers—all signs of a warming world. But, if climate change seems like a certainty as we approach yet another Earth Day, take heart. There’s a lot you can do personally to combat the climate crisis. Here are 12 steps you can take on Earth Day and every day to help protect the planet. …
Got BPH?
For most men, prostate troubles may seem as inevitable as gray hair and wrinkles are. At first, you notice a little hesitancy when trying to urinate. Or maybe your urine stream seems weak or intermittent. Worse yet, you find yourself getting up repeatedly at night to urinate, or you feel like your bladder is still partly full after you’ve gone. …
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Get Your Sleep Back on Track There’s a device to track every activity under the sun these days, but what about technology that monitors inactivity? Yup, there’s tech for that, too. Enter sleep trackers—devices that essentially work by measuring how little you move throughout the night. By detecting inactivity, a sleep tracker can tell you when you fall asleep and …
Know Your Nutrients – Icelandic Angelica
Knowing about the many types of nutrients could easily be a full-time job unto itself. But if you don’t have the time and simply want to know what makes a vitamin, mineral, botanical, or other nutrient valuable to your health, you’ve come to the right place. Icelandic Angelica for a Better Bladder Icelandic angelica, officially known as Angelica archangelica, might …
Men Get the Blues, Too
Historically, social norms have made it difficult for men to discuss feelings of depression. With phrases like “man up” and “boys don’t cry” used commonly in our cultural nomenclature, emotions as normal as sadness and fear are believed to be a threat to masculinity. But the truth is, men get depressed too—and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. Over six …