Although irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is more likely to develop in women, men are affected by this functional disorder as well. IBS affects between 10 and 15 percent of the general population and typically develops in people younger than 50. A variety of treatment options, both conventional and natural, are available, and in the latter…
Nuts. House parties, bars, ball games, fairs, vending machines, airplanes: nuts are a food that seems to pop up everywhere. Although the most commonly consumed nut isn’t really a nut at all (peanuts are actually a legume), there are many “real” nuts you may want to consider the next time you are looking for a…
Let’s say you have committed to trying the ketogenic diet. You have a complete list of the do’s and don’ts, whittled your carb intake down to about 10 percent, boosted your protein intake to around 75 percent, and explored the healthy fats you can consume to round out your diet. But after several days, you…
The summer is a great time of year to travel, but you many not have direct access to a bathroom when you are on the road or in a town you are not familiar with. This can make travel harder for those with bladder issues, such as incontinence. Luckily, there are many apps to help…
Cancer symptoms men should not ignore are quite commonly overlooked by men who experience them. Many men need to be pushed to go to the doctor. Early detection is very important for keeping certain cancers from spreading, so if you find that you are experiencing any of the symptoms below, it might be time to…
It’s not too often you hear anyone say sugar has health benefits, but the health benefits of coconut sugar have been known for generations in Asian countries. Also, mostly you read studies about how sugar and artificial sweeteners are associated with cancer, diabetes, and obesity. But coconut sugar isn’t like the regular refined white sugar…
What is the lowdown on cholesterol? Your low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, also known as “bad” cholesterol, causes plaque to build up in your arteries, which can lead to heart disease, stroke, and heart attacks. That is why it is important to take measures to lower your cholesterol. Nobody enjoys being restricted to a bland diet,…
A PSA test is the main tool doctors use to help men check on their prostate health. But although the PSA test can be very helpful, it is not a perfect test. Many things can temporarily raise PSA levels, causing unnecessary alarm. Currently, the medical community has not reached a consensus on which PSA levels are “safe,” “suspicious,” or…
High protein diets like the Atkins diet sound great to many people. Eat all the food that you love without feeling hungry and while losing weight? A weight loss diet that says you can eat all the bacon you want sounds too good to be true…and that is exactly right. High protein diets are actually…
When your spouse, partner, father, or other important adult male in your life won’t go to see a doctor, what can a concerned woman do? If you find yourself in this situation, you are not alone. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, men are 24…
Millions of people have prediabetes, a condition in which fasting blood sugar levels are high but not high enough to fall into the category of diabetes. Since the majority of people with prediabetes eventually develop full-blown diabetes, scientists have been interested in ways to prevent this from occurring. Now a study reveals that individuals who…
Getting help for incontinence, if you are man, may make you feel a bit uneasy. But you are not alone: urinary incontinence affects more than 2 million men in the United States. So you have lots of company when getting help for incontinence. Urinary incontinence is not a disease but a symptom of a urinary…
Devices and products for incontinence are among the many ways men can manage urine leakage and other urinary incontinence symptoms. Various devices and products for incontinence are available both over the counter and through healthcare providers. These devices and products can be used along with medications and behavioral therapies as part of any treatment program…
Both elite athletes and non-elite individuals who are routinely physically active tend to use over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drugs to help manage muscle pain and inflammation. There can be a tendency to take these drugs in excess, especially since they are often viewed as safe since they are not available by prescription. A Swedish study examined the…
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat and also a challenge to detect early. That’s why development of a new technique to screen for early development of pancreatic cancer is so exciting, as well as the fact that investigators who used the technique were able to identify the cancer 100% of…
There are a number of things that can cause male pelvic pain. It can be challenging to narrow down the source of discomfort, but one of the most common types of male pelvic pain that affects about 50% of men at some point in their lives is prostatitis. There are several types of prostatitis. Some…
Do you have high cholesterol? Then take Lipitor or another statin drug—or at least that’s what the drug commercials, pharmaceutical companies, and many doctors will tell you. Apparently 20 million Americans have been listening, because that’s how many people took some type of statin in 2011, according to IMS Health, making Lipitor the highest selling…
It’s probably not news to you that stress can have a significant impact on your health and that stress affects prostate health. What may be surprising is the severity of the effect of stress and anxiety on prostate conditions such as prostatitis, prostate cancer, and enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia, BPH) and, perhaps more importantly, the benefits…
Heart healthy foods, such as healthy fats, can help men with prostate cancer live longer. A diet rich in nuts, seeds, avocados, and unsaturated fats such as virgin olive oil helps men with both early stage and advanced prostate cancer. These heart healthy foods may slow the progression of prostate cancer as well as increase survival….
We hear a lot about the importance of eating healthy fats, and in that conversation you may wonder which one is better for men’s health, flaxseed or omega-3 fatty acids? That may seem like a trick question, since flaxseed is a source of omega-3s, yet when omega-3 fatty acids are mentioned, many people immediately think…
