African-American men need to spend a lot more time in the sun if they want to get all the vitamin D they need. That’s the word from a new study conducted at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. According to Adam Murphy, MD, a clinical instructor in urology at the School, “skin color and sunlight…
Why is estrogen important for men? is not the kind of question men discuss at the gym or the golf course or around a poker table. Men are more concerned about their testosterone level, especially as men age beyond 40 and testosterone starts to decline naturally. Men are also concerned about having too much testosterone…
When the devastating news of a chronic or terminal disease such as cancer is communicated by a doctor, a patient often experiences extreme shock, trauma, even denial. Denial is a natural emotional response that patients display until they are ready to cope with, and eventually accept imminent life changes. There is no “normal” amount of…
As you age you may notice the normal signs of an aging brain: occasionally forgetting someone’s name or misplacing a set of keys. Dementia is a more serious condition, and its rates increase with age. There are two types of dementia, vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. A person’s risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease doubles every five…
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are a significant problem for many men, especially in late middle age and beyond. Now a new study finds that dietary vitamin A and certain carotenoids may reduce lower urinary tract symptoms naturally by 40 to 50 percent. Urinary tract symptoms in men, such as urinary urgency, frequent urination at…
Diabetes and prostate cancer: Is there a link? While diabetes has been linked to an increased incidence of cancers of the bladder, breast, colon, and pancreas, the same such relationship is not as clear with prostate cancer. In fact, diabetes may be associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer compared to men that do…
As coffee lovers know, there are many ways to prepare a cup of coffee, and in central Italy, the three ingredients–in addition to the coffee beans–are high pressure, high temperature, and no filters. The resulting beverage will not only wake you up, it also apparently has other benefits as well. A new study from Italy…
Stress is your reaction to anything that happens to you or occurs in your environment that requires you to make an adjustment or to respond. Everyone experiences stress, but not everyone responds to a given situation in the same way. Although a small or moderate amount of stress can be healthy because it keeps you…
Testicular cancer is an uncommon cancer that affects about one out of every 250 men at some point during their lives. When it comes to testicular cancer diagnosis and treatment, the prognosis is excellent if it is detected early and treatment is started immediately. How is testicular cancer diagnosed? The first step is usually an…
Some experts say that sleeping flat may kill you slowly. This is not a new finding; research, including studies conducted by NASA, has demonstrated for years that sleeping flat is detrimental to our health. What is bad about sleeping flat and what is the best sleeping position? Should you change how you sleep based on…
If you have been looking for a way to boost your creative juices, you might want to try meditation. Researchers at Leiden University have published a report in Frontiers in Cognition noting the benefits of certain types of meditation in promoting creativity. For many years, both conventional and integrative physicians have been touting the stress…
The condition known as interstitial cystitis has traditionally been believed to affect women significantly more than men, but that line of thought has been changing. In fact, recent research has suggested that instead of the painful condition affecting women tenfold over men, it may be closer to fivefold or less and that some men who…
Is green tea good for prostate health? Yes, green tea is definitely the beverage to put on your menu every day. Hot or cold, in a smoothie, or as a supplement, green tea’s antioxidants can greatly benefit prostate health. Those benefits include boosting the immune system, helping manage symptoms of prostatitis, fighting prostate cancer, reducing…
The prevalence of high blood pressure and the health risks associated with it, including cardiovascular disease and death, have made this medical condition a high priority among researchers. Along with conventional pharmaceutical approaches to lowering blood pressure, there has been much investigation into lifestyle options, including diet and supplementation. One food item that has been…
The next time you brush your teeth, stick out your tongue and check it out. What does it look like? Does it have an unusual color? Strange coating? Any abnormal looking features? If you have a habit of brushing your tongue regularly (and this is a great habit to adopt, by the way), you may…
As the years pass, it’s natural to want to defy the aging process and to discover how not to look older than you are. Some turn to the promise of the surgical blade, injections, hyped elixers, a slew of natural supplements, or some combination thereof. The truth, however, it that most of us have habits…
A first-of-its-kind study has found evidence that dietary calcium, including calcium from non-dairy sources, may increase the risk of prostate cancer. Results of the study, which involved Chinese men, were published in Cancer Research. Previous studies performed in populations in North America and Europe have noted an association between a high consumption of dairy foods…
New findings about an herbal component called aristolochic acid, which is found in a plant used in herbal remedies for thousands of years, is proof that just because something has been used for millennia or is natural doesn’t mean that it’s safe. The new study linked aristolochic acid to cases of upper urinary tract cancer…
A 50-year-old guy goes to the doctor with the symptoms of, well, being a 50-year-old guy. He’s overweight, sleeps poorly, and has less energy, as well as a lot less sex, than he once did – and all of this has made him depressed. Blood is drawn and his testosterone level is normal but on…
How much coffee is really good for you? Despite the popularity of coffee and the thousands of articles written on the topic, there is still some debate about the pros and cons of drinking coffee, including quantity and the ages at which it may be most beneficial. A recent 10-year study explored the latter scenario,…
