Treating Your Tresses: Are You Losing Hair At This Point?
September 2, 2020
COVID-19 seems to be wreaking havoc on all aspects of the body– from the cardiovascular system to the brain, from one’s sense of hearing to the ability to smell. In fact, the coronavirus is clearly a comprehensive threat to your overall health and well being. Even if you survive with…
Celebrating While Social Distancing: Some Father’s Day Gift Ideas
June 17, 2020
No matter what your age or circumstance, this coming Sunday’s Father’s Day celebration is likely to be unusual. Many of us won’t be able to spend time in person with beloved dads or granddads, and many of us are in no mood to celebrate, given illness, activism, or financial limitations….
Men In The Pandemic: The Risk And Reality Older Men Face
June 3, 2020
The data have been pretty consistent for a long time: While men make up approximately 49% of the overall population, for those over 65, the population is 57% female. In other words, something is happening to create a distinct survival difference as men reach their later years. Whether it’s biology,…
Hair Raising: The Latest Updates On Baldness And Hair Loss
September 18, 2019
$8.5 billion dollars per year: that’s the amount spent each year for hair loss treatment. That’s a lot of money- and it apparently represents a lot of anguish when it comes to hair loss. So how much bang(s) have these spenders gotten for their hair loss bucks? Not so much,…
A Man And A Plan: Healthy Aging Strategies For Men
February 27, 2019
While articles abound regarding women’s health and aging, it’s less common to see guidance for healthy aging in men. However, given sex differences in aging, it’s important that men (and the women who care for them!) understand specific concerns regarding aging in men. For an overview of health tips for…
Remember This: Eating More Fruits & Veggies Is Associated With Less Memory Loss In Older Men
November 28, 2018
These days there’s so much advice about what to eat in order to stay healthy that it’s hard to keep it all straight. But here’s one new piece of advice that’s worth remembering: According to a new study out of Harvard, men who consume many daily servings of leafy greens,…