Added January 25, 2013, Under: Exercise, Men's Health, Nutrition
This condition is yet another where inflammation is a contributing factor. The condition is called gout and it is often considered to a bit of a joke when older men suffer from it. Many will lay the blame on the gentleman himself for drinking too much and eating rich food. My own father used to suffer from gout so I know from experience how he endured the pain and discomfort in his later years. Gout is certainly not funny. While ...
Added November 29, 2012, Under: Men's Health, Skin Conditions
It is fifty years since the first Bond movie and, although I don't like to admit it, I was a teen when Dr No was released and of course, along with every one else, went to watch at the local movie theater and loved the whole James Bond vibe.
Now, everywhere you look, there are tributes to and interviews with everyone who has ever been remotely connected to the Bond phenomenon these past five decades.
This week I came across an interview ...
Added July 10, 2012, Under: Men's Health, Women's Health
It is said that food and mood could well be connected. If you are not eating enough of the right food, and especially foods that contain certain nutrients such as amino acids, minerals, fatty acids, protein, and carbohydrates that are needed for the body to manufacture its all important neurotransmitters such as dopamine, endorphin, glutamine and serotonin, you could be at risk of some level of depression.
Listed are 10 foods and other ways to battle the blues but there is ...
Added June 20, 2012, Under: Men's Health, Women's Health
Most of us need and crave a good night's sleep but if this problem affects you or your sleeping partner, it can lead to disagreements, crankiness and even despair. So what can be done to ensure that everyone gets to sleep in spite of this very problem that could be caused by you or that partner in the bed next to you?
Of course I am referring to that age old dilemma of snoring!
A joke to some but something that ...
Added June 19, 2012, Under: Diseases, Men's Health, Women's Health
Many suffer from different common conditions, particularly as they grow older. I decided to interview one of my close friends, who has just such a condition to deal with, to find out more about how she copes and whether it was possible to make some natural suggestions to further improve her health.
A bit of background is that the common condition referred to is high blood pressure and for the most part, high blood pressure is related to your body producing too much ...
Added June 15, 2012, Under: Men's Health, Nutrition, Women's Health
Are you a coffee drinker and perhaps feeling guilty about your habit? Or would you like to start drinking coffee more often but you are worried about becoming addicted? Well you can safely forget all the detrimental words you have heard or read about coffee and instead, learn below how it can actually help you in lots of different ways.
But first one proviso – it must be freshly brewed organic coffee and not a beverage made from instant coffee. This ...
Added June 9, 2012, Under: Men's Health, Skin Conditions, Women's Health
Most people who suffer from foot odor are just as aware of the problem as those around them which makes it even more embarrassing for everyone concerned. The medical name for this condition is bromhidrosis and it is caused by bacteria that just loves to live in the moist, warm and dark home that has been made for them in socks and shoes. There are thousands of sweat glands on the soles of the feet, producing perspiration made up of ...
Added March 23, 2012, Under: Diseases, Exercise, Men's Health, Nutrition
The age old problem of baldness has been the source of jokes, the subject of magazine articles and featured in TV sitcoms for decades and still, those affected carry on searching for ways to halt or prevent baldness. Now according to a report on BBC Health site, a biological clue to male baldness has been discovered, raising the prospect of a treatment to stop or even reverse thinning hair.
The BBC reports that in studies of bald men and laboratory mice, ...
Added November 23, 2011, Under: Men's Health, Skin Conditions
Jock Itch is the popular name for a rather less than popular fungal condition that affects the groin and upper thighs, more often than not in guys. While the medical name for jock itch is tinea cruris, it also sports other names such as crotch itch, crotch rot, Dhobie itch, eczema marginatum, gym itch and ringworm of the groin.
Why does jock itch develop?
When there is lots of sweating involved such as while playing sports; in hot and humid weather; from ...
Added November 5, 2011, Under: Men's Health, Skin Conditions, Women's Health
I have recently written about those every day skin tags that hang off various parts of the body and which are more of a nuisance than a concern. However, there is a slight variation on the normal skin tags which I am going to tell you about this time. These are skin tags that appear on the genitalia.
They include anal skin tags, groin skin tags and vaginal skin tags
Anal skin tags in particular can differ from normal skin tags ...
