Archive for 'Men's Health'
Pomegranate Is Powerful Prostate Protection
Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
The Prostate Gland: Who Needs It?
About the size of a walnut, positioned precariously below the bladder and surrounding the urethra—for men, the prostate gland is the key to reproductive and sexual health.
Each year more than five-hundred thousand men worldwide are diagnosed with prostate cancer. African-American men have the highest incidence of prostate cancer while Asian [...]
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Men, Low Testosterone And The Risk For Diabetes
Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
Some Fast Facts:
Men with diabetes have lower testosterone levels than healthy men
Testosterone replacement therapy is readily available and seldom utilized
Testosterone is critical for mental, physical and sexual health in both men and women
Low testosterone is linked to diabetes, obesity, heart disease, erectile dysfunction, depression and high blood pressure
Simple cost effective screening tests are available [...]
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Inflammation Overload!
Posted on 25. Jan, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
Remember you heard it here first.
There now exists a formidable body of literature linking cardiovascular disease and neurodegenerative disorders. More than ten years ago I found myself lecturing my patients on the not-so- subtle connection between abdominal obesity; insulin resistance; syndrome-X and endothelial-cell dysfunction. With abdominal obesity, fat is progressively packed around internal organs until [...]
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