A Year of No Garbage + Raising an Entrepreneur
Guest: Eve O. Schaub, author of The Year of No Garbage. Topic: Recycling lies, plastic problems, and one woman’s trashy journey to zero waste. Issues: Living without creating garbage for a whole year; lies about recycling; dangers of plastics; what we can and...
September is Suicide Prevention Month and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Dear Healthy Men: In some of your previous columns you’ve highlighted various health awareness months and their connections to men’s health. Are there any in September? A: Since men’s health is a year-round issue (just like women’s health), it’s no surprise that...
The Faith-Based Case for Making Men’s Health a Priority
Dear Healthy Men: I’m a member of a group of religious leaders from a wide range of faiths. I’m trying to get the group to support a men’s health initiative in our community. I’ve told them about men’s shorter life spans and disproportionate deaths from suicide and...
Unpacking Less-Common Men’s Health Issues
Dear Healthy Men: A few weeks ago, you wrote about the most common men’s health issues; including heart disease, prostate cancer, suicide, and diabetes. I hear about them all the time. Are there any other health issues that affect men more than women? A: You’re...