Jan 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Chapter Six I told the nurse I wouldn’t go anywhere. I told her I wouldn’t go for a run. I did not tell her I would sit down. Under the best of times, I am rarely successful at stillness. This may not have been the worst of times, but it was clearly not the best of...
Apr 3, 2023 | Addiction/Recovery, Uncategorized
Dear Healthy Men: As a man in recovery, one of my main concerns is keeping my job as I work on healing—I need the income to support my family. I’m making good progress, but want to avoid pitfalls that might derail me. What, if anything, should I expect regarding my...
Dec 13, 2022 | Disparities, Gender, Masculinity, Uncategorized
Dear Heathy Men: You’ve mentioned several times in this column that men don’t go to the doctor as often as women and that they live shorter, sicker lives than women. I’m sure that’s true. But what I really want to know is why? Why don’t men take better care of...
Sep 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Dear Healthy Men: I know that Men’s Health Month was a few months ago, but shouldn’t we be paying attention to men’s health all year ‘round? A: Absolutely! That’s what we try to do here at Healthy Men—and it’s actually pretty easy. There are health-related...
Jul 30, 2021 | Gender, Masculinity, Sex, Uncategorized
Women have been trimming (or removing outright) their pubic hair for thousands of years. Men generally enjoy the results (in a recent study by askmen.com, 41% of men said they prefer women with no pubic hair at all, while 38% said they prefer a nice trim), but they’ve...
Aug 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear HealthyMen: My wife and I have been trying for a year and have been unable to get pregnant. I want to be there to support her, but I’m suffering too and feeling something less than manly. Is there something wrong with me? Masculinity is a complicated thing. And...
