Healthy Familiy Show, wpisode 51

Liver: Your Most Important Organ + Can Hair-Loss Drugs Lead to Suicide Ideation? and Other Things That Make Us Scratch Our Heads

by | May 23, 2025 | Healthy Family Show

Guests: Dr. Don C. Rockey, Director of the Digestive Disease Research Center at the Medical University of South Carolina and board member of the American Liver Foundation – and Ivory Allison, National Senior Director of Community Impact for the American Liver Foundation
Topic: Understanding liver health and disease.
Issues: The liver is essential for producing proteins and processing nutrients; chronic liver injury can lead to irreversible scarring and cirrhosis; fatty liver disease is on the rise and can affect all ages; diet plays a crucial role in liver health; unhealthy eating habits can lead to disease; fatty liver can be reversible with lifestyle changes and medical intervention; many liver diseases are asymptomatic until advanced stages; men are at a higher risk for liver disease due to lifestyle factors; regular check-ups and blood tests are vital for early detection of liver issues; family health is interconnected; liver health should be a family priority; advocating for oneself in healthcare is essential for maintaining liver health.


Guests: Armin Brott and Dr. Sal Giorgianni
Topic: Things that make us scratch our heads
Issues: Measles vaccination saves lives; the majority of severe measles cases occur in unvaccinated individuals; does taking finasteride (a drug to reduce hair loss) lead to suicide ideation? Can paying your taxes prevent cancer? correlation does not imply causation in health research; the importance of critical thinking when reading articles about health.

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<a href="https://healthymen.org/author/armin-brott/" target="_self">Armin Brott, MBA, CMHE</a>

Armin Brott, MBA, CMHE

Armin Brott is passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of men, boys, and those who care about them. He’s a nationally recognized authority on men’s health; author of Blueprint for Men’s Health, Your Head: An Owner’s Manual, and other books on the topic; co-founder of Healthy Men Inc.; host of the nationally syndicated “Positive Parenting” radio show and podcasts; and creator of the nationally syndicated “Healthy Men” column. He’s also a pioneering thought leader in the field of fatherhood whose best-selling books include The Expectant Father, The New Father, The Single Father, and Father for Life. His columns, radio shows, public speaking, and extensive media appearances have helped millions of men around the world become the fathers they want to be—and that their children need them to be. Brott has also been a moderator and/or participant in numerous panels on men’s health and has had the honor to speak about men’s health and fatherhood in Congressional briefings and at the White House. He has three grown children and lives near San Francisco, California.

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