Men's health Expert Voices Today

Hey Guys, Are You Depressed and Don't Know It?

My wife, Carlin, and I walked tentatively into the nicely restored old building to attend the “family weekend.” Our son had been in treatment for a drug problem and we were there to learn and offer support. As part of the weekend experience, all the family members were given various questionnaires to fill out. One was a depression questionnaire. We dutifully filled it out and my wife scored “high” while I scored “low.” More…

The Ship of Civilization is Sinking: What Men and Women Can Do to Survive and Thrive

Many people are afraid these days. The financial crisis continues with wild fluctuations. Hearing from clients and friends, it seems that many of us feel like we are riding a roller-coaster that we didn’t know we had gotten on. Gasoline prices are coming down, but few people have confidence that this is a trend that will last. What is going on here? I think what we are experiencing is nothing short of the end of Civilization. For most people that’s a pretty scary proposition. For me it’s a source of excitement and joy. Why is that? More…

The Ship of Civilization is Sinking: What Men and Women Can Do to Survive and Thrive

Many people are afraid these days. The financial crisis continues with wild fluctuations. Hearing from clients and friends, it seems that many of us feel like we are riding a roller-coaster that we didn’t know we had gotten on. Gasoline prices are coming down, but few people have confidence that this is a trend that will last. What is going on here? I think what we are experiencing is nothing short of the end of Civilization. For most people that’s a pretty scary proposition. For me it’s a source of excitement and joy. Why is that? More…

What is Your Salt IQ?

  More…

Why Men Use Pornography

More…

The Unholy Trinity: What We Can Do To Survive and Prosper

The "unholy trinity" is a worst case scenario where three global problems occur at the same time to create widespread disruption to environmental, political and economic systems. The Institute for Alternative Futures, one of the leading scientifically-based futurist organizations first described this scenario in their March, 2008 Newsletter. It doesn’t take a crystal ball to look into today’s headlines and recognize that we are in deep trouble. In fact, what we are seeing is the end of an unsustainable world based on the pursuit of empire and the birth of a new earth-centered world based on cooperative local economies. Here’s what you need to know in order to survive and prosper in this new world. More…

The Unholy Trinity: What We Can Do To Survive and Prosper

The "unholy trinity" is a worst case scenario where three global problems occur at the same time to create widespread disruption to environmental, political and economic systems. The Institute for Alternative Futures, one of the leading scientifically-based futurist organizations first described this scenario in their March, 2008 Newsletter. It doesn’t take a crystal ball to look into today’s headlines and recognize that we are in deep trouble. In fact, what we are seeing is the end of an unsustainable world based on the pursuit of empire and the birth of a new earth-centered world based on cooperative local economies. Here’s what you need to know in order to survive and prosper in this new world. More…

Is Perpetual Stress Destroying Your Life?

Most of us feel increasing stress in our lives. We are more worried, irritable, and frustrated every day. We hope against hope that things will improve tomorrow, or next week, or next year. But it seems that we just get one part of our lives settled down and another crisis emerges. It’s becoming more and more evident that we are experiencing Perpetual Stress. We go to our doctor or therapist for help with anxiety, depression, addictions, back pain, obesity, diabetes, and more. Yet underlying all of these disorders is killer Stress. We will either deal with perpetual stress now or we will die. More…

Why High Stress is Killing Men

Emmet Thompson was 51 when he suddenly found himself struggling for breath, his blood pressure dropping dangerously low, according to Nancy Churnin reporting in The Dallas Morning News. Before he knew it, he was in an ambulance, racing to the hospital with encephalitic shock. And no one was more surprised than Thompson when they finally discovered the cause. "They ruled out everything except stress," he says of the emergency room doctors. Are you a man who is living with high levels of stress? Are you a woman who worries that stress may be killing the man you love? More…

A Life For Sale: Healthy Adventure or Mid-Life Depression?

As I write this article, in 11 hours, 6 minutes, and 49 seconds, 44 year-old, Ian Usher will be selling his life. Born in Great Britain, now living in Perth, Western Australia, he is planning to do what many of us only dream of doing. Here’s what he says. "I have had enough of my life! I don't want it any more! You can have it if you like! No, I'm not contemplating suicide, I am going to sell my life!! I have my reasons. However, I am still not sure whether this is inspired madness, complete foolishness, or just some sort of mid-life crisis. Whatever it is, it's all going up for sale in one big auction.  Everything I have and everything I am. On the day it is all sold and settled I intend to walk out of my front door with my wallet in one pocket and my passport in the other, nothing else at all, and get on the train, with no idea where I am going or what the future holds for me." More…