Before we got married in 2014, my wife, Chloe Melas, a journalist, and I were very much aligned on wanting children in the future. It's a huge step for anybody in a relationship, but we agreed that it would be great to start a family together. Then, around a year after the wedding, we tried to get pregnant - without success.
Men, on average, have lower life expectancy than women by around four years in the UK. They account for three-quarters of all deaths by suicide and are more likely to smoke and be overweight. Young men are more likely than young women to die as a result of accidents, violence or overdoses. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, with around 12,000 deaths every year.
A group that espouses anti-feminist and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments is running an International Men's Day (IMD) campaign that is similar to a government-funded campaign aimed at supporting men and boys. The Australian Men's Health Forum (AMHF) is the government-funded peak body for men's mental and physical health and has coordinated IMD, an annual event on 19 November, since 2017. This year's theme is supporting men and boys.
Concern for physical and mental well-being conjured up images of mothers doing aerobics with Jane Fonda, or of influencers drinking kale and chia smoothies. Dieting was something women did. Men were more likely to talk about how much they drank, rather than how little they ate. It's not that men don't need to take care of themselves: men have a shorter life expectancy, they drink more alcohol, they have a poorer diet, and their mental health problems more frequently end in suicide.
Men appear to be dying disproportionately from preventable diseases and conditions way more than women, and in many cases it's their own damn fault: because they're refusing to go to the doctor until it's too late. In interviews with the New York Times, doctors and public health experts expressed concerns with the state of men's preventative care, which they say many chaps tend to ignore - to their own peril.
The company PhalloFILL operates the largest network of clinics offering penis fillers, an advanced, non-surgical treatment for girth enhancement. The procedure involves injecting multiple shots of hyaluronic acid into the penis, then using customizable sleeves to sculpt it into the desired shape.
Many people don't know it, but men under age 40 are the most likely age group to develop testicular cancer. Of the approximately 10,000 cases diagnosed annually, 51% are diagnosed in young men between 20 to 34.
These offerings, which have been intentionally designed to fit seamlessly into daily routines, were developed in collaboration with David Perlmutter, M.D., the renowned doctor behind the Garden of Life Dr. Formulated product line and one of America's leading experts on the human biome.
The relationship between cannabis and men's health is undergoing a silent transformation, as more men embrace cannabis for wellnessâformerly stigmatized, it offers significant health benefits.
