When was the last time you visited the doctor for an annual checkup? If you’re like most men, it’s been a while, if ever. A New York Times article, “Why Do So Many Men Avoid Doctor’s Visits?” highlights a significant issue in men’s healthcare. According to research, men are more likely than women to skip out on routine medical checkups, leading to …
Are you emotionally strong? How often were you told as a kid, “Men don’t cry,” or “Suck it up, buttercup?” Most men think that emotional strength is the ability to be an emotionless robot. Well, they’re wrong! Emotional strength is essential to a man’s well-being, and developing it can help us cope with life’s ups and downs more effectively. Being …
You may have started a new diet and exercise program and feel like you’re making progress, but nothing has changed when you step on the scale. Numbers on a scale can be frustrating, but it doesn’t mean your efforts aren’t working. The scale and body mass index (BMI) are basic tools for measuring your body composition, but they don’t provide …
Does the thought of working out immediately spur ideas of stiffness and pain? It shouldn’t! Maybe it’s been a while since you’ve laced up the Nikes, or perhaps you exercise a few days per week. Either way, what you do before and after your workout is the key to a pain-free life. As you age, your warm-up and cool-down routines …
Hey, you’re having a salad for lunch. That’s great! But wait! What’s that dressing you’re drowning it in or that sauce your dipping food into? Oh no! What are you spreading on your sandwich? Is that stuff good for you? Not if it’s made from seed oils. Seed oils, also known as vegetable oils, have become a staple in the …
Remember the days you could stay out late, eat anything, have an extra couple of beers, recover quickly, and for the most part, do whatever you wanted without much difficulty? Unfortunately, after 50, memories are the only way to experience that life without feeling awful. It likely happened on a random morning when you woke up and felt age …
You’ve heard the saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Is that true? You can acquire new skills by doing one thing, and that’s leveraging your curiosity. The problem is that your innate curiosity waned as you’ve gotten older and wiser. You think you know the answers to almost every question, and cynicism has replaced inquisitiveness. It’s probably …
Do you like fast food? Of course, you do. Everyone does. Do you know that more than one-third of Americans eat fast food daily? You and the rest of the planet understand that fast or junk foods are bad for you. So, why do you keep eating them? You’re hungry. Fast food is easy and tastes good. That’s it—end of …
Are you letting fear wreck your life? You could waste your entire life fretting about things that most likely will never occur. What’s the price of your anxiety? You’ll wind up regretting not taking the necessary risks because you were preoccupied with things that most likely won’t ever happen. Why? Deep down, you understand that all of this is in …
How many books currently sit on your shelf that you thought, “That was valuable information, I might need to reference it later?” Most people read hundreds of books in their lifetime and yet recall very little. All of the knowledge from those self-help, business, and biographies of great men and women sits somewhere in the dark recesses of your mind. …
