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About the Authors
Armin Brott
Armin Brott, a spokesman for the Men's Health Network, has written about men's health for many national publications. He's also the best-selling author of six books on fatherhood, which have helped millions of men around the world become the fathers they want to be and that their children need them to be.
Kenneth A. Goldberg, MD
Is the Founder of the Male Health Center.
Advisory Board: Blueprint for Men's Health
The Advisory Board of the Blueprint for Men's Health is a group of men and women-physicians, psychologists, public health experts, safety specialists, and advocates for men's health-working together toward the common goal of improving the health, longevity, and quality of life for men and their families from all walks of life.
Advisory Board
| Jean Bonhomme, MD, MPH | Neil Baum, MD |
| Armin Brott | Bud Pomaika'i Cook, PhD |
| Paul Cohen, MD | Richard Kennedy, MD |
| Betty Gallo | Roman Hendrickson, MD |
| Kenneth A. Goldberg, MD | Han Hanafy, MD |
| Harry Howitt, PhD | Mark Greenawald, MD |
| Judd Moul, MD | Gigi El-Bayoumi, MD |
| David Gremillion, MD | William Lee, MD |
| W. Paul Dmowski, MD, PhD | Doug Hammer, MD, DrPH |
| Edward Stephens, MD | Steve Patierno, PhD |
| Michael McKay, DDS | Judith Shervin, PhD |
| Arnold Robbins, MD | James Sniechnowski, PhD |
| Ramon Perez, MD | Raymond Tidman, MD |
| Demetrius Porche, DNS, RN, FNP, CS | Robert Zettler, MBA |
| Suzanne Bell Batchelor | Dean Troyer, MD |
| Robert Tan, MD | Salvatore Giorgianni, PharmD |
| Robert E. Brannigan, MD | Vivia Font |
| Tom Cable, MD | John Guidubaldi, DEd; LP; LPCC |
Table of Contents
Introduction
For Women Only: Why Men's Health is a Women's Issue
- Identifying the Problem
- Recognizing Symptoms
- What You Can Do To Help
You and Your Doctor: Partners in Health
- Making a Choice
- Building a Relationship
- Preparing for Your First Visit
Prevention
- Steps You Can Take to Improve the Quality and Length of Your Life
Diet and Nutrition
- What Does a Good Diet Look Like?
- The New Food Pyramid
- Diet and Weight Loss
- Achieving and Maintaining a Healthy Weight
- What about Vitamins and Minerals?
- Additional Resources
Dental Health and Hygiene
- Gum Disease
Exercise and Fitness
- What Kind of Exercise Should You Do?
- How Much Should You Exercise?
- Preventing Exercise-Related Injuries
- Treating Injuries
Sexual Health
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
- Safe Sex and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
- Birth Control/Contraception
- How Your Sex Life Changes as You Age
Prostate Health
- What Is the Prostate?
- Prostatitis
- Diagnosing Prostatitis
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
- Treating BPH
- Prostate Cancer
- Risk Factors
- Treating Prostate Cancer
- Prevention
Cardiovascular System
- Hypertension/High Blood Pressure
- Diagnosing and Treating High Blood Pressure
- Cholesterol
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Heart Attack
- Angina
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Stroke
- Treating and Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
- Diagnosing Diabetes
- Living with and Preventing Diabetes
Cancer
- Risk Factors
- Early Detection
- Preventing Cancer
Testicular Cancer
- Risk Factors
- Early Detection
Emotional Health and Well-Being
- Stress
- Depression
- Causes of Depression
- Treating Depression
- Suicide Risk
Addiction and Substance Abuse
- What is Addiction?
- Tobacco
- Alcohol
- Drug Abuse
- Hidden Addictions
- Treating Addictions
Accident Prevention and Safety
- Motor Vehicle Crashes
- Accidental Poisoning
- Falls
- Workplace Accidents
- Guns
Fatherhood
- It's Good for You
- It's Good for Your Children
- Staying Involved after Divorce or Separation
- Being a Good Role Model
- Tips to Help You Be The Kind of Dad You Want to Be
Appendix A: Special Concerns of African-Americans, Latinos and Other Minorities
- You and Your Doctor
- Diet and Nutrition
- Exercise and Fitness
- Sexual Health
- Prostate Health
- Cardiovascular Health
- Diabetes
- Cancer
- Emotional Health and Wellbeing
- Addiction and Substance Abuse
- Accident Prevention and Safety
- Blood Disorders: Sickle Cell Anemia
- Facial Hair