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Posted by: Men's Health Boston in Men's Health on November 6, 2023

Is Finasteride Safe? Post-Finasteride Syndrome, and Why It Has Urologists Drawing Battle Lines. Finasteride has received a lot of publicity lately – and not necessarily the good type. The widely prescribed “male-pattern hair loss” medication has increasingly come under fire for associated reports of sexual dysfunction, with purported side effects ranging from erectile dysfunction and… Read More

Posted by: Men's Health Boston in Uncategorized on June 28, 2023

Science is a complex and dynamic field, filled with uncertainty and ongoing discoveries. As medical providers, we confront this reality every day. Rarely do we possess definitive, all-encompassing answers to the questions we get asked. Instead, we rely on phrases like “The current thinking is…” or “The best evidence at the moment suggests…” in an… Read More

Posted by: Men's Health Boston in Uncategorized on April 26, 2023

Vitamin D supplementation is all the rage these days. In Part 1 of this series, we addressed the discrepancies amongst intake recommendations, with some experts criticizing the widespread use of vitamin D and others recommending far more than the RDA of 600-800 IU daily. If you haven’t read that piece, we highly encourage you to… Read More

Vitamin D is a hot topic in the post-COVID-19 era. With links to everything from bone health to immune defense to depression, it’s tempting to view Vitamin D supplementation as a sort of panacea, a “cure-all” medicine – and judging by the number of news articles published since 2020, that’s exactly what is happening. In… Read More

“Oh! Oh! Oh! Oooh-zeeemmmmpic!” If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past 6 months, there’s a good chance you’ve heard the advertisements. From TV to TikTok, Ozempic and its sibling medications Wegovy and Saxenda (referred to collectively as GLP-1 receptor agonists) have stormed onto the public scene. Here at Men’s Health Boston,… Read More

In Part 1 of this series, Men’s Health Boston registered dietitian nutritionist Zach Wehmeyer shed some light on why many New Year’s Resolutions fail in the long-term. We highly recommend reading that write-up before proceeding below. _________________________________ In today’s article, I want to walk you through the process that I use regularly with patients to… Read More

The upcoming New Year provides a natural inflection point for lifestyle design. And since we know everyone wants to hit the ground running, we asked our in-house lifestyle coach and registered dietitian nutritionist Zach Wehmeyer to shed some light on how he recommends approaching New Year’s Resolutions if the goal is to create change that… Read More

Posted by: Men's Health Boston in Uncategorized on November 15, 2022

High blood pressure, a condition known medically as hypertension, is a massive drain on both the health and the economy of the U.S. According to CDC statistics, hypertension affects roughly half of the adults in the U.S., totaling nearly $131 billion dollars per year in treatment costs. As one of the dominant drivers for long-term… Read More

Posted by: Men's Health Boston in Uncategorized on October 31, 2022

If you ever took a high school or college psychology class, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Developed by American psychologist Abraham Maslow in a 1943 paper describing drivers of human motivation, the theory is often depicted as a pyramid, with physiological necessities such as sleep, food, and water at… Read More

Posted by: Men's Health Boston in Uncategorized on September 30, 2022

Picture this: it’s a Monday, 7:25 am, and you’re stuck on I-90, fighting your way through morning rush hour and sipping your Dunkin double-shot Americano. All of the sudden, the check engine light on your car comes on. What do you do? If you’re particularly car savvy, maybe you drop by an auto parts store… Read More