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5 Ways Cuddling Makes Us Healthier

April 21, 2013 By Kate Bartolotta 5 Comments

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Touch releases oxytocin, which makes us feel better. But can hugging make us better human beings?

Filed Under: Body Wisdom, Health, Psych, & Addiction, Lists, The Good Life Tagged With: Adam Smith, autism, blood pressure, Body Wisdom, brain chemistry, cortisol, cuddling, de-stress, economics, emotions, empathy, healling touch, heart disease, hormones, hot baths, how to cuddle, hugging, inflammation, Kate Bartolotta, massage, men with puppies, Men's Health, mental health, moral molecule, morality, neuroeconomy, oxytocin, oxytocin inhibition, pain relief, pampering yourself, Paul Zak, pets, physical affection, praying, psychopathy, PTSD, selfishness, Sex and Relationships, snuggling, Social Anxiety, stress hormones, stress reduction, TED Talks, testosterone, The Good Life, touch, trust, understanding empathy, Weddings, weight control

How to Nap

April 6, 2013 By Angela Prickette 1 Comment

Go ahead and nap: you’ll be in good company, and better health.

Filed Under: Health, Psych, & Addiction Tagged With: afternoon nap, avoiding burnout, circadian rhythms, cortisol, decision making, healthy habits, heart disease, John D. Rockefeller, John F. Kennedy, Leonardo da Vinci, Lyndon B. Johnson, Men's Health, Napoleon Bonaparte, napping, productivity, rest, Ronald Reagan, Salvador Dali, siesta, sleep, sleeping, stress relief, Thomas Edison, Winston Churchill

NEWSER: Bald Men Have Higher Heart Risks

April 5, 2013 By Kathryn DeHoyos 2 Comments

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found a connection between men who go bald and a higher risk of heart disease.

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: baldness, connection between baldness and heart disease, heart disease, Newser, university of tokyo

Run

March 26, 2013 By James M. Chesbro 2 Comments

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James M. Chesbro runs from grief and mortality.

Filed Under: Father's Day 2012, Featured Content, Health, Psych, & Addiction, Lifestyle, The Good Life Tagged With: baby aspirin, cardiologist, cardiovascular health, competition, diet and heart disease, EKG, family history of heart disease, father's death, fathers and sons, fear, grief, health, healthy lifestyle, heart attack, heart disease, holter monitor, lifestyle, medical, mortality, old age, physical fitness, pulmonary disease, running, shame, sports, statins, stress test, wrestling

The Healthy Man’s Heart Disease

November 13, 2012 By Christian Jacobs 6 Comments

Christian Jacobs lives in fear that he could die of a heart attack at any time. And he’s just 21 years old.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Health, Psych, & Addiction Tagged With: cholesterol, Christian Jacobs, chronic illness, heart disease, HoFH, Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia, men

“So then the morbidly obese would be best since they die off quicker? People living longer costs more money.”

June 17, 2012 By the Editors Leave a Comment

These are comments by Mike L and Archy on the post “I Don’t Need to Explain My Fat to You”.

Filed Under: Comment of the Day Tagged With: australia, blood work, citizens, diabetes, elderly, health insurance, Healthcare, heart disease, living costs, medical, Medicare, medicine, men, morbidly obese, Obesity, people, surgery, taxes, taxpayers, welfare

Three Little-Known Stressors That Are Killing Men

May 8, 2012 By Jed Diamond Ph.D 18 Comments

Jed Diamond lists three things that contribute to stress-related illness in men, and it’s not the ones you think.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Health, Psych, & Addiction Tagged With: death, friendship, health, heart disease, Jed Diamond, loneliness, Stress, suicide, work/life balance

“On TV, a man having a heart attack is sometimes used as a source of amusement.”

May 2, 2012 By the Editors 2 Comments

This comment is by wellokaythen on the post Manning Up: Women’s Rise, Man’s Demise?

Filed Under: Comment of the Day Tagged With: Fred Sanford, gender, heart attack, heart disease, Media, men, women

Men, Protect Your Heart

February 27, 2012 By Nicole Johnson 1 Comment

Nicole Johnson speaks with Dave Grotto about the importance of male heart health.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Health, Psych, & Addiction Tagged With: Dave Grotto, diet, exercise, Food, heart, heart disease, male health, SPONSORED, World Health

Health and Masculinity: Is Manhood Killing Us?

April 2, 2011 By Tom Matlack 15 Comments

Men’s health isn’t about your nuts, your prostate, or your lack of a hard-on. It’s about, quite literally, your life.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Good Feed Blog Tagged With: alcoholism, Boston Herald, Bud Light, depression, hanna rosin, heart disease, masculinity, Smoking, suicide, The End of Men, Tom Matlack

A Lack of Sleep Might Kill You

February 10, 2011 By Ryan O'Hanlon Leave a Comment

A study shows that a lack of sleep greatly increases your chances of developing a stroke and heart disease.

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog, Newsroom Tagged With: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Guardian, heart disease, north korea, sleep, stroke, United States of America

Study of the Day: Long Ring Fingers

December 3, 2010 By Ryan O'Hanlon 2 Comments

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If you have big feet, stop bragging. All the cool kids have long ring fingers.

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog, Newsroom Tagged With: driving, fertility, heart disease, Prostate Cancer, ring finger, Study of the Day

The NFL Needs to Stop Being Pink

October 26, 2010 By Ryan O'Hanlon 21 Comments

Breast cancer is a big problem. It’s great that the NFL is contributing to disease awareness, but is it the right disease?

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: breast cancer, Brett Favre, disease awareness, heart disease, nfl, Prostate Cancer, Ray Lewis

Study of the Day: Working Too Hard Hurts Your Heart

September 7, 2010 By Lu Fong 1 Comment

Being tired from work is a pretty sweet trump card. A long day at work is a free pass to work out the most comfortable position on the couch. But a new study of more than 5,000 Danish men over thirty years found that men who put in extra hours at the job—but not at [...]

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: health, heart disease, men, Study of the Day, Work

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David R. Dow: Lessons From Death Row Inmates (TEDTalk VIDEO)

David R. Dow is an attorney in Texas who has defended over 100 death row inmates over the last 20 years.

HuffPost Live: Decapitating Extremism (VIDEO)

Mike Sacks discusses the attack in Woolwich, London, and extremism with a panel of experts on Islam and the Quran.

Our Mission: The Vasectomy Files 8

The Vasectomy Project is encouraging men to join forces and take responsibly for family planning. This is an opportunity to bring people together to talk about our collective responsibility while offering men a concrete way to contribute towards a solution by having a vasectomy.