Sherif Abbas, is a 41-year-old cosmetic dentist in central London. Hearing about a patient's transformation set him on a course that changed his body and mind. Here's what happened, in his own words: I was always aware of my appearance–my chin, my round face. I never thought of myself as massively overweight. I knew…
SCROLL THROUGH YOUR social media feed right now, and you may find videos of people gargling and swishing coconut and olive oil like its mouthwash. The practice is called oil pulling—and even though it sounds less than appealing, its lengthy list of possible oral health benefits has people swishing oil. It might be circulating…
MANY MENTAL HEALTH therapies, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, focus on the mind with the idea that changing how you think can influence how you feel. But somatic therapy takes the opposite approach—by starting with a focus on the body itself. “Somatic therapy is a bottom-up approach,” explains Avi Klein, L.C.S.W., a Men’s Health…
Moving from the battlefield to the instructor’s podium—and living with anxiety and depression—brought with it extra weight for Pierre Anthony, 42, now a retired veteran in San Diego. When he found Pure Barre workouts, he gained balance and lost 37 pounds. In his own words, here’s his story: I began my military service…
THIS DEPRESSION GET the best of me..." he tweeted from his hotel room in Los Angeles. It was All-Star Weekend 2018—a time when NBA players typically take advantage of the competition and camaraderie amongst their colleagues who are the best in the game. Instead of hanging out with friends and relishing in the weekend, though,…
CREATINE IS A useful tool if you're looking to gain muscle. As with many supplements, it has its side effects. But for this one, hair loss is not one of them. Creatine is a compound that's both in meat products and derived naturally in the body, and it assists in muscle building function. Supplementing…
Noticing a bend in your penis can be, to put it mildly, unsettling—especially because you might feel like you’re the only guy it’s ever happened to. “This isn’t the kind of thing you get a beer and talk to your buddies about,” says Frederick Taylor, MD, a men’s health specialist and urologist with Central Ohio…
There’s a common belief that men avoid the doctor at all costs—particularly the dreaded annual exam. But according to a poll by Hearst Media, the parent company of Men’s Health, three out of every four men (75 percent) have gone to the doctor in the last year. That number goes up to 80 percent when…
Two-thirds of sexually active men agree it’s important to regularly perform below-the-belt self-exams—but 47 percent have no clue how to do one, according to a survey by Men’s Health parent company Hearst Media. No need to count yourself in the clueless half; below is your instruction manual on how to perform a sexual health exam…
It started innocently enough. Something didn’t feel right below the belt, and then it didn’t look right. Little did I know what the next 10 years would have in store for me: Dealing with Peyronie’s disease, a condition where plaque or scar tissue builds up in the penis. Luckily, I found a treatment that finally…