The Integrated Pharmacist

Health specific to men represents a significant portion of health burden. Life expectancy for men is up to 8 years shorter than women. Behavioral and psychological elements do play their part, but there may still be room for developing a more robust system for treating men's health. Erectile dysfunction, changes in testosterone, and prostate issues can be difficult for a lot of men to discuss even with a healthcare provider, but these issues can lead to physical and emotional problems including a group of symptoms labeled LUTS or lower urinary tract symptoms. It's easier to avoid difficult or awkward conversations and examinations when you don't go through a medical professional, but this can lead to untested practices and even exposure to dangerous medications or toxins from unregulated supplements. Today on the Integrated Pharmacist Podcast, I'd like to go through medicine specific to men's health. Hopefully, we can find a way to guide patients to healthy ...

  How do you feel when I mention the word "stress"? It's possible the word itself might cause your shoulders to flex and your heart to race. Stress has been linked to poor health outcomes. Even for those who don't have serious health issues, stress can make life complicated and difficult. Today on the Integrated Pharmacist Podcast, I want to talk about what stress is and how we can manage it appropriately with complementary and alternative medicine. Everybody deals with some level of stress. Whether it's from work or school demands, taking care of your home and loved ones, negative changes in your environment or traumatic events, stress can have mental, emotional, and even physical consequences. But not all stress is brought on by negative things. Even enjoyable experiences can bring on stress - weddings, family vacations, and financial gains can contribute to a person's stress. But not all stress is bad! We actually need some stress. As a sho...