Man Overboard!: A Medical Lifeline for the Aging Male - Softcover

Bowron MD FACP, Dr. Craig

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1945564121 ISBN 13: 9781945564123

Publisher: Mayo Clinic Press, 2022

Synopsis

For every man – regardless of hair pattern, shoe size or IPA preference – Man Overboard! by Mayo Clinic Press helps you understand your health and live your best life with this humorous but authoritative manual for the aging male.  
 
Let’s face it, guys: we barely know what we’re doing with our health. We’re not stupid, we’re just disinterested. Clouded by the hallucinogenic effects of testosterone, we tell ourselves “I’m fine, and so I will continue to be fine, which is fine.” Meanwhile, men’s health magazines hypnotize us with constantly changing recommendations designed to hold our eyeballs until the next wellness fad comes along. And when we finally do drag ourselves in for a clinic visit, we find that even good doctors forget that most of us don’t understand medical jargon, nor do they realize we are on a time-sensitive special-ops mission: get in, get what you need, and get out!
 
Learning about your health doesn’t have to read like a colonoscopy (informative, yes, but difficult to sit through without sedation). Staying healthy is serious business, but it doesn’t have to be boring. Informative but entertaining, this must-read, head-to-toe guide provides actionable advice, so you can stop worrying about your health, do something about it, and get on with your life.

With chapters like “Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs,” “Andropause,” “Sexercise,” and “Move It or Lose It,” you’ll learn how to:

• Eat right, exercise effectively, and manage your weight
• Address your risks for heart disease, reduce stress, and deal with back pain
• Avoid the three cancers that men commonly develop and know if your T levels are right
• Navigate challenges in the bedroom, deal with thinning hair, and handle getting older¬–not unscathed, but with a sense of control and dignity

It’s for men of every ethnicity, BMI, hair pattern, shoe size, IPA preference and sports predilection (including none). Think of it as the ultimate checklist for your next checkup. Grab yourself a beverage and a flimsy paper gown, and let’s do this!
 

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Craig Bowron, MD, FACP, is a practicing physician and a board-certified internist. He works with first-year medical students at the University of Minnesota Medical School and trains resident physicians at the Internal Medicine Residency Program of Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. He has appeared on ABC and CBS affiliates in the Twin Cities and frequently as a guest and commentator on Minnesota Public Radio’s MPR Morning Edition and MPR News with Kerri Miller. He speaks at numerous health conferences, and his writing has appeared in the pages of Forbes, Slate, Washington Post, Huffington Post, KevinMD.com, MarketWatch, Next Avenue, Minnesota Monthly, and MinnPost. The Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists gave him their Page One Award, and the Minnesota Magazine and Publication Association named his Minnesota Monthly column the best general interest column for a 60,000-plus circulation magazine. A member of the Association of Health Care Journalists and a fellow of the American College of Physicians, Dr. Bowron lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit him at CraigBowronMD.com.

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Table of Contents (NOT FINAL)

1. Heart Disease

2. Heart Disease Prevention

3. Nutrition

4. Lower Back Pain

5. Sexercise

6. Bacon Nation

7. Andropause

8. Move It or Lose It

9. The Big “C”

10. Cancer Prevention

11. Solar Sex Panels

12. Not-So-Athletic Performance

13. Great Sexpectations

14. Vices

15. You’re Going to Live Forever

Edition details

• Publisher: Mayo Clinic Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1945564121
• ISBN 13: 9781945564123
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300