Men's Health Books

I think all women should be able to decide how to live their lives and raise their children, whether with another woman, a man, both, or neither. Baby steps provides an alternative way to get pregnant without being penetrated by a man's [...].

Dr. Shabsigh's book is an excellent source of information and a great comfort to someone diagnosed with prostate cancer and faced with a decision regarding treatment options. His book was recommended to me when I was considering radical prostate surgery to remove my newly diagnosed cancer. From my research it was clear that surgery was the best option for me but I was greatly concerned about the possibility of side effects from surgery that could interfere with the quality of my life. Reading Dr. Shabsigh's book gave me the reassurance and optimism to go forward with surgery. My surgery was 100% successful and everything I read in Dr. Shabsigh's book is true. I have sinced purchased other copies of his book for friends who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. This book should be recommended by urologists to their patients who have been diagnosed with cancer and are considering treatment options.

I have just read 'The Best Options for Diagnosing and Treating Prostate Cancer' published by Health Education Literary Publisher, on which I could not find any information, but their ISBN suggests that they are a very tiny publisher - maybe self published?).

It is an extraordinary biased book giving the 'best' methods for possibly preventing, monitoring, staging, conducting a biopsy, treatment etc. It assumes the reader has already read and is aware of the basics of prostate cancer and, therefore, does not cover the material that is provided by most other books - it is the next stage on (which is good). The author (James Lewis - a non-doctor survivor) really puts himself on the line and open to challenge. Nevertheless it's the most helpful book I have read to date. It doesn't give wide ranges of percentages - it's specific, it doesn't pussyfoot about. For me, it is great book as it unashamedly gives his 'gold standard' for any treatment. It also has the most comprehensive bibliography (30 pages and about 250 references) so it appears to be exceptionally well researched.

It is highly evangelistic in its selling of Dr. Frank Ritz' prostRcision treatment at the Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia, claiming that cancer free survival rates are at least equal to and probably much better than surgery, even that performed by Dr. Walsh's Johns Hopkins team - and with the added benefits of significantly less chance of erectile dysfunction and other side effects.

If what he says is anywhere near the truth there doesn't seem to be any other choice but to have prostRcision.

I find it disturbing that other books only seem to mention prostRcision as an aside. The books published by the American Cancer Society and the Mayo Clinic don't even make a single reference to prostRcision. So something is wrong somewhere!

Have you read it? If not, at this stage of my limited knowledge, I would highly recommend it.

Wow, what great information! It is helpful to know that there are other alternatives.

The Body Sculpting Bible Express Men's Edition is an exercise guide featuring a 21-minute express workout designed specifically to tone and sculpt the body. The Men's Edition focuses especially upon building muscles, and the "eating for health and fitness" advice is tailored toward the needs of the male body. Copious black-and-white photographs, explicit instructions focusing on technique and form, and trainer's tips instruct the reader in simple exercises with dumbell rolls as well as machine exercises involving equipment. A 21-day challenge offering recommended exercises will get the reader started in body sculpting, and notes on proper diet and nutrition help round out this excellent fitness resource especially for men with limited time.

A Breakthrough In Prostate Cancer Treatment: What Every Man Should Know -- 3-D Stereotaxis by Panos G. Koutrouvelis (12 years experience in therapy and treatment of Prostate cancer patients and American Board-certified in Radiologym Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine) is an innovative and progressive understanding of a modern discovery in prostate cancer treatment. Informing readers of the life threatening diagnosis of prostate cancer, effecting nearly 240,000 American men yearly, A Breakthrough In Prostate Cancer Treatment diligently and knowledgeably educates its readers on the many intricacies of prostate cancer, its frequent symptoms, its scientific attributes, and the approach of treatments for it. A Breakthrough In Prostate Cancer Treatment is very strongly recommended for all readers, but most particularly males concerned with contracting prostate cancer, or those already diagnosed with prostate cancer and who are searching for a informative guide to their condition, as well as to all doctors, radiologists, and medical support staff specializing in the treatment of prostate cancer.

Lara Newton's book, "Brothers and Sisters: Discovering the Psychology of Companionship" is a rare thing. It is a new kind of psychology book. After all, there have been so many psychology books over the years, studies of children and parents, husbands and wives, abusers and victims, bosses and workers, friends and lovers... you name it, and there is probably a psychology book about it. Or two or three!

But there have actually been few books to investigate the psychological relationship between brothers and sisters. And this is the very first book that looks at that topic from a Jungian perspective, weaving together down-to-earth case studies with client dreams and stories from folk tales and mythology. The result is a deep, rich, and ground-breaking exploration into a new avenue of psychological thinking. Even better, the book unfolds with a narrative ease of a good story, and while it is thoroughly founded in clinical research, the style is not overly academic. It can be read and enjoyed by everyone, from psychoanalysts and college professors to any brother or sister who may stumble across the title while browsing through Amazon's website.

The book begins personally, with the author's own story of her life as a brother's sister. Then Ms. Newton examines the ways in which the brother-sister relationship follows universal or archetypal patterns, and how these patterns reveal important truths about psychological well-being. The archetypal brother-sister relationship begins with a sense of bonding (as with a child's unconscious sense of togetherness or union with a sibling), and then is threatened or even broken by a wounding experience (often as the siblings grow up and grow apart), and then is redeemed or experiences healing (as with grown siblings who reunite in a more conscious manner). An understanding of these dynamics reveals the psychology of companionship, a transformative sense of the equality that is possible between the sexes.

Ms. Newton initially explores these themes by looking closely at two fairy tales, Grimms' "Brother and Sister" and "The Death of Koschei the Deathless" (from Russia). The first tale, less familiar than "Hansel and Gretel" but richer and more nuanced, represents the psychological development of women in a section titled "The Sister's Work." The second story highlights male development in "The Brother's Work." Along the way, contemporary examples and other fairy tales and myths are used to amplify the varied patterns and concepts related to the processes of bonding, wounding, and healing. Further sections then examine a wide range of brother-sister experiences, both positive and negative, from siblings who are antagonistic toward each other ("Dark Bonds"), to relationships afflicted by psychological or actual incest ("Forbidden Union"), to brothers and sisters who primarily live and grow apart but still connect ("The Exiled Brother: Three Bird Tales"). The book concludes on an optimistic note with a description of the "questing spirit" that can manifest in both men and women. This is the author's name for the hopeful, creative energy that has been nourished by the mutuality of the brother-sister relationship and goes forth on a journey characterized by loyalty and truthfulness.

This book is not just for people who have an actual brother or sister. After all, even an only child develops friends who are like brothers or sisters. And all of us respond to stories or films with siblings as characters, or have dream figures who seem brotherly or sisterly. Ms. Newton's book, then, is for everyone -- and especially for readers interested in pursuing a new path towards psychological transformation.

This book is as informative as it gets in terms of helping us men far as stamina in the bedroom goes. Nothing against Viagara or Cialas, but i think if you follow the guidelines in this book you will find that it is not necessary to take those pills. I haven't even read through half of this book and i'm quite impressed already. I highly recommend it for the guys who are in their mid 30's and up.

It's not quite like any other self-help book that i've ever read. Definitely informative and a book that should be read by everybody who cares about their relationships, current and/or future.

It is exciting to have a clinical reference that places at the fingertips of busy clinicians a reference that greatly facilitates men's care, especially their reproductive health. Given that any healthcare appointment for men is an opportunity to provide health education, screening, and sound care, Clinical Men's health insures that the health recommendations and practices that men receive are timely current and relevant. I am glad to have this tool available as a reference.

Willie J. Parker, MD, MPH, Family Planning Section, University of Michigan