Men's Health

Hello there Doctor, After I run out of my current supplements I am going to be interested in ordering certain items from your site however I first have a question about Vitamin Poisoning. I...

It is true that certain vitamins can be harmful for you if taken in excessive amounts.  This is particularly true for the fat soluable vitamins (A, D, E and K).  This is due the fact that they will build up in the fat tissue and potentially to toxic amounts if consumed in too great of quantities.  One must be careful with dosing particularly with vitamin A and vitamin D as these... Read Full Answer

I just discovered that my daughters boyfriend is injecting testosterone. He is a body builder and obviously does this so he will get bigger. He is. He is huge and looks great, however, I am very...

This is a very serious situation as hormones can be very dangerous when used inappropriately like in the case of your daughter's boyfriend.

Testosterone therapy to aid in muscle building is known to cause a variety of dangerous health issues.  In addition, they are associated with an unstable... Read Full Answer

are chondroitin / glucosamine blood thinners i take plavix

There is concern about taking chondroitin with blood thinners. Chondroitin potentially acts as a blood thinner, therefore people on blood thinners that choose to take chondroitin need to be closely monitored by their prescribing Doctor. You should consider taking glucosamine by itself to avoid any unnecessary risk.

In Health,

Dr. J

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Im very concerned about developing prostate problems. Do you have any advice?

Problems with the prostate are very common in men, especially as they age. The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that is part of the male reproductive system. It is located below the bladder. The prostate gland makes and stores fluid for semen, which transports sperm during ejaculation.

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy is an abnormal growth of the gland typically seen in aging men and often... Read Full Answer

Do all men have some kind of cancer when they die?

I think what you’re referring to is the notion that many men after they die are discovered to have prostate cancer on autopsy.  In a normal setting, prostate cancer is very slow growing and never leaves the prostate.  In a case like this, a man is much more likely to die from other causes rather than the prostate cancer.  In fact it is often said that... Read Full Answer

Hi, I would like to know which herbal product will aid in increasing the testosterone levels and increasing dopamine and neropinephrine levels?

There are several important issues to address when dealing with migraine headaches. One of the first things I recommend is to do an elimination diet that removes the most common food offenders (soy, wheat, dairy, eggs and nuts are a good start) from his diet for 6-8 weeks. After the 8 weeks is over, you start to introduce foods individually once every 3-4 days in an effort to isolate a... Read Full Answer