Men’s Vitality Center

  1. Factors That Increase Risk Of Diabetes

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    As type 2 diabetes becomes a more prevalent diagnosis a better understanding of risk factors and unhealthy lifestyle choices must at the forefront of any diabetes management plan. Type 2 diabetes can be controlled if a physician is made aware, but often this comes later down the road. This form of diabetes does not affect every person, but there are certain factors that increase the risk of develo…Read More

  2. 10 Things To Know About Cholesterol

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    Understanding cholesterol can be very difficult without specialized knowledge of the human body. High cholesterol is becoming a bigger issue among Americans, and the instance of diagnosis is on the rise. Misconceptions about cholesterol are leading people to have a fear of cholesterol in all forms. What many people do not know is that there are bad and good forms of cholesterol. For individuals wh…Read More

  3. How Diet Affects Cholesterol Levels

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    In a world that is becoming more focused on health and well-being, more of an effort is being put into the everyday diet. Most people understand when they are diagnosed with high cholesterol, the foods they once enjoyed are limited or off limits. Unfortunately, many Americans do not know their everyday diet was in part responsible for their high cholesterol diagnosis. For men in the Tucson area wh…Read More

  4. Keeping Elderly Patients Active

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    One of the main focuses of managed male healthcare is to keep all patients as healthy and fit as possible. This goes for men of any age. Keeping elderly patients as active and healthy as possible cuts down on the need for managed pharmaceutical care. One way in which Men’s Vitality Center of Tucson has proposed to keep their senior patients active is through interactive health monitoring. This m…Read More

  5. How Diabetes Affects Testosterone

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    One thing that many men do not understand is the fact that diabetes and low testosterone are often diseases that affect a man at the same time. Research is finding that men that are affected by diabetes are more likely to suffer from low testosterone. While one doesn’t necessarily mean the other, they often affect men at the same time. For these men, it is important to learn how testosterone rep…Read More

  6. Low-T In A Younger Population

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    Low testosterone is usually a problem that affects older men. Most people do not even realize that low testosterone can affect young, healthy men. In fact, low testosterone can affect any mature male at any age. While this problem is not very common among young men, it does not mean that it does not happen. No matter the reason, low testosterone in a young and otherwise healthy male is not normal.…Read More

  7. DOT Physicals and Type 1 Diabetes

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    The Department of Transportation (DOT) has made it a point to keep their drivers in the best state of health for their own safety and the safety of others. During long drives and cross country trips, only drivers who are healthy can safely make these trips. This is one of the reasons why The Department of Transportation has mandated that their drivers take, and pass, a physical examination every …Read More

  8. Complications Associated With High Blood Pressure

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    Blood pressure is an incredibly important aspect of overall health. Blood pressure is recorded as two separate, but very important numbers; systolic and diastolic. Systolic is the top number, while the diastolic number is the bottom. Healthy blood pressure numbers give a medical professional a good view of the overall health of the heart’s arteries. High numbers correspond to increased pressure …Read More

  9. Managing Diabetes

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    As diabetes becomes a more prevalent problem, learning how to manage the disease is necessary for adults and children alike. Since type 1 and type 2 diabetes can affect men and women of any age, proper education and diabetes management programs need to be put into action at a much earlier stage in the disease. Living a long and healthy life while dealing with diabetes is not a far-fetched idea. Me…Read More

  10. Infographic: Basic Understanding of Testosterone

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    Helping men understand the basics of testosterone is a stepping stone for helping them with low testosterone replacement therapy options in Tucson, AZ. Testosterone is a hormone that is responsible for many different aspects of male health and well-being. Unfortunately, this hormone is not well understood among the normal populations so problems may fall through the cracks. Abnormal production of …Read More