Diabetes is a condition in which the body cannot produce adequate levels of insulin, or it cannot properly respond to the body’s production of insulin. Insulin is a vital component in the maintenance of healthy blood glucose levels, and chronically elevated or depressed blood glucose levels can cause health problems. Diabetes affects millions of people around the world, and although there is no …Read More
Prostate exams are often the punchline in comedy routines, and it’s easy to understand why. Though many men find prostate exams uncomfortable and embarrassing, they could quite literally save your life. The National Institute of Health recently reported that prostate cancer makes up just under 10 percent of all new cancer cases, and 11.6 percent of men will receive a prostate cancer diagnosis at…Read More
We all know that exercise is beneficial to our health. Daily exercise has been proven to improve sleep quality, reduce stress, and burn excess weight. In addition to burning the fat that may be contributing to decreasing testosterone levels, many studies have shown a direct link between exercise and increased testosterone levels. Testosterone is a naturally occuring male hormone and plays a crucia…Read More
One of the most important pieces of advice that we give patients about cholesterol management in our Tucson clinic is this: eat the right foods. It's possible to reduce your cholesterol levels through a healthy diet instead of only through medication. These dietary changes are easy to make and work to naturally lower your cholesterol and blood pressure, both of which are good for your heart and lo…Read More
When you need to lose weight for your health, it can be difficult to know what strategy to use. It may be tempting to try to drop the weight as quickly as possible. However, safe and healthy weight loss cannot be achieved through crash diets or extreme exercise programs; it requires making gradual lifestyle changes. At Men’s Vitality Center in Tucson, we offer weight loss management to help our …Read More
If you are experiencing pain from your lower back down the back of your leg, you may be experiencing sciatica. Sciatica is pain that runs along the path of the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerves runs from your lower back through your buttocks and down each leg. The severity and type of pain varies; it may manifest as an ache, a burning sensation, or extreme jolts of pain. Sciatica is caused by the …Read More
It is generally thought that cholesterol is not a good thing. However, that is not true. We need cholesterol in order to regulate the plaque found in arteries to prevent it from building up. There are two types of cholesterol: LDL and HDL. LDL is the bad cholesterol that you have heard about; HDL is the beneficial cholesterol that we need to survive. When you have high LDL cholesterol and low HDL …Read More
When you have low testosterone, there are many negative side effects, such as low self-esteem, depression, erectile dysfunction, decreased sex drive, and fatigue. You may feel overwhelmed by these symptoms, and may be unsure of how to proceed. At Men’s Vitality Center in Tucson, when we discover that one of our clients has low testosterone, we offer testosterone replacement therapy as a treatmen…Read More
One of the services we offer at Men’s Vitality Center is diabetes management. Diabetes is a serious disease, but with proper education and management, people with diabetes can live healthy and normal lives. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation out there about diabetes. Here, we will take on common myths about diabetes. MYTH: Diabetes is caused by excessive sugar consumption. We have a…Read More
Millions of American men are affected by erectile dysfunction (ED) every year, yet many are embarrassed to talk about it, even with their doctor. In our society, men are expected to be ready and able to have sex at any given moment, so many men who experience ED feel emasculated and as a result, suffer from low self-esteem. This is an unfair and unrealistic standard, as most men will experience tr…Read More
I have More Energy*
“I don’t even remember what it’s like to feel like I used to before I started treatment. I have more energy, I have a burning desire to work out and in one year I have gained about 15 pounds of muscle. I’ve lost weight, I look great, I feel great and I honestly feel like I can even smell and see things more clearly. My wife is also VERY happy with all the above.”
