Men's Health for Dummies [Paperback]

Charles B. Inlander (Author), People's Medical Society (Author)

Book Description

Series: For Dummies | Publication Date: March 23, 1999

"A ‘must read’ if you care at all about feeling well and staying well." — Ted David, CNBC Network Anchor "Inlander has boiled down tons of information to give us simple, easy-to-read rules that can make us healthier and fitter." — Victor Cohn, former Science Editor, The Washington Post

Includes Great Ways to Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease!

Take charge of your health — and live longer and stronger! That's the message of Men's Health For Dummies^®, your complete prescription for lifelong wellness. From staying fit and preventing disease to dealing with doctors and getting the right treatment, Charles B. Inlander and the People's Medical Society give you all the tools you need to feel great, look great, and live longer — starting today!

Inside, you'll find life-enhancing advice on how to:

• Change your diet to lower your chances of heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes
• Develop techniques to reduce stress in your life
• Recognize the signs of prostate disease
• Treat passing pains such as headaches, indigestion, colds, and flu
• Know which vitamins and supplements can help you — and which ones won't
• Cope with male pattern baldness
• Understand and prevent sexual problems such as infertility and sexually transmitted diseases
• Choose a medical plan and doctor to suit your specific needs

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About the Author

About the Authors Charles B. Inlander is president of the People's Medical Society and the author of Family Health For Dummies^®. He is a faculty lecturer at the Yale University School of Medicine, writes frequently for publications such as Nursing Economics, The New York Times, Glamour, and Boardroom, and is heard regularly on Public Radio International's Marketplace. The People's Medical Society is the nation's largest nonprofit consumer health advocacy organization. The society has published more than 70 health titles, and its medical experts are frequently seen on such television programs as Oprah, Today, and Good Morning America.

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (March 23, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764551205
• ISBN-13: 978-0764551208
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #617,853 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Fair Book, For Dummies, April 20, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Men's Health for Dummies (Paperback)

Inlander's book reviews in fairly basic format questions men may have about their health. I found the book good for most people at the high school graduate level, but one piece amazed me.
In the section on men's plumming Inlander gives a brief outline of the benefits of circumcision. I assume from his commentary Inlander is an American circumcised male.
He starts off all well and states that more or less circumcision adds little as a health benefit and cites a study done in 1997. Then apparently feeling this new knowledge could not be right he adds that circumcision protects against urinary infection in men. This is NOT true. The current flap on circumcision and UTI involves babies less than six months of age. The over all rate of UTI independant of circumcision status for boys is one percent at most. This says 100 or more boys would be circumcised to prophylactically prevent a UTI in one. Not a very good trade off when the complication rate of circumcision is at least one percent and some studies show five to ten percent.
Inlander then grasps at straws and states secretions under the foreskin will cause cancer of the penis!
This is at best an outmoded prejudice. Current thoery posits a virus HPV and smoking the major contributors.In countries which do-not circumcise and have hygienic facilities, i.e. running water,
the penile cancer rate is less than 1 in 100,000 men, hardly a reason to seek a cut.
Inlander then states a number of "junkie" secretions that may LURK under the foreskin causing irritations.
What does he mean? I suppose if a person never practiced any hygiene any body part would be irritated. I would not cut off my nose to avoid blowing it so why is the foreskin such a bother? Obviously Inlander has NEVER owned a normal penis , except perhaps a few hours after birth before the foreskin was harvested without his consent.
So I am forced to say this is a fair book for dummies written by an only slightly brighter dummie, with a need to justify male circumcision as a preventive of a number of improbable conditions.