Men's Health - Heart, Prostate, Hormone, Mental, & Sexual. The IMA library is growing fast.

[gregton (IMA-GregT)]

Just to add to this last webinar - https://imahealth.org/decoding-mens-health/ there are some seriously important guides that focus on Men’s Health, that have been put together by Dr. Kristina Carmen. Please have a read of all of them, or of course just the one’s that most interest you. And please share and share and share.

Our colleague Ryan put all of the following together in an email 3 days ago, so he’s made it much easier for me to share here. If you have already seen it, having gotten the email, apologies for me repeating it here, but it’s too important not to.

Here’s the list:

**Men’s Heart Health: **Markers, Myths & Strategies That Matter

Prostate Health: Screening, Root Causes & Lifestyle Strategies

** Men’s Hormone Health:** Testosterone, Balance & Vitality

** Men’s Mental Health:** Root Causes, Resilience & Real-World Tools

Understanding Men’s Sexual Health: A Whole-Body Approach to Sexual Function

And here’s the info for each:

Learn how inflammation, insulin resistance, and nutrient imbalances—not just cholesterol—shape cardiovascular risk. This guide outlines practical prevention strategies rooted in nutrition, stress management, and metabolic health.

Understand the difference between early detection and overtreatment. Dr. Carman breaks down the latest insights into diet, environment, and lifestyle factors that influence prostate health—and how to protect it naturally.

Explore how sleep, stress, and toxin exposure affect testosterone levels—and what can be done naturally to restore hormonal balance, strength, and energy.

Look beyond “chemical imbalance” to uncover the physical, nutritional, and emotional roots of anxiety and depression. This guide highlights science-based, real-world tools to help men build lasting resilience.

Discover how hormones, blood flow, and stress shape men’s sexual health. This guide outlines key drivers, natural supports, and simple strategies to strengthen vitality and well-being.

It’s really great information. What could be next in the series? Helen and I would be happy to pass your suggestions on, and maybe, hopefully they’ll happen.

[gregton (IMA-GregT)]

https://www.nature.com/articles/6691152.pdf

I’m wondering if this was the study. Tried to find it because I was very interested in the higher testosterone in Vegans. And total testosterone - absolutely.

The summary of the paper says the following: Summary Mean serum insulin-like growth factor-I was 9% lower in 233 vegan men than in 226 meat-eaters and 237 vegetarians (P = 0.002).
Vegans had higher testosterone levels than vegetarians and meat-eaters, but this was offset by higher sex hormone binding globulin, and
there were no differences between diet groups in free testosterone, androstanediol glucuronide or luteinizing hormone.

@vegandan I need to go over your posts and just learn a little more. I know so little about being vegan. In fact, saying “so little” is an exaggeration.

[vegandan]

@IMA-GregT The vegan community welcomes anyone interested in the vegan lifestyle. To be clear, veganism is more than a diet; which is what a lot of people think about vegans. Veganism is based on three basic focal points; animal rights, health, and the environment. There is a plethora of resources available about the vegan lifestyle which explains the world view of what it means to be a vegan. It is important to note that there are many degrees of following a vegan path and the journey can take many forms. There is no absolute one way of being vegan. Everyone takes their own path and has different comfort levels with the lifestyle.

I officially became vegan at the age of 41 in 1990. Although I had bits and pieces of veganism since an early age, it never did click together until I read a book that changed my life in 1989; Diet for a New America. I was an animal lover since childhood having spent many days at the age of 9 wondering by myself through the San Diego Zoo. Back then a 9 year old wondering a public space was not a big deal. I became a concerned environmental advocate when I was in high school and thought about becoming a Park Ranger as a career. Over the years I developed a concern for health issues as I got older and ate less and less meat. In my 30s I was pretty much down to fish and poultry for animal protein. Then I had one of those light bulb moments when a vegetarian friend at work asked me a simple question. If you love animals so much, why are you still eating them? Good question. So with that, the John Robbins book, and some further research, I began my journey and haven’t looked back.

[gregton (IMA-GregT)]

I’m interested, so I can understand better. Will go do some reading. There are so many different paths. Thanks very much for this note.