Effects of Lifestyle on Men’s Health provides an evidence-based review of the effects of modifiable risk factors such as sleep, diet, stress and exercise on various elements of men’s health, notably sexual function, urinary function and cancer prevention and detection. Content highlights the most up-to-date basic and clinical information available, along with future research directions. Each chapter provides an easy to reference bullet point style summary to highlight the salient take-home messages from each section. Researchers and clinicians alike can use this book as a reference point for all matters related to lifestyle and men’s health.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. xvii 6. Author Biography - p. xxi 7. Part 1: Diet - p. xxi 8. Chapter 1.1: Diet and Sexual Health - p. xxi 9. Chapter 1.2: Effects of Lifestyle on Urinary Health - p. 25 10. Chapter 1.3: Diet and Fertility in Men: Are Sperm What Men Eat? - p. 40 11. Chapter 1.4: The Gut Microbiome - p. 60 12. Part 2: Metabolic Health - p. 98 13. Chapter 2.1: Metabolic Health: Inflammation and Men's Health - p. 98 14. Chapter 2.2: Diabetes and Men's Health - p. 119 15. Chapter 2.3: Obesity and Men's Health - p. 147 16. Chapter 2.4: Cardiovascular Disease and Men's Health - p. 168 17. Part 3: Mental Health - p. 177 18. Chapter 3.1: Sleep, Shift Work, and Men's Health - p. 177 19. Chapter 3.2: Stress, Depression, Mental Illness, and Men's Health - p. 206 20. Chapter 3.3: Meditation, Yoga, and Men's Health - p. 221 21. Part 4: Hormones - p. 231 22. Chapter 4.1: Testosterone and Men's Health - p. 231 23. Chapter 4.2: Other Hormonal Therapies and Men's Health - p. 251 24. Part 5: Supplements - p. 268 25. Chapter 5.1: Chinese Medicine and Men's Health - p. 268 26. Chapter 5.2: Over-the-Counter Supplements and Men's Health - p. 279 27. Part 6: Recreational Habits - p. 300 28. Chapter 6.1: Smoking and Men’s Health - p. 300 29. Chapter 6.2: The Opioid Epidemic and Men's Sexual Health - p. 319 30. Chapter 6.3: Alcohol and Men's Health - p. 332 31. Chapter 6.4: Exercise, Sports, and Men's Health - p. 347 32. Part 7: External factors - p. 359 33. Chapter 7.1: Environmental Toxins and Men's Health - p. 359 34. Chapter 7.2: Endocrine Disruptors and Men's Health - p. 401 35. Index - p. 413
Effects of Lifestyle on Men’s Health provides an evidence-based review of the effects of modifiable risk factors such as sleep, diet, stress and exercise on various elements of men’s health, notably sexual function, urinary function and cancer prevention and detection. Content highlights the most up-to-date basic and clinical information available, along with future research directions. Each chapter provides an easy to reference bullet point style summary to highlight the salient take-home messages from each section. Researchers and clinicians alike can use this book as a reference point for all matters related to lifestyle and men’s health.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. xvii 6. Author Biography - p. xxi 7. Part 1: Diet - p. xxi 8. Chapter 1.1: Diet and Sexual Health - p. xxi 9. Chapter 1.2: Effects of Lifestyle on Urinary Health - p. 25 10. Chapter 1.3: Diet and Fertility in Men: Are Sperm What Men Eat? - p. 40 11. Chapter 1.4: The Gut Microbiome - p. 60 12. Part 2: Metabolic Health - p. 98 13. Chapter 2.1: Metabolic Health: Inflammation and Men's Health - p. 98 14. Chapter 2.2: Diabetes and Men's Health - p. 119 15. Chapter 2.3: Obesity and Men's Health - p. 147 16. Chapter 2.4: Cardiovascular Disease and Men's Health - p. 168 17. Part 3: Mental Health - p. 177 18. Chapter 3.1: Sleep, Shift Work, and Men's Health - p. 177 19. Chapter 3.2: Stress, Depression, Mental Illness, and Men's Health - p. 206 20. Chapter 3.3: Meditation, Yoga, and Men's Health - p. 221 21. Part 4: Hormones - p. 231 22. Chapter 4.1: Testosterone and Men's Health - p. 231 23. Chapter 4.2: Other Hormonal Therapies and Men's Health - p. 251 24. Part 5: Supplements - p. 268 25. Chapter 5.1: Chinese Medicine and Men's Health - p. 268 26. Chapter 5.2: Over-the-Counter Supplements and Men's Health - p. 279 27. Part 6: Recreational Habits - p. 300 28. Chapter 6.1: Smoking and Men’s Health - p. 300 29. Chapter 6.2: The Opioid Epidemic and Men's Sexual Health - p. 319 30. Chapter 6.3: Alcohol and Men's Health - p. 332 31. Chapter 6.4: Exercise, Sports, and Men's Health - p. 347 32. Part 7: External factors - p. 359 33. Chapter 7.1: Environmental Toxins and Men's Health - p. 359 34. Chapter 7.2: Endocrine Disruptors and Men's Health - p. 401 35. Index - p. 413
