Health Literacy
Understanding Incontinence is Your Best Defense
There are some unbelievable stories that float around concerning urinary incontinence. I like to term these stories, “Incontinence myths.” I’ll do my best to explain the difference between incontinence myths and true facts, as believing the myths can harm your ability to deal effectively with you urinary incontinence.
Read MoreThe Ugly Truth About Diapers
sIt’s been a while since we talked about diapers… Truth is, many of our clients find us due to all the horrible side effects created by wearing disposable adult diapers. So, let’s talk about the ugly truth about diapers. Earlier this week, I asked one of my assistants to give me a handful of facts…
Read MoreStrategies to Prevent Incontinence
Our active readers and viewers are quite familiar with our regular science updates, keeping you well-informed. That’s something that we’re proud and honored to do. Today let’s talk about strategies to prevent incontinence. The subject of Physical Therapy assisting some men to overcome incontinence AFTER they’ve had prostate surgery is quite familiar. But what’s not…
Read MoreGetting Back in the Game
I think that for almost every one of us reading this message, we have at least one thing in common: We’ve experienced some setbacks in life. It could be financial, losing a beloved family member, friend or co-worker, divorce, a lay-off, our health, and many other things – including incontinence. It’s easy to have a…
Read MoreYour Genes Are Not Your Fate
In March of 2008, Dr. Dean Ornish, a renowned physician gave a TED Talk in Monterey, California entitled “Your Genes Are Not Your Fate.” The talk was powerful and impactful, and during his talk, Dr. Ornish shared some incredible research! Your Genes Are Not Your Fate We thought you’d enjoy a summary of his talk,…
Read MoreWhy Healthcare is Embracing a Fail First Policy
Things we learned at AUA 2014
Last month BioDerm Inc./Men’s Liberty attended the annual AUA conference in Orlando, Florida. We had a lot of fun at the conference and learned a lot of great things. So we figured why not do a quick blog and share a few of the interesting take-always we learned at the conference, like about RARP, OPR…
Read MoreThe Side Effects? Well, There Is One…
The article I am going to share with you today is a little different from our normal blog topics. Many times when we talk about prostate surgery side effects, we discuss incontinence. However, there are many other side effects that can result from prostate surgery, one of which is erectile dysfunction. The article below was…
Read MoreAddressing Aging
The world is aging, but that’s not necessarily bad, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of the world’s population over 60 years will double from 11 percent to 22 percent, it points out. In fact by 2050, 2 billion people in the world will be 60 or older.…
Read More6 Tips for Wellness
I will be the first to admit that for the majority of my life I didn’t care to much about my health. I ate anything and everything I wanted, did minimal exercise, and never really made sure I was getting a good night sleep. Luckily for me, I am naturally very thin so putting on…
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