TV and movies often glamorise binge drinking. The truth is that there is nothing beautiful about it. It involves a dangerous pattern of excessive alcohol consumption. Typically, your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) will rise to 0.08 percent or above after binge drinking. Binge drinking is defined as having four or more drinks within a two-hour time-frame, for women. For men, binge drinking is identified as having five or more drinks over the course of two hours. Beyond a hangover, this behavio...

The internet is full of sex tips for just about every possible subject, but surprisingly there are few sex tips for overweight men. More than half of all South Africans are now classified as medically overweight or obese. Being overweight can have an impact on sexual health and can also create other challenges in bed. So with that in mind, let’s review a few sex tips for overweight men. What is overweight? What constitutes being overweight can vary from individual to individual. Generally acce...

Making healthful changes to your lifestyle is an excellent first step to dealing with your high blood pressure. Your efforts will show results in just a few weeks. Even if your levels don't go down as far as needed, your drug therapy may involve fewer drugs and at lower doses. Research studies have shown that the following strategies can lead to modest but lasting decreases in blood pressure. The payoff is big: Healthy blood pressure reduces your risk of stroke, heart failure and kidney disea...

The negative perception that the society sends about men and sex is often unfair and inaccurate. Men are portrayed as thoughtless sex maniacs. Society thinks, all men want is sex and nothing else matters. This really denies a large portion of men’s sexual realities, which includes their insecurities. For men to obtain sexual health it involves addressing insecurities, but, within a society that pretends men shouldn’t have any, even taking the first step of acknowledging them can be difficult...

Valentines Day Ideas Since January there has been a lot of buzz on social media about a fictional #Mensconference, which is scheduled to happen from the 13 to 15 February. All men in the country have been invited. In addition we hear talk that this event was organized by Mens Clinic International. We have no association or planning on organizing a conference for men. It is a great idea, to get all men in one place and talk about everything that is related to men’s health. However, you can vi...

Many people are wondering about sexual frequency and if they are having enough sex, too little sex, too much sex or they really do not give it two thoughts. Perhaps you think that you are not having as much sex as your friends bragging by the braai. By sex many people have a set definition of it and that is penetration. Many factors influence the amount of sex that couples have, relationship status, health and age. As certain life stages happen to couples the rate and frequency can also c...