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Revolutionizing Male Birth Control: Dr. Darlene Walley Offers Plan A For Men

Like most males, I have been concerned with birth control most of my life. When I was a teenager there were admonitions from my parents to “be careful.” Though rarely put into words, I knew what they meant was: “Don’t get a girl pregnant.” I still remember overhearing a high school girl telling her […]

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Phil Stutz, True Magic, & Healing ManKind: Helpful Tools for Today’s World – Part 3: The Life Force, The Soul’s Calling, and The Pearls

In Part 1 of this series, I introduced you to Phil Stutz and described my first encounters with his work and how valuable I have found his practices. I described the three domains that Dr. Stutz believes are part of the universal human experience: The first domain is pain. The second domain is uncertainty. […]

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Common gene variant doubles dementia risk for men

Common gene variant doubles dementia risk for men: New research has found that men who carry a common genetic variant are twice as likely to develop dementia in their lifetime compared to women.The research, published in Neurology, used data from the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) trial to investigate whether people who […]

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10 Things to Ask Before a Testicular Sperm Retrieval Procedure

For the better part of your teenage years and beyond, you were probably worried to death that you might get someone pregnant. The irony is that now, when you’re all settled down and ready to build a family, you can’t! Your sperm is either nowhere to be found in your semen, or what’s there is […]

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Phil Stutz, True Magic, & Healing ManKind: Helpful Tools for Today’s World – Part 2: Universe 1 and Universe 2

In Part 1 I introduced you to two men who have had a powerful influence on my life and career. The philosopher Paul Tillich introduced me to three fundamental questions in life: What’s wrong with men, women, and society? What would we be like if we were healed, whole, actualized? How do we move […]

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Chains, Bands, and Bigger Gains: A Weightlifter’s Guide to Accommodating Resistance

You’ve probably seen powerlifters deadlifting or squatting with chains draped from their barbells.It looks and sounds badass — but it’s not just for show.Putting chains (as well as bands) on your barbell is called accommodating resistance, and it can be a useful tool to help you break through lifting plateaus and hit new PRs.As you […]

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Phil Stutz, True Magic, & Healing ManKind: Helpful Tools for Today’s World – Part 1: The Three Domains

In April 1964 I met a man who changed my life forever. I was twenty years old, in my senior year at U.C. Santa Barbara, when I took a class from the world-renowned philosopher Paul Tillich. Tillich defined religion not as a set of beliefs or practices, but as the human experience of being […]

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A Courageous Father’s Story of Love and Life

The REAL Vitacco family (Summer 1985):Frank (rear), Nicky, Vinnie, and Frankie Being a father has transformed my life since the moment I held my newborn son, Jemal, shortly after his birth on November 21, 1969. Amid tears of joy and relief that both my wife and baby came through the birth process alive and […]

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Can You Get Jacked at Planet Fitness?

Planet Fitness — and gyms like it — have long been the butt of jokes in the fitness world. Full of purple decor, “lunk alarms,” free pizza nights, and “judgment-free zones,” but lacking in barbells, squat racks, and deadlift platforms, it’s known as the kind of place in which serious athletes and dedicated lifters wouldn’t […]

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