Author: Rich Gorecki

After writing several posts supporting Men’s Health Month (“Movember”), I want to address another issue that is critical to everyone’s health: Gossip.  As I continue this theme for the rest of the year that I call “One Man’s Voice… in the Noise”, I was shocked by a recent article that suggested men gossip more than women. Are you surprised by that? I was, so I had to dig deeper to see if it’s true. More importantly, I wanted to know what I can do to avoid gossip, even if the findings were true. First, let me define gossip and its effects.  About Gossip  Gossip is a form of casual conversation within a group about other people’s private lives. It spreads information that is often sensationalized, exaggerated, or not based on confirmed facts. While sometimes seen as a bonding tool, the information exchange is often at the expense of accuracy or

During this series called, One Man’s Voice… in the Noise, I have written about the issues that many men face. My focus this month of “Movember” has been about men’s health, specifically, Male Mental Health and Suicide Awareness, Prostate Cancer, and now, this last post on Testicular Cancer, which is the most common cancer among younger men. For more on each of these topics, check out the article, The Real Face of Men’s Health by Dr. Zac Seidler. Dr Seilder’s full downloadable report of the same name was produced by the Movember Foundation, which states that the “real face” of men’s health is not only men’s faces but also those of the loved ones, communities, and systems around them. As I wrote in my opening post for the month, Why Movember Matters to Everyone, men’s health issues will impact everyone, so “we all have skin in this game.” Testicular Cancer: The

Throughout this series, One Man’s Voice… in the Noise, I’ve tried to speak plainly, personally, and purposefully about the issues that many men face. In this next installment of my subset of “Movember” posts, I turn our attention to a threat that affects millions of men: prostate cancer.  During this subset of posts, I’ve highlighted the efforts of the Movember Foundation, which raises awareness and funding for men’s health issues such as Mental Health and Suicide Awareness (my last post), this one on Prostate Cancer, and the next one about Testicular Cancer. November is important since Men’s Health Month Matters to Everyone and since “we all have skin in this game.”  Surprising Facts About Prostate Cancer Did you know that 1 in 8 men (15%) in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime? This is the nearly same rate as the number of women (16%)