Daily Archives: January 13, 2012

Men’s Healthy Breakfast-On a Budget by Shirtless G.I.(Video)

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A well-rounded gay men’s health blog needs some skin to balance things out. The key to life is balance. You may have first laid your  eyes on this gay military man, alias “AreYouSurprised,” who has a YOUTUBE channel dedicated to his journey of coming out. He gained an enormous amount of attention when he posted a video of himself coming out to his father live on camera. Today his YOUTUBE channel has a different tune, and he has variety of fun health and fitness tips, all in good spirit.

In the video below he gives us a rundown of what he  eats for an average breakfast when at home. ”I want to offer non biased free advice to everyone. I will not promote any products, but if you want to encourage me to do more videos, HERE is the link to my tip jar. I hope to use the money to open my own gym some day.” And the crowd goes aweeeeee!

http://randy.spreadshirt.com/ —- my T Shirt shop
http://www.facebook.com/AreYouSuprised
http://twitter.com/#!/areyousuprised
http://www.youtube.com/user/RandysRandoms — my random channel

What Vitamin Deficiency Leads to Depression?

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Bitch, moan and whine! Why can’t I get out of bed? Why is everyone bugging the shit out of me? Why don’t I give a shit about anything? Repeat! This cycle may be caused by something as simple as vitamin D deficiency. Come on, give me your hand and let’s read this together.

via news.menshealth.com

Sure, you can blame your grumpy January mood on the post-holiday blues, the dreary weather, or your local NFL franchise not making the playoffs (Drag Queen Kicked off Ru Paul’s Drag Race). Another possible culprit: Not enough vitamin D may be what’s making you depressed, according to a study from the University of Texas.

In what is probably the largest study on vitamin D and depression ever conducted, researchers examined more than 12,500 patients over 4 years. The findings: The lower the levels of the vitamin in someone’s blood, the greater their chances were of suffering from clinical depression. Continue reading →

15-20% of Gay Men in America Marry Heterosexual Women

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“The desire for male descendants has had many baleful consequences in China, and in recent years one that used to be hidden has come to light. Millions upon millions of women are trapped in loveless and often miserable marriages to homosexual men….It is estimated that 15-20% of gay men in America marry heterosexual women.”

via www.economist.com

Homosexuality in China ,collateral damage, neither comrades nor spouses.

The most serious is to have no heir.” The desire for male descendants has had many baleful consequences in China, and in recent years one that used to be hidden has come to light. Millions upon millions of women are trapped in loveless and often miserable marriages to homosexual men. Thanks to the internet their cries for help have been heard widely enough in mainstream culture to earn their plight a commonly accepted abbreviation. They are known as “tongqi”, combing the words “tongzhi”, or comrade, Chinese slang for “gay”, with “qizi”, meaning “wife” in Mandarin. Continue reading →

Eat Your Way to a More Beautiful and Rugged Beard

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As true beardo’s are here to stay, it’s about time we start thinking about beard care. Tooth paste running down your beard and you rinsing it out doesn’t count as a conditioner. Like any good healthy brute of a man, you must start “Inside First,”  with proper nutrition, in order to achieve the best overall health results and this goes for your beard as well.

Chris “Birdman” Andersen

Via www.menslifetoday.com

There’s not too much you can do about a receding hairline, other than curse your gene pool. But facial hair is a different story. “The condition of your facial hair directly corresponds to the health of your body,” says Jim White, registered dietitian and American Dietetic Association spokesman. Specifically, he continues, “The same nutrients that have a positive effect on our heart and other major organs also benefit our skin and hair.”

In other words, you can literally eat yourself to a shinier, smoother, more healthy-looking beard. We asked White to tell us which vitamins are an essential part of a healthy facial hair diet, what they do, and how to get them into our diet. Results of our conversation below.

VITAMIN A AND BETA CAROTENE
How they better your beard: “Vitamin A maintains and repairs skin tissue,” says White. “And keeping your skin healthy allows for better hair growth.” Beta carotene is a nutrient that your body converts to vitamin A. Since it’s found in foods that are lower in saturated fats than those that are rich in vitamin A, you’re better off eating foods that are high in beta carotene.

Where to find them: Vitamin A is present in milk, cheese, butter and egg yolks. Beta carotene is found in yellow and orange produce (e.g., carrots, pumpkin, sweet potatoes and papayas) and leafy green veggies (e.g., spinach and kale). Continue reading →