MenAlive is for everyone who wants to keep stress from shortening their lives and damaging their relationships. It is more than a book. MenAlive is a complete tool kit for relieving stress and bringing about lasting health. "80 percent of all illnesses are stress induced," says Woodson Merrell, M.D., Chairman of the Department of Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center. Although stress impacts everyone, men are particularly vulnerable. According to social scientist Dr. Thomas Joiner, "Males experience higher mortality rates than females at all stages of life from conception to old age." Diamond, best-selling author of Surviving Male Menopause and the Irritable Male Syndrome, teaches men and women four simple, yet effective, practices that can be used to prevent stress-related problems all of us face in this fast-paced, often chaotic world. In Part I of the book, Diamond describes the hazards and blessings of being male, why perpetual stress is deadly, the science behind energy healing, and "the ultimate power tool" for guys who want their lives to work. In Part II, he details the four energy healing tools Diamond believes to be the most effective and scientifically sound: Earthing, Heart-Coherence, Attachment Love, and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). In Part III, he applies the tools to the most pressing problems men face today including: Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS), male-type depression, chronic pain, sexual dysfunction and loss of desire, Andropause (male menopause) and age-related issues, and the stresses related to our economic and ecological transition. Both men and women will be interested in getting answers to the following questions: Is Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) undermining your health and relationship? How can you treat depression without talk therapy or drugs? Which simple Energy Healing Tool can you use to relieve shoulder, neck, and back pain? What are the best tools for reducing inflammation and improving sleep? How can you keep Andropause (male menopause) from ruining your sex life? Could you and your partner be going through "double menopause?" Why do men frighten women and why do women shame men? Which tools should you use to best insure that a relationship lasts a lifetime? What are the most important things you can do when the economy hits the fan? How can you prepare for the global changes in 2012 and beyond?
About the Author: Jed Diamond, PhD, LCSW, has been helping men, and the women who love them, for more than 40 years. He is the Founder and Director of the MenAlive, a health program that helps men live long and well. Since its inception in 1992, Jed has been on the Board of Advisors of the Men's Health Network. He is also a member of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP), the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male and serves as a member of the International Scientific Board of the World Congress on Gender and Men's Health. He is the only male columnist writing for the National Association of Baby Boomer Women. Diamond's work has been featured in major newspapers throughout the United States including the New York Times, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. He has been featured on more than 1,000 radio and T.V. programs including The View with Barbara Walters, Good Morning America, Today Show, CNN-360 with Anderson Cooper, CNN with Glenn Beck, CBS, NBC, and Fox News, and To Tell the Truth. He also did a nationally televised special on Male Menopause for PBS. Dr. Diamond is the author of nine previous books including: Mr. Mean: Saving Your Relationship from the Irritable Male Syndrome, Numina Press (2010). Male vs. Female Depression: Why Men Act Out and Women Act In, Verlag, (2009). The Irritable Male Syndrome: Managing the 4 Key Causes of Depression and Aggression, Rodale, (2004). The Whole Man Program: Reinvigorating Your Body, Mind, and Spirit After 40, John Wiley & Sons, (2002). Surviving Male Menopause, Sourcebooks (2000).