Aired June 15, 2025:I wanted to put a spotlight on the importance on Men’s Health Issues and the Movember Foundation does it SO WELL. Movember is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of Men's Health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention. But they emphasize of the importance of these issues YEAR ROUND and how to encourage US to help the men in our lives take ACTION and do something about it!!In this podcast, Lisa Foxx talked to Brian Heilman. He's the US head of research on men’s health, for the foundation and he’s also a brand new dad himself!Here's the break down of the MAIN areas of focus: Mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer...How does the Movember Foundation get folks to rally around these issues and get men more involved in their own health, to CARE ABOUT and do something about their health issues? We discuss it.Brian is also the lead researcher of their new Movember Institute of Men’s Health Through the institute, they’re launching deep dive reports into men’s health across the U.S., including on why men die nearly 6 years (5.8) earlier than women on average, and what we can do to about it. By encouraging men (whom the charity refers to as "Mo Bros") to get involved, Movember aims to increase early cancer detection, diagnosis and effective treatments, and ultimately reduce the number of preventable deaths. Besides annual check-ups, the Movember Foundation encourages men to be aware of family history of cancer and to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Using the moustache as the driving symbol of the movement, Movember focuses on the three key areas of prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health and suicide prevention.Since inception, the Movember Foundation has raised $837 million and funded over 1,200 projects in more than 20 countries.Find out more about this important movement HERE: https://us.movember.com/?home

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