Life Without Leaks

Mike Leventhal is straight up when he explains that there are three things all men eventually face: death, taxes and an enlarged prostate. He should know - as the Executive Director for the Tennessee affiliate of Men's Health Network, Mike has spent his career helping men improve their physical and mental well being. Today he talks with us about caring for your prostate as you get older and, for those men who have had their prostates removed, how to manage the incontinence that's usually associated with the procedure.
 
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Music:
Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

Inflammatory Bowel Disease can be an incredible burden to bear - painful, embarrassing, isolating and, for many patients, as difficult to deal with mentally as it is to manage physically.

Today's guest is Dr. Erin Forster, a gastroenterologist from the Medical University of South Carolina, and she's here to let you know that it doesn't have to be that way. IBD conditions - particularly Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis - can be treated, especially nowadays, with a surprisingly large range of medications and life strategies that can make a real difference for you.

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Music: Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

You may remember Gloria Kolb from a previous episode when she introduced us to Elitone, a wearable device that gently stimulates your pelvic floor muscles, prompting them to do your Kegel exercises for you with virtually zero effort. Gloria is back with us today to introduce her newest product, Elitone Urge, which has shown remarkable results addressing the symptoms of Overactive Bladder, helping reduce those sudden urges to go to the bathroom for thousands of women.

For more information about Elitone, visit them online at www.Elitone.com, and to learn about the Elitone Urge, visit their webpage by clicking here.

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Music: Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

Men aren't always very good when it comes to managing their own health - it's often the women in their lives who help them with everything from making doctors' appointments to taking their medications to becoming more proactive with their wellbeing. Today's guest is Mike Leventhal, Executive Director for the Tennessee affiliate of Men's Health Network, a national non-profit focused on men's health awareness and disease prevention. Mike discusses the challenges men face and shares important insights on what men can do to improve their health and wellness.

To learn more about Men's Health Network and all of the free resources they make available, visit them here. 

To learn more about the National Association for Continence, click here, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Music:
Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

More than 33 million Americans have OAB, and if you’re one of them, you probably pay close attention to how much you drink. But what you may not realize is that it’s worth taking a look at your entire diet. That’s because there are certain foods that can aggravate your bladder while there are others that may actually help stop frequent urination. In this episode we discuss what you may want to put on - and keep off - your plate to help treat your symptoms.

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Music:
Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

Today's guest is Tina Harris, the Vice President of Clinical Affairs for TenderHeart Health Outcomes. They're one of the nation's leading incontinence management providers, and they offer individualized care plans and superior incontinence products to help meet patients' specific incontinence needs.

Their value-based incontinence program improves patient outcomes and reduces cost through superior products and patient coaching. By focusing on three important concepts, they're able to improve the day-to-day lives of patients through exceptional incontinence management and deliver better health outcomes. Their coaching focuses on asking the right questions to meet your needs, they provide high-quality products that prevent leaking and are comfortable and skin friendly, and they offer all sizes and brands. Better yet, their trained staff pay special attention to your individual needs and work to recommend a product that works best for you.

TenderHeart has helped to keep patients out of the hospital and nursing homes, free of falls, and at decreased risk of urinary tract infections or skin irritation. Your complete satisfaction is their goal and healthy at-home living their mission. Check out their website at www.tenderheart.com, call them today at 1-877-394-1860 or email them at [email protected] - they're looking forward to hearing from you!

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Music:
Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

Seven years. That's how long many patients live with leaks before they get the courage to see a doctor. And then when they do show up, the encounter can be so awkward and uncomfortable that they wind up not getting the help they need.

Today's guest is Dr. Travis Bullock, a urologist in private practice in St. Louis. He shares some very sound advice for patients who might be uncertain or apprehensive when it comes to seeking professional help, and he offers patients who are just getting started on their treatment journey some encouraging thoughts on what they can expect on the road to drier days.

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Music:
Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

Getting a proper diagnosis and treatment for bowel disorders can be difficult enough for most anybody, but for people of color, there are a troubling number of additional challenges that must also be overcome.

Today's guest is Melodie Narain-Blackwell, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Color of Gastrointestinal Illness, a nonprofit advocacy and support organization for members of minority communities living with GI conditions. As someone who's struggled herself with Crohn's disease since she was 5 years old, she knows firsthand just how frightening and alienating these conditions can be. Today she shares her personal journey with us and discusses how others can take advantage of the community she's been working to build.

You can find Color of Gastrointestinal Illness online here, and you can click any of the following to visit the organization's Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X and LinkedIn pages. More information about Melodie's entrepreneurial ventures can be found here.

To learn more about the National Association for Continence, click here, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Music:
Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

The most common form of cancer men experience begins in the prostate, but it's a disease that is often misunderstood. For example, many men are surprised to learn that prostate cancer can be slow to develop, and for a good number of patients, the best course of action is to monitor the progress of the disease rather than to immediately jump into surgery or radiation. For others, though, a more active approach makes sense, and today's physicians have great success delivering positive outcomes - though recovery presents its own challenges. Today's guest is Dr. Gregory Amend, a reconstructive urologist practicing on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, who shares his expertise on prostate health, prostate cancer, treatment options and recovery. 

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Music:
Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

D'andre Hardy developed a severe case of Crohn's colitis at age 12 and spent years struggling with her condition. She tried countless management strategies, took dozens of different medications, and ultimately chose to undergo an ostomy procedure to help regain control of her life. It was that experience that led to her founding the Seen Society, an organization dedicated to revising the narrative about who people with invisible illnesses are, what they need, and aid in the curation of inclusive environments where everyone thrives. Her story is an inspiration for anyone who suffers with invisible illnesses - not simply incontinence, but any condition that isn't always noticeable from the outside but that has a profound impact on your wellbeing.

To learn more about the Seen Society, click here. You can also click on the following links to find D'andre and the Seen Society on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. 

To learn more about the National Association for Continence, click here, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Music:
Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com.