The Nugent Report is hosted by Dr. Steve Nugent, a renowned psychologist, author, public speaker and expert on science, health, wellness and nutrition. Dr. Nugent’s mission with this podcast is to provide objective information about a variety of topics in wellness and nutrition, as well as to increase public awareness of health and nutrition in relation to the realities of the modern diet and dietary needs vs. 21st Century stresses and the environment. He got his start in radio during his days as a Marine and has trained in electronic journalism, television, technical direction and more.
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The Nugent Report is hosted by Dr. Steve Nugent, a renowned psychologist, author, public speaker and expert on science, health, wellness and nutrition. Dr. Nugent’s mission with this podcast is to provide objective information about a variety of topics in wellness and nutrition, as well as to increase public awareness of health and nutrition in relation to the realities of the modern diet and dietary needs vs. 21st Century stresses and the environment. He got his start in radio during his days as a Marine and has trained in electronic journalism, television, technical direction and more.
Men's Health
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So, we’re going to talk about men’s health, and that includes mental health. So, we’ll talk about some psychology. Keep in mind that in less than one-hour presentation, we couldn’t possibly cover all of these things in detail. That just can’t be done. So, this is kind of an overview of what I feel are very important topics as it relates to men’s health. And so we’re also going to talk about brain health, prostate, and hormonal health, we’ll talk a little bit about the nutrition of aging as well. There are a few things that a lot of people just don’t know when it comes to men’s health. And I would say including, and especially men don’t know a lot of this stuff. Let’s start with the way people think.
Now, a lot of how we think is determined by the way our brains are structured. And so I’m going to throw in a little bit of neurobiology for all of you, which I hope that you’ll find both informative, and hopefully even maybe a little bit entertaining to learn some of this information, that there are indeed, structural differences between male brains and female brains. And before I go too much further, you know, I get way too many emails to get into circular conversations with folks about differences between men and women. I’m just not going to go there, folks. I’m going to present to you as a scientist, and I’m going to give you facts, and I hope that these facts will help you make good decisions about your health, that’s where it will be. Okay? Because, gosh, I’m getting so many emails now, I can’t possibly answer all the emails. I want to but I can’t.
So, structural differences, it is indisputable that there are structural differences between the brains of men and women. That’s not an argument. And there are also certain behaviors, which are innate behaviors. And these behaviors are to a very large extent, based on the structural differences in our brains. Now, some people get a little uptight about that, because then they think, “Oh, my gosh, are you saying that we have certain behaviors that simply can’t be changed?” Well, I would say that there are certain survival behaviors that can’t be changed. For instance, you do need to eat. If you don’t eat, you will not survive. So, there are innate messages coming from the brain through your genetic code that tells you that you must eat.
So, there are certain innate behaviors that you can modify, like, how much do I eat, when do I eat, but push comes to shove, at the end of the day, you’re going to have to eat. Okay. So, what I’m trying to say to you all, is that there are innate behaviors. And that means, and if we say this in modern terms, genetic behaviors. So, there are things that are printed into your genes that tell you how to behave. These are not things that you learn. So, the old nature versus nurture argument is what we’re talking now. And these are not things that you learn, these are things that are actually printed in your genes before you are born. And these are passed on to you from your parents, these survival behaviors. Okay.
Scientists now say that at least 50%, of all of your behavior, of all of your behavior that is seen as psychological behavior, at least 50% of it is genetic, it is actually programmed into your genes, telling you how to work. Again, folks, don’t freak out and think that thinking sets of absolutes and say, “Oh, that means this behavior, that behavior could never be changed.
The Nugent Report
The Nugent Report is hosted by Dr. Steve Nugent, a renowned psychologist, author, public speaker and expert on science, health, wellness and nutrition. Dr. Nugent’s mission with this podcast is to provide objective information about a variety of topics in wellness and nutrition, as well as to increase public awareness of health and nutrition in relation to the realities of the modern diet and dietary needs vs. 21st Century stresses and the environment. He got his start in radio during his days as a Marine and has trained in electronic journalism, television, technical direction and more.
