Men’s Health

Dr. Hansen specializes in a natural and whole-body approach to improve men’s health, targeting:

• Back pain
• Ligament sprains and strains
• Tendonitis
• High blood pressure
• Benign prostate enlargement
• Erectile dysfunction

Dr. Hansen offers natural medicines and therapies as alternatives to drugs and surgery.

The Hansen Clinic of Natural Medicine provides comprehensive lab tests, assessing health status, reducing disease risk, and slowing aging. Lab tests help Dr. Hansen to determine the best course of treatment for individual patients. Tests include cholesterol and hormone levels and include: testosterone, DHEA, and Growth Hormone, aiding personalized treatment plans.

Hansen Encourages Annual Men’s Health Checkups

Statistically, men tend to delay seeking medical attention until they become ill. In many cases, ailments that could have been promptly and effortlessly addressed have instead advanced to a considerably more severe condition.

When you commit to improving your health, through routine annual physicals and screenings, you will help to optimize your well-being and longevity.

Men who get regular screenings are able to receive earlier diagnoses, where preventative medicine or behavioral changes can be applied to effectively treat or manage symptoms.

Dr. Hansen will be an advocate for your health, who knows you, and who will be able to notice health changes, and make adjustments to support your overall well-being.

Improving Men’s Health through Prevention

Dr. Hansen advises men to prioritize scheduling preventative health appointments, even when they feel healthy. You may want to also adopt healthy habits to maintain your health throughout your life:

1. Eating well-balanced meals including increased fruits and vegetables
2. Exercising regularly
3. Limiting alcohol consumption
4. Quitting smoking
5. Managing stress through using wellness tools such as mindfulness and meditation
6. Getting between seven and eight hours of sleep each night

What Preventive Health Screenings Should Men Have?

As men age, their bodies undergo changes, that require taking a proactive approach including preventive screening tests to ensure optimal functioning of all body aspects. Some of the more common tests are listed below.

Dr. Hansen also performs hormonal testing to determine if his male patients require hormone balance treatments or other modalities of care to improve functionality.

• Blood pressure and body mass index assessed yearly, starting at age 19
• Annual skin cancer exams, beginning at age 27
• Colorectal cancer screenings performed every 10 years, beginning at age 50
• Starting at age 45, a testicular exam should be performed at the yearly physical exam
• Depending on risk factors, prostate cancer screenings begin at age 45-50