Do you rush to smudgement, finish first in the 1 peter dash, serve hasty pudding? Does your sperm red-light on the prostate dragstrip? Do you drop your coins in front of the slot machine, open presents on Christmas eve, activate the sprinkler during the national anthem, or sell your wine before its time? All of…
Men's Health
Delayed Ejaculation: Longer lasting is not always better
By Dr. Raymond Zakhari Overview Delayed ejaculation — formerly known as retarded ejaculation — is a condition in which it seems like an extended period of sexual stimulation is required orgasm (climax) and ejaculate. Treating delayed ejaculation depends on the underlying cause (chronic health conditions, surgeries and medications). Delayed ejaculation is only a problem if…
Prostate massage: A Taboo practice with therapeutic benefits
The most common therapeutic benefit of prostate massage has been for men who have a condition called chronic non-bacterial prostatitis or chornic pelvic pain syndrome. This type of Chronic Prostatitis is thought to be an inflammation of the prostate that is not caused by bacteria but rather by muscle tension. Men often may internalize their…
Is the man in your life depressed? Or is it something else?
Dr. Raymond Zakhari, NP Before you run through the usual symptoms of a Major Depressive Disorder and immediately declare that the man in your life is not depressed, consider the symptoms of atypical depression which can also be called high functioning depression. In Major Depression, the symptoms are relatively easy to identify because it looks…
What can you expect in talk therapy?
by Dr. Raymond Zakhari Are you man enough for this type of therapy? Effective therapy is not about the therapist providing you the answers to your questions, but rather being asked the right questions. In therapy you will be invited to expand your perspective. In our sessions you will not be told what you ought…
Executive health and Concierge Care at Home
What is concierge medical care? What is boutique care? What is direct primary care or personalized care? These are all euphemisms for paying directly for your care and not going through an insurance provider. This allows for the patient and no other party to have control of the healthcare encounter. These concierge care practices are…
Are you a real man? Irrational fears and insecurities
In the grand scheme of mental health problems the fear of being naked is not topping any charts. However, there seems to be a growing epidemic based on my own experience and reports in general media that some “men” are either afraid or highly uncomfortable being naked around other men. Modern Western culture seems to…
Man Therapy: Heal or get off the couch!
Dr. Raymond Zakhari, NP The average male much less an alpha male is not going to eagerly lie on a stranger’s couch and discuss their feelings. Feelings for many men are a tactile sensation commonly experienced through the use of their largest organ (the skin). Most men characterize health in terms of function and form. …
The cultural dissonance of becoming a man
“It is not the critical counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who enters,…
Who should have their head examined?
Dr. Raymond Zakhari, NP In the city where everything delivers your psychiatric mental health care can be delivered as well. The services of a House Call Psychiatrist is intended to meet the patient right at their level of need. Many people avoid psychiatric care because of perceived stigmas or judgment of what other people might…