Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Wife Helps Marine Get Over his Stubbornness and Ask for Help with his Health; Encourage the Men in Your Life this Men's Health Month; Motivational Monday Message: The Fried Bologna Sandwich

Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Wife Helps Marine Get Over his Stubbornness and Ask for Help with his Health; Encourage the Men in Your Life this Men's Health Month; Motivational Monday Message: The Fried Bologna Sandwich

Wife Helps Marine Get Over his Stubbornness and Ask for Help with his Health

For most guys, taking care of their health is not as high a priority as it is for women. Marine Staff Sgt. Mathew Barr, who suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBI) while serving in Iraq, was worse about it than most. Barr found it impossible to even ask for the help he needed. “Marines are stubborn,” he said, confessing he ignored signs of TBI for years. “There’s a stigma for seeking help. You’re seen as weak.” Read More ...

Encourage the Men in Your Life this Men's Health Month

Celebrated every June, Men’s Health Month promotes awareness, prevention and education of preventable health problems and encourages early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. Read More ...

Motivational Monday Message: The Fried Bologna Sandwich

Growing up in Mississippi, there was one meat you could be certain was in just about every household. No matter if you lived in the city or country, no matter whether your parents were middle classed or poor, you could be sure to find a pack of bologna. We ate so much bologna in our house that I believe I became an expert in the art and science of bologna. I am a self-proclaimed Bologna-ologist and my family has dubbed me the "Bubba Gump" of bologna. Read More ...