It’s often joked about among circles of post-pregnancy or post-menopausal friends, but urinary incontinence among men is rarely discussed. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t affect men. It does.

Stress. Sometimes it’s insidious, creeping up on you while you’re sitting in traffic, causing your blood pressure to rise and your jaw to clench. Or it can hit you like a ten-ton truck, such as in the event of a serious illness, knocking you off your feet and leaving you feeling like you may never recover. No matter how it comes, it always comes—stress is part of the human experience.

Certain times of the year matters of the heart are more apparent. Unfortunately for many women February is far from a bed of roses. Instead it merely brings to the forefront their everyday struggles of living with a major hormonal imbalance. Vitex can help.

February is American Heart Month, and while you’ll no doubt see and hear a lot about the heart this month, it is but one piece of the whole picture of cardiovascular health. Of equal importance is the intricate system of arteries, veins, and capillaries—collectively called the blood vessels—that put the vascular in cardiovascular.

A flurry of modern research on the human microbiota—the vast colony of microbes that reside in and on our bodies—has revealed the diverse and essential role these bacteria play in human health. The latest of this research has stirred intense scientific interest: Our gut bacteria can be a major determinant of whether we are thin or overweight.