In “Men’s Health After 40,” journalist Laure Dasinieres offers an overview of the various health problems that men can encounter from their forties onwards. A guide enriched with testimonies and interviews with numerous health experts.
- Laure Dasinieres is a journalist specializing in the fields of health, psychology and gender and sexuality issues.
- In her book “Men’s Health After 40” published by Éditions 41 (scheduled for release on June 20, 2024), she discusses, without taboo, various subjects related to the health of men in their forties and fifties.
- Through its pages, we see, for example, that many men do not dare to confide in their problems of addiction, erectile dysfunction or even psychological suffering.
Erectile dysfunction, weight, prostate, sleep, fertility, mental health… The arrival of forty is often a special stage in the life of a man who is not “not always a pleasure”, Laure Dasinieres immediately puts forward to present her new work Men’s Health After 40published by Éditions 41. “Not because the fall is brutal but because it is a turning point where we realize that our body is fallible and that it is now time to take care of ourselves a little and change certain behaviors.”, she explains.
15 chapters produced in collaboration with healthcare professionals
In this book, the health journalist has set about dissecting the most frequent questions men ask around 15 major themes.To best meet your questions and expectations, I surveyed men aged 40 and over in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Quebec and the United States, she relates. I received hundreds of written responses and conducted a good thirty interviews from which the quotes at the beginning of the chapter are taken. These interviews were particularly instructive because, contrary to popular belief, they demonstrated a real concern to take care of oneself, to remedy the minor ailments of everyday life and to prevent pathologies that could develop with age.”
Diet, mental health problems, addictions… what are the problems of forty-somethings?
While the journalist instructs her readers on medical appointments to make after 40 or recalls the recommendations of the main health authorities concerning sport or diet, she also ensures that she responds to certain torments, sometimes taboo, encountered by forty-somethings and fifty-somethings. Through her pages, we see for example that many men do not dare to confide in their problems of addiction, erectile dysfunction or even psychological suffering.Men’s mental health is being undermined by what is called “toxic masculinity,” a pure product of patriarchy, she explains. On an individual level, this toxic masculinity imposes stereotypical behaviors that sometimes harm self-esteem, feelings of competence and belonging. And, on a relational level, it often restricts intimacy, social connections and interpersonal relationships.”
To find out more: Men’s health after 40 by Laure Dasinieres, Éditions 41. Release scheduled for June 20, 2024.