mattkemp
06-10-2011, 10:40 AM
Here are some of the common health disorders associated with men :
Heart Disease
More men die of heart disease than women. Men are at a greater risk of contracting heart disease as they have lesser time to prevent its development. The risk factors that trigger heart disease include advancing age, family history and race, smoking, high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, lack of exercise, obesity and diabetes.
While you cannot control your age, family history and race, you can definitely take steps to modify your lifestyle, so you should learn to eat right and exercise hard to decrease your risk of getting heart disease.
2. Stroke
Did you know that the third largest killer of men in the world after cancer and heart disease is stroke? Hypertension is the root cause of stroke and the only means to prevent stroke is to find ways to control it.
Avoid smoking, excessive alcohol intake, and change your lifestyle into a healthy one. Exercise moderately (like going for a brisk walk), and take up recreational activities like yoga and meditation that help you relax. A healthy lifestyle means eating the right types of foods and getting plenty of exercise. Avoid red meats and dairy products that are rich in saturated fats. Include lots of fresh fruits, whole grains and vegetables in your diet.
3. Suicide and Depression
Men are more susceptible to committing suicide than women. The under diagnosed depression in most men is partly to be blamed. Men fail to openly project their depression and others fail to recognize it and proper treatment doesn’t take place, leading to suicide.
Men show different symptoms from women when they’re depressed. While women become sad, men express their grief in the form of anger, risk taking behavior, work burnout, midlife crisis, and indulge in alcohol and substance abuse. Men who are immensely depressed tend to think that their life is certainly not worth living and resort to suicide as a quick end to all their miseries. Seeking immediate medical help is the only way out of this problem.
http://www.lifemojo.com/lifestyle/top-5-health-disorders-that-men-face-123518006#ixzz1OruLlpet
Heart Disease
More men die of heart disease than women. Men are at a greater risk of contracting heart disease as they have lesser time to prevent its development. The risk factors that trigger heart disease include advancing age, family history and race, smoking, high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, lack of exercise, obesity and diabetes.
While you cannot control your age, family history and race, you can definitely take steps to modify your lifestyle, so you should learn to eat right and exercise hard to decrease your risk of getting heart disease.
2. Stroke
Did you know that the third largest killer of men in the world after cancer and heart disease is stroke? Hypertension is the root cause of stroke and the only means to prevent stroke is to find ways to control it.
Avoid smoking, excessive alcohol intake, and change your lifestyle into a healthy one. Exercise moderately (like going for a brisk walk), and take up recreational activities like yoga and meditation that help you relax. A healthy lifestyle means eating the right types of foods and getting plenty of exercise. Avoid red meats and dairy products that are rich in saturated fats. Include lots of fresh fruits, whole grains and vegetables in your diet.
3. Suicide and Depression
Men are more susceptible to committing suicide than women. The under diagnosed depression in most men is partly to be blamed. Men fail to openly project their depression and others fail to recognize it and proper treatment doesn’t take place, leading to suicide.
Men show different symptoms from women when they’re depressed. While women become sad, men express their grief in the form of anger, risk taking behavior, work burnout, midlife crisis, and indulge in alcohol and substance abuse. Men who are immensely depressed tend to think that their life is certainly not worth living and resort to suicide as a quick end to all their miseries. Seeking immediate medical help is the only way out of this problem.
http://www.lifemojo.com/lifestyle/top-5-health-disorders-that-men-face-123518006#ixzz1OruLlpet