Men's Health Care Guide

Long-term persistence of daily small habits, early screening of risks according to age groups, and avoidance of invisible pitfalls that consume the body. I have met many 30 to 50-year-old men who either feel that they are young and do not pay attention to anything, or they are in a hurry and go to the doctor for a lot of troubles. Understanding these three things is much more useful than spending tens of thousands of yuan to buy health care gift boxes.

Let me tell you a true story. Last year, a 32-year-old back-end programmer in my former company stocked up more than 3,000 oyster slices and maca essence as soon as his year-end bonus came into his account. He said that his waist was a little sore from working overtime recently, and kidney tonic can boost energy. As a result, he kept having nosebleeds after taking it for two months. When he went to the hospital, his uric acid level soared to 580, and he almost had a gout attack. Here we need to clarify the different perceptions of the two systems, and stop taking supplements blindly: "Kidney deficiency" in traditional Chinese medicine is an imbalance of overall function, which is often accompanied by disordered work and rest and overwork. What is needed is adjustment of work and rest + syndrome differentiation, not just taking aphrodisiac supplements. ； "Kidney function" in Western medicine refers to urinary metabolism, and is not directly related to sexual function. Most of the food supplements on the market that claim to "tonify the kidneys and strengthen yang" either contain banned ingredients, or are ordinary protein and zinc supplements, which are not worth the price. If you feel uncomfortable, go to a regular hospital to check first. Don't be a guinea pig yourself.

Speaking of this, I think of a small thing that many people ignore-drinking water. I have a salesman who works for four customers a day in the summer. He found it troublesome to find a toilet and couldn't drink half a bottle of water from morning to night. Finally, he had painful urination and blood in the urine at night. He went to the emergency room and was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection and mild cystitis. Especially for office workers and drivers who sit for a long time, don’t wait until your throat is so dry that it smokes before you think of drinking water. Long-term concentrated urine will not only damage the bladder, but also increase the risk of prostate congestion. Oh, and there is another point that everyone is ashamed to mention. Cleaning private parts is really not a woman's business. Long-term accumulation of smegma will not only make you prone to balanitis, but also cause your partner to suffer from gynecological inflammation. It's really embarrassing to take an extra two minutes in the shower.

There has been a lot of confusion about prostate care. Some people say that eating lycopene every day can prevent prostate cancer, while others say it is all about IQ tax. Objectively speaking, current clinical studies have indeed confirmed that lycopene has a certain auxiliary effect in reducing the risk of prostate cancer, but the premise is that it is taken regularly for a long time and can only be used as a dietary supplement. It cannot replace screening and cannot cure the disease. Men over 30 years old should not think that prostate problems are a disease only for old men. Sitting for a long time, holding in urine for a long time, and drinking alcohol may induce prostatitis. If you really have frequent urination, urgent urination, or perineal swelling, don't go to a private men's hospital and get tricked. It costs tens of dollars to register with the urology department of a regular tertiary hospital.

I have always met people asking me what exercise is best for men. Is it squats? To be honest, this depends on the person. Squats with standard movements can indeed train the core and lower limb muscles, which is good for increasing metabolism and improving blood circulation in the lower limbs. However, if you have old knee injuries and poor core strength, hard squats will easily injure your knees and slip to your waist. If you really want to practice, it is better to start with silent squats against the wall for 30 seconds each time. Progressing step by step is much more reliable than trying to hold up heavy weights. There are also many people who sit all day on weekdays and save up their exercise for the weekends, like pounding iron or running a half-marathon. This is essentially the same as starving for five days and eating every meal on the weekend. I had a colleague do this last year. He tore his cruciate ligament while running a half-marathon, and it took him half a year to walk normally. It is better to stand up every hour to get a glass of water and walk in the corridor for two minutes. Fragmented activities are more suitable for most office workers.

It’s quite interesting to say that 8 of the 10 men around me are afraid of physical examinations. When it comes to getting a rectal examination or PSA screening, their heads shake like rattles, thinking, “I’m not sick, why should I check that?” My dad was like this two years ago. The work unit asked him to screen for Helicobacter pylori during his physical examination, but he refused to do it. As a result, he was hospitalized for a week for gastric ulcer bleeding in the second half of the year. Really, men over 30 must have PSA (prostate specific antigen), uric acid, blood lipids and Helicobacter pylori screenings in addition to their annual physical examination. Many problems can be detected early and intervened without taking medicine at all. For example, early hyperlipidemia can be adjusted back by drinking less wine, eating less fat, and walking two more steps. If you wait until arteriosclerosis or gout attacks, you will have to spend money and suffer.

Another controversial topic is "rebooting and maintaining health." Some schools say that indulgence in sexual intercourse is harmful to the body and that one must abstain completely, while others say that indulgence in sexual intercourse is completely harmless. The current clinical consensus is that regular ejaculation (whether during sex or masturbation) is helpful in reducing the risk of prostate inflammation. Excessive abstinence or overindulgence is not good, and there is no unified standard for the frequency. As long as you don't feel tired the next day after you finish, and it doesn't affect your normal work and life, don't be led astray by extreme comments on the Internet.

Oh, by the way, don’t always think that men have to bear all the pressure. Nowadays, the detection rate of depression in men is really no lower than that in women. Many people don’t talk about what is on their mind and rely on smoking and drinking to relieve stress. Over time, high blood pressure and fatty liver disease will come to their doorstep. I used to drink heavily when I was under great pressure. Later, when I had nothing to do, I would go fishing or play badminton with my friends for half an hour. Even if I went home and squatted on the balcony to smoke a cigarette and relax for 10 minutes, it would be better than drinking until I vomited.

In fact, there is no perfect skin care formula. The one that suits you is the best. Don’t believe in those miracle medicines on the Internet that boast of being magical, and don’t think that skin care is something only “girls” can do. Your body is your own, and eating more snacks is better than anything else.