Men’s preventive health knowledge content

The core of men's preventive health care has never been to follow the trend and buy kidney health care products or to rush to lift heavy weights. Instead, it is to prioritize avoiding the hidden minefields that frequently damage health in daily life, and to make up for shortcomings in a targeted manner based on one's age, occupation, and physical foundation. There is no universal "health formula" suitable for all men.

Don’t believe it. Last week, a 28-year-old Internet programmer was admitted to the outpatient clinic. After scrolling through a short video, he came across an advertisement saying “Men’s zinc and selenium supplements can boost energy and prevent hair loss.” He bought Xiaosanqian’s imported supplements and took them for three months. Last week, the physical examination showed that the transaminase was twice as high as the normal value. When he got the report, he was completely confused. He said that he didn't usually drink, so why did he have liver problems? After careful questioning, I found out that he had mild fatty liver disease. The Internet celebrity supplement contained several plant extracts and additives. In addition, he stayed up until one or two o'clock every day and drank iced Coke when he was thirsty. This was equivalent to an extra burden being placed on the already overloaded liver. It would be strange if there was no problem.

When it comes to supplements, there is actually no completely unified statement in the industry: Western medicine nutrition circles generally believe that as long as the daily diet can achieve a balanced intake of deep-sea fish, fresh vegetables, eggs and meat twice a week, except for supplementing with vitamin D when necessary, there is no need to take other functional supplements.； However, the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Andrology also points out that if you already have obvious symptoms of qi and yang deficiency such as fatigue, fear of cold, etc., you can also use food and medicinal materials such as astragalus and wolfberry for daily conditioning after professional doctors differentiate. You don’t need to kill all supplements with a stick. The one that suits you is the right one.

Oh, by the way, there are still many people who think, "I go to the gym every day, so I must be in good health." This is really a huge misunderstanding. I met a 32-year-old fitness blogger a while ago. He usually deadlifts heavy weights every day to make videos. Every muscle-building meal consists of one pound of beef and four eggs. He also likes to drink ice energy drinks. He suffered a gout attack in the middle of the night last month and was taken to the hospital by a friend. His feet were so swollen that he couldn't even put on slippers. His uric acid level soared to over 600. Nowadays, there are actually two completely different directions regarding sports health care: one is the familiar strength training school, which advocates building muscles to increase basal metabolism. ； The other is the functional training school that has become more and more popular in recent years. It is believed that ordinary men have been sedentary for a long time, and their core, joint flexibility, and cardiorespiratory endurance are their shortcomings. There is no need to force themselves to push heavy weights. It is much more cost-effective to spend 20 minutes a day doing stretching groups and walking 3 kilometers quickly than spending 3 hours in the gym on weekends and training to the point of knee pain.

Let’s talk about a few little minefields that people usually don’t even notice, and you might get shot if you tell them: holding in your urine until the meeting is over before going to the toilet all afternoon, drinking skewers with cold beer every time in summer, drinking less than two glasses of water a day when you are busy, wearing underwear for two or three days before changing... I am not being alarmist, more than half of the 30-year-old patients with chronic prostatitis in the outpatient clinic have the above two or three habits. Of course, some people will say, "My dad has been drinking cold beer for decades and there is nothing wrong with it." This is indeed closely related to personal physique. It is just that these habits will increase the risk of disease. It is not 100% that you will get sick, and you don't have to be anxious after reading it. Just pay a little attention to the changes and don't overdo it.

Is there any focus for different age groups? In fact, you don’t have to be so stuck. There is probably a direction: young men who are not yet 30 years old should not always rely on their youth to make fools of themselves. Stay up less late and drink less sweet drinks. It will be more effective than any supplement. ； For middle-aged friends aged 30 to 45, who have seniors and juniors and are under a lot of pressure, it is better to take care of everything on your own. Occasionally taking half an hour to relax is better than carrying it hard. Annual physical examinations for blood lipids, blood pressure, and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) do not cost much. It is better to detect problems early than anything else. ； Friends over 45 years old should not blindly believe in any "rejuvenation" folk remedies. For exercise, choose gentle brisk walking or Tai Chi. Do not suddenly do strenuous exercise and injure your joints.

To be honest, I am a man myself. I usually sit in the clinic for most of the day, so I set an alarm clock for myself. It goes off every hour. I stand up to get a glass of water and stretch for two minutes. After dinner in the evening, I go downstairs for a walk twice when I have free time. I don’t bother to apply for a fitness card and take supplements. All the indicators in the annual physical examination are quite normal. Health care is really not as complicated as everyone thinks, and it doesn't cost much. Changing those little inconspicuous bad habits every day is better than anything else.

If you are really not sure what is suitable for your situation, go to a regular hospital and ask a doctor. Don't blindly believe in the "99 yuan secret recipe to nourish the kidneys" and "build eight-pack abs in a week" gimmicks on the Internet. After all, your body is your own, so it is always right to be prudent.