What are the aspects of men’s preventive health care knowledge?

The core of men's preventive health care covers three major directions: reproductive system health maintenance, full-cycle chronic disease prevention and control, and psychological and emotional adjustment. There is no "one-size-fits-all" universal secret recipe. Adjustment plans that fit your own life rhythm are the most practical.

I have been working in the urology clinic for almost 8 years, and I have seen too many people’s understanding of men’s health either stay in the pseudo-concept of “tonifying the kidneys and strengthening the yang”, or they think that only middle-aged and elderly people need to worry about it. Last week, I met a 28-year-old product manager who has been working on projects for 3 consecutive months. I sat for 14 hours a day and drank cold beer and ate kebabs with my clients every day. I always felt that I was young and could handle it. It wasn’t until I had frequent urination and painful urination and left foot pain that I couldn’t walk that I came to check. As a result, chronic prostatitis and acute gout broke out at the same time. This is a typical example of neglecting health care in all aspects.

Many people ask whether squats are good for the prostate. There are indeed different opinions in the industry: For young and middle-aged men with no underlying diseases, squatting or levator exercises for 15 minutes three times a week can indeed improve the blood circulation of the pelvic floor and reduce the probability of prostatitis.； However, if you already have moderate to severe prostatic hyperplasia, or have old injuries to your knee joints, blindly squatting with heavy weights will compress the pelvis and make urination difficult, and may even wear out the joints, which is not worth the gain. There are also many kidney-tonifying health products promoted by many merchants, but not everyone is suitable for taking them. Only people who have been diagnosed with symptoms of kidney deficiency by traditional Chinese medicine need to take them accordingly. Most young people with irregular work and rest schedules smoke two cigarettes and stay up two nights less, which is much more effective than taking health pills worth hundreds of yuan a bottle. I have also met young men who have nosebleeds and acne on their faces by taking supplements randomly. It is really unnecessary.

Don’t think that health care requires you to spend a lot of money on supplements. Many of them are small things you can do every day: for example, if a sedentary person gets up to get water every hour and stands for 2 minutes, it will have a greater protective effect on the prostate and lumbar spine than running 10 kilometers on the weekend.； Don’t always wear airtight pure cotton underwear. Change to a blended version with breathable mesh. The scrotal temperature will be lowered by 1-2℃, and the sperm motility will be much higher. ； Also, don’t always hold in your urine to catch up with your plan. Holding in your urine for a long time will not only damage your bladder, but may also cause reflux and damage your kidneys. This is not an alarmist.

Many men start to gain weight after the age of 30, thinking that "general belly" is a symbol of success. In fact, if the waist circumference exceeds 90cm, the risk of hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure, and high uric acid will be more than three times higher than that of a person with a normal waist circumference. Last year, there was a 36-year-old business executive who did not take it seriously when his blood pressure was 150/95 during a physical examination. He felt that he did not need to take medicine because he felt he was not dizzy. As a result, he developed early renal damage six months later, and he regretted it.

Another thing that is most easily ignored by everyone is emotional health. Our society always requires men to "not shed tears easily" and hold back the pressure. Last year, I treated a 40-year-old patient. He suffered from insomnia for half a month and didn't take it seriously. Until one time while driving, he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest and could not breathe. He was rushed to the emergency room. It was only after the diagnosis that it was discovered that myocardial ischemia was caused by anxiety. He said that before, he always felt that he was the breadwinner of the family and could not complain about being tired or getting sick.

In fact, men's health care is like maintaining a car that you often drive. You can't just focus on the engine and add the most expensive oil. The tires, brakes, and circuits must be checked regularly. Don't wait for small problems to turn into big problems before repairing them, which will cost money and suffer.