What is the knowledge about men’s preventive health care?

Men's preventive health care has never been covered by the "kidney-tonifying remedies" and "andrology specialties" spread online. It is essentially long-term health management across the four dimensions of all age groups, covering lifestyle habits, chronic disease prevention and control, reproductive health, and psychological relief. The core logic is that "early prevention and early screening are far greater than subsequent remedies."

Not long ago, I met a 41-year-old Internet technology executive at a community free clinic. He soaked wolfberry maca in a thermos cup all year round. He called himself a "health expert". The physical examination report showed a lot of problems: prostate calcification, blood lipids three times above the threshold, and moderate sleep apnea. He took the report and was confused for a long time. He said that I was taking supplements every day, so why did I still have all kinds of problems?

In fact, this is also the misunderstanding that most men have about health care. They always think that they can get away with it once and for all by taking supplements and finding folk remedies, but they ignore the small details that permeate their lives every day and are the core of health care. Take sitting for a long time, which is the most ignored thing. Sitting for more than 2 hours in a row causes pelvic congestion, which puts more pressure on the prostate than an occasional drink of alcohol. Last year, I treated a 29-year-old game planner who stayed up until the early hours of the morning for 26 consecutive days to catch up on the version. At 3 o'clock, I basically didn't move except when going to the toilet, and ended up going to the emergency room for acute urinary retention. Then I set the alarm and got up every 40 minutes to get a drink of water and walk for 2 minutes. Now, more than half a year has passed, and the problem of frequently waking up at night has been cured without taking medicine.

There are still many people who think that high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and high uric acid are all diseases that only middle-aged and elderly people will suffer from. Data from the physical examination center now shows that the proportion of men under 30 years old with excessive uric acid has reached nearly 40%. Most of them are caused by takeout, cold beer and barbecue. Previously, there were A 27-year-old fitness coach, in order to build muscle, he ate seafood and protein powder. During the physical examination, his uric acid level soared to 680. He thought that he would be fine because of his excessive muscle metabolism. However, he had his first gout attack last winter, and he was in so much pain that he couldn't even walk. Now, let alone seafood, he doesn't even dare to touch broth. As for the "eating oysters to replenish androgens" and "eating kidneys to replenish the kidneys" that have been widely circulated on the Internet, there is currently no large-scale clinical data in the academic community to support these effects. On the contrary, eating too much of these high-purine foods can easily increase uric acid, and people with poor metabolism may suffer more than the gain.

There are also many men who think that reproductive health is something that "needs to be taken care of only when it is not working anymore" and they don't even take cleaning their private parts seriously. In fact, long-term accumulation of smegma can not only easily cause balanitis, but also increase the probability of their partners suffering from gynecological inflammation. In addition, don't be embarrassed to skip the annual routine physical examination. Digital gland examination and testicular color Doppler ultrasound. The youngest testicular cancer patient I have ever dealt with was only 21 years old. He felt a hard lump on his testicle when he was taking a shower. I am embarrassed to say that it took 8 months to come. Fortunately, the early cure rate is high. If you pay more attention and do screening every year, you will not have to suffer the consequences of chemotherapy at all.

What is most easily overlooked by everyone is mental health care. Our society always imposes shackles on men of "having to shoulder tasks" and "not complaining that they are tired". Many people hold back when they are stressed. Not only do they suffer from insomnia and anxiety over time, they may also affect their sexual function. Not long ago, there was a 36-year-old middle-level employee of a state-owned enterprise who caught up with the department. The restructuring was stressful and he endured it for 4 months. Even his morning erections disappeared before he came to see a doctor. After a round of hormone tests, all his hormone indicators were normal. It was caused by too much psychological pressure. Later, he went riding in the countryside two afternoons a week, and occasionally drank tea and chatted with friends. He did not take any medicine, and he recovered in less than two months.

To be honest, men's health care really doesn't have that many mysterious methods. It's all about the little things in daily life. Don't wait until something goes wrong before you think of improvising. Taking more snacks at ordinary times is more reliable than any sky-high-priced supplements.