Men’s preventive health knowledge training content

You don’t need to pursue complex health plans. As long as you avoid high-frequency health-damaging behaviors, conduct targeted screenings according to age groups, and don’t deal with discomfort when it occurs, you can avoid more than 80% of the health problems that are common in men.

To be honest, in the 11 years I have been doing science on men's health, I have seen too many people apply the concept of "men have to bear the burden" to health. They have been urinating frequently and urgently for half a month, but they still think they are getting angry because they haven't drank enough water recently. They only came to the hospital when acute prostatitis broke out and had a fever; an online taxi driver who drove a long distance I waited for three or four hours to find the restroom in the service area, thinking it was a trivial matter, and I only regretted it when my bladder function was chronically damaged; there is also a young man in his twenties who stayed up late every day playing games, eating cold beer with barbecue, and had a gout attack with his feet so swollen that he couldn't wear shoes, only to find out that his uric acid had soared to 680 μmol/L. These are really pitfalls that can be easily avoided. There is no need to suffer to gain a good memory.

Regarding daily diet and exercise plans, different schools of thought now have quite different opinions: the fitness circle promotes high-protein and low-carb water, chicken breast and broccoli for a meal, and says that building muscle is the most effective way to improve basal metabolism; the traditional Chinese medicine care is more focused on protecting the spleen and stomach, and opposes excessive dieting and eating raw and cold foods. In fact, there is no absolute right or wrong. If you do heavy physical work all year round and exercise for more than 10 hours a week, a high-protein diet is absolutely fine; but if you sit in an office every day, you are prone to flatulence and unformed stools. If you only eat iced coffee and salad, it will increase the burden on your spleen and stomach. It is not as practical as eating a normal home-cooked meal. There are also many people asking whether food supplements for aphrodisiac are reliable and whether they can eat sheep kidneys and deer penis. It is okay to try them occasionally, but if you eat them all the time, you will consume too much purine and cholesterol. People with high uric acid may easily induce gout if they take them. If you really feel that your energy has dropped, adjust your work and rest for two weeks first, and any supplement will be more effective.

Oh, by the way, there is still a very controversial point: Do men over 30 years old need to take testosterone supplements regularly? Many Internet celebrity bloggers advocate that "testosterone plummets after men reach 30, and supplementing it will make them more energetic and in good shape." However, according to clinical guidelines, as long as your testosterone test value is within the normal reference range and you do not experience symptoms such as long-term fatigue, loss of sexual desire, or hair loss, there is no need for additional supplementation. Indiscriminate supplementation will disrupt the rhythm of your own hormone secretion and increase the risk of prostate disease.

Let’s talk about the screening questions that are most easily overlooked. You don’t have to follow the online list. Just adjust it according to your age and living habits: young people aged 20-30 should not think that they don’t need physical examinations because they are in good health. Check their liver function and liver function every year. Basic examinations of uric acid and reproductive system are enough. Especially for those who plan to prepare for pregnancy, do a sperm quality test 3 months in advance. Don’t wait until pregnancy preparations get stuck. For middle-aged people aged 30-45, if they have the habit of smoking and drinking, they should add low-dose pulmonary tests. CT, blood lipids, blood pressure, prostate-specific antigen (PSA). To be honest here, if you don’t have a family history of prostate cancer and don’t have problems with frequent urination, urgency or incontinence, you don’t need to check your PSA every year. It’s perfectly fine to check it every two years. , there is no need to over-screen and add anxiety to yourself; people over 45 years old should have a gastrointestinal endoscopy at least every 3 years, plus a carotid artery ultrasound. Many precursors to stroke are carotid artery plaques, which can be controlled by taking some medicine if detected early. If you wait until hemiplegia occurs, it will be too late.

Two months ago, I treated a 42-year-old building materials boss. He had blood in his stool for half a year. He always thought it was hemorrhoids. He applied ointment for more than half a year to no avail before going for a colonoscopy. He was found to have late-stage rectal cancer. If he had had a colonoscopy six months earlier, he could have been removed endoscopically, and he would not have had to suffer the consequences of chemotherapy. Too many people drag "small problems" into big problems, always thinking, "I'm a grown man, this little pain is nothing." When they really can't handle it anymore, they often miss the best time for intervention.

In fact, men's health care is not as complicated as everyone thinks. You don't need to soak wolfberry every day or buy thousands of health products. Just remember to stay up less late at night and drink less alcohol that won't be used on your face. Don't hold on when you feel uncomfortable. Take half a day to go to the hospital for a check-up. It will be more effective than any health prescription. Oh, by the way, there is another little problem that everyone is prone to make: don't hold in your urine. Whether you are obsessed with playing games or can't leave a meeting, go and pee as soon as possible. Holding in your urine for a long time will damage your bladder and prostate, so don't take it seriously.