Men’s Health
Men’s Health
Men have specific health-related issues that are different from that of women. Although prostate disease is exclusively a men’s health problem, a wide range of conditions including heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and some cancers affect men in certain ways. Men may experience different symptoms than women, and some treatments and preventive strategies affect men differently than women. Men’s health problems can range from chronic ailments like heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, lung diseases, and Alzheimer’s to wellness issues like exercise and fitness, nutrition, weight control, and emotional health. As men mature they may become more concerned with the effects of aging, prostate health, and changes in sexuality.
Heart Disease
One in five men has some form of cardiovascular disease. Heart disease is the number one cause of death for American men. These statistics may seem daunting, but there are steps you can take to avoid heart disease. There are many types of “heart” or cardiovascular disease. Some include heart attack, heart failure, high blood pressure, stroke, and peripheral artery disease.
Symptoms of Heart Attack in Men
If your family has a history of heart disease, you have an increased chance of developing it. However, you can reduce many risk factors by making healthy lifestyle choices.
Major risk factors for heart disease:
* Diets high in fat and/or lacking fruits and vegetables
* Insufficient physical activity
* High blood pressure/hypertension
* High cholesterol
* High stress
* Overweight/obesity
* Excessive use of alcohol
* Tobacco Use
Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. It occurs when cells of the prostate mutate and begin to multiply out of control. These cells may spread (metastasize) from the prostate to other parts of the body, especially the bones and lymph nodes. Prostate cancer may cause pain, difficulty in urinating, erectile dysfunction, and other symptoms.
Prostate cancer develops most frequently in men over fifty. This cancer can occur only in men as the prostate is exclusive to the male reproductive tract. It is one of the most common types of cancer in men. However, many men who develop prostate cancer never have symptoms, undergo no therapy, and eventually die of other causes. That is because malignant neoplasms of the prostate are, in most cases, slow growing and because most of those affected are over 60; hence, they often die of causes unrelated to the prostate cancer. Many factors including genetics and diet have been implicated in the development of prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is most often discovered by PSA (prostate specific antigen) screening and less commonly by physical examination or by symptoms. There is some current concern about the accuracy of the PSA test and its usefulness. Suspected prostate cancer is typically confirmed by taking a biopsy of the prostate and examining it under a microscope. Further tests such as CT scans and bone scans may be performed to determine whether prostate cancer has spread.
Treatment options for prostate cancer with intent to cure are primarily surgery and radiation therapy. Other treatments such as hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, proton therapy, cryosurgery, and the safest treatment are natural and homeopathic. As diet is the main problem leading to most adult diseases, there are changes in diet that will have a direct result on this cancer. As most people who believe in natural treatments agree, the key to not having prostate cancer is a lifestyle that will not allow the cancer to start and grow in the body. Diet, exercise, and overall concern for health are needed to prevent this disease. More information on this disease and prevention can be found in the Men’s Health article section of www.wellness4everyone.com.
More information on Men’s Health
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References
Wikipedia, keywords: heart disease, prostate cancer