Summary of male preventive health knowledge content

The core of men's preventive health care has never been to follow the trend of taking supplements or pursuing extreme health care. It is to avoid high-risk triggers based on one's age and living habits, and to adjust daily behaviors in a targeted manner. There is no need to pursue the perfect standard of "complete health". It is far better to stick to low-burden small habits for a long time than intermittent over-maintenance.

I just met a 32-year-old Internet programmer at the outpatient clinic last week. He was carrying a half-insulated cup of wolfberry soaked until it became sticky, and he was also carrying two boxes of "men's vitality supplements" brought by someone from abroad. He said that he has been feeling sore back and urinating frequently recently. A search on Baidu said it was "kidney deficiency". After taking supplements for three months, his knees hurt. A blood uric acid test showed it was 580 - a lot of high-purine animal extracts were added to the supplements. He stayed up until two or three o'clock every day. If he couldn't metabolize them, there would be problems.

When it comes to the most controversial topic of "tonifying the kidneys", in fact, the differences in opinions in different fields are indeed quite large. The "kidney" in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine covers the functions of multiple systems such as reproduction, urinary, and energy. Problems such as soreness and weakness in the waist and knees, fatigue, and frequent urination can indeed be adjusted through syndrome differentiation and treatment. However, most of the health care products sold on the market now claiming to be "quick-acting kidney tonifying" and "improving yang" secretly add illegal Western medicine ingredients. In the short term, it seems to be effective, but in the long term, it will increase the burden on the liver and kidneys, and even disrupt the endocrine system. "Kidney function" in modern medicine specifically refers to the metabolism and filtration function of the kidneys. There is no such thing as "supplementing". If you really feel uncomfortable urinating and have low energy, check your urine routine and liver and kidney function first. It is much more reliable than buying supplements blindly.

Don't underestimate those seemingly inconspicuous little habits. More than half of the problems of male urinary patients under the age of 40 that I have contacted are related to "too lazy to move" and "can't hold it in". I used to have a brother who was a long-distance freight trucker. He often held his urine for three or four hours in order to avoid traveling to the service area. After five years of transportation, he suffered from chronic prostatitis over and over again. He was in so much pain that he couldn't even drive. It took almost a year for him to be treated and stabilized. There are also many people who sit in offices and sit still for seven or eight hours at a time. As a result, their prostates are under long-term pressure. In addition, they always drink cold beer and eat barbecue in the summer. Frequent urination and perineal pain will occur within two years. This is not an alarmist statement.

Oh, by the way, some people ask whether exercising every day is necessary for health care? Not entirely. The current mainstream consensus is that 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week is enough. However, some sports medicine scholars have pointed out that if you do heavy physical work, or your knees are already worn out, forcing yourself to run five kilometers a day will actually aggravate joint damage, especially many men who usually lie flat and go hiking for a day and play ball for three or four hours whenever they have time on weekends. This kind of "intense training" is more harmful to the body than no exercise. I am usually busy myself, so I only spend three or four days a week walking downstairs for half an hour after dinner, and playing badminton with my children for half an hour on weekends. It is enough. I don’t have to force myself to have eight-pack abs to be healthy.

There is also a lot of controversy about physical examination and screening, especially the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. Previously, there was a school of thought that people over 40 years old should have it checked every year. There are also views that excessive screening will lead to false positives and bring unnecessary anxiety. The current guidelines of the Domestic Urology Association are compromise recommendations: Men with a family history of prostate cancer should undergo PSA screening every year after the age of 40, and those without high-risk factors can have annual screening starting at the age of 50. Other basic examinations, such as blood pressure, blood lipids, and blood uric acid, are recommended to be screened every year after the age of 30. After all, the age of onset of high uric acid and hypertension is getting earlier and earlier, and it is easier to detect and adjust early.

To be honest, men’s health care is really not as complicated as it seems on the Internet, and it doesn’t require so many bells and whistles. If you really can't remember so many knowledge points, just focus on three small things: don't hold your urine for a long time, drink less sweet drinks with fructose syrup, and take some time to move every week. You will be better than most people. Don't be tied down by anxiety about health. It's okay to drink wine or eat skewers occasionally, but don't do it every day. After all, you live your life for yourself, and comfort is also very important. If you really feel uncomfortable, don't search Baidu to find out the symptoms. Go to a regular hospital to register. It costs more than ten yuan and is more effective than any other folk remedies.