Men's Health Advice

Don’t force yourself to do it, check it regularly and adjust it as needed. Those kidney-tonifying packages and liver-protecting magic medicines that cost thousands of dollars are not as practical as saving you a few late nights and two drinks.

I met a 32-year-old programmer friend a while ago. He had pain in his shoulder and neck while pulling his arm for almost two months. He always felt that he was tired from sitting for a long time, so he put some plaster on it and endured it. It was not until the pain was so bad that he couldn't lift his arm to take a X-ray, and he discovered that the cervical disc had herniated and compressed the nerves, and he almost needed minimally invasive surgery. It is understandable to say that the older generation has been taught from a young age that "men cannot get out of the firing line even if they are slightly injured." This concept is not entirely wrong - if you have muscle soreness after ordinary exercise or a low fever due to a common cold, it is indeed okay to rely on your own immunity to carry it for two or three days. In fact, clinical data has long shown that 80% of male patients with serious diseases delay seeking medical treatment until their symptoms are unbearable. Many small problems that can be solved by early intervention suddenly become a big trouble that requires surgery.

Speaking of which, I have to mention the supplement pit that many people have stepped on. Last time I had a meal with a friend from the nutrition department, he said that eight out of ten male patients he is currently treating have bought liver-protecting tablets, maca, and oyster tablets and stocked up on them. When asked about their daily routine, they either stay up until two o'clock every day, or spend four or five days a week drinking at the bar. Let’s be honest, the little liver-protecting ingredients you take in are not enough to offset the burden on your liver if you drink two bottles of cold beer. Of course, this does not mean that supplements are all IQ taxes. The views of different schools are actually not contradictory: Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes "replenishing deficiencies". If you have a regular schedule, but you have been socializing a lot recently and are easily tired, taking some legal supplements from regular manufacturers can indeed play a supporting role. ； But if you overdraw your body every day and expect to make up for the shortfall by relying on supplements, you are simply giving money to the merchants.

Another thing that everyone is always embarrassed to mention is reproductive and male health. I once met a 28-year-old man who had been trying to get pregnant for a year and had no news. He always thought it was his wife's problem. He was too embarrassed to check his sperm quality. Finally, he couldn't resist and did a test, only to find out that he had weak sperm. The root cause was that he put his laptop on his lap to work every day and loved to go to the sauna on weekends. Many people subconsciously think that it is "kidney deficiency" when encountering men's problems, and then turn around and buy various kidney-tonifying medicines with unknown ingredients. In fact, most problems are functional problems caused by bad living habits. Adjusting work and rest is much more effective than taking tonic medicines. Take the issue of masturbation that many people struggle with. The traditional concept always feels that "one drop of semen and ten drops of blood" is very harmful to the body. However, the current consensus of evidence-based medicine is that moderate ejaculation 1-2 times a week will help renew prostate fluid and reduce the risk of prostatitis. Intervention is only needed when overindulgence affects normal work and life. There is no need to talk about it, and there is no need to overindulge.

As for exercise, there is no need to write it. Last week, I saw a young man in the gym. In order to improve his deadlift score in his circle of friends, he lifted 200 pounds without warming up. He suffered a lumbar injury and was taken to the hospital on the spot. Many men always think that when exercising, they have to hit heavy weights and practice large dimensions, otherwise they are not considered "men". In fact, they are really not worthy of it. If you like to lift weights, warm up well and gradually increase the weight. If you don't like the smell of sweat in a closed gym, walk around the neighborhood for half an hour after get off work, meet up with friends to play basketball and climb mountains on the weekends. Even if you do a dozen push-ups at home every day, as long as you can move, it will be better than slumping on the sofa and scrolling through your phone every day. You don’t have to pursue eight-pack abs or a marathon completion certificate. Exercise that can be sustained for a long time is the exercise that is useful to the body.

In fact, in the final analysis, men's health is really not that complicated. Don't always think of yourself as an omnipotent superman. Take a rest when you are tired, go check it out when you feel uncomfortable, don't make up for it, don't force it, it is more effective than any health prescription posted online. Oh, by the way, during your annual physical examination, don’t forget to take the initiative to get tested for PSA (prostate specific antigen) and Helicobacter pylori. It only costs 180 yuan. Buy it with confidence, which is better than anything else.