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First some stats at the conclusion of National Men’s Health
Week:
• 12% of adult males are in poor health, limiting their ability to participate
in many physical activities that would improve their health;
• Percent of men still smoking is 24%;
• 72% of men are overweight, opening the door to a multitude of secondary
problems such as high blood pressure, diabetes, risk of stroke
and heart attack;
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Men’s binge drinking is 24.3 % higher than women;
• 31% of men suffer from hypertension;
• The leading causes of death among men are: heart disease, cancer and
accidents.
Many men don’t take the trouble to determine what they need to do to
help PREVENT health problems, or which supplements to take for what their bodies
might be lacking. Men tend to react only after the problem becomes “very
bothersome” or in need of a doctor, sometimes resulting in lasting side
effects.
So How Do You Help Someone Who Does Not Want To Be Helped?
If he’s due for a check-up, or has some nagging physical problem, or
if there’s any change in a bodily function that you know of, make the
appointment with the doctor for him. Go with him.
Nutritional Supplements: How You Can Help:.
Buy the supplements for him. You
could store them in one of those compartmentalized containers that separates
daily doses. That would make it easy for him to take them, or for you to put
them next to his plate at a meal. Here are several important nutrients needed
for men’s good health.
Lycopene, with its red pigment antioxidant properties, along with other antioxidants,
can help cut risk of heart attack;
Quercetin, found in apples, can help block the hormones that can cause prostate
cancer;
Saw Palmetto can also be beneficial to reduce the risk of prostate cancer;
Selenium goes after those cancer causing free radicals to destroy them.
Boron, a brain booster can help improve memory.
Weight Loss: How You Can Help:
Losing weight requires burning more calories than he takes in. The best way
to do that is through a combination of nutritional diet and exercise. You can
help with both.
• Provide a nutritional diet for yourself and share it with him.
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Don’t eat dessert and suggest he eliminates it, too. If that won’t
work try sharing one.
• Some supplements can help. See OLEDA weight loss products.
• Take brisk walks together.
• Is it possible to work out together at a gym evenings and/or weekends?
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Can you put a treadmill or “exercycle” in your home, and then
use it.
You can see I am suggesting that you become proactive in protecting your man’s
health and welfare by doing it yourself and sharing it with him. Not only will
that help to keep him healthy, but also it will promote togetherness and a
deeper relationship. This would be true for all the men in your life.
More Information On Nutrients:
Calcium may help reduce the risk of colon cancer
Chromium Picolinate can help regulate insulin level
Fiber helps maintain good cardiovascular health by its natural cleansing process
Green Tea increases resting metabolism and improves cardiovascular health
Special note: 200 mg of Saw Palmetto daily can help male baldness. A study
in the Journal of Alternate and Complementary Medicine of 26 men showed that
60 percent of them taking Saw Palmetto noted an improvement in their hairline.
Vitamin B-3 can help lower bad cholesterol and boost good cholesterol
Coenzyme CoQ-10, helps muscle cells convert oxygen for energy
Creatine can increase muscle strength by between 8 and 14 percent.
Korean Red Panax Ginseng increases testosterone levels lifting libido.
Vitamin D, although produced by the body is usually needed in higher levels
in men, therefore supplementation may be needed. Vitamin D helps the heart,
works with calcium to strengthen bones, and boosts the immune system.
Happy Father’s Day . . . .
to YOU!
Love, Oleda
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