Step Up Your (Health) Game!
"He shoots, he scores! And the crowd goes wild!" Many of you may know the excitement that accompanies a winner, but are you as excited about your health? More often than not, we ignore its importance. Now it's time to keep an eye on the ball and step up your game!
June is the Month of Men's Health, began in 1994 to increase the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men (Network Health men). This month, men are encouraged to assess behavior that may endanger them for preventable diseases. The main causes of death among adult men in the US are heart disease, stroke, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases in low (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). To continue to step up your game, you are encouraged to eat a well balanced diet, participating in regular exercise, getting enough sleep, and participate in appropriate preventive health screenings.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, attending screenings of prevention is the key to a longer, better life. Practice healthy lifestyles and risk prevention and hit a home run in health
Keep an eye on your health
Relevant Preventive Screenings Health:
- Blood Pressure screening - every year, men of all ages
- screening for colon cancer - every 3 years, men 50 years and older
- prostate cancer screening - Each year, men 40 years and older
- cholesterol Screening - Each year, men 50 and over; Every two years, men 40-49; every three years, men 20-39
More information on preventive projections
Sources: American Heart Association, American security and the Institute health, men health Network, National Institutes of health, LifeWork EAP strategies and Adventist healthCare. The Health Council of the week is for educational purposes. For medical advice, consult your doctor. Feel free to copy and distribute this health resource.
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