3.2. One Man's Health
3.1 Man’s Health
I am dying with the help of too many physicians. – Alexander the Great (356–323 BC), the Greek King of Macedon who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. He died young at age 32.
To be a man, die young. Universally, it is a recognized fact that men die younger than women. The life span of men is about 5 years less than women on average. A higher life expectancy at birth for females compare to that of males is almost universal. In 2000, it was approximately 7 years in Europe and North America but less in developing countries. Women in general have 1% chance of reaching 100 while for men have only 0.1% chance. Earlier it was thought that the reason was genetic. But recent findings suggest that men’s shorter …show more content…
What works for one man may not work for another man. The risk outweighs the promise. The risk outweighs the promise. Because, the fact is that many middle-aged healthy men with normal hormone level do suffer from low sex drive because of anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep, exposure to BPA and lifestyle issues like job stress, bad marriage, obesity, which are not directly related to testosterone. In U.S., for last few decades, men’s average testosterone level has been dropping by at least 1 percent a year, according to a 2006 study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. ‘Low T’ – as the condition has been labeled, and perhaps some drug manufactures are trying to cash in – is a new medical bonanza in men’s health. But the problem is that the prescription testosterone not only doesn’t give men’s T level a boost, but also increase the risk of heart attack. It adds larger number of red blood cells to the bloodstream and shrinks men’s testes. It increases aggression and irritability. A large study published in the journal PLoS ONE claims that taking the hormone for about three months doubles the rate of heart attacks in men 65 and over, as well as in younger men who have heart disease. In 2013, the number of testosterone prescriptions has tripled since 2001. From psychological perspective, it’s not helping men; from a medical perspective, it’s devastating in terms of cardiac risks. ‘Prescription T’ can shut-off men’s own testosterone production permanently. For remedy, some change in diet may be useful: eating more cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and collard
I am dying with the help of too many physicians. – Alexander the Great (356–323 BC), the Greek King of Macedon who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. He died young at age 32.
To be a man, die young. Universally, it is a recognized fact that men die younger than women. The life span of men is about 5 years less than women on average. A higher life expectancy at birth for females compare to that of males is almost universal. In 2000, it was approximately 7 years in Europe and North America but less in developing countries. Women in general have 1% chance of reaching 100 while for men have only 0.1% chance. Earlier it was thought that the reason was genetic. But recent findings suggest that men’s shorter …show more content…
What works for one man may not work for another man. The risk outweighs the promise. The risk outweighs the promise. Because, the fact is that many middle-aged healthy men with normal hormone level do suffer from low sex drive because of anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep, exposure to BPA and lifestyle issues like job stress, bad marriage, obesity, which are not directly related to testosterone. In U.S., for last few decades, men’s average testosterone level has been dropping by at least 1 percent a year, according to a 2006 study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. ‘Low T’ – as the condition has been labeled, and perhaps some drug manufactures are trying to cash in – is a new medical bonanza in men’s health. But the problem is that the prescription testosterone not only doesn’t give men’s T level a boost, but also increase the risk of heart attack. It adds larger number of red blood cells to the bloodstream and shrinks men’s testes. It increases aggression and irritability. A large study published in the journal PLoS ONE claims that taking the hormone for about three months doubles the rate of heart attacks in men 65 and over, as well as in younger men who have heart disease. In 2013, the number of testosterone prescriptions has tripled since 2001. From psychological perspective, it’s not helping men; from a medical perspective, it’s devastating in terms of cardiac risks. ‘Prescription T’ can shut-off men’s own testosterone production permanently. For remedy, some change in diet may be useful: eating more cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and collard