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MEN'S HEALTH
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By Ted Mitchell, MD,
USA Weekend
You’re on top of the world. Great. It’s time to start
planning for wellness that’ll last a lifetime.
A strange thing happened the other day. I was in the
garage working on a project, twisting a screwdriver,
when a realization hit: My hands look like my dad’s.
The fine wrinkles, a few “sunspots,” slight cracking of
skin around the knuckles, a banged-up thumbnail. For
the first time it struck me that I am not 21 I am 39.
If I am to enjoy good health, I can no longer rely on
youth. I’ll have to work at it.
Lots of men just don’t pay attention to their health.
In fact, research suggests that macho attitudes and
an aversion to seeking medical attention contribute
to a widening gender gap in life expectancy. Did you
know that in 1920 women lived, on average, just one
year longer than men, but by 2000 they had a six-year
lead?
Understanding male behavior toward health and
health care is the first step in improving our long
term outlook. Appreciating our natural tendencies can
help us change those that are unproductive. Learning
to partner with a physician for medical checkups lays
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which are detrimental gives us power to control our
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RISKY BUSINESS
All you guys out there, think about it: As a boy, how
many of you wanted to be Clark Kent? Always meek,
mild-mannered, polite, somewhat awkward in his
interactions with those around him ... you get the idea.
Nah, we all wanted to be Superman!
Self-assured, helping others while not needing
help, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound,
faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a
locomotive,saving the world from annihilation —all the
little things that make life worth living.
That basically defines the male psyche. While some of
it is certainly due to the way we were raised (“big boys
don’t cry,” “take it like a man”), another part is the way
we are made. It is called testosterone.
For us, life is about competition. Whether it is
competing in sports as a child, in love as an adolescent
or in business as an adult, our nature is to strive for
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success, even at the expense of other things.
While a drive toward healthy competition is a good
thing, being blinded by an exaggerated sense of self
reliance is not. Such an attitude not only keeps us from
getting appropriate medical attention, but also makes
us neglect our bodies and engage in risky behaviors. In
fact, the leading causes of death for men under age 40
continue to be road accidents and homicide.
This doesn’t mean we need to sacrifice our masculinity
to preserve our health. It does mean we need to
See MEN'S HEALTH, pg. 16
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