Posted on 04/06/2025 1:51:17 AM PDT by RandFan
This month the government in England will launch a consultation for its men's health strategy. The move is long overdue, experts say, with men much more likely to die prematurely than women. But why are they in such poor health – and what can be done about it?
Andrew Harrison was running a men's health clinic from a youth centre in Bradford when he heard a knock. He turned to the door, but no-one was there. Then he heard his name being called. He looked around to see a young man at the window asking for condoms.
"I was on the first floor," he says, recounting the story from a few years ago. "The lad (guy) had shimmied up a drainpipe on the outside of the building because he didn't want to go through the reception and ask."
The anecdote, in many ways, encapsulates the challenges over men's health – a combination of risk-taking behaviour and a lack of confidence and skills to engage with health services.
Early deaths
In the UK men are more likely to smoke, drink alcohol, use drugs and have high cholesterol and blood pressure.
These are major contributors to the fact men have a lower life expectancy than women - by four years - and are nearly 60% more likely to die prematurely before the age of 75, with heart disease, lung cancer, liver disease and in accidents.
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I would also posit that there is a lot of pressure for men to not take care of themselves. My wife is currently pouting because I won’t take her for a Mexican food breakfast, RIGHT NOW, when she is ready. I’m going to get cardio like I do most mornings.
She tells me that I don’t make time for her. No, all I do is make time for her, it seems. My schedule is not my own.
I’ll probably go just to avoid pouting and sulking all day.
Excellent comment—and many kudos to you for using diet and exercise to take control of your life. That kind of discipline is truly inspirational.
I’ve been on keto for many years and recently switched to carnivore, which is working really well so far.
I also follow an intense workout program and, at 76, I’m honestly amazed that I’m still able to add muscle and improve my cardio performance.
My Garmin fitness age is currently 62, but my goal is to push it into the 50s—which I think I’ll hit in the next few months.
Certainly Al meant it and generally reaped to the rewards of his general outlook on life.😁
I first heard it from one of my great uncles in the ‘70s, long before Al Bundy was ever even when idea somebody’s head.
yes it has. There has been a drastic change the media refuses to cover it though. First line treatment should always be ivermectin and fenbendazole. These drugs have almost zero risk and many cases of miraculous efficacy. No reason not to start this as soon as disease is diagnosed
In general I agree with your post. My current opinion is that the medical system is like the justice system once you become entangled in it; it’s hard to get out, “they” always find something else that needs “fixing”. Most of which you would probably be fine without them doing anything.
I haven’t seen an actual real study (that I believe) regarding the use of x-rays for constant and repeated diagnostic work.
Also, I think it’s important everybody understands that the proactive people get the best medical care.
In America you get all the best medical services one can afford, just like the justice system.
I was trained in nuclear physics as a Nuclear Medicine technologist. Granted, that was 40 some odd years ago, but not much has changed since then.
It is an accepted fact with Radiation that there is no threshold dose for cancer
Mind your own business and use your power to reestablish free speech in the UK.
I don’t think that anyone really has any idea why men don’t live as long as women. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acst2EmtZhI
I think it is because the variability in human biology. One person can be quite resistant to radiation, while another person is not.
In radiation exposure, they do have what is called the LD-50/30 dose where when this threshold is reached, 50% of those people will die within 30 days.
Bkmk
I hope you don't have any daughters. If you do, I hope you don't tell them that.
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