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General Health: Just because you don't feel sick does not mean you don't have to get checkups from your doctors. It's essential to have regular meets with your doctor and to schedule annual exams.
Here are some of the screening tests that Johns Hopkins recommends for men 65+ years of age:
- Lipid Disorders
- STD
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Colorectal Cancer
- Blod Pressure
- Depression
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Healthy Eating: Older men have dietary needs that are suited to them. They need more calcium, Vitamin D, fibre and potassium. Experts recommend limiting fat calories to 20 to 35 percent of your diet and offer the guidelines for daily calorie need for men 50 and over:
- Not active: 2,000 calories per day
- Moderately active: 2,200 to 2,400 calories per day
- Active: 2,400 to 2,800 calories per day
Use Sunscreen: Up to 50 percent of Americans who live to age 65 will have at least one skin cancer, which is much riskier with Caucasian men. It is never too late to avoid further damages to your skin. Try to avoid the sun during peak hours from 10 am to 4 pm, wear a hat and sunglasses, and very important - make sure you apply sunscreen to all exposed skin when you leave the house (SPF 30 or greater).
Wear Blue Day
Wear Men's health network created "Wear BLUE Day" to raise awareness about how vital male health is and to encourage men to try to live longer and healthier lives. Show your brother, friend, dad, boyfriend, spouse, or boss how much you care about them and their health by wearing blue.
Wear Blue also raises awareness and money for education about men's need to seek regular checkups with their doctor, testicular cancer education, prostate cancer education, or other health problems that men can get.
The response has been overwhelming, with thousands of awareness activities in the USA and worldwide, so hop on.
By Steven Erquiza