Australia’s life expectancy is among the highest, but men live shorter lives than women, with higher death rates in all age groups except over 65.
Men’s Health – Higher risks stem from physical factors such as dangerous work and risk‑taking, as well as lifestyle issues such as poor stress management, limited views of health, and neglect of social, psychological, and nutritional factors. Men are also less likely to go to a GP or health professional when they have a health concern.
This leads to a list of health complications including increased risk of cardiovascular disease (high blood pressure and cholesterol levels), cancer (especially prostate, lung and bowel cancer), suicide, diabetes. Men outnumber women in all these categories and have higher death rates from all these diseases as well.
Therefore, it is so important for men to understand their own health from a wholistic point of view which allows them to realise all the biopsychosocial factors that effect their health. This month talk to your GP about factors that might be affecting your health and discuss the benefits of a referral to an Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP). An AEP is a health professional that can provide tailored exercise prescription and lifestyle change advice that could severely improve your quality of life and decrease your risk of developing a range of chronic diseases.
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Source: Hall, R.H., 2003. Promoting men’s health. Australian family physician, 32(6), p.401.
Smith, J.A. and Robertson, S., 2008. Men’s health promotion: a new frontier in Australia and the UK?. Health Promotion International, 23(3), pp.283-289.