COMMON DISEASES IN MALES AT MIDDLE AGE

17/11/2021

At the middle age, aging and hormone deficiency together with unscientific lifestyle have caused health deterioration in men. Thus, what are common diseases in this age? Together with AIH, let’s learn about the causes and precautions to minimize the risks of these diseases and maintain your good health.

1. Hypertension

This is a condition when artery stenosis obstructs blood flow or hypervolemia of sodium and fluid in the blood causing elevated blood pressure which pumbing blood from the heart through the arteries. Hypertension also leads to serious health problems such as stroke and heart attack. Hypertension can be effectively prevent by some tips in daily activities as follows:

Get enough meals, avoid eating too much or too late
No smoking, drinking alcohol and stimulants
No stay up late , ensure getting enough sleep every night
Have a scientific diet
Regular exercise
Maintain a healthy lifestyle, relax, avoid anxiety and stress

2. Hypercholesterolemia

This condition occurs as excessive level of bad cholesterol in your body causing arterial occlusion and heart disease. There are some lifestyle changes that help to prevent or manage hypercholesterolemia such as:

No smoking and restrict drinking alcohol excessively
Proper sport activities daily
Weight management
Low saturated fat which is contained in red meat, seafood, dietary fat

3. Diseases caused by alcohol, tobacco

Tobacco causes many types of cancers such as lung cancer, myocardial infarction, emphysema, chronic cor pulmonale, peripheral blood vessel occlusion … which are extremely dangerous for your health and life. Additionally, excessive alcohol consumption causes hepatic steatosis. In initial stage of this disease, it is still curable if alcohol drinking completely ceased. However, if alcohol consumption is still continued, hepatic steatosis will progress in cirrhosis – a chronic condition. Hence, smoking and excessive alcohol consumption are not advised.

4. Diabetes

A disease in which the body resist or produce not enough insulin – a hormone that helps to metabolize energy from eaten food and distribute to the body cells. When this metabolism is not occurred, the glucose level is elevated in your bloodstream that possibly result in complications including kidney disease, heart disease or blindness. Risk of diabetes normally increases after 45 years of age.

In order to prevent and manage diabetes, you should keep your daily activity in balance:

Have a healthy diet , included tracking carbohydrate and calorie intakes
Perform physical exercise 30minutes/ time x 5 times/week in order to control blood sugar level and appropriate weight gain
Reduce 5 – 7 % body weight safely if you are diagnosed with diabetes

5. Ischemic heart disease ( Coronary artery disease)

This disease is caused by the build up of plaques narrowing the arteries flow to the heart. Aterial occlusion and stenosis decrease oxygenated blood circulation to the heart and can cause other complications such as blood clotting, chest pain or heart attack. There are some routine habits that you can combine to prevent this disease, including:

Limit saturated fat and trans fat consumptions, combine with low sugar and salt diet
Sleep 7 – 8 hours per night
Stress management
Regular cardiovascular exercises
No smoking
Talk to your doctor about main risk factors such as hypercholesterolemia and hypertension

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