Men’s Health Month

Happy Sunday!  It’s officially June, which means it’s Men’s Health Month.

The purpose of Men’s Health Month is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.  This initiative is anchored by a congressional health program, while the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women’s Health sponsors a women’s health week in May.  –Wait a minute…men get the entire month of June and women get a single week in May…?  That may be a little uneven, but that’s a talk for another day…just sayin’.

On average, men die younger than women, are less likely to be insured, and die at higher rates from nine of the top 10 causes of death.  In fact, significantly more men die of cancer, ischemic heart disease, and suicide.  The top cancer among men in the U.S. is Prostate cancer.  More than 170,000 men a year are diagnosed, and about 30,000 a year die from prostate cancer.  While there genetic factors that contribute to someone’s tendency to develop these conditions, there are also things that are under your control that can influence your susceptibility.

General self-care like maintaining a healthy diet and a regular physical activity regimen can go a long way to preventing heart disease, cancer, depression, and a number of other factors that lead to the top 10 causes of death.  Also important?  You guessed it, massage!  Here’s how: we’ve mentioned several times that massage has numerous health benefits like reducing blood pressure and easing depression.  These conditions are often the precursors to some of the causes of death previously mentioned like cardiac disease and suicide.  See?  It’s all interrelated when it comes to your health. 

This June, let that special man in your life (father, son, husband, mailman, etc.) know that you care about their health, and they should too (not-so-fun fact: men visit health care providers at lower rates than women).  Give the gift of health with a gift certificate for one of our massages today!

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