the problem is when men are young they’re going to live forever nothing’s going to get in their way that’s why young guys do stupid things. because it’s not going to hurt them. why are teenagers promiscuous in the face of hiv hepatitis c and all those other diseases because it will happen to somebody else but it won’t happen to them and then as men get older they get into this pattern of reactive care. they don’t understand about proactive health care they don’t understand that that’s their body for life that they have to be in tune with their body and take care of it and if they do the quality of their life experience will be dramatically improved. but when they do these abusive things when they drink too much drugs overweight then that impacts on them. they don’t realize that that “never happening to me ” it will happen and then it’s just around the corner. and then it’s often too late. why is it too late? because they’ve had years of abusive behaviors. they’ve eaten the wrong foods they’ve had too much to drink they smoke hypertension diabetes liver disorders cholesterol problems. and those are the guys you know you read about people in their 40s and 50s who suddenly get a heart attack and die or have a massive stroke. it doesn’t make sense. sometimes it’s random bad luck but sometimes it’s things they’ve been doing all these years. unlike women who mentally society programs them to be into preventative health. they go to the ob-gyn young in life. they go to the doctor for checkups. women are the leaders in health care in this country almost all of the health care decisions are driven by women. i’m sure on webmd a lot of the women in fact on the men’s health message board a lot of times it’s women asking the questions. you want to wonder if it’s about blood in the semen or erection disorders or pain or lumps or bumps how come the guy isn’t there asking the question himself? and it’s because that’s not what guys do. guys will comment on it but i don’t know whether it’s fear or denial or maybe they don’t value themselves enough but the wives are the ones that go online and ask the questions. even on your message board. even on the men’s health message board. women are the ones asking the questions.
why don’t men take better care of themselves?