Healthy lifestyle tips for men

Don’t hold your urine, don’t endure it, don’t bear it. If you do these three things, 80% of sub-health conditions can be significantly alleviated.

Don't think that holding in your urine is a trivial matter. I met a 32-year-old Internet programmer a while ago. When he was busy with the online cycle, he forgot to go to the toilet for more than a week when he was busy holding demand meetings and fixing bugs. He often held it in for two or three hours. In the end, he suffered an acute prostatitis attack. He couldn't stand up in pain and was sent to the hospital by his colleagues. He needed fluids for three consecutive days before he recovered. There has always been a saying among the people that "holding in urine can improve your control and make it less likely to leak when you are old." Urological doctors also have different views on this point: the male urethra itself is longer, and holding in urine for no more than an hour at a time is not a high-frequency long-term holding in urine. It will indeed not cause obvious harm to the body. There is no need to be overly anxious after holding in urine once in a while. ； But if you habitually hold in your urine, it will not only reduce the elasticity of the bladder, but also cause repeated congestion of the prostate. In severe cases, urine reflux may even affect the kidneys, which is really not worth the gain. Especially nowadays, many people are driving in traffic jams and playing games until the critical game. In fact, spending an extra two minutes to solve the problem really won't delay much.

More common than holding in urine is "suffering". Many people regard staying up until one or two o'clock as proof of "high energy" and "hard work". They are so sleepy that they can't open their eyes and have to finish the last two short videos and finish the last round of rankings. There is a lot of controversy about staying up late. Many people say, "I am a naturally night-type person, so as long as I sleep for 8 hours, I will be fine." This statement is really not nonsense. There is indeed a division of "chronotypes" in sleep medicine. People who are naturally night-type only need to maintain a fixed schedule, such as a fixed schedule every day. Go to bed at 1 o'clock and wake up at 8 o'clock. The sleep time is enough for 7-9 hours. If the rhythm is stable, the impact on health is actually very small. I have a friend who is a designer. He has kept this schedule for several years. All indicators in the annual physical examination are normal. The body fat has been stable at 15% for three years of fitness. But the vast majority of men who call themselves "night people" actually have a chaotic schedule. They stay up until 3 o'clock today and get up to go to work at 7 o'clock the next, and catch up on sleep until 2 or 3 o'clock in the afternoon on weekends. This jumping back and forth schedule will disrupt the cortisol rhythm, leading to decreased metabolism, increased uric acid, and fatty liver disease. This is the case for another friend of mine who also works out. After five years of training, his body fat is still at 22%. Last year, he was diagnosed with high uric acid in his physical examination.

Another habit that is hidden deeper is "carrying it hard". I have to carry it with headaches, brain fever, back pain, and even blood in the urine and chest pain. I have to finish the task at hand before going to the hospital. I always feel that "this little problem for a grown man is nothing, it will be fine in two days." Objectively speaking, there are indeed many self-limiting diseases, such as common colds and minor muscle strains, which can heal on their own within three to five days. There is no need to run to the hospital if you feel slightly uncomfortable. However, men are generally less sensitive to pain than women. Many of the “minor pains” you feel are actually warning signals sent by the body: for example, persistent lower back pain, many people think it is tiredness, but it takes a long time to discover that it is kidney stones or chronic prostatitis. ； Persistent chest tightness and chest pain always feel like I haven’t had a good rest recently. In fact, it may be a cardiovascular problem. My distant cousin is 41 years old this year. He suffered from chest pain for three days and had to work hard to finish the project. In the end, he had a heart attack and was pulled away by emergency services. He almost didn't survive. Of course, there is no need to be overly nervous. You don’t have to rush to the emergency room whenever you feel uncomfortable. If the same symptom persists for more than 3 days without relief, don’t insist on checking it out. It doesn’t cost much money and doesn’t take much time. It’s much more cost-effective than delaying a serious illness.

Oh, by the way, there are still many people who buy oyster slices, maca, and various kidney-tonifying supplements when they feel low in energy. They spend thousands and see no effect. Regarding supplements, both sides have their own reasons: Modern nutrition believes that as long as you have a normal daily diet, eat meat, eggs, milk, vegetables and fruits, and are not picky about food, you will basically not be lacking any nutrients. There is no need to take additional supplements. Unless you have a physical examination and it is found that you are deficient in certain trace elements, such as zinc deficiency, then targeted supplementation will be enough. Indiscriminate supplementation will increase the burden on the liver and kidneys. ； The point of view of traditional Chinese medicine is that some people who do have symptoms of kidney qi deficiency can also play a certain conditioning role by eating yam, gorgon fruit, wolfberry and other medicinal and food ingredients that have the same origin.

Many people's understanding of health is still limited to "you have to develop eight-pack abs to be healthy." They start by pushing weights and staying in the gym for hours. In the end, they either get a strain or, in severe cases, develop rhabdomyolysis. In fact, there is really no need. My dad is 58 years old. He walks for 40 minutes every evening and plays table tennis with old friends for half an hour twice a week. This year’s physical examination indicators are more normal than many 30-year-old boys. As long as you can walk 6,000 steps a day, or do some strength training such as push-ups and dumbbells for 20 minutes each time two or three times a week, it is enough to maintain normal metabolism. You don't need to compare weight or exercise time with others. Only what suits you is useful.

In fact, when it comes down to it, men’s health really doesn’t have so many fancy words. Many people just use the concept of “a man must be able to carry it” in the wrong place. When you should go to the toilet, go to the toilet, sleep, and see a doctor, expensive supplements and high-intensity training are more effective. Of course, there is no need to tighten it too much. It won't hurt to stay up late or hold in your urine once in a while. Just don't take it seriously for a long time.