Women Continue to Outlive Men
American women on average outlive American men by over five years. Some reasons why: Men tend to smoke and drink more than women and generally have less healthy lifestyles. Men do not seek medical help as often as women. Men tend to join in fearless, risky, and dangerous behaviors more than women. Men also largely define themselves by their work, which adds to their stress, disconnects them from their emotional side, and adds to problems in their relationships.
Nagging won’t help. Try telling him that you really don’t want to spend his insurance money with another man, but if he won’t take care of himself, you may have to!
Men Need Nine
Men need to fuel up and shoot for 9 servings of fruits and vegetables a day for better health. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables helps reduce men’s risk for many cancers, heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. Why 9 for men? Men have high rates of diet-related diseases.
When you are doing the grocery shopping and preparing a meal, keep in mind that if you don’t buy it and fix it, he probably won’t eat it, at least at home. Which is a lot of his time, right? Make sure you are not enabling unhealthy behaviors by anticipating his desire for junk foods. Let him buy it and fix it himself!