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Due to irrational life styles and eating habits, men usually get into many commonly known diseases such as liver failure due to excessive alcoholism, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart attack, cancer and so on. As working men remain throughout the day, they get lesser time for their personal attention and hygiene. They do not give enough time for their diet and excercises. Also, on-the-job stress in today's competitive corporate environment can not be ruled out. All these factors are contributing to men's health problems today.
The major health hazards which men are facing today are high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes.
What is Cholesterol?
High Cholesterol - Cholesterol is a waxy, fatlike substance (lipid) that your body needs for many important functions, such as producing new cells. If you consume too many high high-cholesterol foods and/or too much saturated fat, your cholesterol levels may go up. This increases your risk for hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis, and can lead to life-threatening illnesses, such as coronary artery disease (CAD), heart attack, or stroke.
To lower your cholesterol, you must avoid food having high saturated fats, reduce weights if you'r overweight and do excercises to burn calories. Above all, you must also get good food health supplements to control diet.
High Blood Pressure
Also known as hypertension. During high blood pressure, force of blood against artery walls is too strong. With over a period, high blood pressure could damage the arteries, heart and kidneys and can lead to heart disease or stroke. Major reasons are overweight, high temperament, smoking or non-balanced diet.
High blood pressure can be treated effectively with lifestyle changes, calcium and Vitamin C rich health food supplements and medications that can reduce the risk of complications.
Diabetes
In Diabetes sugar (glucose) remains in the blood for lifelong rather than entering the body's cells to be used for energy. This results in persistently high blood sugar. Symptoms of diabetes include increased thirst and frequent urination (especially at night), unexplained increase in appetite, unexplained weight loss, fatigue, erection problems, blurred vision, and tingling or numbness in the hands or feet. People who have diabetes are at increased risk for many serious health problems, including hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis) and heart problems, eye problems that can lead to blindness, circulation and nerve problems, and kidney disease and kidney failure.
Diabetes is treated with diet and lifestyle changes and with medications (such as insulin or oral medications). If blood sugar levels are kept within the recommended range, the risk for many complications from diabetes decreases. Health food supplements enriched with Vitamin B and Zinc can help you control the Type 2 Diabetes. Carbohydrate enriched health food supplements will help in controlling Type 1 Diabetes.
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