How to Conduct Your Own Male Health Check

So, you want to be more proactive in looking after your health? Here are some important areas have to be keeping an eye on.

blood pressure. Most people with high blood pressure at some time or another, with little or no symptoms. This is when it continues over time, to act as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. This risk increases with age and is further increased if you smoke, the more overweight, have high cholesterol and / or diabetes. Health problems associated with high blood pressure, heart attack, eye damage, leading to vision problems, kidney damage, which is irreversible and stroke, which can damage the brain, leading to paralysis.

reading blood pressure between 110/70 and 140/90 is considered "within normal range." But anyone reading the next level of this range should be modified to make this down ASAP. Lifestyle changes will make a huge difference, and should include a stop ALL caffeinated beverages. This includes coffee, tea, green tea, any product that contains all the cocoa and soft drinks containing caffeine. Start drinking more water, as dehydration causes all tissues and fluids to become thicker and more viscous. SIP water consistently throughout the day and to drink no less than 1.5 and 2 liters a day. Start doing some regular exercise. If you do not participate, but start by going for a walk every day. Take it easy to start working here. You will benefit from any improvements. Take a magnesium supplement. This mineral works with muscle relaxation and is vital for anyone with cardiovascular problems. Omega 3 fish oil is also beneficial. Get your own blood pressure monitor, so you can keep a better eye on what's happening. Remember that if you rush to the GP and also had a cup of coffee within 1 hour to have your blood pressure. This will probably be higher, just because these two factors

ferritin. Many men find their iron, or more reasonably ferritin levels increase as they get older. Ferritin is iron binding protein, and more, the more your body's iron stores. High iron levels can cause just as much a problem of low iron levels. Iron is a known antioxidant, anti. This is because an excess of iron produces exactly the opposite effect of antioxidants such as vitamins C and E. This will cause the formation of free radicals that can seriously damage your body. So make sure you get your ferritin levels checked once a year, in order to prevent damage. If you find this high level of need for advice and change your lifestyle immediately. Alcohol consumption and poor liver is associated with high iron, so avoid it and the end of the liver cleanse would be beneficial.

testosterone. It is a muscle-building, anti-aging, sex drive and mental acuity hormones. Its highest level in the early 20-mans, but studies show that up to 20% of all people who are 50 years old, have testosterone levels below the normal range. Pesticides and preservatives in foods have been shown to act as "hormone disruptors" and can associate these levels decline. Medical literature states that low testosterone levels are directly associated with heart disease, heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular disease, prostate cancer (yes, low levels are higher risk), senile dementia, osteoporosis and hip fractures.

You can have a blood test specifically testosterone levels. Your GP can arrange that for you, then talk about your options. There are many herbs available that have been used to boost testosterone levels. These include Tribulus, and Korean ginseng sarsparilla.

your PSA levels. PSA refers to a protein that is produced both normal and cancerous prostate cells. It is found in the blood and can be measured with blood, which should be tested once a year, after 50 years. PSA can rise if a man has prostate cancer, but a high PSA is not always evidence of cancer. Other things can make the PSA go up, such as inflammation. This may give a false positive test result. Also, some prostate glands produce more PSA than others. PSA to go up with age. Zinc is a mineral that is vital for a healthy prostate, but it is deficient in the New Zealand soil, so that should be taken in supplement form. Many health shops offer free zinc test, a simple way to determine the existing zinc razinama.Bilje Saw Palmetto, Nettle, Pygeum, and Vitex are all used to better prostate health and can often be found in combination together.

C - reactive protein (CRP). New England Journal of Medicine states that testing for CRP surpasses all other common tests to take, including LDL cholesterol in predicting cardiovascular događaja.Prisutnost C - reactive protein in the blood indicates the presence of inflammation. Studies have shown that high levels of inflammation is an accurate predictor of future heart problems. It has been shown that elevated levels of this marker is more than double the risk of stroke. Many insurance companies now use this test when completing medicals. Natural products that can help reduce the inflammation as fish oil or Omega 3 supplement, turmeric, ginger and quercetin.

cholesterol. Cholesterol is manufactured in the body of our dietary intake of fat, saturated fat and refined carbohydrates. Our cells and cholesterol synthesis, but liver and intestine are the main producers. An important matter which is necessary for good health, it is a normal component of most tissues, but especially the brain, nervous system, liver and blood. More than nine-tenths of cholesterol ends up in cells, where it performs vital structural and metabolic functions. However, when blood cholesterol levels become abnormally high, fatty deposits are composed of both cholesterol and calcium can accumulate in the arteries, including those of the heart, a condition that increases susceptibility to heart attack. These deposits occur mainly in parts of the blood vessels that are weakened by high blood pressure or undue effort. One of the important things to remember on the cholesterol to your liver is processing cholesterol - so if your liver function is poor, and cholesterol levels are likely to be high. Filling in the liver cleanse is a good first step in helping reduce cholesterol levels. Taking Omega 3, red yeast rice, guggul, garlic, lecithin and artichoke can help these levels down, of course. Reduce intake of saturated fats is vital. These are fats that are solid at room temperature.