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A British study has established that 1 in 3 men tend to neglect bad health in the hope that the ailment will ‘disappear’ over time. This tendency is even glorified as a masculine thing.

As a woman, you must be too familiar with this attitude. Plenty of you are sure to have stories of dragging their spouses for health checks because you alone know how vulnerable men are making themselves by refusing to act on indications of ill health. The rationale of International Men’s Health Week is to increase and reinforce the understanding of preventable health issues and promote early detection and cure of illnesses among men and boys.

Are you aware of top men’s health terrors and their triggers? Well, the list is not shocking and includes commonly referred to diseases such as stroke, heart attack, diabetes, cancer, injuries, AIDS, prostate cancer etc. Triggers to emotional and physical conditions can range from the simplest thing as stress to ignorance towards mild symptoms, sedentary lifestyle, alcoholism, smoking, engaging in casual sex and work pressure.

Prevention is a priority not an option. When was the last time men in your household had a checkup? Skipping checkups is not a way to save cash. What if it leads to something severe simply because they had skipped a medical? Yes, they always insist that they feel fine, but the call for yearly health checks still stands. Some illnesses and conditions don’t even have symptoms, making you more likely to miss an early diagnosis and treatment.

We urge you to keep up with the numbers for BP, sugar level, cholesterol, body mass index, or anything else of the men in your family and keep them informed. Consult a doctor on the kind of tests they should take and how often. The rat race of modern times gives men hardly any time to think, let alone worry about their health. Unfortunately, most men consider it natural being tired and oversleeping on weekends. Can you ensure this is followed in your house?

An urge to sleep throughout the day, recurrent headaches, nervousness, exhaustion, anxiety etc are not signs of a healthy body. In fact, the body is screaming – ‘HELP!!!’ through these symptoms. How do you intend to educate them on this? It is time for men to chuck the traditional linkage of health and masculinity and ASK for & GET help when needed! Do you agree?

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Going green is not about doing away with science and technology. No one wants to go back to the Stone Age.

Even on this 40th World Environment Day, it seems sad that they had to mark a day to prod our consciousness to conserve the biodiversity. World Environment Day 2012 theme is ‘Green Economy: Does it include you’. According to UNEP, Green Economy means improving human welfare and social justice without resorting to mindless plunder of our environment with pollution, carbon emanations etc. After all, environment effects on human health concern each one of you.

Prolonged exposure to vehicle smoke during traffic hours may cause digestive problems, damage to the nervous system, and in some cases cancer. One of the glaring health environment effects! Young women shudder to go outside during day time due to fear of double dose of tan. Umbrellas are not just for rainy seasons. Always wear a scarf/hat and sunglasses before stepping out.

There is a new environmental health hazard to add to those from air & noise pollution; radiation from mobile towers. And oh tobacco lovers, quit this fine service of polluting the air with some 4000 hazardous chemicals and the ground with millions of cigarette butts! Even fruits and vegetables need to be washed thoroughly due to pesticides used on them.

Change the World, Make it Green!

Is it really required to have the air conditioner on, all day? A 2002 British study says that AC is bad for your skin as it takes humidity out of the air & dries out skin. Also, going on foot (at least for short errands) has its merits. No dealing with traffic snarls cum improved health. Here’s a toast to improved women health in world environment day.

Are we being continuously sidelined by authorities and organizations when it comes to environmental protection? Environment day in India is an opportunity for us to get involved, to take a few Green Steps towards a healthy environment and to keep climbing.

Let us join hands with all like-minded individuals and organizations to encourage the environment protection and find ways out of increasing danger to our planet.

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