Slawek Polinski

Men, It’s Your Health

  The other night my wife and I were watching a program on the television which is something we do not do often and when we do, we watch recorded programs to avoid the commercials. While watching this 2 hour show I saw somewhere in the vicinity of  a half dozen commercials about erectile dysfunction or I believe e.d. is the hip acronym the pharmaceuticals like to refer to it as. The thing that amused me was how quickly they breeze through the side effects. Did you miss them? Let me list them out for you:

• Chest Pain
• Nausea
• Headaches
• Facial Flushing
• Blurred Vision
• Bluish Vision

 Out of the above, the only one that is slightly appealing to me is the bluish vision. Living my life in the land of “smurfs” could be kind of cool. Another side effect is an erection lasting more than four hours and if this should happen I am to call my doctor to avoid permanent injury. Somehow I think if this should happen the phones in my house would mysteriously disappear. Oh, there are two more side effects they breezed through at the end of the commercial as if they were no big deal. In rare cases patients could suffer loss of hearing and vision and should call their doctor immediately if they suffer from these side effects. Let me get this straight, I cannot see or hear and yet I am to find my phone and listen to my doctor’s instructions?

Let’s Get Serious About Your Health

  The purpose of this article is not to poke fun at erectile dysfunction or the men that need to be medicated for it. If they have exhausted all alternatives, I applaud them for taking action for their health and life. That being said, I think in more cases than not, men and women are looking for that magic pill to make everything all better instead of making healthier changes in their life. Let’s look at “ED” and some of it’s major causes:

• High blood pressure
• High Cholesterol
• Depression
• Stress
• Smoking and alcohol
• Heart Disease
• Certain medicines

 Now it is proven that with a change in diet and lifestyle many of these health issues can be corrected and yet many will opt for the possible loss of vision and hearing instead instead making those changes. Why is that?

 Men, Be Responsible For Your Health

  Many men will live with a health issue for some time before seeing a doctor. Sometimes this is because of embarrassment and sometimes a man just doesn’t want to admit his vulnerability to these health issues. He doesn’t want to admit it to others as well as to himself so when he finally sees his doctor and the doctor offers him a prescription, he is quick to accept it and disregard the side effects as long as his current problem goes away.

  One of the causes of erectile dysfunction is also the cause of many of today’s illnesses which is stress. A person can take as many pills as they want and if they don’t reduce the stress in their life other illnesses will surface. It is time to be responsible for yourself and bring more balance into your life. Balance in sleep, nutrition, physical activity, recreation and of course your work. So please when you visit your doctor take in his or her advise on all you can do to increase the health and quality of your life. Take medicine when needed and don’t take it just to cover up the real issue.

*always check with your physician before starting, stopping or changing your prescription.

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Tags: balance, health, life coach, lifecoach

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