Men’s Healthy Ageing

We are regularly contacted by the younger generation for their parents, in - laws to help them stay healthy with ageing. This eases off anxiety in their fast paced lives with demanding jobs as there are fewer health concerns for them to address and their parents enjoy more satisfying and fulfilling lives.

Men’s Healthy Ageing

Men generally have shorter life expectancies and poorer overall health as they age. In addition, their chronic health conditions are not only difficult to deal physically and emotionally, but these conditions also create a significant financial burden.

With ageing - most common, costly and preventable health problems that all adults face include chronic diseases like Heart Disease, Kidney Disease, Stroke, Cancer, Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity and Arthritis.

Ageing with poor health carries a high cost - to individuals and their families. The costs are expected to rise in coming years with rising prices of diagnosis and cost of treatment.

A change in vision is often the first undeniable sign of ageing. The ageing process starts somewhere in between 40-45 yrs of age and then there’s a gradual but continuous decline.

Many of the chronic conditions are worsened by the demise of spouse, kids getting busy in their lives, increasing loneliness, depression and health risk behaviours such as lack of exercise, poor nutrition, using tobacco and drinking alcohol.

With ageing, the body cells are ageing, the organs are ageing. Most organs function less well as people age. There’s a gradual decline in functions of the body. Muscle mass is gradually lost, Bones tend to become less dense. Body becomes less flexible.

The amount of calcium decreases because the body absorbs less calcium from foods. Loss of the cartilage due to lifelong use of joints or repeated injury often leads to osteoarthritis. Ligaments and tendons tend to become less elastic, making joints feel tight or stiff.

The heart and blood vessels become stiffer. The heart fills with blood more slowly. The stiffer arteries are less able to expand when more blood is pumped through them. Thus, blood pressure tends to increase.

The distribution of fat also changes, changing the shape of the torso. The cells of the immune system act more slowly that’s why Cancer is more common among older people.

Ageing men may also experience ageing male syndrome — which is caused by a decline in testosterone and may manifest in a variety of symptoms including Weight Gain, Difficulty Sleeping, Irritability, Erectile Dysfunction, Problems Concentrating, Increased Urination, Depression, and Loss Of Bone, Muscle And Hair.