Men’s Health: It’s not all about the Prostate – By Dr. Gihan Gunawardena Source: Brisbane Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – June 2022 Men unfortunately bare more disease burden (54% of all diseases) vs 46% by women but more so with cardiovascular and endocrine (mainly diabetes) diseases – 20% more than women and even though the total number is less, men account for 70-75% of all suicides. The leading 5 causes of death in Australia are: 1) Heart disease 2) Dementia 3) Stroke 4) Lung cancer 5) Other chronic lung diseases including asthma/ COPD. Males dominate in all except Dementia. Your lifestyle is the main determinant of your long-term general health. Starting from maintaining your weight between BMI 18.5 – 25 and lowering your cholesterol with a healthy balanced diet (Low carb / Low fat / high in fresh fruit / vegetables / fish and minimising processed food) are key ...

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Memory – by Oscar E V Fernando Memory is defined as-ability of the mind to remember-the mind’s store of remembered events-impressions-knowledge-ideas etcetera-all linked to the mind And what is it to forget-is it to forget something-to forget about something-is it to fail or be unable to remember? Or is it stop being aware of something-neglect or overlook something-leave behind something accidentally-to dismiss something from one’s mind Does it boggle your mind to realize that all these are-our mind playing hide and seek with us? Haven’t we at any one time or the other in our life not faced the aforesaid states of mind None can say – we have not It was so from our childhood up to our later years-but gradually it became a problem to think of as we closed in onto middle age-when it’s frequency and duration increased-for some it has become a frightening prospect to deal with-battling with ...

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