I was on the Pearl Street Mall around lunch time today signing up at the (almost) last minute for the Bolder Boulder 10k. The mall was full of a wide variety of booth’s most related to fitness.
Sadly, one unoccupied booth was the Drive for Five booth regarding Men’s Health. They did leave a few brochures which detail what they consider 5 risks to Men’s health:
- High cholesterol
- High blood pressure
- High blood sugar
- High PSA
- Low testoserone
Considering that men have shorter life spans than women and higher cancer rates, it’s unfortunate that men’s health gets so little attention.
“People don’t understand that men on average live about 5 less years than women. That 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women in their lifetime will be diagnosed with cancer. That men lead in 9 out of the 10 top ten causes of death. When you look at the data and the facts it is really not part of the debate in health care and I think those are statistics and facts that need to be brought to light,” he said.
Here are two pictures of the unoccupied Drive for Five booth.
