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The Man Manual This is Men’s Health Month and Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is driving awareness toward a better, healthier you.
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en live five fewer years than women. And it may be because we’re not reading our body’s operations manual. I had this epiphany several years ago: You can drive up to 10 cars in your lifetime, but you’ll only ever get one body. All cars come with an owner’s manual, detailing its operation, maintenance, and
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safety, so your car can last as long as possible. But come on, guys. Who ever reads the manual? In my years as a board-certified urologist, co-founder of the global men’s health movement Drive 4 Men’s Health, and past president of the Florida Urological Society, I’ve learned a thing or two about men. We are masters of efficiency, wanting to
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get the most done in the least time and effort. Most of the time, it works out. But when we try pulling that stunt on our health, those short-term efficiencies lead to long-term losses—five years’ worth, to be exact. So, what better time than Men’s Health Month to make men’s health easy to understand? And what better way than showing
you how to value your body just as you value your car? I’ve put together some interesting info on just a handful of your body’s various “parts,” so you can maximize your mileage and maybe have a greater appreciation of your marvelous machinery. With this brief manual in hand, you can start driving toward a better and longer-living you.
