How was your weekend? July is Parks and Recreation Month, and Monday is designated as Maintenance Monday, to recognize the efforts of park staff to maintain our public park facilities. That got us thinking about men with BPH (prostate enlargement). Just as parks need maintenance, so too do men need to maintain their prostate health (and overall health for that matter). BPH is a common condition in older men where the prostate grows in size as a man ages. It can sometimes interfere with urinary function (frequent urination, poor/slow urinary flow, etc.).
It starts with awareness. How can you know to watch out for BPH if you've never even heard of it? BPH symptom maintenance, especially mild symptoms, may involve healthy lifestyle modifications and voiding techniques to alleviate frequent urinary symptoms as well as timing of fluid intake. Another recommendation is increasing physical activity, and what better way than to go to the park? Due to the pandemic, it is important to practice social distancing and the recommendations of local authorities if you are able to visit a park near you. Maintaining a distance between yourself and other park goers, as well as maintaining hygiene when going out is important. Please note some facilities like restrooms may be closed to the public to avoid the spread of COVID-19, so it is best to go to a close by park for if and when you may experience urges or incontinence.
It starts with awareness. How can you know to watch out for BPH if you've never even heard of it? BPH symptom maintenance, especially mild symptoms, may involve healthy lifestyle modifications and voiding techniques to alleviate frequent urinary symptoms as well as timing of fluid intake. Another recommendation is increasing physical activity, and what better way than to go to the park? Due to the pandemic, it is important to practice social distancing and the recommendations of local authorities if you are able to visit a park near you. Maintaining a distance between yourself and other park goers, as well as maintaining hygiene when going out is important. Please note some facilities like restrooms may be closed to the public to avoid the spread of COVID-19, so it is best to go to a close by park for if and when you may experience urges or incontinence.
Maintaining health is important for everyone, but men are statistically going to their doctor less often and experiencing a higher incidence rate of disease states. We want men to live longer, happier lives by getting the support they need for their BPH and overall health! This Maintenance Monday, we ask men to work on maintaining their health the same way park staff maintain the parks you enjoy visiting!
Good luck with Maintenance Monday. Hope better health is coming to you. Increasing physical activity and a proper diet are sure good ideas. It is sure also good to practice social distancing. It feels good to go on a nice walk outside in the park in nice weather. It's nice to do so safely. Good luck with maintaining health. Thanks for informative readings about these health topics.
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Thank you for your good wishes! Health is important so we can live our best lives, including men with BPH
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