MYTHS – THE BODY
a. ‘Male-menopause makes a man go bald.’
fact: No. Whether a man loses his hair or not depends entirely on genetic inheritance and nothing more. Men inherit their hair pattern through either the maternal or paternal side of the family so it is a matter of luck whether they have a good head of hair. Both good heads of hair and baldness run through families. Nothing can be done to select which side you inherit from.
b. ‘He will put on weight.’
fact: He may do but it is entirely due to bad eating habits, not M-M. As we get older so, generally, we take less exercise and, as we therefore burn up less fat for energy, so we gain weight. To combat this tendency we should eat correctly — and less.
c. ‘The male-menopause leads to heart problems.’
fact: No. But men in their forties are prone to heart problems; it is the most lethal illness with one man in every four now aged thirty-five likely to be affected by the time he is sixty. With any unusual heart symptoms a doctor must always be consulted. Diet can play a beneficial part in keeping heart problems at bay: cut down consumption of all fatty foods, eat only lean meat and not much of it, use less salt and drink less caffeine (in tea, coffee and cola). Eat more vegetables and fruit.
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