June is Men's Health Month. (http://bit.ly/iiQP3U)

With that in mind, men, I'm here to announce your untimely death. That's right, because if you are an average man, you don't have a primary physician and haven't had a checkup in more than a year.

You get sick one to three times a year. You think about the healthiness of what you eat but indulge anyway. And, you eat fast-food one to three times a week.

If you're in your 40s, you've never had your cholesterol tested nor had a prostate examine.

Five ailments that affect young men 18-35 are ring worm, ulcers, kidney stones, chlamydia, and an irregular heartbeat.

Men under 65 - Heart disease or stroke, cancer, pulmonary disease, pneumonia and diabetes.

It is estimated that over 1.1 million American men will die this year. And half of these deaths are preventable. This is because they are related to your lifestyle choices. The good news is that if you choose to, you have the ability to make healthy habits a part of your daily life.

Appropriate health screens can result in earlier detection of disease, which in turn can raise survival rates. Treatments also tend to be less invasive, less expensive and less troublesome when illness is found early. Simple things like cholesterol assessments, blood pressure checks, diabetes screens, prostate cancer blood tests and exams, colon cancer screens and cardiovascular screens all make a difference!

It's time to start planning for wellness that'll last a lifetime. Check out a couple of web site: menatrisk.com and Healthstuff.us

Remember: The rapid pace of life is nothing to worry about - the abrupt stop at the end is.

Gordon Clay
TheCitizensWhoCare.org