As the resident male blogger here at Gov Gab, it's my job to tell you that June is National Men's Health Month and that today through Sunday is National Men's Health Week. Signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1994, National Men's Health Week always occurs the week before Father's Day.The purpose of Men's Health Week's is to increase awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. Statistically speaking, women are generally better about keeping tabs on their personal health and that's one of the reasons they outlive men on average. In order to improve our health overall, we guys need to go to the doctor when we are sick, make sure we get regular checkups and get regular screenings for heart disease, prostate and colon cancers.
I've been more proactive about my health in the past year. I told you a few weeks ago that I had my wisdom teeth removed to prevent future problems and, after some allergy testing last year, I had to change my whole diet because I was allergic to gluten. I still have some way to go on the exercise part of the equation, but I feel like I'm making progress. Men and women can find a lot of information about improving their health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
What have you done recently to improve your health? "
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