Please provide some do's and don'ts on being healthy as a man.

Ignore: Do stay in shape. Don't smoke!

Don't: Don't smoke. Exercise regularly. Watch your cholesterol and blood pressure! married men live longer!

Ignore: Make sure to take supplements that protect your prostate's health.

Strive: Strive to not overdo, and to bring balance in your life in work and play, including family time.

Get: Get enough rest at night, so that you can recharge and refuel for the day.

Do: Do exercise regularly at least three times a week for 30 minutes to increase your energy levels, and metabolic rate.

Ignore: Eat healthy, exercise regularly and get regular check-ups. Avoid smoking and excess alcohol.

Destress.: Destress. Have healthy male friendships, apart from wife and children. Maintain good health habits.

Teach: Teach your children how to speak. Teach them a different language. Tell jokes!

When: When traveling, take your children with you! Yes, that joy will keep you healthy!

Get: Get a lot of quality sleep by being honest, doing what is just and loving fully! Now sleep content!

Ignore: Do stop using any tobacco products to statistically live longer.

Do: Do limit foods that are high in saturated fats to reduce heart disease risk.

Do: Do limit your salt (sodium) intake.

Do: Do get regular exercise throughout your life, 4-5 times a week for 45 minutes to an hour.

Don't: Don't drink alcohol in excess, try to stay less than 2 drinks per day.

Ignore: Healthy men R not afraid 2 feel sadness or cry when a loved 1 dies. Holding feelings in isn't healty.

If: If your belly hangs over your belt, you need to make some dramatic lifestyle changes immediately!

Do: Do get a colonoscopy if you're 50 or older, or if you have symptoms or a family history of polyps.

It's: It's important to develop healthy relationships with other men just to hang out & have fun& share.

Never: Never drink and drive or text and drive, and don't drive sleepy. Save a life.

Be: Be patient and kind. Listen more than you talk. It takes more manlihood to absorb an insult then to respond.

To: To reduce heartburn symptoms, lose weight, even a little.

Relax: Relax when you eat. Feeling stressed when you eat increases stomach acid.

Meditate: Meditate daily for 10-20 minutes to unwind, focus on yourself, and disconnect from all stimulation.

Drink: Drink more tea. The polyphenols are a strong antioxidant and anti- inflammatory.

Take: Take probiotics daily to help with digestion and improve your immune system.

Warm: Warm up before workouts to enhance your performance and help prevent injury.

High: High intensity interval training improves your fitness while fighting heart disease, Htn, diabetes.

Your: Your skin is your largest organ, so you've got to take care of it like you would any other body part.

Wear: Wear big sunglasses to guard against cataracts, skin cancer, and sunburn.

Get: Get more fiber to regulate digestion, decrease inflammation, reduce blood pressure and cholesterol.

A: A 25 year study from Duke University found the more sex you have, the longer you'll live. Enjoy!

Laughing: Laughing not only eases stress, promotes social bonding, lowers blood pressure, & improves immunity.

Don't: Don't skip meals or you will slow your metabolism.

Seven: Seven hours of sleep a night helps you live longer, lowers your stress, and sharpens your memory.

Foods: Foods with bright, rich colors are packed with flavonoids and carotenoids that lower inflammation.

Join: Join a yoga class to ease stress, lower blood pressure, slow heart rate, and increase flexibility.

Don't: Don't face life's stresses alone! Everyone benefits from a support network and people to talk to.

The: The ultimate responsibility for your health falls on you. Seek a second opinion before procedures.

Sweat: Sweat for just 1 hour a week to reduce risk of heart attack, better mood, and lower blood pressure.

Just: Just 30 minutes twice a week spent lifting weights can build significant muscle mass.

Testicular: Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged 15-35, but is usually curable. Get checked.

Get: Get your vitamin D (25-OH) level checked. Over half the population is thought to be deficient.

Erectile: Erectile dysfunction doubles in men who don't have sex at least once a week.

Eat: Eat adequate healthy fats such as from coconut oil, olive oil, nuts, fishoil to produce testosterone.

Limit: Limit your intake of alcohol since it definitely lowers testosterone levels.

Reduce: Reduce your exposure to environmental estrogens since that can drop testosterone significantly.

Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates temporarily drop your testosterone levels. If you eat carbs often, this happens a lot.

When: When cortisol (the stress hormone) is high, testosterone often decreases.

Do: Do get a prostrate exam on a yearly basis starting at age 40. PSA and digital exam to catch it early.

Start: Start seriously working on getting your weight at the right BMI target zone.

Men: Men need to be connected to others outside of work to increase their longevity.

Dancing: Dancing isn't just exercise. It promotes marriage health when you do it regularly with your partner.

Ignore: More than 4 alcoholic drinks a week after age 40, may cause high blood pressure, get BP checked too!

Ignore: Exercise, take time to be with your family and listen. Put the electronics away for at least 30 min,.