Movember:

Men's Physical and Mental Health is back in the fray  this month thanks to Movember! Grow a moustache in movember to participate in raising awareness for prostate cancer, testicular cancer and suicide preventation.   Here's the link to the Movember site.

We are offering all moustaches a promo offer here at Hempmeh.  Join the raising of consciousness.  At hempmeh.shop we specifically wish to draw more attention to the longevity gap between men and women.  Personally I always consider the orgasm gap between men and women upon trying to make sense of disparate health outcomes between the sexes.  For today let's actually focus on why life expectancy for women is longer than for men in nearly every country on planet earth. 

One tip for men's health that may not be widely known are the benefits of donating blood.  Because men do not have a regularly scheduled blood letting such as menstruation like women - they have no outlet for reducing the iron stores in their blood.  This is a necessary ritual for overall health and wellness. Men should consider donating blood to reduce iron stores because, on average, they have higher iron levels than women, and excess iron can be linked to potential health risks. Donating blood is an effective way to remove iron, which may help lower the risk of certain conditions like heart disease and cancer, although more research is ongoing. 

Thus the men are often seeking hobbies such as war and street fighting to let blood and release some of their iron.  We do not blame them because its so difficult to actually get a period.  Thus donating blood is a healthy cooperative way that one can regularly shed blood and refresh the supply coursing through ones veins.

Improving the number of quality years is the wellness concept we wish to share with everyone.  Advocating for your own health is the cornerstone of health and longevity.  After all being healthy is a privilege that we must aspire to. Men must deal with excess iron and also the gender paradox in suicide.

• United States: In 2023, the suicide rate among men was approximately four times higher than the rate among women. Males accounted for nearly 80% of all suicide deaths in the U.S. that year.
• Globally: Worldwide, men are more than twice as likely to die by suicide as women. The global suicide rate for men in 2021 was estimated at 12.3 per 100,000, compared to 5.9 per 100,000 for women.  

• Help-Seeking Behavior: Societal norms can discourage men from expressing vulnerability or seeking help for mental health issues. Women are more likely to be diagnosed with depression and receive mental health treatment.
• Stigma: The stigma surrounding mental health can lead to men's struggles going unrecognized or undiagnosed.
• Social Isolation: Men may experience greater social isolation, particularly during challenging life phases like job loss or retirement.
• Access to Means: Men often have greater access to lethal means, such as firearms, which increases the likelihood of a suicide attempt being fatal.
• While women have higher rates of suicidal thoughts and attempts, men's attempts are more likely to result in death, leading to the disparity in completed suicide rates. 

Let's put a stop to high rates of suicide with this global movement Movember.  By committing to raise funds for suicide prevention we can make sure that the social disparity, and stigma surrounding mental health self care transformed into succcessful and joyful help-seeking behavior.