{"id":11820,"date":"2025-07-23T17:21:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitashop.info\/en\/blog\/2025\/07\/23\/how-do-stress-and-lifestyle-affect-mens-health\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T17:21:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:21:23","slug":"how-do-stress-and-lifestyle-affect-mens-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitashop.info\/en\/blog\/2025\/07\/23\/how-do-stress-and-lifestyle-affect-mens-health\/","title":{"rendered":"How do stress and lifestyle affect men’s health?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Stress is the body’s defense reaction. It launches a number of physiological reactions aimed at facilitating the fight against a threat or a difficult situation. The problem arises when stress accompanies us chronically. It disturbs the cardiovascular and hormonal relationships of the body. This combined with an unhealthy lifestyle has a very negative impact on men’s health. What factors deteriorate the functioning of the body?<\/p>\n
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Lifestyle and men’s health<\/h2>\n

What elements of lifestyle are negatively affected by men’s health?<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Poorly balanced diet<\/span><\/b> <\/span>– The lack of providing the body with all necessary nutrients and minerals can lead to partial malnutrition – even if your weight shows that you have a few unnecessary kilograms.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Overweight and obesity<\/span> <\/span><\/b>– Fat gathering around the organs of the abdomen and pelvis smaller disrupts their functioning and relationships between them. In addition, the pressure in the abdomen increases, and this promotes constipation and weakens the pelvic floor muscles, leading to disorders in the functioning of the prostate and urination.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Smoking<\/span> <\/span><\/b>– Nicotinism is a known factor in cancer. Carcinogenic substances contained in cigarette smoke damage cells and cause cancer. A strong correlation between smoking and cancer is noticed, among others in bladder cancer and lung cancer.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Bad sleep mode<\/span><\/b> <\/span>– Sleeping too short, intermittent sleep and sleepless nights disturb metabolic and hormonal economy. Bad sleep hygiene can contribute to the destruction of the body and to mental disorders, e.g. depression. (1)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    How does stress destroy health?<\/h2>\n

    Stress is often an inseparable element of our lives and without a doubt it affects mental health. Impact on physical health is also associated with chronic stress. Then talk about somatization of stress and mental problems that manifest themselves through body organs dysfunctions. What disturbs stress?<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Influence on the digestive tract.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

      Stress can be manifested in abdominal pain that cannot be explained by any other cause. It can lead to a change in the rhythm of bowel movements, cause persistent constipation, diarrhea, flatulence, nausea and vomiting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. Urination problem<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
        Stress causes a change in muscle tension involved in vanishness. It can be manifested urination problems<\/span> or on the contrary – urinary incontinence. Stress also intensifies all symptoms associated with urination and resulting from prostate hyperplasia.<\/span><\/div>\n
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        1. Sexual sphere problems.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

          Chronic fatigue and stress can result in erectile dysfunction. A man may be more difficult to achieve satisfaction with sex life, and achieving orgasm is difficult or impossible.<\/span><\/p>\n

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          1. Influence on the hormonal balance of the body<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

            When your life is accompanied by stress for a long time, the secretion and work of testosterone are disturbed. This is reflected in sexual functions and prostate health. It can lead to hypertrophy of the mammary glands in men, i.e. to ginecomastia. Stress disturbs the secretion of insulin, which is a pancreas hormone and is responsible for proper carbohydrate management. The result of chronic stress may be type II diabetes. (2)<\/span><\/p>\n

            Take care of your lifestyle<\/h2>\n

            Lifestyle elements have a very large impact on health and can seriously damage them. The good news is that thanks to the right attention and commitment, you can control how our actions affect our fitness and well -being. If you see that you are not able to modify your lifestyle, contact the doctor for consultation.<\/span><\/p>\n

            Bibliography<\/span><\/p>\n

            (1) Y. Nagakura, M. Hayashi, and S. Kajioka, “Lifestyle Habits to Prevent the Development of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Analysis of Japanese Nationwide Datasts”, Prostate int<\/i>vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 200-206, Grudz. 2022, doi: 10.1016\/J.Prnil 2012,06.004.<\/span><\/p>\n

            (2) “Prostate Cancer: Prevention”. Access: January 24, 2024. (Online). Available at: https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/prostate-cancer\/prostate-cancer-brevement<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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