| There was once a feature article about "sick" gems | | | | men do not like going to hospitals or clinics for |
| being cured. The feature said that at a depth of eighty | | | | tests-unless they already have the aches and pains. In |
| feet below the surface of the clear, blue waters of the | | | | some cases, people end up with inadvertently skewed |
| Adriatic Sea is a cage. This unusual cage was made | | | | results. But not to worry, there are some simple, |
| by experienced divers in the face of the rock that | | | | do-it-yourself prep work that would guarantee the |
| formed the cliff near the Castle of Miramar. Inside that | | | | numbers are accurate and the tests will be one-take |
| almost natural cage are some of the most magnificent | | | | wonders. |
| pearls in the world, belonging to the Archduchess | | | | Part of any basic medical checkup is a blood pressure |
| Rainier. The beautiful pearls was placed there because | | | | check. This helps monitor the risk of heart disease and |
| they had become "sick", meaning, they were losing | | | | stroke, especially for men who are susceptible to it. |
| their brilliant color. Gem experts were unanimous in | | | | What throws this simple check off is anxiety. |
| declaring that the only way to restore their original | | | | Unnecessary worry over a visit to the family physician |
| brilliance was to submit them to a long immersion in the | | | | can increase the systolic blood pressure by five points |
| depths of the sea, where they naturally belong in the | | | | and the diastolic by 3.5 points. To prevent this, men |
| first place. There they laid for a number of years. | | | | should go to the bathroom first. According to research, |
| The male physique is a wonderful machinery. It can | | | | urination reduces blood pressure. |
| accomplish so many things-from the gentlest of | | | | Another fairly common test during medical checkups is |
| motions to long bouts of endurance. However, like the | | | | the treadmill stress test. This is good for measuring |
| pearls in the feature article, over time, the body's | | | | men's heart fitness and identifies signs of possible |
| magnificence can also fade away through over use | | | | heart disease. The test would turn up inaccurate if, |
| and misuse. When this happens, illness and disease | | | | during the exam, there is any interference between |
| creep and attack its delicate parts, such as the heart, | | | | skin and the electrode (like chest hair). So, before men |
| lungs, even muscles. To prevent such a negative | | | | take this test, they should be careful to clean |
| scenario, hard-working males should set aside some of | | | | themselves in the morning. Skip body lotion or powder |
| their payday advances as well as their time to get a | | | | because it weakens an electrode's grip on the heart's |
| thorough medical checkup. This could be a bit | | | | electrical signal. |
| expensive, with all the test and doctor's fees, but it is | | | | It's time to take charge of one's medical checkup. |
| well-worth it. | | | | These may be tedious and expensive but, in the long |
| Unfortunately, medical tests are no fun, especially for | | | | run, a thorough medical checkup, done accurately, can |
| the male specie of society. For some well-kept reason, | | | | save one's life. |