Mental & Health Hygiene: Men’s Health

Anne Rollins MS CSSD RD LDN

This blog was going in a completely different direction until…

Last night, breaking my own “no screen time :30 before bed” rule, I caught a glimpse of Shemar Moore on SWAT.  The scene depicted a man, as macho as they come, struggling with the possibility of his close friend and mentor’s potential suicide.  I was drawn in.  Finishing the episode well after my bedtime, my interest was piqued at the topic of suicide, increased suicide amongst men and even higher rates among male law enforcement.   Nicely done cast, writers and production team for bringing these issues more into the public light, dispelling the stigma one scene at a time.  Moore delivers the line, “I know I am more likely to die from suicide than being killed in the line of duty.” (paraphrased). “The single greatest cause of death for law enforcement officers each year is suicide,” says Jeff McGill, vice president of B.L.U.E. Help.  In 2018, 159 US officers took their own lives, 151 male and 8 female.

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Anne Rollins MS CSSD RD LDN

Work Out More, Eat Less!!

Doesn’t seem to be working….

We have all been told that if we want to lose weight we should cut back on portions and get some exercise.  When that doesn’t work, we do what’s only natural.  Cut back more.  Work out more.  Feel guilty when we don’t or can’t.  Maybe we even try the new fad diet, and when that doesn’t work, we try the old eating less, exercise more routine again. Soon we find ourselves eating so little food and our weight not budging, maybe even gaining a few pounds.  What’s happening?!?

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