Why Men Should Live More Like Women Live

Why do women live longer than men? (Yes, 80 to 75)  One reason, writes Harvey Simon, founding editor of Harvard’s Men’s Health Watch newsletter, is that women pay more attention to their bodies than men do. Simon, whose essay leads off a package on men’s health in the Washington Post, mentions a few other factors, such as work stress, lack of social networks for emotional support, and behavior that is generally riskier than the behavior of women. If men want to live as long as women, says Simon, they need to start living more like women :They have to gain a better
understanding of our bodies, take better care of themselves and get the
medical care they need. They need to pay more attention to their health. Read more from Harvey Simon in the Washington Post.