#104 - Das große Problem der Männergesundheit | Thomas Altgeld bei Män – Adon Health
#104 - Das große Problem der Männergesundheit | Thomas Altgeld bei Männergesundheit
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#104 - Das große Problem der Männergesundheit | Thomas Altgeld bei Männergesundheit

Dr. Jonathan Apasu

Testosteron Experte von Adon Health

Warum sterben Männer in Deutschland früher und warum wird darüber so wenig gesprochen? In dieser Episode spricht Dr. Jonathan Apasu mit Thomas Altgeld, Psychologe und langjähriger Experte für Männergesundheit, über die strukturellen, sozialen und kulturellen Ursachen hinter der kürzeren Lebenserwartung von Männern.

Es geht nicht nur um Vorsorge, Ernährung oder Bewegung, sondern um Rollenbilder, Bildung, soziale Ungleichheit und die Frage, warum viele Männer erst dann Hilfe suchen, wenn es fast zu spät ist.

Themen dieser Episode:

  • Warum Männer im Schnitt früher sterben als Frauen
  • Welche Rolle Sozialisation, Bildung und Arbeit spielen
  • Warum junge Männer im Gesundheitssystem oft nicht erreicht werden
  • Was Deutschland von Australien, Neuseeland und Irland lernen kann
  • Warum Männergesundheit schon in Kita und Schule beginnen muss

Wenn du verstehen willst, warum Männergesundheit viel früher anfängt als beim ersten Arztbesuch - hör unbedingt rein! 

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