WELL, THIS WEEK IS MEN’S HEALTH WEEK IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS, WE TEAMED UP WITH OUR PARTNERS AT MEN’S HEALTH MAGAZINE TO TALK ABOUT TOPICS REALLY IMPORTANT TO MEN OUT THERE. FIRST UP, MENTAL HEALTH. RICHARD DORMAN IS THE EDITOR IN CHIEF OF THE MEN’S HEALTH MAGAZINE. AND HE SAYS IT’S ACTUALLY A MYTH THAT MEN DON’T CARE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH OR PRIORITIZE IT. HE SAYS THAT A MEN’S HEALTH SURVEY, IT’S ACTUALLY THE OPPOSITE. 95% OF MEN SAY MENTAL HEALTH IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS PHYSICAL HEALTH. SO WHAT ARE WE DOING TO STAY MENTALLY HEALTHY? AND THAT SAME SURVEY, TWO THIRDS OF MEN SAY THAT THEY HAVE DONE AT LEAST SOMETHING TO IMPROVE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH IN THE PAST DAY. OTHERS ARE NOT AFRAID TO ADMIT USING MEDICATION IS. ONE THIRD OF AMERICAN MEN ARE CURRENTLY ON MEDICATION FOR ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION. OBVIOUSLY, WE HEAR LOTS OF TALK ABOUT PEOPLE BEING MEDICATED FOR THESE MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, BUT WE DON’T OFTEN HEAR ABOUT HOW MEN SPECIFICALLY ARE TREATING IT. THAT, FOR US WAS A SURPRISING REVELATION AS WELL. OFTEN KNOWING HOW TO TREAT MENTAL HEALTH, YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT TRIGGERS IT. SO ACCORDING TO DORMANT MONEY, JOBS, EVEN POLITICS ARE THE BIGGEST STRESSORS THAT MEN ARE REPORTING. BOTTOM LINE, CARING FOR YOUR WHOLE BODY, EATING RIGHT, SLEEPING, TALKING TO YOUR DOCTOR AND IMPLEMENTING EXERCISE, EVEN MEDITATION. ALSO, THERE’S A BIG CORRELATION BETWEEN SOCIALIZING AND BEING SATISFIED IN LIFE. MEN’S HEALTH IS OWNED BY WPBF PARENT. COMPANY HEARST, AND WE’RE PARTNERING WITH THEM ALL WEEK LONG TO RAISE AWARENESS. SO TOMORROW MORNING WE’RE GOING TO LOOK INTO THE HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT ME