Men Die Young, Women Don't Care

What is this book about?

Men die younger than women yet even men do not seem to be alarmed by this. While we encourage women to continue to improve their health, we desperately need men to get into the medical “game”. Men are notorious for not going to the doctors unless there is a blood spurting reason. Men Die Young, Women Don’t Care is intended to be used as a tool to encourage and enable men to get checked before it is too late. Written by a sports medicine doctor, it may be just the method to get guys to get that check up and become lean and fit. With real life examples, written in non threatening way, this book should be given to all men you care about. Real men should go to the doctors and this may just be the trick to getting them to show their “tender underbellies”.

Gerardo "Jerry" Hizon, M.D.

Gerardo "Jerry" Hizon,MD,FAAFP,CAASM is co-founder and medical director for the OUCH Sports Medical Center. He attended the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and was Chief Resident in family medicine at the University of California,Irvine Medical Center. Dr. Hizon obtained his Certificate of Add Qualification in sports medicine through UCSD in 1993. He currently is a volunteer assistant clinical professor in the Department of Community Medicine at UCSD with the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program.

In 1986, Dr. Hizon begain private practice in Temecula, California and in 2011, Dr. Hizon and his partner Dr. Brent Kay established OUCH Sports Medical Center in Murrieta. In 2005, the office was moved into its current location in Temecula.

Besides private practice, Dr. Hizon has served as medical team physican for the San Diego Chargers(NFL) since 1999 and was chosen to be a sideline physician for the 2003 Superbowl between Tampa Bay and Oakland. In 2010, Dr. Hizon was chosen to be a medical team physician for the NFL Pro Bowl in Miami. As an author of various medical articles,book chapters and his current book,"Men Die Young, Women Don't Care: How to Improve Men's Health", Dr. Hizon has lectured nationally and won a national award from the AAFP for his "Family Practice in Sports Medicine" presentation. He was awarded the "Sports Medicine Champion" award in 2009 as the top sports medicine of the year by the San Diego Sports Medicine Foundation. In the past he has served as team physician/medical director for the San Diego Gulls(IHL Hockey), San Diego Buick PGA Golf Tournaments, Carlsbad 5000 races, Palomar College(Winning the National Championship in 1993) and the Bud-Lite Tiathalon series. As an active member in the community, Dr. Hizon celebratd his 25th year as the volunteer team physician for the Temecula Valley High School Golden Bears in 2011. Through the years, he has helped perform approximately 4,500 pre-participation sports examinations for various schools and teams in the area,with proceeds going directly to the individual schools. This year's sports exams raised $25,000 for the various Temecula Valley Schools. He was founder of the Murrieta Half Marathon, has completed six full marathons (pr 3:05) and was assistant scout master in Boy Scouts. In 2008, his scouts completed the rigorous Silver Moccasin Trail (53 mile backpack in the Angeles Forest) and in 2009 successfully climbed Mt. Whitney (14,500 ft). Over the past two years he has finished multiple century(100 mile) road cycling rides and won his age group in the 2011 Temecula Challenge 75 mile road time trial.

He is currently a member of the American Academy of Family Physcians, American College of Sports Medicine, The NFL Team Physician Society, and is the President Elect of the Riverside County Medical Association.