Men don’t get it. They avoid the very foods that can help them live longer. More so than women and despite the fact that many studies show eating a diet loaded with fruits and vegetables can protect you from many types of deadly cancers. Not to mention they are good overall preservers of your health.

So two of the simplest of mens health tips to apply is to simply eat more fruits and vegetables. How hard is that?

Especially since it all counts. Whether you eat it fresh, drink 100% juice, or whatever. Juiced, fresh, dried or frozen. It’s all good and all good for you.

To that end here are some specific mens health tips that can help you eat healthier.

To begin with, the clue is in the hue. Focus on eating a variety of colors each day since each type offers your body a different blend of vitamins, minerals and phyto-chemicals a.k.a. disease fighting chemicals?

Got a problem with weight? Since they are naturally low cal, low fat and high fiber, fruits and vegetables help you control your weight. Besides being mostly water they give you a feeling of fullness that lets you eat less.

While there is no specific fruits or veggies to eat that reduces your cancer risk down to zero, studies have proven that eating a variety of fruits and vegetables daily can reduce your overall risk.

Another effortless way to consume more fruit is to kick start the day with a fruit smoothie. Tropical fruits like pineapple or kiwi add vitamins, are readily available, and give you an easy way to get in a couple more fruit varieties into your diet. Plus they can jump start your morning in a flavorful way.

Least I forget in this list of mens health tips, we’re talking roughly nine servings a day. Yet sad truth is only 4% of men manage to do that. 4%!

But here’s some tips on how to accomplish that.

For one add extra black beans to your taco.

Down a V8.

Think apple sauce.

Stick a small pile of leaf lettuce on your sandwich.

Few things beats a banana thinly sliced into your breakfast cereal.

Snack on a grapefruit while watching TV.

What about a cup of vegetable soup?

I also go for frozen grapes. Frozen whole or cut in half. Which you can pop in your mouth like popcorn and bet you can’t eat just one. Same for frozen berries.

If price is a concern buy what’s in season. You can also save by buying locally grown. Or buy frozen on sale.

Anything frozen is just as packed with nutrition. You lose nothing by freezing.

So see? It’s easy to give your body what it needs to lower your disease risk.

Bottom line almost half of what you eat should be something grown on a plant. Half! If you pick up nothing else from this list of mens health tips and eating - pick up that. You need to eat more fruits and vegetables starting today.