Minister’s message for Men’s Health Week
“Asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness.” That’s the message to Kiwi guys from Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey as Men’s Health Week cranks up for 2025. The Minister reiterated the message that MHW has been getting out through its ambassadors – talking to a mate can be the first step […]
Permission granted – by you
Many Kiwi men are waiting for permission Permission for what? ♦ To book a session with a counsellor? ♦ To get that lingering cough checked out? ♦ To go for a run before heading home from work? ♦ To stop drinking on weeknights – or weekends? ♦ To quit the job that’s burning them out? […]
Tell me why my breath smells bad?
Why is my breath so bad, and what can I do? Bad breath is a killer. In your social life, in your working life and certainly in your dating life. A UK-based Oral Health Foundation survey found 80% of respondents would never go on a second date with someone who had stinky breath. Here’s the […]
Tell me why my pee is (or should be) yellow
Why is Urine Yellow? And what if it’s not? We all have to do it and it’s a sure sign of what’s happening inside our bodies. Having a pee. But why is, or should, your urine be yellow? It’s incredible that an everyday phenomenon went unexplained for so long. But now researchers know precisely why urine is […]
Tell me why does my tummy grumble?
What is tummy rumbling all about? If you really want to impress your mates, next time someone’s stomach starts to rumble remind them its merely Borborygmus. Try saying it a few times. This medical name mimics the sounds from your gut which always seems to happen at the most embarrassing moments. So what’s going on? […]
Tell me why do my feet smell so bad?
Why do my feet smell so bad? Do you think your feet smell? Then consider this. Smell your feet then multiply that whiff by 10. That’s what everyone else is smelling, and a pretty strong reason why the room clears when you pull off your socks. The docs call it bromodosis, but it’s stinky feet. […]
Tell me why do some people sweat like a pig?
Why do some people sweat like a pig? Firstly the curious thing about pigs is they have relatively few sweat glands and actually don’t sweat much at all. Unlike us humans who manage to produce over a thousand litres of sweat a year! True. Our bodies have four million sweat glands over our bodies except […]
Damaging our ears daily
Our ear has developed to detect even very low-level sounds. Why? It’s a natural survival tool. Think about prey animals like rabbits or deer. Their hearing is exceptional as it helps them avoid predators. Our ear has evolved in much the same way. It might not be as sensitive as a rabbit’s, but it isn’t […]
Hearing loss – how it affects us
Hearing loss is incredibly common, especially as we age. In many cases it is age-related as parts and pathways get a little worn, but in plenty of other cases it can be caused by external factors or even something we are doing to ourselves. There are lots of us with, or going to get, hearing […]
Hearing and balance – the basics
How we hear sound Sound is transmitted through the air as sound waves from the environment. The sound waves are funnelled by the outer ear down the ear canal to the eardrum. The sound waves cause the eardrum to vibrate, which sets the three connected tiny bones, ossicles, in the middle ear into motion. The […]
