Arnie was asked about men’s mental health
Arnie is a legend. Mr Olympia, mad good actor, married a Kennedy, Governor of America’s largest state and a guy people want to listen to. So when Arnold Schwarzenegger was asked on his podcast what’s going on with men’s mental health, he typically didn’t hold back. Basically it’s hasta la vista for social he reckons. […]
Mates can make you healthier
When talking about men’s health there’s a major factor no doctor in the world can prescribe: Friendship! Talking to US based Men’sHealth, Dr Robin Dunbar, one of the world’s top researchers on friendship, says it’s is one of the easiest ways to boost health and happiness. The issue he says, is that survey after survey […]
10,000 steps: good but certainly not essential
It’s time to call BS on the idea that 10,000 steps is the gold standard of what we should be walking each day for optimal health. It’s not. Buy any step-tracker and you’ll find the default goal you need to aim for is 10,000 steps. It’s the magical number we never knew about from which […]
Time to talk to a mate?
Talking to a mate might be the best thing you can do We all get stressed out and we all get down. One out of five of us will at some point be diagnosed with a mood or anxiety disorder, and according to the stats, half of us in New Zealand will know a close […]
Go big or go home is bollocks
Go big or go home – not helpful advice guys Inspirational, motivating and macho as hell, but also just the dumbest advice you will ever hear. What started as an ad line for Harley exhaust pipes has become a by-line for achievement through max effort. In fact most of the go-biggers actually do end up […]
It’s a world record we don’t want
New Zealand tops the world in our rates of melanoma and we have the highest melanoma death rates in the world. The findings, published this year in JAMA Dermatology, showed melanoma rates were highest in New Zealand and Australia (combined) in 2020, followed by Western Europe, North America and Northern Europe. Worse, us Kiwis have the highest […]
Here’s what the doctor says guys
Long-time Auckland GP Dr John Cameron joined TVNZ’s Haley Holt to talk about how the doctor-patient thing works these days. It’s quick, easy and non-judgemental. You chat, they take a bit of blood, that gets tested and the experts get an idea of what’s happening inside of you. Next time you get checked, these are […]
What do you mean it’s a ‘preventable disease’?
What are preventable diseases, and how to avoid them Each and every year, millions of men around the world die as a result of diseases that are, for the most part, entirely preventable. Eight guys in New Zealand die from one every day Of course women also die from these diseases, but men are much less likely […]
Check out a prostate check
Jeremy and Mark double date for a prostate check Sharp presenter Jeremy Wells accompanied MHW ambassador Mark Sainsbury on a double date as part of Men’s Health Week recently. The pair were off to meet another MHW ambassador, Dr Tom Mulholland, who gave each a quick and accurate test of the health of their prostates. There […]
What’s stopping you seeing a doctor
Men are already on the wrong side of the health statistics.
