Processed foods – convenient but how healthy?

Natural and Processed foods – what’s the difference and why should we know? “Where possible we should be trying to eat whole foods that are close to how they’re found in nature and dial back on highly processed foods.” Good solid advice for us all from the Heart Foundation’s chief adviser on Food and Nutrition, […]

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. […]

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 […]

Don’t let the bills stack up

Don’t let the health bills stack up When he was younger, Oscar Kightley let traffic tickets pile up without paying them. “I’d just ignore the envelopes until they built up. I had this magical thinking where, if I don’t open them, it won’t be real,” the playwright, actor, director and comedian says. “But of course, […]

5 good steps we need to take

Five things men should be doing from MHW Some great advice on five positive steps Kiwi men can take today to help themselves from NZ Herald science writer Jamie Morton.  Get our blood pressure down, keep our heart as healthy as we can, get a prostate check, keep our mates close and don’t set our […]

Men’s Health policy call

Researchers call for Men’s Health policy Successive New Zealand governments have failed to develop a policy or strategy focused on men’s health, falling behind countries like Mongolia, Australia, Ireland, Iran, Malaysia, South Africa, Brazil and the state of Quebec. This week researchers from the Centre for Men’s Health at Otago University published an article in […]

MHW media

Four grim figures that should worry us The country’s largest newspaper took a look at the four most troubling statistics for Kiwi men to mark the start of Men’s Health Week. Diabetes, heart health, mental health and the glaring differences in life expectancy across our population are all looked at in this piece by the […]

Thanks Oscar

Oscar Kightley joins the team for MHW Playwright, actor and all round good guy Oscar Kightley has joined the MHW team as an ambassador in 2022. Concern at the diabolical stats that surround the health of Pasifika people, Oscar is keen to help spread the word that we all have to get more involved with […]

AA gets revved up for MHW

AA Health Insurance and Men’s Health Week team up to lift the hood on Men’s Health. AA Health Insurance is revved up to be partnering with Men’s Health Week in 2022. This year, AA Health Insurance are starting their engines to get the word out to AA Members and AA Health Insurance customers alike on […]

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 […]