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 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 […]
Resilience and mental strength link new MHW ambassadors
Men’s Health Week is delighted to welcome two experts in getting guys to understand their own health and build resilience onto our ambassador bench for 2024, Jehan Casinader and Kent Johns. Jehan Casinader Jehan was born to tell stories. He made it a vocation as a TVNZ reporter on our most trusted shows, being named […]
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 […]
Teeth – the basics
What are teeth and why do we need them? Teeth play a big role in digestion. They cut and crush foods, making them easier to swallow. While they look more like bones (but can’t repair like them), teeth are actually ectodermal organs (our others include our hair, skin and sweat glands). Most adults have 32 […]
Seven Sharp features MHW
Seven Sharp closes MHW with some simple but rock solid expert advice Here’s a great summary of why we need Men’s Health Week each year, from a guy who really does know. https://menshealthweek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GPNZ-for-MHW.mp4 Dr Luke Bradford, Medical Director of the Royal College of General Practitioners, told Jeremy and Sacha that men don’t need to be […]
Man WOF in Te reo Māori, Samoan and Mandarin (简体中文)
AA Man WoF now in Te reo Māori, Samoan and Mandarin (简体中文) and English Our mates at the AA adapted Men’s Health Week’s useful What’s Your Score? health checklist in 2022 into the Man Wof. It featured our MHW Ambassador Scotty Morrison and was popular among the AA’s huge nationwide membership. This year they have […]
Healthy habits for a longer life
Healthy habits – Why more men need to take charge of their wellbeing As Men’s Health Week shines a spotlight on how men’s wellbeing, the Southern Cross Healthy Futures Report offers a snapshot of where men are taking action with their health – and the areas we still need to work on. Each two years […]
Men’s Sheds – laughter, sharing, talking
Hammer and chatter among great things coming from this retirement community workshop They say a man’s pride can be measured by his shed—its size, what he stores in it and what he can fix in it. Traditionally the backyard shed has been a ‘man’s space’, an informal, often haphazard, space where men can ‘escape’ […]