Sir JK’s ‘AAA battery’ for anxiety
Sir John Kirwan’s ‘AAA battery’ for anxiety Men’s Health Week asked Sir JK to share some of his advice around guys’ health, and here is his AAA tip to handle anxiety All Blacks legend Sir John Kirwan is all about finding simple, easy ways to look after himself. When it comes to wellbeing, the long-time […]
Old favourites can be heart-friendly too
By following a heart-healthy way of eating, you will be ensuring that you get all the nutrients you need to support your health. There are many ways you can eat to support your heart health and all of them are simple variations on a common dietary theme. The key is to base your diet around […]
Sugar – when it’s not sweet as
Sugar has been part of mankind’s diet from the start. Our bodies need sugar to break it down to glucose and fructose. Glucose is the body and brain’s number one energy source, so much so that we can even get a little shot of dopamine as thanks, while fructose helps the body store fat, handy […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]