Breaking down the big health issues guys face
All of us will face health problems at some stage of our lives. The more we know about what these are, the better we can face up to them or better still, avoid them.
Too many Kiwi men die from PREVENTABLE illnesses – something that maybe didn’t need to cause so much grief. Just as bad is having to live what can become crap lives then die much earlier than they should.
At Men’s Health Week we have two simple mantras: prevention is way better than a cure, and if we’ve missed the prevention train, then small steps can make a big difference when it comes to starting to put things right.
This part of the site will take you to some simple explanations of the big health problems guys in New Zealand may encounter.
The Health Categories links on the right take you directly to the specific pages, and links on these can take you further or to other info we rate.
The MHW health quizzes are fun and useful too.
For a snapshot of just where you may be in your health admin, make sure you pop over and do What’s Your Score?
Healthy habits for a longer life
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Men’s Sheds – laughter, sharing, talking
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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
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
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
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
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.
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,
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
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
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
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
