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?
Here’s the bad news guys
DID YOU KNOW… Every 90 minutes one New Zealander dies of heart disease. Or that every three hours, one Kiwi dies from a preventable illness
Mental Health
Mental health is something that men are getting better and better at talking about. There is a growing understanding that although mental health issues can be triggered by stresses in daily life, they are clinical diseases that often require outside help and medical treatment.
Testicular Cancer
The ball’s in your court! Testicular cancer is the most common cancer affecting men between the ages of 15 to 39, but also occurs in other age
Māori Men’s Health
As a population group, Māori have the poorest health status of any ethnic group in New Zealand.
Preventative Health
Easy steps we can all take to take control of our health The best thing that New Zealand men can do about their health is
Rural men face special challenges
Rural guys face more challenges than urban mates At least 640,000 Kiwis live rurally (14% of our population), making our rural population effectively New Zealand’s
Big Health Issues
Men’s Health – these are the big ones Diabetes Diabetes is New Zealand’s fastest-growing health crisis, directly affecting almost a quarter of a million people.
Tips from the Masters #5 – Core action
Get right to the core of it Sore back and neck? Chances are you can trace these to your core, the part of your body
Sit less, move more
Sit less and move more the key to working from home With many people now able to work from home more often, New Zealanders are
Help me doc, I’ve got a dose of staunchness
I’ve got a dose of staunchness For lots of men, the biggest health issue they have is an affliction called staunchness. “That’s not going to
Is our mouth the enemy?
We have the ability to shut our mouth when we want to say something bad, but when it comes to putting bad things in our
