1. Do you have a hazardous waist?

   13/01/21

   increases your risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some types of cancer. Next year in England and ... Are you overweight? There's a very easy way to check. Get a tape measure. Being overweight ... top, a 36-inch waist might disguise a real measurement of 40+. What about BMI? Measuring your belly is in ... More

2. What is Sleep Apnoea

   01/02/16

   experiencing symptoms it’s important to get a diagnosis so that you can receive this treatment. What happens in ... on the body Continued disturbance to sleep results in sleep deprivation What are the signs and ... from the website to take with you and to highlight the symptoms that you are displaying. You can take ... More

3. How are you really?

   14/04/21

   4 points ALL of the time: 5 points What's the score? The questions are called the WEMWBS- the ... Some questions to ask yourself. How are you? That question is difficult to answer accurately.  We ... all say ‘fine’ if someone asks. The fourteen questions here are widely used to help health ... More

4. Anxiety FAQs

   21/05/20

   autism spectrum disorder. What are the symptoms of anxiety? A feeling of anxiety nearly all the time is ... it. The point is to figure out what sort of person you are. Social pressure can push us all into ... stomach issues such as diarrhoea and indigestion.  What’s the cause? We are talking about anxiety more. ... More

5. The CAN DO Challenge

   08/09/22

   a day of it and do each activity for an hour? Not sure what to do? To get you thinking, here are 50 ... wellbeing. The five ways to wellbeing are five things we can all do that are scientifically-proven to help us ... feel better. The CAN DO Challenge invites you to do all FIVE of them.​ The five ways are: C onnect- ... More

6. Health over 50

   10/11/21

   Useful links for visitors over 50. Screening, lifestyle and disease awareness including diabetes ... , prostate and erection problems. Men are living longer. (Still not as long as women but you can't have ... them. But as you get older you are at greater risk of serious health problems so, if you have any habits ... More

7. 'Covid - 19 has shown just how much men's groups are needed'

   12/06/20

   distractions. I think things are shifting in the ‘manosphere’. It’s going mainstream. Men who wouldn’t look at ... themselves are now. The distractions aren’t there any more. I’m seeing that in private clients and groups. ... home as children or at boarding school. People are addressing the stuff they can’t get away from as ... More

8. What is BMI?

   05/08/15

   are 1.75m tall, your BMI = 80/(1.75x1.75) = 26.1 There is a  calculator on the NHS website. What does ... particularly being obese   increases your risk of risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.  How ... of type 2 diabetes. Anything easier? Yes. Waist size. Note that this is not necessarily the same as ... More

9. Lennie: I went from a mild breathing difficulty to 100% oxygen overnight

   11/08/20

   understand what’s going on. I have type two diabetes and high blood pressure but they’re both under control. ... none of the main symptoms. No cough or fever. Just a scratchy throat. I was training at Liverpool ... terrible pressure and they just about managed to do what was needed. They tried to keep it clean. But there ... More

10. What is domestic violence?

    16/09/20

    Three-quarters of those killed by a partner, ex-partner or family member are women; suspects are mostly men. What ... are the types of domestic violence? There are different types of domestic violence. Individuals might ... Domestic violence can happen in any relationship and can happen to anyone. What is domestic ... More

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