1. Tim: Why I hate Elvis Presley

   26/04/18

   In 1995, Tim Lezard underwent 16 hour heart surgery and wasn't expected to survive. My parents knew something wasn’t quite right when I was a toddler. They took me to a heart specialist in London. She suspected I had a faulty aortic valve, but wanted ... More

2. Paul: 'I know what it's like at the bottom'

   04/08/16

   Paul, now in his 30s, says getting involved with Men's Sheds is helping put alcohol behind him. I have a long history of problems with mental health starting many years ago with the death of my mother. I have lived on the edge and experienced problem ... More

3. Justin: 'I feared being found out as gay'

   04/08/16

   Justin, now in his 40s, has found the gift of empathy and like-minded souls I don’t know when I first realised I had mental health issues. I just know I didn’t feel right inside. I never could feel happiness in the smallest of things. I have had several l ... More

4. John: 'I was depressed in the army'

   04/08/16

   John, now 32, found support when he met another soldier who had had the same experience. My name is John. I proudly served in the British Army Royal Logistics Corp as a chef. My first posting was Northern Ireland. While a serving soldier I was diagnosed w ... More

5. Lost Your Spear?

   04/08/16

   Tim Samuels argues that of the 200,000 years homo sapiens has been wandering this planet, this has to be the most challenging time to be a man. Jim Pollard asks why. When you witness the plight of millions of refugees or read some of the vicious anti-wome ... More

6. Men without children

   10/07/16

   Do you want kids? Counsellor Robin Hadley argues that men without children can be as 'broody' as women and links childlessness with depression. Do you have children? Or want them? I am an involuntarily childless man. I always expected to be a da ... More

7. Your FAQs to our GPs

   03/06/16

   These are the questions most commonly asked of our Man MOT GPs. Is your question here? Is my penis too small? Can I enlarge my penis? I can’t get an erection I cum too quickly I have a skin problem I’ve lost interest in sex I produce less semen I have a s ... More

8. Do it while they're alive

   20/05/16

   In a second article on stress ahead of Men's Health Week, Jim Pollard remembers some advice and writes a letter. Last week I wrote about football, the stadium of hate. The article was to set the scene for Men’s Health Week which this year is all abou ... More

9. Drugs at work FAQs

   02/08/17

   Drugs, the law and work. The law is not a good guide when it comes to the safety of drugs. Some drugs like alcohol and tobacco are very dangerous yet legal while others that appear less harmful are illegal. But the key point is: all drugs whether legal or ... More

10. The stadium of hate

    04/05/16

    As Men’s Health Week approaches, Jim Pollard looks inside the male mind. This year’s Men’s Health Week focuses on stress. We want to get men talking about how they beat stress and I’ve been trying to think of a way to start the discussion. (It’s been quit ... More

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