Book review Chatter by Ethan Kross Too busy to read? Get your free cheat sheet about the solutions to chatter Introduction This is a short summary of Chatter by Ethan Kroos. It’s a wonderful book which talks about our own internal voice, how it can affect our mental wellbeing and functioning, and how we can …
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In this article I’ll outline what Vitamin D is, how we get it and what it does. I’ll then looks at why there is a big problem with deficiency, the evidence for mental health improvement, and my own clinical experience and practice for helping people with mental health problems with low vitamin D. What is …
We’ll know that men like you are busy leading your life by lifting impossibly huge weights, imagining scoring the goal in the World Cup Final and thinking about putting up shelves. And you’re just too busy to think about things like; what does my brain do? Should I look after it? Or even can it …
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Lifestyle Medicine and mental health – a short introduction What is Lifestyle Medicine? You may have heard of Lifestyle Medicine, but what actually is it? It is a scientifically backed evidence-based approach to long term health problems. It supports you to change and maintain healthy behaviors using techniques tailored to your situation, to improve your …
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I think one of the big reasons men don’t seek help is that they don’t understand what’s wrong, or what they can do about it. This is a (very) potted history of one of the most common issues – Depression. It will then explain what the up to do date science thinks is going on, …
Men and antidepressants Men and antidepressants is a difficult area. Something that stops people like you seeking help for their mental health is the idea that this is all they be offered by their GP. It’s worth taking a moment to understand a bit more about this area. They do work… sometimes I’m not a …
Some men don’t seek help. Especially for mental health issues. As a GP, I know this all too well. One of the hardest things of the job is being involved with the aftermath of a male suicide. Men who were technically under my care, but whom I barely knew. Men who felt it was easier …
