It’s been nearly two years since I had a stroke that was caused by me having high blood pressure. Well, it was not just high, but crazy high. Blood pressure sneaks up on you without any warning. Blood pressure is a silent killer because the symptoms of high blood pressure do not become obvious until…
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[ad] 5 Fantastic Ways To Set A Health Example For Your Kids
Read moreOne thing you’ll learn very quickly as a Dad is how much your kids rely on for everything. In the beginning, it means food, bathing, and basic activities they are too young to do at that stage of their lives. But, as they get older, it becomes apparent that they turn to their parents for…
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4 Health Changes You Need To Make When You Become A Parent
Read moreAll parents want their kids to be healthy, but convincing them to follow good habits like eating vegetables or getting outside and staying active can be tough. Sometimes, it seems that the harder you push them to be healthy, the harder they push back, which is why you should take another approach. It’s important to…
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[AD] Healthy Eating And Outdoor Activity’s Equals Healthy Children
Read moreDisclosure: This Post was commissioned by Every Child Wales The world has moved on since the dark ages of mums being the only full-time carers of children. Nowadays more and more dads are taking on the role of being the principal main carer of children by doing the school runs, cooking, laundry and much more.…
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Body Positivity Photos Surely It Applies to all Shapes And Sizes
Read moreThere is a movement on social media all about body positivity. I think this is wonderful and I am all for feeling good about yourself, and feeling good about your body whatever your shape or size. After all it’s your right as a human being to be exactly who you want to be. I will…
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Doctors, Medications How Life Has Changed This Year
Read moreMy life seems to be a circle of doctors appointments, having blood taken at regular intervals and the constant thought of have I taken my medications today, which I find incredibly irritating. Life this year has changed for me beyond what I thought it would. It’s a strange feeling because I no longer feel like…
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What Is New for Hair Loss Treatment?
Read moreIn the last 50 years, a number of methods and drugs have been invested to treat pattern hair loss (a condition that develops in almost 80 percent of Caucasian men). However, only a few of these methods have been proven to work. As of 2017, Minoxidil and Finasteride uk were the only two drugs approved…
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Getting Family To Talk About Cancer
Read moreIn my experience I find it incredible to believe how many families find it difficult to deal with and talk about cancer. Even after all the campaigns to make people aware of cancer, there still seems to be a stigma to it, and talking about it openly and easily discussing the treatments and how best…
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Our Body Weight. Are We Missing The Point?
Read moreA few years ago there was uproar over size zero models, and rightly so, especially as our teenager children were most likely watching this on social media, and could of easily start to believe that it is perfectly normal to be so underweight, which of course it’s not. We have since come full circle and…
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I Just Don’t Feel The Man I Was
Read moreSince I had a stroke earlier this year so much has changed about the way I feel about myself. It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when and how I have changed, I just don’t feel the same. With the year of ill-health I have experienced it has made me put my life in perspective, but it…
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How Your Looks Change As You Get Older
Read moreGrowing up I never once thought about how much your body, in particular your hair would change. When you are in your twenties and thirties, well to be quite honest, nothing really changes. Then you have children and settle into a comfortable, domesticated lifestyle, and when children are introduced to your lifestyle, well in all…
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My Health This Year. It’s Been Difficult To Accept
Read moreYesterday saw me having to have yet another visit to my GP. This has become a common occurrence this year, and if I am brutally honest I have had enough of doctors, surgeries and hospitals. For around two to three days I have been having pains in my chest around the area where my little…
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Controlling My Medication With My PlanSmart Medication Chart
Read moreSince I had a stroke a couple of months ago there have been changes that I have had to make to lots of aspects of my life and lifestyle. Changes that I didn’t think I was going to be making, but if I want to keep going a bit longer and watch all of my…
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How Could Damp in Your Home Affect Your Health?
Read moreMany people believe that if you cannot see, hear, or smell the problem, then it is not really a problem at all. If your house is not flooded, or you do not see mold or water slipping through the cracks, then your home is not wet, right? In reality, that may not be true. Even if your…
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My Wife Is Seriously Awesome And I Love Her: The London Marathon 2019
Read moreApproximately 18 months ago my wife, Emily, decided to take up running. She felt she was not as fit as she would like to be, and as a teenager she enjoyed running so it seemed a natural thing to do to take up running again. I clearly remember her going on those first few runs…
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Your Children’s Health
Read moreOne the biggest worries and fears that I have as a parent is my children’s health. If I am really honest with myself, one of the most testing times as a parent is when one of my children is unwell. After being a dad for 22 years you would think that I’d have got used…
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These Guys Saved My Life: Paramedics and The Welsh Ambulance Service
Read moreWhen you have suffered serious ill health, or have been involved in an accident, the paramedics of the ambulance service are always there for you as quickly as they possibly can be. One month ago three paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service came to my rescue. The paramedics are unfailing in the treatment they give…
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Let’s Talk About Thrush Guys! #Ad
Read moreI have always found it fascinating how different men and women are when it comes to talking about the more intimate health problems that we all can have at different times during our lives. As such I have teamed up with Canesten for their ‘Let’s Talk Health’ campaign. Canesten is opening up the conversation of…
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Do You Trust Your GP’s Practice?
Read moreRegular readers of my blog will know that I have been suffering from high blood pressure since Christmas. This has resulted in two incidents of me being hospitalised, and on the second occasion this resulted in me having a stroke, which, as I have written, was a very scary and frightening experience. My open question…
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Getting Therapy To Help With Your Mental Health
Read moreMental health is still seen as a subject not to be talked about. Consequently this means that so many people suffer in silence. There is a definite stigma attached to the fact that you may have mental health issues, however the amount of people suffering from depression is huge. Sadly so often people don’t realise…
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My Mental State After My 24 Hours In Resus
Read moreIt has been a few days since I spent my 24 hours in resus, and the reality of what happened to me having a stroke at my age has started to mess with my head. It’s been very difficult to come to terms with the thought that this could have been so much more serious,…
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