If you have ever heard someone refer to “andropause”, you may have wondered what exactly they were talking about.
Health & Wellness
Articles about our health and wellbeing, mind, emotions, keeping fit, your hearing, eyesight and dental needs, natural remedies and keeping vital.
Spring Fitness Ideas: Fun Ways to Get Moving Together
Spring is a great time to shake off the winter cobwebs and get moving. We share some ideas for making activity enjoyable and manageable.
Urinary Incontinence – The Toll it Takes
Even in Godzone, those who deal with UI on a daily basis have often felt criticised, ignored, unsupported, and even ostracised.
Why Losing Weight After 50 Feels So Much Harder
There was probably a time when losing a few kilos seemed reasonably straightforward. After 50, the same approach may not seem quite so effective.
Why It Is Never Too Late to Grow Your Mind: The Power of Lifelong Learning
Have you ever found yourself thinking, "I am too old to learn"? What if we told you science proves the exact opposite?
Don’t Cut the Fun Out of Your Budget
When money is tight, the first advice we hear is to cut back. The trick isn't to give up the things you love, it's to find ways to enjoy them without breaking the budget.
The Changing Role of the Patient
We have more say in our healthcare than previous generations did. Yet there is a catch: with greater power comes greater responsibility
Avoiding Loneliness: The Simple Science of Building Friendships
In June 2025, the World Health Organisation did something it had never done before: it measured how widespread the loneliness epidemic really is.
Comfortably Numb
Repeated behaviours reinforce neural pathways and hardwire habits into the brain. Every time you repeat a behaviour or thought, you strengthen the brain’s circuitry for it.
Adult Incontinence Part 3: The Physical Toll
Welcome back to our 5-part series on incontinence, where we take a look at how UI can impact sufferers in other physical ways, too.




