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Featured In: The Coalville Times, Friday, 10th June 2022
HEALTH MATTERS WITH DR NIC RUSHMAN
No tread left after Covid?
WE’VE been through a lot over the last couple of years. Covid has not gone away – but we are learning to live with it. To do this, we need to be at the top of our game, in body and mind. So for Men’s Health Week, it’s time for us to give ourselves an MOT and get back on the road.
WHY DO MEN NEED AN MOT?:
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Early cancer pick-ups fell by a third
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Macmillan reckons that 50,000 of us have missed a cancer diagnosis during the lockdowns
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Prostate cancer diagnosis fell by 1/3 – and prostate cancer is not getting rarer, we just haven’t been to our GPs
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Male GP visits fell more than female visits
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If there’s something unusual going on with you, use NHS 111 or contact your GP Surgery.
DID YOU KNOW:
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There are lots of new ways to get health advice
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all GP surgeries now offer online consultations
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there is lots of info on your GP surgery website
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our GP surgery team now includes physios, pharmacists, paramedics
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the NHS website has lots of useful information
Speak to your pharmacist if you have hay fever. They can give advice and suggest the best treatments, like eye drops, tablets or nasal sprays.
MEN’S HEALTH BY NUMBERS:
● 37 – a waist size of 37 inches or more puts you at higher risk of heart problems, diabetes and cancer
● 150 – aim for 150 minutes of exercise a week
● 5 – aim for 5 portions of fruit and veg a day
● 14 – maximum 14 units of alcohol a week
● 10 - smokers die 10 years younger than non-smokers
Dr Nic Rushman
Senior GP at Long Lane Surgery
