Author: Jay Patterson

The colon is the last part of the gastrointestinal tract. It absorbs water and nutrients from food, and eliminates toxins from the blood, intestines, and lymph. In the colon, water and salts from partially digested food are absorbed. Whatever remains is sent out from the colon into the rectal and out through the anal. Thus, the colon is the wastebasket of the human body. A congested colon looks bloated and stretched with waste matter that can cause “self-poisoning.” Without a colon cleanse, the body functions will slow down, which will eventually lead to total system breakdown. Hence, it is important…

According to Geoffrey Miller, author of The Mating Mind, in evolutionary terms, the mind “… makes most sense as an entertainment system designed to stimulate other brains …” (p. 155) … but what is he referring to? Well all species develop what are called ‘sexual ornaments’ to display their fitness as a mate. Take a peacock for example. His elaborate display of feathers is a sexual ornament which demonstrates the health of his body and, by implication, his genes. There are a couple of features to sexual ornaments worth mentioning. First of all they display fitness because they invest excess…

Women are often baffled by men’s reactions to sport. Indeed some men are baffled too. As the World Cup will soon be upon us, and the nations euphoria will build on mass before, no doubt, we have to console ourselves at the loss of yet another penalty shoot out, I thought it might be useful to reflect on what’s going on … in our brains. The key to understanding men’s reactions to the World Cup, or any sport for that matter, is testosterone. From as early as being an unborn child, testosterone shapes and dominates men’s brains. It literally kills…

Staying healthy can be hard. Between long work hours and stress on top of the demands of one’s family, it’s no wonder people are struggling mentally and emotionally, which can lead to the deterioration of a person’s physical health. But it doesn’t have to be this way. People can manage themselves day-by-day with a routine that covers half a day and carries over into the rest of it. The key is how a day begins. Start the Day With a Micro Workout How one starts his or her day is crucial. If one’s first inclination is to grab a donut,…

As a blogger on men’s mental health, I’m often struck by the difficulty some men find admitting they have a problem they can’t resolve themselves. I think some of this is cultural. As a society we don’t treat mental health as seriously as we should. The NHS services for mental health are often seen as the Cinderella services, receiving the least funding and overwhelming demand. I think it’s also something about men. Our instinct when faced with an emotional crisis is to retire to the ‘garden shed’ and try and work it out for ourselves. But we can’t always do…

The big question in sports science is how much exercise to do to get the health benefits, and how often? The advice is often contradictory. Some people have been suggesting you need to break it up into five slots over the week, others disagree. Fortunately there appears to be some consensus emerging. First, 150 minutes of moderate exercise seems to be the figure we need to aim for. Second, it doesn’t really matter how u split the time so long as you hit the 150 minutes over the week, and don’t do it all in one go. As little as…

I once asked a gym manager what brought his customers through the door. His answer, “sex”, surprised me. I had expected a more conservative response, like “to lose weight”, “train for a sport” or “recover from illness”. He went on to say that in his experience of the industry what people want is to look good so they can attract, or keep, a good looking partner. I suppose this sort of makes sense. After all one of the first things many guys do when they split from their partner is head off down the gym to “get back in shape”…

Dealing with the pain of a cluster headache is not an easy task but one that can be done with a little help. There are at home treatments such as caffeine, over-the-counter medicines and getting a lot sleep in a dark quiet room. Some people are able to control the pain with these methods while other sufferers need the help of a doctor. Here are some tests to help diagnose and treatment options to help with the pain associated with cluster headaches. Tests and Examinations to Diagnose a Cluster Headache One of the things a doctor might ask a headache…

This is the second of two posts looking at the dark underbelly of female psychology. In the last post I looked at abusive women, particularly those with Axis II personality disorders. In this post I look at female sexuality … and ask is it really benign? Women are supposed to ‘give’ sex, and men are supposed to ‘get’ sex. In the ‘getting’ men are morally represented as predatory, scheming, abusive and exploitative. In the ‘giving’, women are represented as victims, innocent, passive and exploited by male sexuality. The conclusion that women don’t like sex, and therefore men should be grateful…

As men we are not particularly good at political activism for our own wellbeing. Too many of us have grown up believing the ‘feminist fallacy’ … that it is men that have all the power, and that we need to give it back. As a consequence, it is women who now have the emotional, social, legal and cultural freedom to wander into traditional male domains, whereas men do not have the same freedom to wander so freely in women’s domains. What this book attempts is nothing short of revolutionary. Starting from the above premise, Kammer addresses the next generation directly:…