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How exercise really affects your testosterone, according to doctors

How exercise really affects your testosterone, according to doctors

WORKING OUT REGULARLY has a profound effect on all aspects of your health, including your heart and mental health. Exercise may also play a role in your testosterone levels – which effects muscle growth. How it does that is a little complex. “Testosterone levels are...

How to hide a big night in 6 easy steps

How to hide a big night in 6 easy steps

IT'S AN ALL too familiar scene. On Sunday morning as the sunshine creeps into the bedroom you wake and immediately the telltale signs of last night’s excesses —  pounding head, dry mouth and an all-encompassing ‘groggy’ feeling — hit you. Stumbling to the...

Doctors reveal what happens if you only sleep six hours a night

Doctors reveal what happens if you only sleep six hours a night

EVEN THOUGH YOU know you need seven to nine hours of sleep a night, you probably don’t always get that much. And you’re not alone – many adults aren’t sleeping enough. Men are especially lacking sleep. Nearly 40 per cent regularly don’t get at least seven hours a...