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Body signals men still ignore too often

Many men are absolute champions at ignoring the signals their body gives off. Not out of ignorance, but because it simply feels easier to carry on than to stop and consider what is going on. As a man, you have got a habit of shrugging off little aches and pains; it is just part of being male. Yet it is precisely those small, recurring signals that reveal a lot about how your body is really doing. In this article, we look at the most common body signals men ignore, and why it is worth pausing to take them seriously.

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Health & Beauty

Body signals men still ignore too often

Can you make a sugar swap?'

Help research into reducing alcohol consumption

Call for children to be taught lifesaving CPR

Norovirus warning to hospital visitors

Cigarettes ‘rot’ the body from the inside

GPs should be more open in discussing cancer

Mum loses tum - and opens own slimming group

Jobs affecting UK workers' health

New facial vitamin machine for salon

Call to take part in Hospital beds consultation

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