Experts say the high risk of various illnesses and causes of premature death that men face compared to women, makes being a man a health hazard in itself.  A study are Leeds Metropolitan University concluded that men are more prone to cancer and more likely to be killed by heart disease and strokes than women.

Men often lead stressful lives but are much less careful about their health than women.  For instance, men have fewer health checks and visit their GP less often and when they do go for treatment it is often because they have been persuaded to.

Consequently, by the time they seek medical help, their condition may have become serious.  Alcohol and substance abuse is 5 times higher in men that women and men are 4 times more likely to die from liver cancer. However, deaths from testicular cancer, for example, could be largely avoided by regular self examination and early treatment.

For men it is not just physical health that suffers - their mental health is also at risk.  Many men find it hard to express their discomfort or attend to the early indications that they are not well - so it is not suprising when a crisis develops.  This may be a physical illness (like a heart attack) or emotional breakdown, mid-life crisis or worse.  75% of all suicides in the UK are male, with the rate for young men rising alarmingly.  Young men are now falling prey to what was previously considered to be female anxieties connected to their image, as evidenced by the rising rate of male anorexia.

Pressure of work, mid-life crises and other issues affect men's health in various ways.  Men facing the challenges of aging, retirement and finding new identities for themselves, find homeopathy particularly helpful as it addresses issues on a mental, emotional and physical level.

Homeopathy can help with many problems, for example, skins disorders, respiratory, circulatory and digestive conditions, IBS, migraine, stress and anxiety.  It can also help with problems related to sexual health such as erectile dysfunction and prostate problems.