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Contrary to popular belief, gamers can experience injuries and health conditions too. After all, too many hand movements and extremely long hours of gameplay can cause different ailments from wrist injuries to mental health issues. As a gamer, it’s important to watch your health as it tends to be easy not to be mindful of your well-being when playing games …
Welcome back, fellow geeks. Today’s Health Bar is going to take a deep dive into the world of Diabetes. We will look at what it is, the history, the treatments, the science and pseudoscience surrounding this fascinating metabolic disorder. (with some additional comments from me, Robin, who has type 1 diabetes) Diabetes – What’s in a name? Let’s start with …
Skydiving is pretty extreme, knife juggling too; you could even make a case for leaving a project till the last minute as being risky. But none of them have the risk factor of the world’s deadliest hobby… Table Top Gaming I know this seems unlikely, but as a medical professional, you gotta trust me. My name is Rob and I am …
In 2017 at PAX East, the year of the storm, I caught PAX Plague and I caught it bad. The common cold, amplified by the power of tens of thousands of gamers from around the world. Was I dying? Would I ever make it back to the UK? Was this my last PAX ever? Staying on an inflatable mattress in …
Hair loss. This for the ladies – see, I promised I don’t solely bring experts in to help me out! Here’s Sophie Humphrey from 360 Hair Clinic with the first part of a new series on hair loss – Robin So, last time we covered hair loss and thinning in men, this time we are going to highlight the …
Welcome back fellow geeks. Today’s Health Bar is going to take a deep dive into the world of Coeliac disease. We will look at the history, the treatments, the science and the pseudoscience surrounding this fascinating and misrepresented disease. Coeliac Disease: What’s in a name? Pretty straight forward this one, coeliac comes from the Greek Koiliakos, meaning abdominal. Coeliac …
Robert House guides us through the 12 Injuries of Christmas and what to do about them, bringing you health and happiness! Welcome back to the 12 injuries of Christmas! Let’s leave our first family alone as they have suffered enough, and move next door… On the fifth day of Christmas, another injury…. Five (rounds of) CPR It’s Christmas Day; the …
Robert House guides us through the 12 Injuries of Christmas and what to do about them, bringing you health and happiness! We all know the 12 days of Christmas song, or at least up to the point we can really go for it on ‘fiiiiiiiiive goooooooooooold riiiiiiiiiiiiiings’. But did you know it’s based on 3 different families in a street …
Welcome back to The Health Bar fellow geeks, with your resident health coach Robert House. Today we are talking Migraines. The history, the science, the myths, all those cool little things to help you understand it better and, hopefully, help avoid them. What are migraines? The word migraine comes from the Greek hemicrania (hemi being half and crania being skull). …
I would wager that if you are here on Coaching for Geeks, you probably dabble in gaming. Yet for some of our incredible community this can come with some dangers, so today we are going to take a bit of a dive into photosensitive epilepsy (PSE). The histories, causes, triggers, management of PSE, and of course, try to look at …
Gaming Addiction: What’s The Problem? Robert House, the Coaching for Geeks health correspondent, talks about the evidence behind the WHO’s recent classification of a Gaming Disorder. Today I want to talk to you about the World Health Organisation (WHO) classifying gaming as a disorder. I wanted to let the heat die off a little and start a conversation …
What comes up for you when the term “Mental Health” is mentioned? Does it make you feel uncomfortable? Do you feel anxious or sad? Many people struggle with their own thoughts along with the stigma that comes up with it. Here’s my post on what I found out about the battles and challenges of anxiety, depression and other disorders… at …
The Coaching for Geeks health expert, Robert House, tackles sleep, and lack there thereof (and no, I won’t make a corny Kingdom Hearts reference mostly because I myself am too tired to think of anything clever – Robin) In this tricky sequel article (debut: How To Beat The Carpal Tunnel Of Love) I am going to speak to you …
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome! It has nothing to do with fish. Or underground tunnels. Coaching for Geeks’ brand new health expert – Operating Department Practitioner Robert House – explains what the hell Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is – and what you can do about it: As many of you will know, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) will affect a rather large portion of the …
I turned 30 this year, and I reflected on some life lessons. It really does feel like a significant number, because I’ve learned so much in this time and yet I know there is SO much more to learn. (And re-learn!) Looking back, I wish I could go back to my younger self and tell her… well, a lot …
Pong Let’s get straight to the point. Some people at expos and conventions smell. We’re here to help you make sure that that is not you – you’ll have a better time, the people around you will have a better time, you’re more likely to meet new people, and have a better experience. They Smell Like Sneakers At …
Do you want to lose belly fat? Because that’s how you lose belly fat. You want to lose belly fat right? Hre for the fat loss? Otherwise why did you come here fellow geek? Are you being pursued by belly fat and want to lose it in a maze? Unlikely. Not impossible. But highly unlikely. We’re not talking about fat …