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Movements to avoid with a disc issue: the light version and the full one
Bones and Joints

Movements to avoid with a disc issue: the light version and the full one

Separate two things in movements to avoid with a disc issue: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·September 10, 2026·4 min read
Common patterns of hair loss: where most people stall
Men's Health

Common patterns of hair loss: where most people stall

Anyone who has spent time on common patterns of hair loss has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Amos ReillyAmos Reilly·July 12, 2026·4 min read
Scalp care essentials, from judgement to action
Men's Health

Scalp care essentials, from judgement to action

Most people do not fail at scalp care essentials from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…

Cecily HartCecily Hart·July 6, 2026·4 min read
Why pressure climbs in winter: set the standard first
Living With a Diagnosis

Why pressure climbs in winter: set the standard first

If you only read one paragraph, read this: why pressure climbs in winter depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·July 3, 2026·4 min read
Early screening for blood pressure: set the standard first
Men's Health

Early screening for blood pressure: set the standard first

Put early screening for blood pressure back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·June 30, 2026·4 min read
Chronic illness and sleep: set the standard first
Living With a Diagnosis

Chronic illness and sleep: set the standard first

Anyone who has spent time on chronic illness and sleep has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Amos ReillyAmos Reilly·June 27, 2026·4 min read

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ForthGuide covers health management from the inside: four writers, one editorial rule — nothing is published until one of us has done it for at least a month, in a normal home, on a normal budget. The awkward parts stay in the text.