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Fit beats brand, price and everything else combined

A £40 shirt that fits reads better than a £300 one that doesn't. Five points decide it, and four of them are cheap to fix.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Creatinine, eGFR and what to ask when the numbers drift

Your lab flagged creatinine high and now you're reading about dialysis at midnight. Slow down and check these four things first.

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The haircut you keep is the one your hair already wants

Stop bringing photos of other men's hair to the barber. Work out what yours does on its own, then cut with it.

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Where "buy cheap, buy twice" is true — and where it's nonsense

Some tools genuinely justify the money. Plenty don't, and the difference is usually how often you use it.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The Liver Problem Men Who Barely Drink Keep Getting

Your ALT came back a little high and you've had three beers this year. Here's what that number actually means and the free test to ask for next.

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The ten-minute routine that does ninety per cent of the work

No twelve-step regime. Four products, ten minutes, and the difference is visible inside two weeks.

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What actually makes a boot last a decade

Not the brand and not the leather. It's how the sole is attached, and it's printed on almost nothing.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The pain under your right ribs after a big meal

Gallstone attacks hit an hour after dinner, wrap around to your shoulder blade, and then vanish. What that means and what you do next.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

What IBS Actually Means and Which Diets Have Evidence

A real diagnosis, a short list of things worth ruling out first, and the eating changes that hold up when you have a job and kids.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Crohn's and colitis in plain language, and how to keep lifting

What these two diseases actually are, how they're found, and how to train around them when you've got a job, kids and a bad week.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Adult asthma gets caught late and the inhaler gets used wrong

The cough that lingers after every workout isn't always deconditioning, and the thirty-dollar plastic tube at the pharmacy is the fix nobody offers grown men.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The first thing to do in a stroke is check the clock

An untreated stroke costs roughly 1.9 million brain cells a minute, and the detail the ER needs most is one only you can give them.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Most stomach ulcers come from a bacteria, not stress

Taking ibuprofen with food doesn't protect your stomach, and the bug behind most ulcers clears with about two weeks of pills.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The breathlessness smokers blame on age has a name

If you've quietly rearranged your life around not getting winded, that isn't aging. Ask for a ten-minute test by name and get a number.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

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When a skipped heartbeat is nothing and when to get an ECG

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Heart failure doesn't mean your heart failed

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

When your dad dies young, your checkups stop being routine

A father who died early of heart disease changes the timing, the tests and the questions you ask. Start with the age on the death certificate.

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Blood in the stool and the one color you can't wait out

Bright red on the paper is usually the last inch of plumbing. Black and tarry is a different phone call, and it's today's.

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