Educational & Team Building Supplements for November (Men's Health Awareness) Grow Campaigns
A Healthy Beard (or stache) and a Healthy You Go Hand and Hand.
- Muscle elevates testosterone, which can boost beard growth and improve other indicators of a man's overall health.
- Try some activities that keep stress at bay; cortisol (the stress hormone) can hamper the growth of a healthy looking beard.
- Fuel your beard growth well for a healthier look.
- In short - Exercise, make healthier food choices, reduce stress, and get regular sleep.
- Maintenance tips and tricks.
3 Ways to Make Your Participation Even More Meaningful
- Set your own personal wellness goals.
- Encourage others to participate.
- Get comfortable talking about men's health with friends and colleagues.
Need help deciding what to grow?
There are lots of fun simulator apps where you can upload images to test drive your new look before diving in. Keep in mind, a good barber can help with achieving the look you're after. In visiting the barber shop and sharing information about your efforts to raise awareness of men's health & cancer, you will leave not only looking better, but most assuredly feeling better.
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Wellness apps can also be helpful in working toward your wellness goals.
Just search your favorite app store to find a few that might work for you!
Group/Team Building Activities
While apps can be fun, so can group activities. Consider reaching out to local resources for things like onsite morning Tai Chi practice, healthy cooking workshops, training for group competitions and activities, or hosting online, in-person, or hybrid health education session(s) for your crew.
The Grow and Know Challenge
Brush up on your skills when it comes to talking to your biologically male friends and co-workers about male cancers. Learn how to comfortably talk about knowing your numbers, the digital rectal exam (DRE), and spicing up your chat with a little humor.
History of November Grow Campaigns
No-Shave November
When you encounter a friend, family member or co-worker looking quite disheveled and unkempt, you might naturally feel a sense of concern. During the month of November, this is allowed with the simple statement "I'm doing No Shave November." Wondering if that is just a convenient excuse to neglect personal appearance and hygiene, your inquisitive glance might be met with something generic about men's health. No-Shave November started as a fundraising organization focused on general cancer awareness by "embracing our hair, which many cancer patients lose, and letting it grow wild and free." After administrative overhead, money raised is allocated by the No-Shave November Foundation to benefit national non-profits that vary from year to year.
Since this time, many organizations and individuals have adopted the moniker as a fun way to talk about and raise awareness of men's health issues (especially cancer) during November.
Since this time, many organizations and individuals have adopted the moniker as a fun way to talk about and raise awareness of men's health issues (especially cancer) during November.
Movember
Here's to the guys who started it all - those crazy Aussies... Mo, short for moustache (in "the states" we call it a mustache ),+November=Movember began in 1999, formalized in 2003, and since that time has funded research projects looking at prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's mental health globally and raised funds to the tune of close to a billion dollars! Movember has some rules. You have to start clean shaven and you have to grow a mo - which can be fun and creative.
Similar to No Shave November, the banner of Movember is now commonly used by many organizations to raise awareness of men's health health issues - especially male cancers and mental health - during the month of November. These range from motorcycle rides to moto (mobile scavenger hunt) challenges. These adaptations usually forgo the original Movember rules.
Similar to No Shave November, the banner of Movember is now commonly used by many organizations to raise awareness of men's health health issues - especially male cancers and mental health - during the month of November. These range from motorcycle rides to moto (mobile scavenger hunt) challenges. These adaptations usually forgo the original Movember rules.