Health & wellbeing
My body is fat, not wrong: how body neutrality – not positivity – helped me shed a lifetime of shame | Jasper Peach
In 1981 the CD was born and so was I. Both arrivals were surprising and have drifted in and out...
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People in the UK: why do you love spending time in nature?
As summer comes and our gardens, parks and woodlands burst into life, many of us are heading outdoors.Scientific evidence shows...
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How often should you go to the toilet? How can you get the better of wind? Experts’ tips for a healthier gut
Think balance, diversity and routine“Our gut is a complex machine,” says Dr Ajay Verma, a consultant gastroenterologist at Kettering general...
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A moment that changed me: My diagnosis seemed like a death sentence – how have I survived for another 40 years?
On 21 February 1986, I was diagnosed HIV positive. I was 22. It was the day of my sister’s 21st...
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Readers reply: Which organisms are most beneficial to humans without us realising?
I was recently beset by a plague of clothes moths. After hours of research, I discovered the miracle that is...
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What does stress really do to our bodies – and when does it become a big problem?
You wake up later than planned, so it’s a rush to get everything sorted out ahead of the school run....
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A third of Britons believe they have changed social class, survey finds
More than a third of Britons say they have changed social class, with upper-middle and upper-class people most likely to...
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US teens getting less sleep than ever, new report finds
A new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health shows that today’s teenagers are sleeping less than...
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My partner sleeps at least 10 hours a night. Should I accept this situation won’t change? | Leading questions
I am in a relationship with a lovely man who I first dated when we were 19 and 20 years...
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A moment that changed me: I was wary of men – then I found out I was having a baby boy
At the 20-week ultrasound, because of the baby’s position, my partner and I didn’t get any proper pictures to take...
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