Health & wellbeing

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If someone in a film or TV show wants a six-pack, chances are they’ll drop to the floor and start doing...

An investigation into what people think about has put the spotlight on the modern mind, revealing thoughts dominated by work,...

You need to open the windowThe very air you breathe could be an issue. “Close the door, shut the window,...

Your article (Rise in overseas surrogates ‘increases risk of stateless babies, 19 July) suggests that the solution lies in better...

Do as the Germans do, I say. Or the rational Scandinavians, where saunas originate. In both places, even in mixed...

In 2025 I’d not had a paid-for haircut in about five years, preferring to ask my ex to cut it...

We’ve been trying to cure migraines – without much success, until relatively recently – for as long as we’ve been...

‘The Olympic Village is one of the toughest places to get a good night’s sleep’Katarina Johnson-ThompsonView image in fullscreenA Team GB heptathlete and indoor pentathlete, Johnson-Thompson...

I was 13 when a spinal surgeon gave me unsolicited career advice. “Scoliosis won’t ruin your life,” he said, peering...