What really controls our appetite – hunger, stress or habit?
Imagine you’re in a meeting room when someone brings out the biscuits – a packet of Jammie Dodgers, perhaps, or ...
Tag: Health & wellbeing
Bedtime stacking: the cosy way to do chores – or a sleep disaster?
Name: Bedtime stacking.Age: Of the moment.Appearance: Like a full workday for a consumptive 18th-century novelist.The name makes me think TikTok ...
Is it true that … only overweight people are at risk of high cholesterol?
Cholesterol, a fatty substance mostly made by the liver and used by the body to build cells and produce hormones, ...
Making a splash: demand for raw and ‘brewed’ milk growing in UK
Raw milk has long been popular, as well as controversial, in the US. While health authorities warn it can carry ...
Help, there’s a cockroach in my coffee! 16 gross ingredients hidden in your favourite foods
Microbial slime and a side helping of sand doesn’t sound like much of a meal, but a startling amount of ...
The op that means I don’t grope for soap | Brief letters
I can sympathise with Stuart Heritage (My son is getting glasses for the first time. He’s fine about it but ...
Back on ya bike! How to keep your bicycle running smoothly and save amid the fuel crisis
With fuel prices soaring and service stations running dry, you might find yourself taking a second look at that old ...
Is it true that … having a diverse microbiome stops you from getting sick?
The trillions of microorganisms that live in and on our bodies – known as the microbiome – have been hailed ...
Socialising, work, exercise: what makes a good day and is there a ‘formula’ for making it better?
What edges a day over the threshold from being humdrum to something better? Something good?It is a question that occurred ...
‘They’re all junk, and should be banned’: the trouble with at-home food intolerance tests
My kitchen table is littered with tiny test tubes, envelopes and plastic lancets. At one end of the table, I ...
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