My mother is addicted to gaming and emotionally unavailable. What should I do? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
My mother is in her 70s and addicted to playing video games such as Tetris, many different versions of solitaire
Tag: Health & wellbeing
You are what you keep: why we cling to clutter and how to free yourself of it
Most of us have a complicated relationship with our stuff. There’s the endless collection of chargers and wires, the overflowing
A moment that changed me: I cried about my cleft lip for the first time in my 60s
At a fundraising event, I looked across the crowded room and saw a woman with a cleft – a gap
All the right moves! 17 personal trainers on the exercise they always recommend – from planks to face pulls
Many of us, regardless of our age or fitness levels, know that we should be doing more exercise but are
Is it true that … it’s harder for women to build muscle than men?
This is a common misconception, says Prof Leigh Breen, a muscle physiology specialist at the University of Leicester, though it’s
I yearned to be a mother. Why did I feel nothing when my daughter was finally born?
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. I was waiting for an overwhelming rush of love, but when I looked
Food for thought: Is your diet ageing you?
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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
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
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,