I spent 11 years without my childhood friend. Finding our way back together was staggeringly simple
I was 26 when I lost my childhood friend. By that point, I’d known her for almost two-thirds of my
Tag: Health & wellbeing
Is it true that … drinking alcohol warms you up?
Hot toddies, red wine, a dram of whisky: alcohol has long been a go-to remedy for keeping warm. But while
How to improve your memory: 10 easy, enjoyable expert tips – from reading a book to getting more sleep
Memory can worsen as we age, but it is often possible to do something about it. Here, memory experts share
My sister-in-law is nearly 40 but cannot handle losing at board games. What can I do? | Leading questions
My sister-in-law is nearly 40 but cannot handle losing at board games. No matter how high or low the stakes,
The shocking rise of rib remodelling: ‘I wanted that hourglass shape’
Daniela Cesin was 14 when she began thinking about her looks. “I was a little bit chubby and I started
Curiosity, atonement or a score to settle? Why – and how – people get through their high school reunions
Mike walked into his 20th high school reunion with a mission. The 40-year-old firefighter from Melbourne was not the first,
Is it true that … you need to take 10,000 steps a day to be healthy?
The idea that we need to walk 10,000 steps a day originated not in medical research but in a 1960s
‘This is horrifying. This is madness’: the row over competitive yoga
Vaishnavi Saravanakumar describes herself on Instagram as “India’s rubber band girl”. In a typical video post, dressed in a rhinestone-studded
Going nowhere fast? Personal trainers on why you aren’t seeing results in the gym
You’re in a boom and bust cycle We’ve all done it. Launched ourselves head first into a new regime –
Is it true that … muscle turns into fat if you stop working out?
‘This is not true,” says Prof Leigh Breen, a specialist in muscle physiology at the University of Leicester. But it’s