Experience: I sat under an oak tree every day for a year
In 2022 I moved to Clevedon, near Bristol. As soon as I saw the oak tree behind my flat, I started ...
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The doctor who mends broken brains: why there is room for hope after a stroke or head injury
Claire was in bad shape. She had been brought to the ward on a stretcher and hoisted on to a ...
Poor sleep linked to rising cancer risk in under-50s
Poor sleep may be fuelling the global rise in under-50s being diagnosed with cancer, two large studies suggest.The number of ...
I lost my beloved husband after 35 years, then my sister and my father. Here’s how I rebuilt my old happy self
I didn’t think I could survive the death of my husband, Graham. We met at university when I was 18, ...
A job that changed me: As an anxious first-time surgical assistant, the casual workplace dynamics surprised me
I’ve had quite a few surgical procedures over the years but one always sticks in my mind. The 7am arrival ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Least fit people need to do more exercise than fittest to get same benefit – study
People who are the least fit need to do 30-50 minutes more exercise a week than the fittest to get ...
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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