Do women need to exercise differently from men – and ease up on cardio after 40?
I can’t remember when I first became aware of the phrase: “Women are not small men.” But once I’d heard ...
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A moment that changed me: I was wary of men – then I found out I was having a baby boy
At the 20-week ultrasound, because of the baby’s position, my partner and I didn’t get any proper pictures to take ...
How can care homes charge fees after a death?
I hold power of attorney for my aunt who is in a care home run by Avery Healthcare. Avery recently ...
‘I was mortally offended’: writers on the throwaway comments that changed their lives
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
‘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 ...
Why does alcohol make us both happy and miserable – and what else does it do to our minds and bodies?
Whatever you think of alcohol, you have to admit that it’s versatile. Ever since the first humans started smashing up ...
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