health & wellbeing
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Vulnerable women planning a child should receive guidance on how pregnancy could affect their mental health, says report
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The ex-Ukip candidate Kerry Smith claimed that he made offensive remarks due to stress and the fact that he was taking strong sedatives. So should pharmaceutical companies issue new side-effects warnings, asks Emine Saner
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Believe it or not, you can improve your diet and still enjoy meals. Here’s how …
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Age UK says exercise and diet help lessen Alzheimer’s risk and healthy activities may cut threat of dementia by 36%
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Letters: Big Pharma spends millions assuring us we are all very sick and in need of constant drugging
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Ann Robinson: With online health advice ranging from the helpful to the hysterical, where should you turn when illness strikes? Health experts share the websites they recommend
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Luisa Dillner: Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression that comes on in autumn and lifts in spring. So how can you tell whether you have it?
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The young anti-FGM campaigner who told David Cameron to ‘grow a pair’ has helped to get the issue on the political agenda this year, writes Corinne Jones
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To improve my health I’m thinking of not eating wheat. Is this also better for the planet? Lucy Siegle thinks it over
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In America, Jaha Dukureh has advised Barack Obama on the fight against female genital mutilation. But can she convince her own father at home in the Gambia? Alexandra Topping reports
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When Charles Lambert was born, his father was 64. After a childhood overshadowed by ill-health and old age, he cautions against late-life parenthood
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‘Once you figure out a long strike combination on the pads, you actually feel like a proper boxer. Then someone punches you, and it hurts, and you don’t’ says Stuart Heritage
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Take a few minutes to fix the door that jams whenever you use it, and time saved may soon outweigh time spent, says Oliver Burkeman
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Homa Khaleeli: Symphysiotomy has left many Irish mothers with serious long-term health problems. So did religious dogma trump the women’s best interests?
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A study published in the British Medical Journal has drawn attention to the theft of magazines from surgeries. Have you ever slipped one into your bag while waiting for your appointment?
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The detox diet provides a compelling narrative of individual virtue. Can scientific fact ever compete with the irresistible temptation of a green smoothie as a cure all?
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Additives found in plastics and scented products could affect brain development and lower IQ
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Vonny Moyes: Postnatal depression’s bigger, uglier brother hit me. When all eyes are on the beautiful baby, we can forget to look at the mum
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Officers had offered mother-to-be and her partner a lift to hospital after they became stuck in traffic in Reading
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Cold and crisp and even underfoot, or bogged down in mire? Today we are sharing our most embarassing running tunes. Don’t be shy, they can’t be worse than Kate Carter’s
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Night races are best run as the moon gets close to its full phase, making near the winter solstice the ideal time for a moonlit race, says Ceri Rees
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A frosty few days for cross country racing, training or just putting in a marathon stint on the dance floor. How was your weekend?
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Last month, Patrick Kinsella wrote about his imminent adventure: running New Zealand’s nine Great Walks in as many days and setting a new speed record. Did he make it?
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Kate Carter: Planning to start the new year with a training plan and a health kick? Here are five major events to sign up for
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Nick Mead: Running can be a great way to get to know a new place – although finding a suitable route can be a challenge. Did you try something new this weekend, or stick with a tried and trusted routine?
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Can a woman with no upper body strength complete a 10k military-style obstacle course? With a little help from her friends, says Vicky Lane
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The running season is in full flow in the runup to the Mumbai marathon – but how do you escape the onslaught of traffic, crowds and heat in one of the world’s most densely packed cities?
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Shorter days, cold weather and overindulgence can all put us off our stride. To combat this, James Poole and Claudia Schroegel have launched the AdventRunning challenge
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Fancy straying away from the pavement? Why not head to Dartmoor, where rain is plentiful but tarmac scarce
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Parkrun? Long slow slog? Cross country. Well I’ve been partying with Haile after running the Great Ethiopia 10k. Just your average runner’s weekend then ...
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The teenage Commonwealth Games relay gold medallist on his mum’s Sunday dinners, his love of thermals, and how he’d really like to spend all day in bed
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Alfie Pearce-Higgins: The Annapurna Ultra mountain run might just put the country on the map. What happened when our writer gave it a spin?
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Kate Carter: It’s cross-country season and the mud is spattering. Did you stay warm, clean and dry – or embrace your inner puddle jumper? As always, share your weekend triumphs, woes and stories below the line
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Simon Vinnicombe is running three marathons, back to back, to raise awareness of Type 1 diabetes. Tough challenge – but nothing compared to the 10,000 finger pricks, 350+ cannulas and three A&E emergencies his son has experienced
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Adharanand Finn: The Company of Wolves is a ‘promenade theatre adventure’ that takes the audience on a mysterious night-time hunt for a rogue wolf – and it’s a running experience like no other
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Kate Carter: Are you a believer in suffering pain in the cause of running, or would you rather just have a nice drink? Today we’re talking massage – but as always, come and share your weekend triumphs and woes below the line
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Having trail run Australia’s top eight summits, three friends needed an even more ridiculous challenge – New Zealand’s nine ‘Great Walks’ in nine days
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David Cox: It was long thought that child-bearing signalled the beginning of the end for female athletes, , but intriguing evidence suggests there are numerous physiological benefits
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Kate Carter: Parkrun, gentle amble, racing – or the New York marathon? Come and share your weekend exploits below the line as always
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