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So many sights moved me in the beautiful province of Kerala, southern India – but sitting down to share a meal with a local family, one in particular stood out. The elderly matriarch was exactly where she should be – … Read More

Well, here’s a turn up for the books. Apparently, and against the better judgement of most parents, spending hours online is good for teenagers. So if you have a teen who does this, relax, despite the average adolescent screen time … Read More

Forty years ago, people consumed twice as many full English breakfasts as they do now, but we were slimmer. These days we are eating more healthily than ever before but we’re fatter than we have ever been. So how do … Read More

For a new year’s resolution, one of my friends suggested I take up hot yoga. Now I love yoga and do sun salutations four or five times a week. But hot yoga? It’s based on the ancient form of yoga … Read More

You might believe that weight loss surgery simply forces people to eat less by making their ­stomachs smaller, which sheds the pounds. But scientists now know it causes profound changes in the rest of a patient’s body too. It alters … Read More

There’s no doubt that preventing disease is better than treating it. Any new test that can spot those at risk of developing something such as cancer gets my vote. A new DNA test does just that – and it would … Read More

There have been rafts of research on exercise during the last year. The more I read about it the more I’m convinced that exercise really is the secret to health. We’re learning of many new benefits it confers and the … Read More