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After every gym session, I used to do foam rolling, especially on my thighs, and it hurt like hell. I was told I was ironing out “knots” in my muscles but I was always sceptical about the good it was … Read More

Now here’s a conundrum. Are more years in education ­causing more and more short-sightedness? A recent study says they are. The myopia epidemic affecting 90% of pupils in East Asian countries is the consequence of more intensive education. Spending extra time studying … Read More

Way back in the day when I was having babies, eating for two was accepted as the norm. I indulged now and then myself having hot buttered toast for tea, something I never ­allowed myself. Not any more. “Eating for … Read More

It’s well-known leading a spiritual life promotes longevity, but now a team of academics reckon they have nailed just how much longer you could live. Analysis by researchers at Ohio University, US, has shown religious people live about four years … Read More

The debate about whether everyone should take folic acid has the whiff of draconian medicine – akin to putting fluoride in our drinking water to stop tooth decay. Would it be justified? A major study by the University of Toronto scientists says … Read More

We’re living longer and that goes for people who may not have survived in the past – people with heart failure. That’s because people are ­surviving heart attacks which once would have killed them. So what can we do to … Read More

A survey of teenagers found that girls leaving school have ­misplaced beliefs in IVF as the fall-back option should they have difficulty in conceiving when they hit their 30s. They ­believe the success rate is around one in six. In … Read More

Hot flushes are the most ­common symptom of the menopause, and the most difficult to live with. A rise in skin temperature in the face and the upper body causes blood vessels just under the skin to dilate, leading to the … Read More

One of my grandsons suffered with abdominal migraine for a long time before it was finally diagnosed. His mum and his teachers thought the pain was simply an excuse for not going to school and concentrated on finding reasons why … Read More

Now here’s a turn up for the books – the very place that invented the Mediterranean diet now has the fattest ­children on the continent. Southern Europe has fallen for burgers and fries and people have deserted their healthy diet … Read More