One of the lovely things about getting older is realising there’s always something more you should be doing to look after your body. Did I say lovely? Obviously I meant tedious. But how you feel about it doesn’t change the facts. If you take the slightest interest in your health, and want to stay strong,…
Collagen is one of the body’s building blocks. Made up of amino acids absorbed from the protein we eat, there are more than 20 subtypes found everywhere – from our bones and muscles to organs. Types I, II, and III are the most common in skin, cartilage and connective tissue, helping with strength and elasticity….
When people seek therapy – and I know this, because I too was once a person seeking therapy – we often want strategies, techniques and tools for our toolboxes. We want to be asked questions and to know the answers; we want to ask questions and to be given answers. We believe that these are…
Cancer patients are snubbing proven treatments in favour of quackery such as coffee enemas and raw juice diets amid an “alarming” increase in misinformation on the web, doctors have said. Some were dying needlessly or seeing tumours spread as a result, oncologists said. They raised their concerns at the world’s largest cancer conference in Chicago,…
My last relationship felt like the best sexual relationship I’d ever had. After my marriage ended, exploring intimacy with a new partner with a well-matched libido felt liberating and life-affirming. After a brief split last summer, she reappeared and said she wanted to have sex again but not to resume as a couple. I declinedexplaining…
Our new year started with a bang when there was a gas explosion in the house next door. My mum and I were lucky not to be hurt, but our house and that of our neighbour’s were deemed unsafe. We have had to move into a series of hotels and temporary accommodation, and we informed…
I love my sister dearly. However, we could not be more different. I approach things head on: if something is a problem, I start working on it. She, on the other hand, is very passive. For the last 10 years three issues have been bothering her – her weight, her marriage and her dissatisfaction with…
Hanna Cots articles (in your 20’s in the 80s of yoga in the 80s from energy training: How to reach Pick Fitness at any age, May 31), at the age of 3 (May 28), another similar article. What about people over the age of 90s like me, 94, still activated in the roaring machine (11…
I’m looking at the screen, trying to write a joke. It involves a muscle called Glutius Maximus, a Roman Centurion, and probably mentioned by someone from Biggas to Monti Python’s life. I have been sitting here for an hour for more than an hour, so long as I finally got up I would tremble a…