Is alkaline water a miracle cure – or BS? The science is in
Beyoncé and Tom Brady swear by it – but experts throw cold water on the new beverage fad
Top 10 books about steroids
From Kathy Acker to Cordelia Fine, novelist Matthew Sperling introduces the best writing on a huge but barely acknowledged part of culture
Child of Mine review – three stories that reveal the tragedy of stillbirth
The UK has one of the worst rates of stillbirth in the UK, yet the subject is barely discussed. Perhaps more films like this dignified and moving documentary will change that
How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep review – cures insomnia, not in the way they intended
Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford have sleeping disorders: cue an hour of bewildering tosh featuring body scans, dental sleep practitioners and snoring
Robin Ince’s top 10 books about the human condition
From Douglas Adams to Oliver Sacks, the standup comedian reveals some of the writers that have helped him try to work out what makes us tick
Nine Pints by Rose George review – all about blood
From leeches and quackery to scandal and superstition … an absorbing investigation into blood
I’m a Joke and So Are You by Robin Ince review – beyond a joke and into our brains
Comedian Robin Ince uses his profession as a springboard to an exploration of the human mind
Back to books: the joy of slow reading
Taking time over a book cuts stress, improves comprehension and promotes empathy
Top 10 books about psychiatry
Spanning unusual cruelty and extraordinary kindness, authors from Pat Barker to Janet Frame explore an unsettling branch of medicine
How the Finnish lifestyle of getting drunk while wearing pants became the new hygge
Many of us are familiar with the idea of stripping to our pants, opening a beer and watching TV. But in Finland ‘Pantsdrunk’ has been elevated to an official activity