As a teenage boy with anorexia I couldn’t find words to describe my mental illness
Not all silence on mental health problems is down to stigma. Sometimes it’s difficult to articulate what’s wrong
Men or mice: is masculinity in crisis?
With his criticism of ‘dysfunctional’ unmarried men, Iain Duncan Smith added to the clamour of concern over the male psyche. From football fans to ‘feminised’ workplaces, Ross Raisin asks if men really do have a problem with modern life
Why last night’s VD-laced episode of Victoria should worry modern audiences
The Victorians feared the moral and physical implications of venereal disease, but the problems of untreatable infection and inadequate health provision are all too familiar to a modern audienceSpoiler alert! Plot points from Victoria are revealed in this blog
‘Sleep should be prescribed’: what those late nights out could be costing you
Leading neuroscientist Matthew Walker on why sleep deprivation is increasing our risk of cancer, heart attack and Alzheimer’s – and what you can do about it
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker review – how more sleep can save your life
A neuroscientist has found a revolutionary way of being cleverer, more attractive, slimmer, happier, healthier and of warding off cancer – a good night’s shut-eye
Photography saved me. Staring down a lens, I re-ordered painful memories
After the breakdown of an abusive relationship, I lost a sense of myself and how I existed in the world. A Canon T-50 helped me find it
Want to be happier? First, work out if you’re an ‘upholder’ or a ‘rebel’
Happiness expert Gretchen Rubin says there are four basic personality types, and improving your life is all about working out whether you conform or rise up
The Little Book of Lykke: The Danish Search for the World’s Happiest People by Meik Wiking – digested read
John Crace condenses the latest lifestyle advice from Scandinavia, in a bid to spread happiness
Can Graphic Design Save Your Life? review – thrills, pills and big pharma
This hard-hitting exhibition explores the impact of graphic design in health and pharmaceuticals as companies seek to educate, save lives, and sell their wares