Medical Medium: Life-Changing Foods by Anthony William – digested read
John Crace boils down a miraculous food plan that promises to heal through a divine voice – and radishes
The New Man review – funny, fearful fatherhood
In a painfully honest documentary, film-maker Josh Appignanesi turns the camera on himself as his partner’s pregnancy causes him severe existential angst
In Therapy: How Conversations with Psychotherapists Really Work by Susie Orbach – review
The dramatised format isn’t perfect but this companion piece to Orbach’s Radio 4 series offers a real insight into the ‘talking cure’
The 100 best nonfiction books: No 41 – How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (1936)
The original self-help manual on American life – with its influence stretching from the Great Depression to Donald Trump – has a lot to answer for
Still got it: what happened to fitness superstar Mr Motivator?
Years before Instagram workouts and #fitspiration, Mr Motivator, ‘Mad Lizzie’ and the Green Goddess got Britain moving. Where are they now?
New man becomes new dad – the very hard way
About to become a father for the first time, film director Josh Appignanesi turned the camera on himself and his pregnant wife. But what started as a light-hearted project suddenly turned very serious
Fitbitters of the world, unite! How the Soviets invented fitness tracking
Health and fitness monitoring devices promise a future of good health and pre-emptive diagnosis. Not to mention reduced (for some) insurance premiums. So what connects our new obsession with personal productivity with the dogma of Trotsky, Lenin and Stalin?
Susie Orbach: the poetry of therapy
Sigmund Freud’s ‘talking cure’ disrupted the doctor-patient relationship, and the back and forth of polite conversation; now the language of therapy has taken on a rhythm of its own
Richard Reed: ‘Will wackaging be my contribution to the species?’
The Innocent co-founder on climbing, Europe and his new book, in which he asks extraordinary people for advice on life
Top UK tourist attractions come bottom for healthy children’s meals
Brighton Pier and Natural History Museum get lowest scores in parents’ survey of food offered on popular family outings