OurChemist

Our Chemist – Health

Main menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Pregnancy
  • Parenting
  • Fitness
  • Food
  • Depression
  • Disability

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world

A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors

She was pregnant and addicted to fentanyl. Getting to keep her baby saved them both

A baby is born in withdrawal every 18 minutes in the US, and most end up in foster care. At centers like Maddie’s Place, mothers stay with their infants – and leave together, in recovery

Peanut allergies have plummeted among US kids since 2017 – what happened?

Blockbuster research has upended assumptions about the allergy. Experts shared what parents should know about introducing food allergens

The one change that worked: I struggled with stress after work – until I made a discovery in my attic

When my son was growing up, his school recorder was the bane of my life. Now it’s what I reach for at the end of a hard day, rather than a glass of wine

My extreme sickness in pregnancy feels like a personal failure, even as society glorifies motherhood as divine suffering

Hyperemesis gravidarum – a condition routinely dismissed as ‘just morning sickness’ – doesn’t just affect your stomach, it hijacks your entire life

Growing up, Bianca could never predict her father’s moods: the disorientation of an emotionally immature parent echoed into her adulthood

In therapy, we began with acknowledging this was not her fault. From there, we worked to rebuild Bianca’s sense of agency

My childhood left me terrified of anger. Then a teacher showed me how to use it as a force for good

In an eye-opening drama class, Miss Smith taught me that rage didn’t only belong to men, says journalist Marisa Bate

I am three months sober. How do I support my 11-year-old autistic son?

Your son’s autism may make it even harder to navigate this situation. Try to show him things are better, rather than just telling him

The peacock parent problem: how to survive being raised by a narcissist

Psychotherapist Kathleen Saxton has written a book about growing up with a mother or father who is grandiose, entitled, exploitative and lacking in empathy. She discusses how to recognise the signs – and recover

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Tags

  • Beauty
  • Books
  • Business
  • Cancer
  • Childbirth
  • Children
  • Culture
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Family
  • Fitness
  • Food
  • Health
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Health, mind and body
  • Health, mind and body books
  • Health and fitness holidays
  • Health policy
  • Higher education
  • Life and style
  • Medical research
  • Mental health
  • Money
  • NHS
  • Nutrition
  • Obesity
  • Parents and parenting
  • Politics
  • Pregnancy
  • Psychology
  • Relationships
  • Research
  • Science
  • Sex
  • Sexual health
  • Sleep
  • Society
  • Sport
  • Technology
  • Travel
  • UK news
  • US news
  • Women
  • Work & careers
  • World news
  • Embrace the imperfect and don’t try to keep everyone happy: readers share their tips on doing less in 2026
  • The potato bed: is this the ultimate sleep solution?
  • The best electric toothbrushes: prioritise your pearly whites with our expert-tested picks, from Oral-B to Philips
  • Rejection spreadsheets: would 1,000 knockbacks make you a better person?
  • ‘Australia’s beach culture is very fatphobic’: the summertime rise in body dissatisfaction
  • The best mattresses in 2026: sleep better with our 12 rigorously tested picks
  • The winter sleep secret I wish I’d known years ago
  • Young, lost and unemployed, I misread all the signs without realising the value in mistakes
  • Strong v swole: the surprising truth about building muscle
  • A new start after 60: I jumped in the sea for the first time, and finally began to heal
  • The 10 best US products to battle seasonal affective disorder, according to experts
  • The spikiness secret: can acupressure mats help with pain, stress and insomnia?
  • ‘We cut through the online ocean of advice’: the rise of adult sleep coaching
  • 10 of the best retreats in Europe to soothe mind, body and soul
  • ‘I was probably just as lost as my callers’: my six months as a telephone psychic
  • ‘It’s such a complex little area’: how to really look after your wrists
  • Could a surfing retreat in Morocco conquer my fear of the sea?
  • Lajuana is 89, with the body and mind of someone decades younger. What are the secrets of the superagers?
  • The best duvets in the UK for every season and sleeper, tested
  • Having synaesthesia is a lot like being a twin – we don’t know any different
  • The best men’s walking boots in the UK for every type of hiking adventure, tested
  • ‘Walking in the Lake District drizzle rewired my head’: readers’ life-changing trips
  • Experience: my daughters were born conjoined at the head
  • US health insurance executives testify before Congress about increasing costs of healthcare
  • The best cold-weather beauty products under £50 (mostly): 24 skin, hair and body essentials for winter
  • Vertigo has turned my world upside down. But knowing there are famous people suffering steadies me
  • ‘The closest I’ve come to heaven while falling asleep’: the best weighted blankets in the UK, tested
  • A moment that changed me: my client was accused of a crime he didn’t commit – and it led me to confront my past
  • Write a card, read a poem, take fewer photos: how to feel more human in 2026
  • World is short of nearly a million midwives, report warns
  • The truth about health patches: can they really treat stress, spots and lost libido?
  • The best women’s walking boots in the UK, tested by our expert hiker
  • Nine easy swaps to reduce ultra-processed foods in your diet: it’s not an ‘all-or-nothing approach’
  • ‘I was told I wouldn’t walk again. I proved the doctors wrong’: the bike-obsessed pensioner who broke his neck and started afresh
  • Dogs, dopamine dressing and microdosing nature: how to find January joy
  • Is it true that … you lose most body heat from your head?
  • ‘I was bullied in school for being different. At 16, I hit a crashing point’: the awkward kid who became the world’s strongest man
  • Cancer charity to expand nutrition lessons after trial cut NHS waiting lists
  • ‘It felt amazing to be on the start line again’: the rugby pro who became paralysed – and is aiming for the Paralympic Games
  • How can we learn from unrequited love?
  • My week avoiding ultra-processed foods: ‘Why is it this hard?’
  • The sudden rise of scabies: ‘I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy’
  • Why am I a vegan? I do it for my mental health
  • ‘I looked exceptional but I was out of breath’: the bodybuilder who switched to mindful movement
  • The best wake-up under the sun: Lumie Bodyclock Glow 150 sunrise alarm clock review
  • Sleep, stress and sunshine: endocrinologists on 11 ways to look after your metabolism
  • ‘We stick them in shoes and forget about them’: how to really look after your feet
  • ‘Without strength training I wouldn’t survive’: the woman who joined a CrossFit gym in her 80s
  • ‘It took time to love my soft, larger shape’: the body-positive writer who recovered from an eating disorder
  • ‘Read this and you will be happier’: experts pick the self-help books that really work

Contact www.ourchemist.com   Terms of Use