Here’s to a healthier heart

When he consulted a cardiologist about his angina, Malcolm Smith was told to drink three glasses of red wine daily. Could it really be good for him?

One month of …

Cycling: What I needed was a kind of functional exercise, says Vicky Frost, where a quick blast of activity came wrapped in an activity with a purpose beyond getting fit - stealth exercise, if you will.

Can you stay fit and strong as a vegan?

Her teenage son starts university next year, and she's worried that a vegan diet will expose him to colds and infections. Three experts try to boost his diet - and her confidence.

Anti-natal

Zoe Williams: Pineapples, sex and curries are all supposed to bring on labour, but there is an even more desperate method.

Inactivity disorder

Felicity Lawrence: Additives fingered as bad for children have also had an alarming effect on regulators' behaviour.

Flab grab

Raj Patel illuminates the failures of the global food system in Stuffed and Starved, says Felicity Lawrence.