Protein chips, sex chocolate: what are ‘functional foods’, and do they actually boost health?
If a food is labeled ‘functional’, what does that mean? Not much, experts say
‘As soon as I left the first session I felt taller’: is reformer pilates as amazing – or awful – as they say?
One of the fastest-growing fitness trends is also one of the most divisive. To its fans, it promises a stronger, healthier body; to its critics, it’s another way to make women feel insecure. Time to sort fact from fiction
A moment that changed me: for the first time in my life, a stranger pronounced my name correctly
I had grown up dreading introductions, with the inevitable mangling of my name. Suddenly, in India, we were both getting the respect we deserved
Positive thinking helps you age better? That’s the worst thing I’ve heard all month
If you’re the glass-half-full type, you should be overjoyed at the news coming out of Yale School of Public Health. But pessimists like me? We’re stuffed, writes Emma Beddington
Is it true that … you can never eat too much fibre?
Fibremaxxing is everywhere, and most of us should eat more roughage, but your gut won’t thank you for overloading
‘The highs are extremely high – but the lows are extremely low’: when working out becomes an addiction
Pushing yourself to the limit, training through injury and choosing the gym over socialising are all signs that you may have an unhealthy reliance on exercise
‘I thought, what the hell have I done?’: the people who moved abroad for love – and regretted it
Emigrating to be with your partner sounds wildly romantic, but what happens when the person is right and the place very much isn’t?
I tried HigherDose’s $1,400 PEMF mat to help me relax. I got weird dreams and disappointment
This pricey infrared therapy mat claims to help mood, sleep and muscle recovery. It felt more like a glorified heating pad
‘At certain points, I had to stop entirely’: what I learned after a week of Hyrox classes
The popular fitness trend is all over social media, and curious, I tried a few classes – they left me totally out of air
Marriage over, €100,000 down the drain: the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion
One minute, Dennis Biesma was playing with a chatbot; the next, he was convinced his sentient friend would make him a fortune. He’s just one of many people who lost control after an AI encounter