Grey wave of walkers spearhead record activity levels among England’s over-55s

Increase in walking among older people key to general activity in England returning to pre-Covid levels

The longevity vacation: why bar-hopping holidays are out and extreme wellness breaks are in

Would a £35,000 holiday help you live longer or just leave you bankrupt? A surprising number of people are paying to find out

Is writing down my rage the secret to resolving it?

New research reveals that listing your grievances on a piece of paper, then throwing them away may make you less angry. So I gave it a try, writes Emma Beddington

The truth about protein: how to get enough – at every age

We need protein to build muscle, produce hormones, regulate mood and appetite, and strengthen bones. But how much, and what kind, should you eat every day?

Do you want to receive more love? First get to know your superego

It’s the internal voice whose strict, unbending standards can make us miserable. But tuning in to it can change everything

‘I go from rude health to dying in minutes’: a day in the life of a hypochondriac

More and more of us are suffering with health anxiety. Why is it on the rise, what can be done about it?

Living with frozen shoulder: ‘It was as if someone had been hitting my arm with a baseball bat’

The painful and debilitating condition can spring up out of nowhere and can leave sufferers struggling to even walk the dog

‘Smell is really important for social communication’: how technology is ruining our senses

Scientists say an overreliance on sight and sound is having a detrimental effect on people’s wellbeing and that our devices should deliver a multisensory experience

I was the poster girl for OCD. Then I began to question everything I’d been told about mental illness

When I sought help for crippling invasive thoughts, I was told I had a disease like any other. But I wasn’t able to recover until I understood the fallacy at the heart of mental healthcare

Lower-income US women more likely to miss key breast cancer test, study finds

Isolation and lack of health insurance also correlate to reduced mammogram rates for breast cancer