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

Losing my hair made me miserable. Now I’m as bald as an egg, I couldn’t be happier

I’ve never found it easier to make friends, get ready for a big night or take a good selfie. Thank you, male pattern baldness!

Give up lie-ins and buy an eye mask: how to get better sleep

From simple lifestyle changes to choosing the right bedding and gadgets that can help

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?

‘The courgettes were so good last year, I got a tattoo of one’: life on a Birmingham allotment

A city of welly-wearers, Birmingham has more allotments than any other UK local authority – some of its keen plotholders tell us why

I was abused as a child, but now my mother needs care

Manage your mum’s care from a distance, says Philippa Perry. Don’t get sucked into her orbit

‘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

‘It’s eating what the sea provides’: Galicia’s Atlantic diet eclipses Mediterranean cousin

In Fisterra in north-west Spain, a diet rich in seafood, fruit and vegetables survives, and has been found to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart-related conditions