Heated throws, puffer vests and grippy running shoes: the products you loved most this month
This week: hot sauce; cold weather fashion; and Sali Hughes’s winter beauty essentials
Winter wonder: Jeanette Winterson and others reveal why the cold has them under its spell
Too dark, too cold – winter’s charms aren’t as obvious as summer’s brassy joys. But for Robert Macfarlane, Alice Oswald, Poppy Okotcha and others, this is a rich season. Here, they offer ways to lean into it, with an introduction by Jeanette Winterson
Roman Kemp: ‘Here’s all my faults. Have ’em. Enjoy’
With famous parents, Roman Kemp always knew people would make certain judgments about him – but he never guessed he’d become an advocate for mental health. Here, he talks about radio, tattoos – and the event that changed his life
Ditch the itch: what’s the best way to soothe mosquito bites?
Heat therapy? Honey? Toothpaste? Experts weigh in on creative and over-the-counter remedies to stop scratching
How writing about female cannibals changed my relationship with food
Describing issues of autonomy, femgore, worth and hunger all had an impact on what I wrote and how I felt about myself, says Lucy Rose
66 days to stop nail-biting: ‘Now my fingers are forks!’
Rick Goodman tried once to stop biting his nails – when he was 10 years old. In nine weeks he tries going cold turkey. Will hubris alone be enough to cease his lifelong habit?
66 days to become a 5k runner: ‘It was a truly horrendous experience’
A health event prompted Mostafa Rachwani to get fit and start running. Chasing the runner’s high, he found something – and it wasn’t jogging
‘Be picky’: how to start therapy
Consider what kind of therapist you’d like to work with – and keep searching until you find the right fit
The fibre phenomenon: 30 easy ways to get your fill of this life-changing nutrient
It reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and colon cancer – while boosting the health of our gut microbiome and brain. Yet we all eat far too little fibre. Here is the no-fuss guide to getting your 30g a day
‘If you wee yourself, you just rock on’: is incontinence inevitable for women who lift heavy?
One study found athletes were three times as likely to leak as women who did little or no exercise. But why does this happen – and can you prevent it?