Giles Yeo: ‘Love your food but don’t eat quite as much of it as you want’

The obesity expert and author of Gene Eating on fad diets, the magic of miso and why he can’t say no to pork scratchings

I’m old, sedentary and slouch a lot – will sitting less help me live longer?

A new study says that sitting less could hugely reduce your risk of an early death – but how easy is it if you work at a computer?

Drinking your own urine? There’s a Facebook group for that. Two, even

Urine therapy enthusiasts claim that drinking your own pee is a panacea – not an inexcusably filthy way to start the day, as everyone else thinks

What’s their beef? Why today’s leading men are driven to be buff

Aidan Turner’s Poldark has ushered in a new age of brawn, but many are asking if the trend has gone too far

Want to transform your life? Stop chasing perfection

Give up the rat race, accept reality and have the courage to be disliked – the latest self-help trend is not about self-reinvention but finding contentment in the life you have

Fair, please! The bus offering education for all, from stargazing to curry-making

Arts education is in crisis but theatre company Slung Low has set up a pay-what-you-can community college, offering lessons in art activism, wood-whittling and much more

Without more staff, the NHS plan will fail. GPs will have to pick up the pieces

Government long-term plans for the health service promise a lot, but success depends on having enough people to implement it

How do you teach children to be resilient? Ask a limbless veteran

Lessons from those who have overcome trauma are helping pupils confront their own personal challenges

Januhairy is great, but why is it always about women’s armpits – and not nipple hair?

I was a young, hairy girl and I hated it. It is time we got serious about women’s sideburns, ’taches and all the other unexpected sproutings

Schoolchildren to be offered sleep lessons after rise in disorders

Move follows concerns about ‘hidden health disaster’ of sleeplessness among young