Health & Fitness

MPs have recommended the optimal breaktime for schoolchildren – and it could make adults happier, healthier and more productive, tooSchoolchildren should have at least 75 minutes of breaktime every day, say a group of...

Dry skin can be difficult to deal with and there are some ways you could be irritating your skin without realizing it.When your skin is dry, you may want to avoid over-washing and over-exfoliating...

A few drinks can relax you – but, says scientist David Nutt, that morning-after feeling is the booze playing tricks with your brainIf you are looking forward to your first stiff drink...

It’s ClassPass’s fastest growing category and Peloton is selling a $4,000 smart treadmill. How did it get so expensive to go for a jog?ClassPass is a gym class subscription service that is basically like...

Is an hour’s sleep before midnight as good as two after? Can a lie-in at the weekend make up for late nights during the week? We separate the fact from the fictionIs a...

I was vacillating between overwork and overindulgence – and then I took my car to a mechanicTowards the end of last year, as I hurtled towards near exhaustion and a work schedule that...

There was probably one kid in your class who always got strep throat. It seemed like they were out every few months like clockwork, often for days at a time. Maybe you were that kid. Immunologists...

Lay off the hot drinks, suck ice lollies or gargle with salt water. And, above all, don’t assume you need antibioticsRest your body – and your voiceSore throats are very common and usually...

It has a sad and misunderstood history, but witchcraft still has a role to playOur fascination with witches has long surpassed witchcraft being a crime punishable by death. They are a cultural obsession,...

Have a plan and stick to it, says trainer Kate MaxeyFit in my 40s: Zoe Williams does judo, yoga and ballet in a weekGo steady If you’re a beginner, don’t do too much, too soon...