Intermittent fasting can keep your body younger, extend your lifespan and improve your overall health, a new Harvard University study suggests.
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22nd Mar 2026 | Updated at 12:21pm 22nd Mar 2026
HIDDEN SALT, HIDDEN RISK
- 25 Feb 2026
It slips into our diets silently, hiding in plain sight. Salt, an everyday staple, has become one of the easiest nutrients to overconsume. The NHS recommends that adults limit their intake to no more than 6 grams per day, roughly the equivalent...
Five everyday aches physiotherapy can actually fix
- 22 Jan 2026
Most of us have at least one ache we’ve learned to live with. The stiff neck, the lower back pain, or the shoulder that hurts for no obvious reason.
- 07 Nov 2017
One brisk walk a week could cut an older woman's risk of early death by 70 percent, according to new research. The study suggests that more physical activity, particularly at higher intensities, could lead to a 'big' increase in life expectancy...
A build-up of too much sugar in parts of the brain has been linked to Alzheimer's.
You may have hated seeing them in your lunchbox, but the fact is that green beans are some of the most nutritional vegetables children can eat. And your...
- 25 Oct 2017
A recent study has found that getting enough vitamin D during infancy and childhood, will reduce the risk of diabetes in kids who are genetically predisposed to have the disease.
A global survey by Avon revealed that several women still don't know enough about the early symptoms and risks of breast cancer.
Time-wasting patients are placing even more strain on NHS by not turning up to their GP appointments
- 11 Oct 2017
Time-wasting patients are placing more strain on the NHS by not turning up to their GP appointments, damning research suggests.
Picky eating could be in your genes, new research reveals.
Eat your greens for a healthy heart, new research suggests.
Bags for life can spread deadly bacteria if they are re-used for both raw and 'ready to eat' food, watchdogs have warned.
