Independent tests find that a number of products on the market use oxidised oils, with the rancidity often masked by flavouringsMore than one in 10 fish oil supplements tested from among 60 large retail brands are rancid, while nearly half are just und…
Covid clinics: hope and high prices on the long road to recovery
Yoga, mud baths and liver compresses… Welcome to the world of luxury wellness and long Covid. Amelia Tait reports on the extreme wealth divide in the search for a cureUnderneath the shadow of the snow-topped Austrian Alps, in front of a forest of thick…
Lost your get up and go? Here’s how to get it back
After a lifetime of loving exercise, Martin Love lost his motivation. But where had it gone? And could he get it back? Plus, five experts on how to maintain your mojoOn my parents’ mantelpiece, among the pictures of smiling grandchildren, lopsided grad…
The pleasure of walking can’t be taken for granted | Letters
Julian Batsleer on the right to roam, Les Bright on the unlimited joys of being a rambler, and Mike Stein on walkers’ need for public transportThe landless many have always had to struggle for access to land owned by the few in order to engage in their…
Samantha Willis was a beloved young pregnant mother. Did bad vaccine advice cost her her life?
When the UK’s jab programme began, expectant mothers were told to steer clear – so Samantha decided to wait until she had had her baby. Two weeks after giving birth, she died in hospitalIt was typical of Samantha Willis that she bought the food for her…
Being an only child made me fascinated by siblings – and means I’ve had to learn to share my life
My debut novel is full of the brothers and sisters who were absent though my childhoodPeople often ask me about my brothers and sisters. They have read my debut novel, Girl A, and they expect to find my own family, encrypted in the fiction. There are s…
10 of the best eco-friendly places to stay in Europe
These sustainable stays offer the chance to share mountain views with bears, sleep easy in a low-carbon hotel and wellness experiencesThe Holenberg forest is the gateway to the Maashorst nature reserve, a rewilding pioneer in North Brabant, home to roa…
Teen leaving the nest? Give them a taste of home with these recipes
Ease your child’s start at university with tasty low-budget recipes that are easy to makeLast week, I experienced something I’d been dreading since my daughters came into the world: my first-born leaving home for the first time. I’ve experienced such a…
From fringe to mainstream: how millions got a taste for going vegan
First, it was a fad. Now, as meat consumption falls, it’s part of everyday life … the unstoppable rise of the plant-based dietIt says something about the gathering momentum of veganism that last week it breached not one but two bastions of British culi…
Ready, steady … oh. Can a life coach shake me out of my pandemic-induced ennui?
It started in bed one morning when I realised I hadn’t had an original thought for months. I needed someone to make me wake upFor some reason it takes me two and a half hours to email my life coach. I write “email life coach guy” on my to-do list. I ha…