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Health & wellbeing

November 2026

  • Kathryn Hunter rests her chin on her fist, wearing a black and white striped tracksuit

    ‘Every family has silences’: Kathryn Hunter on despair, desire, dislodgeable limbs – and her acting genius

  • Two women in sport vests, wearing sunglasses and backpacks take a selfie with mountain peaks behind them

    A moment that changed me
    A moment that changed me: I was terrified of my own body – until a surprising 20-mile bike ride

  • Two women examine framed black-and-white artworks on a wall in a gallery

    Pass notes
    The art prescription: how 60 minutes in a gallery each month could transform your life

  • Two girls in a school play

    I spent 11 years without my childhood friend. Finding our way back together was staggeringly simple

  • Is it true that …
    Is it true that … drinking alcohol warms you up?

  • Making sense of it
    double quotation markLife is full of suffering – but leaning into moments of pleasure can allow the nervous system to rest

    Nadine Levy

  • The experts
    How to improve your memory: 10 easy, enjoyable expert tips – from reading a book to getting more sleep

29 October 2026

  • LARQ PurVis Pitcher with Advanced Filter, Culligan MaxClear (2.25 Gallon), Aquasana Clean Water Machine

    The Filter US
    The best water filter pitchers and dispensers in the US, tested in a lab – and none are Brita

    If your water filter is looking tired or your water tastes icky, consider one of these well-tested (and reviewed) options
  • Painting: The dispute at cards by Jan Steen

    Leading questions
    My sister-in-law is nearly 40 but cannot handle losing at board games. What can I do?

    A game is not a moral exemption to your usual self. Sometimes the best way to puncture ‘it’s just a game’ is to show people that you’re judging them in reality
  • Writer Alan Martin using the Dyson CameraJet toothbrush in a bathroom.

    The Filter
    Despite the teething issues, Dyson’s Camerajet toothbrush packs in a lot of clever tech – but is it worth £420?

    Dyson’s first electric toothbrush watches you brush and flosses for you, but there are far cheaper ways to get an effective clean

28 October 2026

  • A collage of a fleece jacket, slippers, a candle and an e-reader

    The Filter US
    When the weather is frightful, you don’t need to be: everything we love to stay cozy during cold months

    Celestial Seasonings tea, Patagonia zips, Bombas slippers and more ways to stay toasty and occupied during cold weather
  • Closeup of a hand removing a lemon skin with a zesting knife

    Hold the lime! Could eating citrus zest and peel really be bad for your health?

    Food safety campaigners have long been concerned about pesticide residues on lemons, limes and oranges – and now a social media post about it has gone viral. How safe is it to eat lemon cake or drink a G&T with ice and a slice?
  • A colourful composite image of a woman's waist.

    The shocking rise of rib remodelling: ‘I wanted that hourglass shape’

    It involves the fracturing of a patient’s ribs, before they spend three months laced into a corset. Some of those who have had this cosmetic procedure say it is like being ‘hit by a bus’. Why is it becoming more popular?

27 October 2026

  • Six swimmers seen underwater through a shoal of fish

    Seascape: the state of our oceans
    I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her

    My mother was a keen swimmer, and she lived with depression. I wonder if she found the same respite in the water that has helped heal me since she passed away

26 October 2026

  • Composite of nonstick cookware

    The Filter US
    Thawed chicken to non-stick pans, we answered your food and kitchen safety questions

  • Busy UK NHS Hospital Ward, with doctors and nurses rushing about, blurred, showing movement and actionC47PG7 Busy UK NHS Hospital Ward, with doctors and nurses rushing about, blurred, showing movement and action

    Bigger does not always mean better in hospital care

  • Two women looking over fence

    Sin or virtue? How envy can actually be helpful

  • Coop adjustable pillow against turquoise background

    The Filter US
    Our favorite adjustable pillow is now cheaper than it has been all year

25 October 2026

  • Lucy by a pile of fruit and veg, holding up a peeler and smiling

    The joy of veg-maxxing: how to eat many, many more plants – without really trying

    A new report has found many crops are far less nutritious than they once were, so we need to eat more of them. Here is how to get your five portions of fruit and veg a day, easily and affordably – and potentially increase that to ten

22 October 2026

  • A plane flys into a vomit sick bag

    Delays, deodorant and ripped up carpet: how airlines handle mid-flight ‘biological hazards’

    When stomach bugs meet turbulence, air travel can become a health hazard for all onboard – and it happens, unfortunately, ‘more regularly than you would think’
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