When the father of a dear friend died some years back, we talked about the words we use – ‘death’, ‘dying’, ‘passing on’ and so on – and how they made us feel. Which was at best passive, but more a se...
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One of the joys of lockdown in our remote Dorset village is the cheese delivery from Neals Yard Dairy – a cornucopia of the most flavoursome British and Irish farmhouse cheeses. Guilty treat? After al...
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We may know intuitively that heated foods keep us warm, but the principle is so important that it’s key to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which advocates eating for the seasons. ‘Salads and raw f...
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A middle-aged friend who’s suffered long-term insomnia reports good results from a natural remedy based on Montmorency cherries. CherryActive capsules contain natural melatonin, the sleep hormone. Add...
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Q: My periods are regular but very heavy. It makes life tricky for a week every cycle. Is there anything I can do? A: One in every four or five women suffers from a condition called heavy menstrual b...
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This article has been reproduced by kind permission of The Mail on Sunday YOU Magazine. The email from my friend Rose that arrived one Monday recently was headed ’I LOVE Knitting!’. She’d volunteered...
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