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Raw water: the unsterilised health craze that could give you diarrhoeaIts adherents say it is full of good things that ordinary filtered tap water has lost. Its critics say it might well give you ‘beaver fever’ – among other illnesses
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Kitchen gadget review: Lucky Iron Fish – I call this health tool Ozzy OzbreamAdd one of these heavy metal nuggets to your cooking water to suffuse the liquid with enough iron to stave off anaemia – and you can help the world’s poor at the same time
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Chocolate corn cakes and apple crisps: 100-calorie snacks for kidsWith new advice that parents should limit children to two low-calorie snacks a day, here are a few suggestions that should go down a treat -
‘I just want to cut it off’: the weight-loss patients who no longer fit their skinBariatric surgery is a highly cost-effective way to lose life-changing amounts of weight – but the NHS rarely removes the excess skin that is left behind. Desperate patients are now crowdfunding their operations while struggling with anxiety, depression and identity issues
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New Year's Day swims around the world – in picturesSwimming enthusiasts from across the northern hemisphere braved the cold for the first day of the year. Some swimming traditions began as a cure for hangovers, while others signify endurance
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Indian doctors protest against plan to let ‘quacks’ practise medicineIndian Medical Association says short bridging courses for traditional healers will lead to ‘army of half-baked doctors’
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'Improv saved my life': the comedy classes helping people with anxietyOnce the domain of aspiring performers, improv courses are increasingly being sought out by students experiencing mental health problems
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Is owning a dog good for your health?A new study suggests canine-lovers could be 23% less likely to die from heart disease – or it could just be that healthier people prefer dogs
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Can men get postnatal depression?More than a quarter of new fathers in a new study showed significant levels of depression – what are the causes, and what can they do about it?
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Dr Dillner’s dilemmasDr Dillner’s dilemmasIs owning a dog good for your health?A new study suggests canine-lovers could be 23% less likely to die from heart disease – or it could just be that healthier people prefer dogs
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Problem solvedProblem solvedMy brother hurt me, and I want to cut contact, but Mum’s will left money issuesMy manipulative, abusive brother got Mum to alter her will in his favour. I want to cut off from him. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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Sexual healingSexual healingWe’re both in our 60s, but my new partner can’t achieve a full erectionHe is a widower and has been taking drugs prescribed by his GP, but he feels he is letting me down. I try to reassure him, but what else can I do?
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Private livesPrivate livesI am stuck in a rut of chasing then ghosting people, but want to settle downI want a relationship but I never give enough attention to the people I date. I want to change, but how do I do it?
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Dear MariellaDear MariellaMy boyfriend has changed his mind and now wants childrenMariella Frostrup advises a woman of 22 not to make her mind up yet about becoming a parent
Why couples should never go running together