4 d. ago Ingredient red flags: how to spot the chemicals to avoid in food, kitchenware and cosmetics

Should your makeup be fragrance-free? Is it time to purge your kitchen of plastic? Are all food dyes dangerous? These are the everyday ingredients that could be harming your health‘Far from being a rock or island it turns out that the best metaphor to describe the human body is ‘sponge’. We’re permeable,” write Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie in their book Slow Death By Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things. While the permeability of our cells is key to being alive, it also means we absorb more potentially harmful substances than we realise.Studies have found a number of chemical residues in human breast milk, urine and water systems. Many of them are endocrine disruptors, which can interfere with the body’s natural hormones. “They can mimic, block or otherwise disrupt normal hormone function, leading to adverse health effects,” says Dr Shanna Swan, professor of environmental medicine and reproductive health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. We (often...

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8 d. ago Davina McCall: If you don’t let your kids have catastrophes, how are they going to learn?

TV presenter and bestselling author Davina McCall talks about the highs and lows of parenting, and what inspired her to write her new book Birthing.

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3 w. ago ‘Take that risk’: the New Zealand teen author named one of Time magazine’s girls of the year

Rutendo Shadaya, who wrote a series of children’s fantasy books featuring strong female leads, has been recognised along with nine other girlsWhen New Zealand teenager Rutendo Shadaya was nine years old, she wanted to create the perfect birthday present for her best friend – an act of kindness that has helped land her on the front of Time magazine.“I was very good with gift giving, and I knew she liked reading so I was like ‘Why don’t I write a book for her?’” Shadaya tells the Guardian. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mary Berry's daughter says 'I've wasted time' after mum reveals retirement plans

Belles Berry, a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef, revealed that she was "always waiting" for one particular thing as she opened up about her famous mum's plans for the future

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3 w. ago Captain Tom's daughter unveils new book bid: Disgraced Hannah Ingram

The disgraced daughter of the Covid hero Captain Tom has revealed plans to write 10 more books despite the backlash over her 'money-grabbing' memoir.

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3 w. ago Covid hero Capt Sir Tom Moore's daughter reveals plans to write TEN more books

Hannah Ingram-Moore, 54 - who faced criticism for her handling of Capt Sir Tom Moore's legacy - is writing a slew of wellness and business books, plus her autobiography and kids’ works

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3 w. ago Food Network chef says Mario Batali made sexist comments about her body in cookbook foreword

The Food Network host asked Batali to write the foreword in her 2005 book, ‘Everyday Italian’

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4 w. ago The midlife crisis for blokes is dead as men are finding a new lease of life in their older age

The myth of the midlife crisis is supposedly over for men, as they travel the world, make sourdough bread, write a book and hit the gym when the hit later life

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