14 h. ago Sports organisations including Premier league join forces for men’s mental health week

In a new drive led by the Government, the week of action aims to tackle the male loneliness crisis, promote social connection, and highlight support for men’s mental health

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45 h. ago What’s the easiest way to get healthy? I tried biohacking my life to live longer

Small changes to sleep, diet, and exercise can have significant benefits – and I’m all for barely perceptible adjustmentsA week into the first lockdown of the pandemic, I vowed I would never set foot in a gym again. This pledge seemed in keeping with the confused fatalism of the moment, but it turned out to be one of the few promises to myself I have ever kept.Since then I’ve become a fan of evidence suggesting that minimal changes to one’s lifestyle make a big difference to overall health, and this week there was more: a new study from the University of Sydney found that even small changes to three key behaviours – sleep, diet, and exercise – can have significant benefits. For those with the least healthy habits, an additional 5 minutes of sleep, 2 minutes more exercise and minimal dietary adjustments could add another year of life. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Can the tiniest of changes to sleep, diet and exercise help me live longer?

A study found small changes to key behaviours can have significant benefits, and I’m all for barely perceptible adjustmentsA week into the first lockdown of the pandemic, I vowed I would never set foot in a gym again. This pledge seemed in keeping with the confused fatalism of the moment, but it turned out to be one of the few promises to myself I have ever kept.Since then I’ve become a fan of evidence suggesting that minimal changes to one’s lifestyle make a big difference to overall health, and this week there was more: a study from the University of Sydney found that even small changes to three key behaviours – sleep, diet, and exercise – can have significant benefits. For those with the least healthy habits, an additional five minutes of sleep, two minutes more exercise and minimal dietary adjustments could add another year of life. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Karoline Leavitt defends Trump's McDonald's habit after MAHA tsar RFK Jr said president should be dead

The president's love for McDonald's was slated this week by his Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F Kennedy Jr., who said he was 'pumping himself full of poison' on a daily basis.

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63 h. ago Nick Reiner was in mental health conservatorship and went off rails in weeks before parents' murders after changing schizophrenia meds because of side effects, sources say

Disturbing new details about Nick Reiner's behavior in the months and years before his parents' murders have been revealed.

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5 d. ago Pensioners claiming new health benefit this week could receive first payment this month

The average processing time for new Pension Age Disability Payment claims is seven working days.

Economics

8 d. ago Sleeping in on the weekends can help boost your teen’s mental health, study finds

Teenagers in the U.S. are getting less sleep than they were 20 years ago

Politics

9 d. ago I lost 8lbs in first week changing 2 things and now I'm 6 stone lighter

Eleanor Brown, 24, had tried crash diets and prescription weight loss pills before finding a new approach

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1 week ago 'I lost 8lbs in a week changing 2 things, now I'm 6st lighter

Eleanor says she has saved money as well as losing weight and now feels healthier, happier and more confident

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1 week ago Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot

The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demandsThey are far into the lethal zone. Three people who are being held in prison on charges connected with the protest group Palestine Action have been on hunger strike for 45, 59 and 66 days. A fourth prisoner, Teuta Hoxha, ended her strike this week, after 58 days. She could suffer lifelong health effects. The remaining strikers, Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed and Lewie Chiaramello, could pass away at any time. The 10 IRA and INLA hunger strikers who died in 1981 survived for between 46 and 73 days. Muraisi, whose strike has lasted the longest, is, according to supporters, now struggling to breathe and suffering uncontrollable muscle spasms – possible signs of neurological damage. Yet the government refuses to engage.It created this situation. The Crown Prosecution Service states that the maximum time a prisoner can spend on remand is 182 ...

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2 w. ago Wayne Lineker issues health update after enduring weeks of pneumonia 'hell'

O Beach owner Wayne Lineker, 63, has opened up about his terrifying battle with pneumonia which left him unable to walk and forced him to miss Christmas with his family

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2 w. ago Wayne Lineker's 'seven weeks of pure hell' as he finally leaves hospital after health battle

Infamous Brit bar owner Wayne was taken to hospital at the beginning of November after contracting a dangerous disease, but has since come out — and could not be happier

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3 w. ago More than 75% of Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters think PM should open talks on joining EU customs union – as it happened

YouGov poll for the Times suggests even 40% of Conservative voters support such a moveWes Streeting, the health secretary, used an interview with the Observer published at the weekend to suggest that he favours joining a customs union with the EU. This is something that Keir Starmer has ruled out.But Labour supporters back Streeting on this. According to YouGov polling for the Times, 80% of people who voted Labour at the last general election say a future leader should open negotiations on joining a customs union with the EU. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago More than 75% of Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters think PM should open talks on joining EU customs union – UK politics live

YouGov poll for the Times suggests even 40% of Conservative voters support such a moveWes Streeting, the health secretary, used an interview with the Observer published at the weekend to suggest that he favours joining a customs union with the EU. This is something that Keir Starmer has ruled out.But Labour supporters back Streeting on this. According to YouGov polling for the Times, 80% of people who voted Labour at the last general election say a future leader should open negotiations on joining a customs union with the EU. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Can't get an NHS dentist and worried about the cost of looking after your teeth? Read our expert guide to saving money on going private

By all metrics, NHS dentistry is in crisis. Last week, a major report found that a lack of Health Service dentists meant patients were resorting to pulling out their own teeth.

Economics

last month 'Crucial witness' in investigation into Sarajevo 'human safaris' where tourists paid to kill civilians dies suddenly despite being in good health weeks ago

Slavko Aleksic, a Bosnian former militia leader, died in the city of Trebinje, despite having been in good health, The Times reports.

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