14 h. ago New mums are being ‘strongly encouraged’ to take regular exercise and get more sleep. Don’t make me laugh | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

New guidelines are well intentioned, but as parents of babies know, finding time to look after yourself is impossibleOne of the many things you don’t realise until you have a newborn is just how much people congratulate you simply for leaving the house. “Well done for getting out and about,” they say, with the cheerful camaraderie of People Who Know. Going outside may sound like a low benchmark, but during those early weeks summoning the energy to put on clothes, pack a bag, and then using that narrow window between sleeping, feeding, pooing and screaming to cross the threshold into the world can feel like the grand sum total of all human endeavour. Screw the frescoes of the Scrovegni chapel: Mama made it to Budgens.Which explains my reaction when I read that new guidelines published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine say that new mothers should be strongly encouraged to do at least two hours of moderate to vigorous exercise a week, in addition to “daily pelvic floor muscle t...

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3 d. ago New mums advised to do two hours of vigorous exercise a week to reduce health risks

Researchers say women in the first 12 weeks after giving birth should exercise for 120 hours a week

Events

3 d. ago Mumsnet slams scientists' advice for new mums to do one thing after giving birth

Advice for two hours exercise a week dubbed 'wildly optimistic' as Mumsnet insists new guidance 'shouldn't become yet another stick to beat new mums with'

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7 d. ago At 40 I'm terrified of dementia — here's what the experts say will save me from it

I exercise five times a week, eat healthily, but I'm terrified about the brain condition . Here's what the experts say I must do

Events

8 d. ago South Carolina's public health chief wants to look ahead. Critics want to blame him over COVID

The doctor who would be the first director of South Carolina’s newly organized health agency has a vision of reducing infant mortality, fighting childhood cancers and reducing drug overdoses

Science

9 d. ago Davina McCall insists she is NOT an exercise addict as she reveals how many hours a week she really spends working out

She is known for her incredibly toned physique and dedicated health regime. 

Economics

2 w. ago Scientists pinpoint the most crucial time in life to eat healthily in order to ward off dementia

Research has long suggested that a diet packed with fish, pulses and veggies could delay the development of the memory-robbing condition by up to 25 per cent.

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2 w. ago Boy, 17, found dead of sepsis in bed after 111 call handler failed to refer mum's call

Cyrus Perry's mum Hayley called 111 and told health advisor Sue Darnell that her 17-year-old son, who had recently had surgery, was experiencing six different symptoms

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2 w. ago Boy, 17, found dead of sepsis in bed after 111 handler failed to refer mum's call

Cyrus Perry's mum Hayley called 111 and told health advisor Sue Darnell that her 17-year-old son, who had recently had surgery, was experiencing six different symptoms

Events

2 w. ago The Sussexes have to earn their bread somehow, so let them make cake | Martha Gill

With Love, Meghan is bad TV, but there are worse ways for a former royal to bring in the bucks than cooking up crostiniSo what is it, exactly, that we want from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex these days? We know what we don’t want, which is, basically: everything the couple have done so far. We disapproved of the tell-all Oprah interview, and Harry’s memoir, Spare – they were too revealing, too appallingly frank. We hated their tell-nothing Netflix documentary, Harry & Meghan – far too boring, what was the point?And we particularly loathe the new Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, which garnered what must be a record number of terrible reviews last week – “an exercise in narcissism”, “toe-curlingly unlovable TV”. Where once the pair were ridiculed for their whining self pity, now they are diagnosed with the opposite problem – critics find the new venture “desperately upbeat”.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a letter of u...

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3 w. ago DWP benefits most at risk of facing 'painful cuts' as part of major overhaul

According to reports, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is expected to make a series of "politically painful" cuts designed to reduce the "huge growth" in the UK's health-related benefits spend

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3 w. ago NHS should give statins to ALL people over 50 to reduce heart attacks and strokes by 1,000s, scientists say

Currently the NHS provides a health check for those in this age group every five years - but this system could now be replaced.

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3 w. ago Toxic microplastics in the brain blamed on a product used by millions

It follows groundbreaking research published last month that found some human brains now contain up to 7 grams of plastic - roughly as much as a small spoon.

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3 w. ago Parenting professor shares simple way to stop yelling at your kids

An expert in raising children advises mums, dads and carers should behave in a certain way to enable their youngsters to showcase the best versions of themselves

Society

last month New collaboration to tackle health inequalities launches in South Lanarkshire

The council and community planning partners will work to reduce health inequalities and improve wellbeing in communities

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