Tag: Health & wellbeing
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From quinoa bars to salmon skin chips: what’s behind the snacking revolution?
Forget breakfast, lunch and dinner. In the space of a generation, Brits have tripled their consumption of snacks – and the options are endless
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The rise of digital fitness: can the new wave of high-intensity home workouts replace the gym?
You can now have personal trainers in your headphones, or set up a mirror that beams classes into your home. The options are limitless. But can they ever beat the camaraderie of working out with other people?
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Are crystals the new blood diamonds?
Gwyneth loves them, Adele can’t sing without them and Kim Kardashian uses them to deal with stress. Many of us are lured by their beauty and promise of mystical powers, but are ‘healing’ crystals connecting us to the earth – or harming it?
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Asking for Botox has been normalised, so what happens now?
Younger and younger women are being targeted with suggestions that the beauty treatment will empower them
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Why sleeptrackers could lead to the rise of insomnia – and orthosomnia
In our chronically sleep-deprived society, many are using gadgets and apps to measure the quantity and quality of their shut-eye. But they could be causing more harm than good
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Rodent leather and designer kidneys: art in the age of bio-revolution
Bespoke breasts, cloned frog meat and a gold gimp suit all feature in a remarkable new exhibition exploring the cutting edge of science