Live well

You’re not depressed, but neither are you excited by life. So what can you do about it?

‘My kids are grown, my job is… fine, and my partner and I feel like flatmates. I should feel grateful – but I just feel numb. I’ve ticked the boxes, climbed the ladder, kept the plates spinning. But w

Feel sluggish and low after a carby meal or sugar-loaded blowout? Our diet has a big impact on our mood. That’s because the gut-brain axis is connected by millions of nerves that transmit messages in

Music cannot work a magic spell. It can, however, do wonderful things. In recent issues of BBC Music Magazine, we have explored the benefits to mental health of listening and playing music, not least

Makeover expert Nicky Hambleton Jones, of 10 Years Younger , reveals how to elevate your wardrobe and mood

Psychologists believe 50 per cent of our happiness is determined by genes and 10 per cent by our life circumstances, which leaves 40 per cent dependent on the activities and habits we repeat daily. Can our writer, Kim Willis , transform her life as simply as A-B-C?