Sometimes I hear people say that food just doesn’t taste the same as they get older. It’s tempting to blame this on age, but there are other factors at play, too. We’re born with around 9,000 taste bu

Do you often miss bits of conversations? Always turning up the TV? Or maybe you experience ringing in your ears after listening to loud music? ‘After the age of 40, it’s normal to start losing hearing

TUBERCULOSIS, also known as TB, is a contagious bacterial infection that often affects the lungs. It is caused by breathing in a bacterium called Mycobacterium TB and is usually spread through coughin

I’ve panicked a few times in my life. The first time I remember was when I was confronted by a rat – I’ve been terrified of them ever since. I knew it wasn’t logical, that they were more scared of me

In an extract from her new book, The Productive Garden , Stephanie Hafferty explains how to save money and use traditional wisdom for homemade nasties-free loveliness

I read with interest John Craven’s article in your February issue, ‘Nature based therapies could save the NHS millions each year’. I couldn’t agree more, as growing up I had a border collie that I use