‘there’s no point focusing on your body if your mind’s not strong’

There are over nine million people in England with a long-term disability or illness; that’s almost one in five people or 17.6% of the population. However, participation among disabled people in runni

MY LIFE IN HEALTH

Ali Roff Farrar shares expert advice, ideas, stats and the newest research on all things wellbeing, including an easy daily habit to living longer, mindfulness tools to prevent dementia, a three-minute mood booster, a proven tool to help migraines and boost immunity, and yet another reason why sleep should be a top priority when it comes to wellbeing!

We suspect you know where you were, half a decade ago this spring, when then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the country to ‘stay home, protect the NHS, save lives’. But as research paints an increasingly detailed picture of the ways in which those years shaped everything from our health habits to our identities, academics are asking a different question: who were you back then? And who are you now?

When life, inevitably, gets stressful, could what we eat help to keep our cortisol levels in check?

The majority of back pain resists any sort of treatment or diagnosis because it’s an emotional pain, says Dr John Sarno. Cate Montana investigates