The anatomy of a lie-in: why you sleep more on holiday

Gladskikh Tatiana/Shutterstock.com There’s something oddly luxurious about a lie-in. The sun filters through the curtains, the alarm clock is blissfully silent, and your body stays at rest. Yet lie-ins are often treated as indulgences, sometimes framed as laziness or a slippery slope to soft living. When the holidays arrive andContinue Reading

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Why you can’t judge health by weight alone

Pratchaya.Lee/Shutterstock How much does your weight really say about your health? Probably less than you think. You could eat your five-a-day, hit the gym regularly, have textbook blood pressure and cholesterol levels – and still be dismissed as “unhealthy” based on the number on the scale. Meanwhile, someone with aContinue Reading

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