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  3 hours ago

  ‘I used to think exercise needed to be strong and fast – then Pilates fixed my arthritic neck’

  The Telegraph - By James Lawrie

  James G Lawrie, 61, is a retired surveyor and volunteer living in London I had been caring for my parents in their final five years of life. It was back in 2012: my father had had a stroke and was severely disabled, their house was badly in need of repairs – water was coming in through the roof – …

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  4 hours ago

  Want to live longer? Try being an optimist

  The Telegraph - James Le Fanu

  From personal experience, a Sussex doctor reports that transient, distressing episodes of feeling “ice cold” – recently mentioned in this column – can be (yet another) bizarre long-term effect of Covid. Following a nasty encounter with the virus back in March 2020, he was, like so many, afflicted …

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  6 hours ago

  The lies we tell ourselves about drinking

  The Telegraph - By Hattie Garlick

  Apologies if you are reading this with a glass of something restorative in one hand, but last week, two new studies suggested that the drinking patterns we fell into during the pandemic are now having a grave effect on the nation’s health. They make sobering reading. Research from the University of …

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  17 hours ago

  What happens to your fitness as you age – and what you can do about it

  The Telegraph - By Jessica Salter

  It’s common to feel some aches and pains as we get older, but the announcement last month that England all-rounder Ben Stokes has quit ODI (One Day International) cricket, because at 31, he feels his body is “letting me down”, shows that the decline might start sooner than we think. Stokes blames …

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  19 hours ago

  Don’t let all your healthy habits fall apart on holiday

  The Telegraph - By Nicole Mowbray

  Plan ahead for the plane With flight delays and cancellations on the horizon this summer, ­preparation is key to help you avoid the airport fast-food outlets, says nutritionist Susie Howe. “It’s often hard to find healthy, nutritious snacks at airports – and especially once you are on the plane – so …

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  21 hours ago

  How to have a ‘good’ grief – with help from Rev Richard Coles

  The Telegraph - By Clover Stroud

  There was a moment, following the death of his partner, David Oldham, when Rev Richard Coles panicked that he might forget their life together. “David had a Morris Minor, and his brother, who is a sweetheart, asked me if he should take it. I said, ‘yes, yes of course.’ But it was only when it was …