Going nowhere fast? Personal trainers on why you aren’t seeing results in the gym 18 October 2026 at 01:00

Going nowhere fast? Personal trainers on why you aren’t seeing results in the gym

18 October 2026 at 01:00

From doing too much cardio to wasting time – PTs reveal the common fails stunting your progress, and how to avoid them

We’ve all done it. Launched ourselves head first into a new regime – perhaps as the result of a new year resolution, recent breakup or aggressively unflattering photo. “You go all in and train five days a week,” says Elizabeth Davies, personal trainer and author of Training for Your Old Lady Body. “Then life happens. You miss a few sessions, then stop completely. You feel deflated that you couldn’t stick to it. Then some time later, motivation strikes again and the cycle repeats itself.”

‘Try to eat really well, 80% of the time’: nutrition expert says healthy eating is easier than you think 14 October 2026 at 12:00

‘Try to eat really well, 80% of the time’: nutrition expert says healthy eating is easier than you think

The Guardian

By: Elle Hunt

14 October 2026 at 12:00

Christopher Gardner, the author of Food Sense and director of nutrition studies at Stanford, says we have overcomplicated the question of what to eat

Finally, some good news: eating well is more straightforward than you think. “There’s a lot of good science out there, and it mostly agrees,” says Stanford University’s director of nutrition studies and professor of medicine Christopher Gardner from his office in Palo Alto – beaming, bronzed and the picture of health.

In the age of social media and wellness grift, we’ve overcomplicated the question of what to eat, he says.

Vitamin patches have their grip on the wellness industry: but is the fad only skin deep? | Antiviral 14 October 2026 at 10:00

Vitamin patches have their grip on the wellness industry: but is the fad only skin deep? | Antiviral

The Guardian

By: Donna Lu

14 October 2026 at 10:00

Experts peel back the evidence to see whether any of the health claims about vitamin patches stick – or whether it’s the placebo effect at work

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Feeling fatigued and listless? Searching for an energy boost? Want to improve your mood and motivation? The solution may be, according to a proliferation of online articles and wellness TikToks, not to seek medical advice but to whack on a vitamin patch.

Wearers purport to feel more focused or energised when adorned with the patches, some of which look like transparent squares, and others which are cuter and more colourful, resembling stickers or temporary tattoos.

From black soldier flies to mealworms: farming insects for food, fodder and fertiliser in Uganda 14 October 2026 at 06:00

From black soldier flies to mealworms: farming insects for food, fodder and fertiliser in Uganda

The Guardian

By: Umberto Diecinove

14 October 2026 at 06:00

Cultivating the nutritious bugs means families can raise livestock and enrich their own food, while lowering pressures on the land

A few minutes’ walk from his home in the Kyaka II refugee settlement, Kanane Bikanyale feeds black soldier fly larvae to chickens in a coop above a fishpond. The larvae disappear in a scrum of chickens. Nearby, more larvae grow in modified jerrycans, while adult flies are kept in netted boxes.

Bikanyale kept chickens before he fled to Uganda from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). But the cost of conventional feed and shortages of ingredients made them increasingly difficult to raise – a widespread pressure for millions of smallholder farmers whose margins are tight.

Kanane Bikanyale tends to his black soldier fly larvae in a rearing unit in the Kyaka II refugee camp in Uganda

Was the Human Gut Healthier in Ancient Times? 7 October 2026 at 11:57

Was the Human Gut Healthier in Ancient Times?

NYT: Science

By: Carl Zimmer

7 October 2026 at 11:57

The microbiome isn’t what it used to be in many parts of the world. The shift may be affecting the well-being of people in industrialized countries.

The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later 7 October 2026 at 01:00

The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later

The Guardian

By: Linda Geddes

7 October 2026 at 01:00

From blood pressure to ageing, research suggests the first 1,000 days of sugar exposure could leave a decades-long mark on health

They were born into a Britain still recovering from the hardships of war. Though the air-raid sirens had fallen silent, many everyday foods remained rationed, including sugar. Adults were restricted to about 3 tablespoons (40g) a day to stretch between cups of tea, baking and desserts; children were limited to less than a tablespoon. Babies and very young children were expected to have little or no added sugar.

Then, in 1953, the brakes came off. Separate restrictions on sweets and chocolate were lifted in February, followed by sugar in September. By the second half of 1954, average sugar consumption had almost doubled.

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