Sales of noise-cancelling headphones have rocketed in recent years, bringing the ‘perk’ of blocking out all the unwanted sounds around you. But last week experts warned that overuse of these popular gadgets could be having an unexpected effect on our […]
It’s been dubbed the ‘shroom boom’ – the huge increase in demand for products containing ‘medicinal’ mushrooms that, it is claimed, help treat everything from insomnia to poor immunity and the menopause. Popularity of the products has surged so much
Lured by the promise of better digestion and a stronger immune system, Britons today spend about £1billion a year on probiotic supplements – quite a rise from an annual £62million in 2000. Yet a survey has found that despite nearly
Tis the season to be hungover. But, of course, they aren’t exclusive to Christmas – the average Briton spends more than a year of their life nursing a hangover, according to research by cancer charity MacMillan. A hangover doesn’t just
Could the answer to eternal youth really be as simple as popping a daily ‘wonder’ pill? That’s the suggestion about the latest anti-ageing supplements available in our pharmacies and online. Whether it’s medicinal mushrooms, proteins such as spermidine or the
Could the order in which you eat certain foods – rather than the amount – be the key to staying slim and healthy? That’s the claim behind the latest TikTok diet craze, known as ‘food sequencing’, with wellness influencers sharing
