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How to get well soon(er) this winter

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A nurse explains how to support someone in hospital with dementia

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From flies to ants: which insects spread most germs?

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How often you really need to wash

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How I lost 5 stone without weightloss jabs

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5 surprising things that make you age faster

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The 8 small health tweaks that changed my life

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Everything you need to know about hormones

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13 best Lovehoney vibrators, tried and tested

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5 science-backed ways to perk up your sex drive

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5 plants proven to boost your health and memory

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How the heat affects your body and brain

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What to do if your travel insurance is too high

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What do women really want?

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How to exercise safely in the heatwave

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Why postbiotics are the new gut health holy grail

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How the Sunday reset changed my life

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5 health hacks Michael Mosley wanted us to know

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From Good Housekeeping for IRC

Could retirement communities ease loneliness?

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Stop chasing orgasms: 5 steps to satisfying sex

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Jess Phillips on new funding for abuse victims

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Chronic stress is bad for you - here's what to do

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Alzheimer’s runs in my family. What can I do?

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The cancer diagnosis no one talks about

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How to eat chia seeds the right way

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Add these high-protein seeds to your diet

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How to talk to your child about body image

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Naga Munchetty: book extract and more for GH VIPs!

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How to Start the Mediterranean Diet

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The 35 things you need to have ready in a disaster

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How the sun affects your age group, and what to do

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Why are more young people getting cancer?

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Why breaking your hip can be fatal for women

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How to silence food noise

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5 strategies to help reverse osteoporosis

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How a former nurse spotted her own dementia

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6 hard truths about affairs and why they happen

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Everything you need to know about fibroids

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4 science-backed strategies to manage chronic pain

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How to stay married for 60 years

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Spider? Varicose? What to do about vein changes

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Why we get recurring UTIs in menopause

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Why everyone needs a "Grandma Hobby"

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Why new mothers had it easier in the 70s and 80s

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Why walking by the sea will heal your broken heart

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Does hay fever make you cough?

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Dementia care: what I wish I'd known

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A ‘sleep divorce’ saved my health and my marriage

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The slushy sweetener children should avoid

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How to weight train at home – no gym required