Witold Rybczynski’s What Architecture Is
Rybczynski quotes some interesting views on architecture. One that he says flatly is “wrong”, and would have seemed…
Renoir and Love, National Gallery, review: this 5-star show is a triumph
Following a wrong-footing opening gallery, in which Renoir, in his pre-Impressionist days, is presented as a painter of…
Ed Gamble: ‘Saying all British food is bad is a lazy joke. You’ve clearly not been here’
Gamble has not always had an easy relationship with food, however. He has lived with type 1 diabetes…
Simon Reeve: ‘I was a whisker away from taking my own life’
Reeve has been on our screens for more than two decades, travelling across six continents and visiting more…
We didn’t believe in weight-loss pills. But in one month, we’ve lost over 2st
It wasn’t all plain sailing: one day, Alison caught me eating fish and chips at the pub. The…
I was diagnosed with coeliac disease so I went to the world’s only gluten-free town
Initially, I thought it would be easy. I’ve seen lots of gluten-free products in the supermarket, I would…
Why eating too much protein could shorten your life
Too much protein can lead to weight gain Whether it’s TikTok influencers, the self-styled health gurus in your…
I ate nothing but porridge for two days to cut my cholesterol
At 63, I want to avoid going on statins for another year, so, in the interests of medical…
Six signs you’re in the chronic stress danger zone
During high stress, the hippocampus (the part of the brain that creates and retrieves memory) and the pre-frontal…
A visit to the Dutch Venice should be prescribed for depression
The peace is broken as a boat passes by with half a dozen lads singing loudly in Dutch,…
Why the drugs you’ve been prescribed may not work well
Much of this approach, says Barber, is down to the way modern society views illness. “We’re treating the…
My 87-year-old mum still plays golf and cycles. Here’s how we stay fit together
At 87, my mother Edith Osborne spends her days golfing, cycling and walking in Waterloo, in Ontario, Canada,…