Life after coronavirus

I work for a Chinese company. I see my Chinese colleagues deeply affected by worries about the virus. They take the stairs over the lift, eat at different times, take the food out of the canteen to avoid sitting with each other, and practically gargle in disinfectant. My boss and colleagues all urge me to…

in praise of vitamin D

When I was last at my doctors, he ran a bunch of blood tests and discovered that not only were my iron levels exceedingly low, but that despite our amazing summer, so were my vitamin D levels. I had not really thought much about vitamin D before, but the doctor told me that not only…

being healthy

i started a subscription to the UK magazine Womens Health on my tablet. I thought it might encourage me in my health and fitness. However, to be honest, I am now seeing a pattern appearing in the cover stories, that is not exactly in line with what I thought I was signing up for: Can…