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Practical insights on training, recovery, nutrition and supplements. What the research says, without miracle cures or empty promises, always with the sources.

Preventing mould in the house: a family opens the window wide and the mother reads the humidity on a hygrometer
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Mould in the house: why families are best off aiming for 40 to 60 percent humidity in autumn

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LONGEVITY

Lumbar disc herniation: two in three shrink on their own, and here is how to help your body along

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NUTRITION

Fruit before bed or as dessert: what is true about the myths?

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RECOVERY

Exercising with a cold: why recreational athletes are better off doing the neck check than sweating it out

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Tendons after 50: why they adapt more slowly than your muscles and why 65 percent stiffer is good news

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TRAINING

Shin splints: why your shin hurts after running and how to get back to pain-free runs

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LONGEVITY

Sleeping pills after 65: why they give only 25 minutes of extra sleep on average and the new guideline limits them

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Testing a smoke alarm: why you cannot smell smoke in your sleep and how to check it every month

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NUTRITION

Banana too sweet? What research says about sugar in fruit

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LONGEVITY

Dancing after 65: why dance classes go hand in hand with a 37 percent lower risk of falling

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Candles and indoor air: why a candle flickering in a draught mainly gives off soot

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NUTRITION

Fries or boiled potatoes: why the preparation matters most for type 2 diabetes

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ROUTINES

Visible in the dark: why a driver only sees you at 20 metres in dark clothes

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NUTRITION

Do something useful with your pumpkin: soup and roasted seeds instead of the bin

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RECOVERY

Sleep in teenagers: why teens get tired later and what you can do as a parent

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