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Immunity, and what can and cannot be boosted
The immune system is not a dial, and the interventions that genuinely affect it are unglamorous and free or nearly so.
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Pelvic floor, gut, skin and the questions people postpone.
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Going to the doctor with something embarrassing
The delay caused by embarrassment does more harm than any of the conditions people are embarrassed about.
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Eyes, screens and what actually damages them
Screens cause genuine symptoms and not the damage attributed to them, while the things that do cause harm get less attention.
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Back pain, and what the evidence changed
Almost everything people believe about back pain — rest, scans, posture, discs — has been revised, and the advice is now close to the opposite.
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Hearing, and the losses that happen quietly
Hearing loss develops slowly enough to be invisible, and the delay before people act is measured in years.
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Feet, and why they matter more than people think
Foot problems limit activity, cause falls, and in some conditions are the site where serious complications begin.
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Teeth, and what they have to do with the rest of you
Gum disease is extremely common, largely painless until late, and associated with conditions well beyond the mouth.
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Headaches, migraine and hormones
Migraine is a neurological condition rather than a bad headache, and its relationship with the menstrual cycle changes treatment.
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Hair, and what can be done about losing it
A handful of treatments have real evidence, timing matters enormously, and several causes are entirely reversible.
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The bladder, and the things nobody asks about
Urgency, frequency and leakage are common, are not an inevitable part of ageing, and have effective treatments.
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Skin, and what actually works
A handful of ingredients have real evidence, the rest of the industry is built on the gap, and the basics are unglamorous.
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The gut, and what it is reasonable to believe
The microbiome is genuinely important and almost everything sold on the back of it is ahead of the evidence.
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The pelvic floor, for everyone
It is not only a postnatal concern, the exercises are done wrong more often than right, and too tight is as much a problem as too weak.