Healthy Living
In mint condition: Can you cure halitosis in the sweet shop?
If you neglected to brush your teeth this morning, you're not alone. More and more of us are instead relying on an ever-increasing variety of breath-freshening products. But are the sugar-free confections on our shelves really an alternative to old-fashioned oral hygiene and the dreaded visit to the dentist? Nick Duerden investigates
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The next big thing?: How child-focused businesses are growing in appeal
Thursday, 29 July 2010
An increasing number of parents are setting up businesses focused on children.
There's an art to persuading your child to become potty-friendly
Thursday, 29 July 2010
If your little one finds it tough switching to the toilet, try to make it fun. And, as Amy McLellan reports, patience is key
Dad's Diary: 'A festival's a perfect place for a child when the weather's fine'
Thursday, 29 July 2010
By the time you read this, I'll be sat in a field with my partner and son, Krishan, celebrating his third birthday in Cornwall. We decided to head to the coast for a bit of rest and relaxation after our second festival of 2010.
Catherine: Nothing Tastes As Good As Thin Feels?
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Sometimes you just have to laugh at yourself. This is one of those times. You've all heard the saying, as muttered famously by a certain Miss.Moss - but upon pondering over some of the 'recipes' I cam ...
Simon Usborne: Tour de France: Photos sans pareil
Thursday, 29 July 2010
If you're not already aware of Big Picture, Boston Globe's online photo blog, I urge you to trawl its occasional yet always illuminating topical galleries. The guy who edits the site has access to mos ...
Simon Usborne: Tips for all you cycling gals (circa 1936)
Monday, 26 July 2010
Fantastic bit of British Pathé newsreel here in which Evelyn Hamilton – by all accounts the Victoria Pendleton of her day – offers advice for city riding that is just as useful today as it was in the Thirties
Simon Usborne: Sunday in the saddle: 110-miles, ‘half way up Everest’ at the Etape du Tour
Friday, 16 July 2010
So, here we go again. Very early on Sunday morning, as the sun (fingers crossed) starts to warm the Pyrenees, I’ll be taking my place on the start line for one of the toughest rides in the sport.
The shape of things to come: How slimming became big business in the Twenties
Friday, 16 July 2010
The diet industry might seem like a modern invention but the slimming craze can be traced back to your great-grandmother's day.
Virginia Ironside's Dilemmas: 'My boyfriend won't marry me'
Thursday, 1 July 2010
Dear Virginia, I’ve lived with my boyfriend for eight years, and two years ago he suddenly suggested we got engaged.
Simon Usborne: Cycle 'superhighways' looking, well, a bit rubbish
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
They were billed as the answer to the battle for London’s streets raging between motorists and riders
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