While it sometimes seems like mosquitoes swarm humans simply to make our lives miserable, they actually ruin our evening strolls and barbecues because they’re hungry. A female mosquito needs to slurp up a belly full of blood to produce her clutch of eggs and her hunger hormones drive her to seek out bare arms and… Read More »
At the start of the new year, a glut of self-help books offer many promises The Money Doctor 2019, by John Lowe (Gill Books) The Hollywood Body Plan: 21 Minutes for 21 Days, by David Higgins (Headline Books) The Power Of Small, by Aisling Leonard Curtin and Trish Leonard-Curtin (Hachette Ireland) Calm The F*** Down,… Read More »
Fish oils, multivitamins and other supplements are a huge industry, but the latest research indicates they are often of little use. Here’s what you need to know Maarten Wouters/Getty By Linda Geddes FOR some people, they are an insurance policy against a less-than-perfect diet. Others take them because they can’t – or won’t – eat… Read More »
I have a strict rule about my bed: It’s for sleeping and sex only. I’m not a person who likes to eat in her bed, spend all day lounging in her bed, or even take naps in her bed. The rule helps me think of this place as an area where only good things happen.… Read More »