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Food choices for weight loss, copy space a_namenko/iStockphoto/Getty Images Hide title Change the title a_namenko/iStockphoto/Getty Images Protein is having a moment. From coffee chains to food companies marketing protein cookies and snacks, to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tipping steak instead of cake, the noise surrounding protein can make it difficult to know what … Read more
By 2024, fewer mental health patients will be waiting in hospital emergency departments than in 2022. But Massachusetts still has some of the nation’s longest waits, and behavioral health patients with special needs — such as the elderly, pregnant women, or children with autism — often can’t get treatment in time. Get the Gavel A … Read more
A study suggests that walking for the bus can significantly reduce the risk of diabetes and dementia. Brief bouts of vigorous exercise, such as jogging for the bus, playing with children or climbing stairs, all have health benefits, according to researchers in China. The study involved 96,408 people who participated in the UK Biobank study … Read more
There’s an online version of fitness that seems to exist in a vacuum: the perfect program, dialed-in nutrition, unlimited time. And then there’s fitness for the rest of us, living in the real world. For Will Simpson—former rugby player turned military officer and founder of performance nutrition brand Real Meal—training doesn’t happen in isolation. It … Read more
The local NHS says a new provider appointed by Cornwall Council will run the redesigned service Image courtesy of the model (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Mental Health Day Resource Center services in Cornwall will end this week, with Cornwall Council saying the closure is part of “wider changes to how support is provided locally”. Cornwall Council-owned … Read more
Your support helps us tell the story From birth rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story develops. Whether it’s investigating Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC finances or producing our recent documentary ‘The Word,’ which shines a light on American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how … Read more
Virgin Active South Africa has launched its Collection Country Club in Green Point, Cape Town, the first of a new “community fitness club” concept it will promote to its 127 existing gym facilities across the country. Virgin Active CEO Dan Quarsky said in an interview that the new concept differs from the traditional view of … Read more
While Pilates evolved from a method developed by Joseph Pilates in the 1920s, some still swear by the original 34-movement sequence. But, as you can imagine, sticking to this method is a waste of time, so what do you do if you’re in a hurry? Sophie Hutton, classic Pilates instructor and founder of Reformer Retreats … Read more
Zoira Hanafi stood in shock as four doctors rushed behind her to enter the ward where her eight-month-old daughter Hambali lay semi-conscious. Upon entering the Kayita Community Health Center in Nigeria’s northern Katsina state, medical personnel used color-coded tape to measure the diameter of children’s hands and determine their level of malnutrition. A steady stream … Read more
Something is deeply wrong with South Africa’s mental health care system. The latest tragedy to grab the headlines is the death of 35-year-old psychiatric patient Lerato Molme, who died of burn injuries in June 2024 in a fire at the George Mukhari Academic Hospital (GMAH). As a punishment, he was confined to an unheated isolation … Read more