Paula Goodyer

Healthy eating

Fixing emotional eating

Paula Goodyer A psychologist explains how to master 'mindful eating'.

Beauty Fears v facts

Could our everyday cosmetics be killing us?

Deodorant.

Paula Goodyer The news isn't great ... but don't throw out your deoderant just yet, writes Paula Goodyer.

Outdoor gyms

Fitness goes free range

Outdoor

Paula Goodyer Outdoor gyms involve trees rather than fees and are proving popular around the globe.

Nutrition

Why (some) slim people can eat twice as much as the rest of us

Woman eating white table grapes

Paula Goodyer Unfair! We all cry. Butit's worth bearing in mind that for some, gaining weight can be just as fraught as losing it.

Sugar addictions

Seduced by sweet nothings

Sweet

Paula Goodyer Sugar addicts can ease the dietary guilt with a little common sense.

Crying shame

Addicts: dying for love?

Amy

Paula Goodyer Has anyone noticed that we're only kind to addicts when they're dead?

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Food allergies

Extreme reactions

Paula Goodyer With food allergy on the rise - three times more common than a generation ago - researchers are looking for ways to stem the tide.

Time to pick sides

Dining

Paula Goodyer Eating out healthily is a challenge when chefs treat vegetables as decoration.

Nutrition

The Bare Essentials

Chick peas

Paula Goodyer Time-poor? Hungry? When the pantry is stocked with these few basic ingredients, a healthy dinner is only moments away.

Fertility

An exercise in fertility

Fitness

Paula Goodyer Small changes to diet and lifestyle can make a big difference to the chances of conceiving, writes Paula Goodyer.

nutrition

On the fast track

Fast

Paula Goodyer Starving yourself for short periods is dismissed as faddish by many but fasting could provide surprising health benefits.

Fitness

She runs the night

Paula Goodyer Don't let the shorter days curb your fitness - night running can be great fun.

Wellbeing

A taste of happiness

Taste

Paula Goodyer There's no argument that the right food and exercise helps keep our bodies in good nick, but how important are they for our mental health?

Fitness

An exercise in weight loss

Exercise

Paula Goodyer Are intense workouts really the secret to shifting excess kilos?

Pregnant eating

Pregnant pause for thought

Paula Goodyer Am I getting enough iron, folate or calcium? Is this food safe? These are the things mums-to-be think about when it comes to eating during pregnancy.

Health

Middle management

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Paula Goodyer PAULA GOODYER discusses why women tend to feel more bloated than men.

Nutrition

Greening the menu

Green

Paula Goodyer How easy is it to find vegetarian food on a restaurant menu? It depends on where you happen to be and what kind of vegetarian you are ...

Nutrition

Eat Your Words

Paula Goodyer A new book tackles conflicting advice about healthy diets, sorting the facts from the fiction.

WELLBEING

Locked in a vicious cycle

Contraception

Paula Goodyer For some women, the fear of gaining weight means HRT and oral contraceptives are bitter pills to swallow.

Distilling the herbal hype

Herbal medicine

Paula Goodyer Herbal medicines may be inexpensive and easy to obtain but they carry their own risks and inconsistencies.