Amy Fleming is a freelance writer and former Guardian staff journalist. Follow her on Twitter @amy_fleming
June 2024
The happy microbiome: how to nourish all of yours - from mouth to gut to vagina
Genetically speaking, we are more microbe than human and, whether on our skin or up our nose, they are essential to our health. Here are simple ways to keep yours thriving
April 2024
‘Don’t push into pain!’ How to rescue your knees from everything from torn ligaments to injured tendons
The truth about protein: how to get enough – at every age
Don’t forget your Tabasco! Over 30 little travel tricks that make all the difference
‘Teenagers are exhausting’: Teacher and author Carol Atherton on why her profession deserves more respect
March 2024
‘Organising is the best kind of antidepressant’: Astra Taylor and Leah Hunt-Hendrix on solidarity
‘I feel like I’m in Sex and the City’ – the women who fled Ukraine to start anew
February 2024
My best shot
The iron age hillfort that makes people cry: David R Abram’s best photograph
How to have healthy joints
Team sports for kids and yoga in your 50s: exercises to help you stay flexible for every life stage
Intermittent fasting: what is it, how does it work – and is it right for you?
Weekend
Crystal Hefner on surviving the Playboy Mansion, Marina Hyde on Laurence Fox, and how to protect your brain from dementia – podcast
January 2024
‘That’s just normal forgetting’: the difference between memory loss and dementia – and how to protect your brain
The odd memory lapse is no big deal – so when should we start to worry? Experts explain, and share the best ways to stay sharp
The big idea
The big idea: should we keep politics out of social media?
Where is the line between raising awareness and feeding polarisation?
New year, same old you
Change the lights! Start napping! 27 ways to boost your mood for the New Year
Ooooof… January isn’t easy! Energy levels are rock bottom – but fear not. Here’s how to give yourself a factory reset to boost your lust for life
December 2023
‘A pile of dirt makes me drool’: why some people crave and eat inedible things
From chalk to rubbers and clay, there are a variety of reasons why those with pica syndrome yearn to eat non-foodstuffs. But is this dangerous?
November 2023
The pet I'll never forget
The pet I’ll never forget: Queenie, the mysterious budgie who beguiled us all
The flat tummy myth: why bloating can be good for you – and when it’s time to worry
October 2023
‘Famous then forgotten’: can Frieze rescue the legions of lost female painters?
Their work dazzled the world – but was obliterated from history. As the giant art fair Frieze opens in London, we explore its historic new section aiming to write women back into the story of art
My best shot
Are you the lower middle class? Michael Bennett’s best photograph
‘I went to a Berni Inn to find the lower middle class. But no one wanted to admit to being part of this growing demographic. There was no pride in it. So I started to gloss over that part’
How to have healthy skin
‘I steer away from sugars, and most of all stress’: how six experts look after their own skin
Dermatologists reveal their daily routines, which products they use on themselves and why they avoid soap
