The Reading Room: Patient Experience Guides

A migraine is not just a headache. What the condition is really like, the new wave of treatments, and what helps day to day.

The years of being told it was normal, pain that doesn't match the scan, what a laparoscopy settles and doesn't, the hormonal t...

Anti-inflammatory diets are everywhere, fuelled by talk of 'inflammaging.' An honest look at what an anti-inflammatory pattern ...

Zone 2 cardio and VO2 max are the fitness buzzwords of the moment, and the counter-intuitive case is that training easier makes...

Creatine is no longer just for bodybuilders. An honest look at why it's being reconsidered for brain health and healthy aging, ...

Red light therapy is everywhere, from face masks to full-body panels. An honest look at what the evidence genuinely supports fo...

More adults than ever are recognising ADHD in themselves. An honest look at adult ADHD — what it actually is, the signs that we...

Gut health is everywhere, from probiotics to pricey microbiome tests. An honest look at what the microbiome really is, what gen...

PCOS affects around one in ten women and is widely misunderstood. An honest companion to living with polycystic ovary syndrome ...

Long COVID can be isolating, fluctuating, and invisible to everyone but the person living it. An honest companion to the long h...

Magnesium is the wellness world's favourite supplement. An honest look at what people actually notice for sleep and stress, why...

Ice baths and cold plunges are everywhere. An honest look at what cold water therapy actually feels like — the shock, the breat...