Do sports drinks really work?

Do drinks and suuplements give you the edge? Or is a good diet all you need?

Health club members: slimmer, fitter, happier

Our members are losing pounds, meeting goals and getting fit with the Times Health Club

Fabulous feline

I live alone and work full time. I feel a cat would be the right pet for me, but it will be left alone all day. Should I get two?

Ask your father: why are you on a diet?

Flora, aged 10, wants to know why she has to eat all her dinner when Mummy is on a diet

Potato salad with chervil

Fresh takes on old favourites: look away now if you're dieting. If not, tuck in for a dose of Vitamin C and supernutrients

Mediterranean diets

One small move to a Mediterranean menu may cut your risk of cancer

Denise Van Outen changes her ways

The TV presenter has come a long way since her raucous days. Now it's early nights, healthy living and no diets

Carnivores vs vegetarians

A die-hard veggie got a pleasant surprise when he returned to meat; while a newly turned veggie has a clearer conscience

Baltic Beach Hotel, Jurmala, Latvia

Milk and honey treatments at a bloc-busting three-storey spa on a sweeping Blue Flag beach

Not Just Anybody Dragon's Den winner Levi Roots

The inventor talks about respect for food, Guinness and remedies for a good life

Can we emigrate with our pets?

We are planning to emigrate to Australia and would love to take our dog and two cats with us. Is this feasible?

Swansea girl: Joanna Page

The Gavin and Stacey actress talks about her size, self-esteem and her battle with her underactive thryroid

Can city dwellers be self-sufficient?

Anna Shepard asks how we will feed our growing cities and explores some original ideas for urban food production

How to have a cheap wedding

The Rooneys may have blown £5 million tying the knot but for these three couples less was decidedly more

Imelda Staunton on acting naturally

The actress is bright and sparky but admits to having a dark side. The cure for that she tells Celia Dodd is simply to get on with things