5 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
‘Skinny girl summer’ is over — but society is still fatphobic, even in autumn
What does autumn mean for body image? Metro chats to the experts (Picture: Getty/Metro) Leaves that slowly turn orange. Sunshine mornings with a chill in the air. Swapping out the summer wardrobe for cosy jumpers. With autumn well underway in the UK, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief because, while I enjoy soaking […]
5 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Five mundane words during a doctor’s appointment changed my life forever
Moira Jordan had the BRCA gene mutation which made her more likely to get cancer (Picture: Moira Jordan/Emmi Hyyppä) In March 2023, Moira Jordan was in her wedding era. The bride-to-be had sent out the save the dates, booked the village hall, and said ‘yes’ to the dress. When she wasn’t planning her nuptials to […]
Gemma was four weeks pregnant at the time of her operation (Picture: Tom Wren / SWNS) At 42, Gemma Williams was insecure about the ‘saggy pouches’ of skin on her stomach, which she’d had since the births of her three children. Since they were all now in their teens or early twenties, Gemma, armed with […]
3 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Aldi makes major change to everyday essential in support of new parents
The change to baby products at Aldi could make a big change in the lives of new parents (Picture: Aldi) Becoming a new parent is often wrapped up in a bow and presented to us at the best and most rewarding thing we will ever do. But that doesn’t mean it can’t feel, at times, […]
3 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
‘My doctor calls me Ozempic’s poster girl – this is what most people do wrong’
Aisling McCarthy took Ozempic for 12 months and keeps a picture on her fridge of before the weight loss medication to remind her of the journey (Picture: Andy Gibson) There was a time in Aisling McCarthy’s life when she was in agony and couldn’t look at herself in the mirror. After being diagnosed with arthritis […]
It all came crumbling down in 2021 (Picture: w8media) Hopping out of the front passenger seat, I walked around the car to give my son, Charlie, a hug goodbye. It was June 26, 2021 and my husband, Richard, and I had just dropped him home. Charlie was looking forward to a relaxing night alone, eating […]
2 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
I thought I caught flu from a gig — but it was a Victorian disease
Indigo assumed she had caught a common cold at the gig (Picture: Kennedy News and Media) A woman who thought she caught the flu at a gig was left ‘panicking’ to learn she had actually contracted a ‘Victorian disease’ that killed an estimated 10,000 people a year during the 19th century. Indigo Duffy began developing […]
Not everyone wakes up every day feeling super happy. But the good news is that joy can be learnt. So says Harvard professor and self-proclaimed ‘happiness expert’ Professor Arthur C. Brooks, anyway. He’s spent years studying the science of wellbeing, even teaming up with Oprah Winfrey at one point to write the very successful book […]
2 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
If you can do these 4 everyday things in your 50s, you’re in great physical shape
We hate to say it, but for the majority of us as soon as we turn 50 we’re well over halfway through our lives. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) states that the average life expectancy for males is 78.8 years. For females, it’s a little higher at 82.8 years. While this does sound scary […]
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Shocking IUD photo reveals ‘horrifying’ hairball removed from woman’s vagina
Abbie was shocked to find something attached to her IUD (Picture: @abbie.nicoleee/Caters) Abbie Elian had been suffering through an exhausting cycle of infections, pain and fatigue for five months when nurses suggested her IUD could be the cause. She’d had the contraceptive device — often referred to as a coil — inserted for six years […]