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Ten ways to train like an elite athlete

Hypoxic chambers, cryotherapy, gravity-defying treadmills ... the training methods of Olympic athletes may sound out of reach, but the rest of us can try them too, says Sam Murphy
Is it ever too late to learn to swim?

Nearly 30 and terrified of the water, Bim Adewunmi finally takes the plunge

Should you stick to the use-by dates on food?

Dr Dillner: With more than a million cases of food poisoning in the UK each year, it pays to be careful about what you eat
The wonder of breasts

Florence Williams: Our culture is obsessed with breasts, yet we know remarkably little about them. But their secrets are starting to be unravelled, and nothing is more astonishing than breast milk
Dear Mariella

A 43-year-old mother of two is dismayed by the fact that she's looking older. Should she opt for the surgeon's knife? Mariella Frostrup reveals why plastic surgery is rarely the path to happiness
Happiness is a glass half empty

Be positive, stay focused on success: so goes our modern mantra. But perhaps the true path to contentment is to learn to be a loser, says Oliver Burkeman