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Are at-home gut microbiome testing kits a scam?
Feel sad, anxious or ‘homesick’ after sex? You might have post-coital dysphoria
Research on PCD has determined that people of all genders and sexualities have had such feelings after sex and masturbation
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‘The longest relationship of my life’: 10 years of dating through my phone
Are smartphones bad for us? Five world experts answer
What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation
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The 30-plant challenge
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How much coffee is OK for me to drink in a day? I asked the experts
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The state of the bush – how should I be styling my pubic hair?
Halfway there: a column about midlife
No sex drive and a ‘tanking libido’: how I redefined intimacy in midlife
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Everyone’s so intolerant online. Am I right to stay silent?
Ask Ugly
Signature scents are deeply appealing – but how else can I express ‘the self’?
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Head lice are everywhere. Are selfies to blame?
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I am sober curious – but a little alcohol is still valuable to me
Emma Beddington
The happy microbiome: how to nourish all of yours - from mouth to gut to vagina
One night I’m a murderer, the next my husband’s having an affair. Why do we have the dreams that we do?
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Relationships
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The moment I knew: we could barely make eye contact because of the chemistry radiating between us
This is how we do it: ‘The sheep on our farm hinder our sex life more than the kids’
Blind date: ‘We both grimaced as we gulped down oysters and pretended to enjoy them’
Actor Kevin Bacon on learning selflessness, the secret lives of porn addicts, and what’s it like to be a private tutor for the rich? – podcast
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Ask Ottolenghi: what’s going wrong with my preserved lemons?
Don’t throw away that tinned fish oil! Use it in this tasty dressing – recipe
Cocktail of the week: Down Hall’s green tea martini – recipe
Benjamina Ebuehi’s roast pineapple with coconut brittle
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