The health benefits of calling mom You’re an adult. You can handle this. You don’t need to run to Mom over a bad day at work. Turns out there are health benefits of calling your mother. A study published in Proceedings B by researchers from the University of Wisconsin Madison put a group of girls …

Wellbeing experts Nadia Narain and Katia Narain Phillip have been promoting the benefits of self-care way before it became a wellness ‘movement’ (on Instagram ‘#selfcare’ has been posted about 4,475,957 times – and counting). Their new book, Self-care for the Real World, is a result of the women’s twenty years of rich experience in yoga …

Flying, especially long haul, can leave you feeling absolutely pooped. But it’s not just jumping from timezone to timezone that leaves you feeling a bit knocked out; travelling in a plane can impact your body in a number of ways. Bupa’s UK Medical Director Dr Steve Iley points out some of the main ways air …

Tokyo Cosmopolitan, clean, and visually striking, Tokyo is an urban paradise—a confluence of past and present with a mix of gleaming skyscrapers, imperial palaces, and ancient shrines. Spend your days exploring world-class museums, heritage sites, and Japanese pop culture in Harajuku, and your nights belting out karaoke in Shibuya or slogging back soju at pint-sized …

You fell asleep The first spare moment you have is at 11 p.m., after homework, dinner, baths, and the kids are in bed. You’re dozing off as soon as you close your eyes—what a surprise. After 20 minutes, you wake up, feeling frustrated that it didn’t work. Don’t be mad at yourself. See slumber as …