Hold the lime! Could eating citrus zest and peel really be bad for your health?

Food safety campaigners have long been concerned about pesticide residues on lemons, limes and oranges – and now a social media post about it has gone viral. How safe is it to eat lemon cake or drink a G&T with ice and a slice?

The shocking rise of rib remodelling: ‘I wanted that hourglass shape’

It involves the fracturing of a patient’s ribs, before they spend three months laced into a corset. Some of those who have had this cosmetic procedure say it is like being ‘hit by a bus’. Why is it becoming more popular?

I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her

My mother was a keen swimmer, and she lived with depression. I wonder if she found the same respite in the water that has helped heal me since she passed away

Thawed chicken to non-stick pans, we answered your food and kitchen safety questions

We hosted a live Q&A with guest experts Rachel Sherman and Caroline L Schauer. See it here

Sin or virtue? How envy can actually be helpful

In her new book, Envy, Stacy Kim explains how to understand the feeling, identify your deeper desires and use them to achieve your goals

The joy of veg-maxxing: how to eat many, many more plants – without really trying

A new report has found many crops are far less nutritious than they once were, so we need to eat more of them. Here is how to get your five portions of fruit and veg a day, easily and affordably – and potentially increase that to ten

Delays, deodorant and ripped up carpet: how airlines handle mid-flight ‘biological hazards’

When stomach bugs meet turbulence, air travel can become a health hazard for all onboard – and it happens, unfortunately, ‘more regularly than you would think’

Curiosity, atonement or a score to settle? Why – and how – people get through their high school reunions

Reunions can be riotous, scandalous or just plain awkward. Experts and attendees share how to go in prepared

Maternity care in England is in a doom loop – how has it come to this?

Twenty years ago, if a pregnant woman had asked for a C-section because of her fears over poor staffing levels, midwives would have thought she was over-anxious. Now, it seems like a depressingly realist position, writes Zoe Williams

Is it true that … you need to take 10,000 steps a day to be healthy?

The fitness benchmark has surprisingly unscientific origins – yet it does contain more than a kernel of truth

The next ayahuasca? Gabon fights to protect sacred plant from US drug companies

Iboga root, central to several Gabonese ritual traditions, is believed to have huge potential for use in treating addiction and some mental illnesses

‘This is horrifying. This is madness’: the row over competitive yoga

Some yogis welcome the idea of competition – for others, it is anathema. Will those keen for yoga to become an Olympic sport win the argument?

Going nowhere fast? Personal trainers on why you aren’t seeing results in the gym

From doing too much cardio to wasting time – PTs reveal the common fails stunting your progress, and how to avoid them

Do ankle weights really do anything? I wore them for a week to find out

When a knee injury forced me to change my fitness routine, I added Sportneer ankle weights – and got a decent workout

Make Me Well by Xand van Tulleken – an eye-opening takedown of wellness myths

The engaging TV doctor dismantles the spurious science behind modern day snake oils, from collagen to turmeric