All news by author: Luisa Metcalfe

As the days get shorter and the mercury plummets, Luisa Metcalfe asks lifestyle experts to share their tips for boosting vitality and mood during the winter season

From the classic cup mushroom and vitamin D-packed chestnut mushrooms to meaty portobellos and firm, fragrant shiitakes, there are a wide variety of mushrooms to discover

Libraries are usually a place for quiet, but as Luisa Metcalfe discovers, one local centre’s drop-in group in Ipswich is helping men open up without the stigma of therapy

Inflammation is the body’s natural response to an infection or injury. The immune system kicks in, causing redness, heat, swelling and pain around the area before fading away a few days later