📉 Inside the birth rate crisis gripping the West.

With increasing numbers of women rejecting motherhood, governments are left scrambling to try and encourage a baby boom

@RosaSilverman investigates 🧵
telegraph.co.uk/family/parenti… 📈 On Nov 15 this year, the global population is expected to reach eight billion.

The United Nations predicts it could grow to about 8.5 billion by 2030 before peaking at 10.4 billion in the 2080s.

After that the world’s population will start to fall

🧠The key to a healthy brain may lie in your gut

Scientists exploring diseases such as Parkinson’s and dementia hope they have found an exciting link to the microbes already inside us...

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telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness… 🔴Jeremy Diskin initially attributed the stiffness in his arms to a football injury. Aged 55, he was still playing the game, and hoped physiotherapy would resolve what he assumed was a sports-related complaint.

But it didn’t seem to be working, and it wasn’t just his arms

'I've lived without central heating for 10 years – here's how you can too'

After a decade of going without what many would consider a necessity, as energy bills rocket, @GeorgieR30 is glad she can live with the cold

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telegraph.co.uk/women/life/liv… ✍️' “That’s terrible, how do you cope?” This is the reaction I get when I mention we don’t have central heating in our house,' writes Georgina Fullner.

'But after more than a decade of living without it, it no longer seems like a big deal'

💤 How to stop snoring for good.

It can disturb sleep, affect your health and drive a long-suffering partner insane, but with the help of the experts you can make a change.

Here's how 🧵
telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness… According to YouGov, around 52 per cent of UK adults are regular snorers.

But is it possible to stop?

David Cox investigates 👇

🍺❌ As many of us decide to cut back for Sober October, will this really benefit our health in the long term?

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telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness… 🍹 Diageo, the spirits company, recently estimated that by the end of 2022, the UK alcohol industry will be worth £46.7 billion, with an estimated 29.2 million regular consumers, with over-30s in professional occupations drinking the most

📱🌱“I spent 14 hours a day on my phone - until I discovered gardening”

Actor and YouTuber @Joe_Sugg discusses his new book and how gardening saved him from social media burn-out

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telegraph.co.uk/gardening/how-… 🎥Many will recognise the boyish face of Joe Sugg from being a finalist in the 2018 series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Perhaps you saw his West End appearance in Waitress, or caught his TV acting debut in The Syndicate last year?

🍄🧠 Magic mushrooms set to become UK’s ultimate weapon against depression

A wave of companies have been approved to test the radical approach under new rules drawn up following Britain’s departure from the European Union ⤵️
telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/2… A wave of companies have been approved to test psychedelic therapies under new rules drawn up.

🔍 Scientists said the use of psychedelic drugs to treat conditions such as depression could become a standard treatment within five years

Overthinking making you tired? It could be your brain poisoning itself...

😴Experts claim that toxins released in the brain from people thinking too hard forces the body to slow down

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telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/1… 😖A new study has shown that overworking your brain can lead to it literally poisoning itself

🧠Chemical are released into the prefrontal cortex, which forces the body to slow down so production of these toxins will stop and be flushed out

telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/1…

❌🍽️Revealed: The time you should stop eating to 'lose more weight'

Dieters lose about five pounds more than others on a calorie-controlled regime when they stick to time-restricted eating plan

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telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/0… ⏲️Dieters should limit themselves to only eating between 7am and 3pm to lose more weight, a study suggests

👶👵 Science is beginning to discover that “youth transplants” really can slow down the ageing process.

⛲ The fountain of youth, it seems, is youth itself.

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telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/05/1… 🩸 Historically, cultures have revered the blood of the young.

💉 It was even rumoured that Kim Jong-il, the former North Korean dictator, injected himself with blood from healthy young virgins to slow the ageing process

Spain is set to become first Western country offering ‘menstrual leave’ to women.

Women who suffer from severe period pain will be allowed to take leave from work for up to three days each month

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telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202… 🇪🇸The draft reform, revealed by the Cadena Ser radio station, will make Spain the first Western country to offer the right to "menstrual leave", under which women would be guaranteed time off during their periods

🗣️'My husband was diagnosed with dementia at 51 – our lives changed overnight'

For mother-of-two Hannah Riches, tackling the stigma around young on-set dementia has helped her come to terms with caring for her partner

She tells her story ⤵️
telegraph.co.uk/family/life/hu… At the beginning, you wouldn’t have known that Neil had dementia unless you spent time working or living with him, writes Hannah.

If you met him in the street, you might think he was just a bit eccentric

📱Child influencers are being “exploited” by parents to make money on social media with “lifelong consequences”, MPs have warned

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telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/05/0… ⚠️The digital, culture, media and sport select committee carried out an investigation into influencer culture and found examples of child internet figures enduring:

🔴kidnap threats
🔴harassment
🔴mental health repercussions