The term “dry strokers” has been coined for swimmers who skip the pre-swim shower, slipping straight into the water without a rinse – and the habit is raising concerns among…
Author: Oliver Marsh
Oliver Marsh
Mental Health & Lifestyle Correspondent
Oliver Marsh reports on mental health and wellness for Health News Daily. He covers NHS mental health services, workplace wellbeing, children's mental health, anxiety, depression and modern approaches to healthy living. A certified Mental Health First Aider, Oliver is passionate about breaking the stigma around mental health and making evidence-based wellbeing advice accessible to all. His reporting bridges the gap between clinical mental health news and practical lifestyle guidance for UK readers.
· Certified Mental Health First Aider (MHFA England), peer support volunteer, lived experience of NHS Talking Therapies pathway
· ADHD and autism in adults, anxiety and depression, CAMHS and children's mental health, workplace burnout, sleep science, nutrition and ultra-processed foods, NHS mental health service access
Five-minute hourly walks combat sedentary health risks, research shows. A major study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has found that brief, regular walking breaks—sometimes called “exercise snacks”—can…
Half of UK adults have high cholesterol, a life-threatening condition in which fatty deposits build up in the arteries and are thought to contribute to roughly one in five deaths…
Falling asleep within a minute of your head hitting the pillow might sound like a blessing, but experts warn it is often a red flag. According to Michelle Drerup, a…
The five-minute fix that isn’t The idea that five minutes of daily exercise could be enough to keep you healthy sounds like the sort of life hack that busy people…
Childhood consumption of sweetened drinks, including fruit juice and fizzy pop, may increase the risk of developing high blood pressure in adulthood by as much as 52%, according to a…
The UK government is suffering from a condition known as “institutional allostatic load” — a state of chronic wear and tear caused by relentless political and economic upheaval — as…
Babies who wake repeatedly during the night may be getting too much sleep, not too little, according to a growing number of sleep specialists who challenge the widely held belief…
The Met Office has extended its amber extreme heat warning to cover both Monday and Tuesday, with forecasters predicting temperatures could reach 37 degrees Celsius across parts of England and…
Marketing tactic gives products a ‘health halo’ Many products carrying a “high protein” label are not automatically healthier, nutritionists have warned, as a marketing tactic known as “protein washing” exploits…