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The good advice guide

Expert answers to all your questions on finance, wellbeing, nutrition, and living your best life

  • Research has shown that the time we exercise has specific health benefits.

    The secret to getting more out of exercise? It’s not what you do – it’s when you do it

  • Micaela Sharp with an upcycled headboard.

    ‘Be bold – that’s the fun part’: the ultimate expert guide to upcycling furniture

  • Three mature women looking at menu in restaurant<br>GettyImages-CA60764

    Start with the font: Jay Rayner’s guide to choosing a good restaurant anywhere

  • A vintage pic of a woman in a bath wearing a flowery bath cap

    Why doesn’t self-care and pampering make me feel better?

  • A woman puts a dollar bill into a piggy bank, circa 1950s. According to the experts, everyone should have at least three months’ net pay saved for an emergency.

    I need £2,000 now! How to find the money for an unexpected disaster

  • angry man holding a red telephone receiver

    How can I make a complaint in the most effective way?

  • Illustration by Jacquie Boyd.

    What’s the secret to giving good advice? Wait until you are asked for it

  • Instead of starting a meal with bread or crisps, why not try grilled vegetables instead?

    Eat fibre first – and ditch the juice: five quick and easy tips for a much healthier meal

  • Illustrations for Observer Good Advice supplement.

    Fake or fact: how to recognise a conspiracy theory

    Everyone is susceptible to misinformation or being led astray online. Here’s how to know when to follow your intuition or look for more facts
  • Old televisions stacked as a pyramid.

    How can I decide what to watch on TV and stop scrolling?

  • Worried young woman looking sideways

    Embrace the unknown: the benefits of learning to live with uncertainty

  • Parents are often a child’s first playmate and there’s a lot they can give in playing with their children

    Get stuck in but let them lead: an expert’s guide to playing with your children

    The Lego Professor of Play explains how to explore, interact and enjoy time with your young children as they learn about the world around them
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