From fitness to friendship - ideas that changed the way we treat our bodies and minds
The pill meant reliable, convenient family planning - and sexual freedom
In 2002, a landmark study on Buddhist monks showed that meditation can alter the brain.
How one of the mainstays of vegetarian cuisine was launched in 1982
In the 1960s and 70s, thousands of westerners travelled to India by overland bus.
The fight between Big Pharma and South Africa over the right to import cheap drugs.
The remarkable Swiss psychiatrist who changed the way we think about dying.
A therapy which seems to work for post-traumatic stress was developed in the late 1980s
How an Israeli scientist discovered the crucial compounds in the widely-used drug
How a New York housewife started a worldwide weight loss business in May 1963.
The birth of the running programme that got millions off their sofas and out jogging
Scientist Jon Kabat-Zinn pioneered a meditative approach to treat pain and depression.
Erica Jong, a feminist author from New York, talks about her novel on female sexuality
The Vegan Society was established in 1944 by British 'non-dairy vegetarians'
The book that highlighted the health and environmental benefits of a plant based diet
When doctors said cigarette smokers were dying prematurely the UK government did little.
In 1977 a US government body first warned Americans that their diet was killing them.
Abdul Sattar Edhi built one of the biggest welfare charities in the world
It is almost 40 years since the publication of a groundbreaking book about relationships.
In 1997 obesity was first recognised as a global problem by the World Health Organisation
In the spring of 1988 a new kind of anti-depressant went on the market.
The "lady with the lamp" died on August 13th 1910.
How China's barefoot doctor scheme revolutionised rural healthcare.
In 1948 Britain launched the National Health Service, NHS
After WW2 US President Harry Truman argued for healthcare for all but his plan failed.
