Obese mother who lost SEVEN stone reveals her incredible transformation in bodybuilding

Clair Rauso, 41, from Croydon, was initially furious when husband Adam (right) signed them both up for gym memberships without consulting her but she soon became hooked on their regular workouts. At the time, the mother-of-two was a size 22 and weighed 17 stone (left) as she loved to binge on junk food and hadn't exercised for years. But the school-worker was astonished when she slimmed down to 10st 6lb and a dress size eight (second from left).

Do you get angry a lot of the time? If so, you're not alone. According to an NHS poll more than one in ten Britons claimed that they had trouble controlling their own temper.

More than a quarter of women said their sex life improved since changing to using a cup, while 34 per cent experienced fewer and less severe cramps, according the Intimina survey.

The findings may also explain why obese people struggle to keep weight off after a successful diet. A balanced 'community' of beneficial bacteria in the gut has been found to keep weight off.

U.S health experts are telling people to slap on suntan lotion when they are behind the wheel as well as on the beach as rays beaming through windows can put drivers at risk from skin cancer.

AGYCNF Overweight woman pinching a roll of fat on her side

Solving our country's obesity crisis through surgery is a nice idea. Forget diets, willpower and treadmills: all you need is a scalpel-wielding doctor and, hey presto, problem solved.

The Mail on Sunday's brilliant GP answers your questions on blood pressure medication and ear problems as well discussing celebrity diets and the dangers of back-pain medication.

Torquay woman wakes up 6 days after C-section to find both her legs amputated

Ella Clarke, 32, from Torquay, Devon, has gone from being an active mother to being instantly wheelchair-bound after the birth of her eighth child Winter Rose. A near-fatal condition caused by her placenta led to a haemorrhage, hysterectomy and then blood clotting while she was in an induced coma. Ella says she's now a shadow of her former self and her other children (inset) are now too scared to cuddle her after her limbs were removed while she was unconscious.

We've probably all used this all-rounder drug for aches and pains to ease headaches, muscle pain and toothache. But now the Mail on Sunday reveals how and when you should take it.

During the new trial at the King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Saudi Arabia osteoarthritis patients were injected with fat, which worked as lubrication inside the joint to improve its function.

There are now 2.5 million non-existent patients lurking on surgery lists and the NHS is having to fork out £141 for each one, which equates to an average of £43,750 per surgery.

One of the most common causes of premature birth in the UK, pre-eclampsia is a huge drain on NHS resources, affecting 70,000 British women.

The major trial, backed by the US Government, found rats exposed to the type of radio waves emitted by mobile phones were more likely to develop tumours in their brains and hearts.

Food keeps the alcohol in the stomach for longer, slowing its route to the small intestine where it is absorbed, according to the BBC's The Truth Behind Alcohol programme.

Dr Elizabeth Micks, an obstetrician gynaecologist at the University of Washington, Seattle, said many women are taking continuous hormonal contraceptives to stop themselves menstruating.

The condition, known medically as 'foetus in foetu', means that Mohd Zul Shahril Saidin, from Malaysia, had been carrying the foetus since birth. The unborn child has since been buried.

The 26-year-old unidentified woman, from Cameroon, revealed she had accidentally swallowed the condom two weeks before while with her boyfriend.

Sian Williams' husband praises her bravery following 'brutal' double mastectomy 

The BBC presenter, now 51, revealed her breast cancer fight this week and now her husband has spoken about the moment he found her 'battered and broken' following her double mastectomy. Fellow journalist Paul Woolwich, who married Sian in 2008 described how he 'couldn't bear' the prospect of a life without her - and how, following her operations, he feared she felt less feminine. Sian presented BBC Breakfast for 11 years and now anchors 5 News on Channel 5.

Overall, there were 296,863 people registered as having cancer in England in 2014 - a 1.4 per cent increase from the same point in 2013, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed.

FEMAIL pits 'healthy' takeaway salads against greasy burgers

Salads might be the go-to choice for those who are watching their waistlines, however, for anyone calorie-watching they might be surprised that there are healthier options in fast-food restaurants. 'Healthy' options pictured in the top from, left to right, Burger King, Nandos and KFC, are often higher in calories and fats than (pictured in the bottom row, burgers, ice creams and sandwiches.

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016  file photo, health workers get ready to spray insecticide to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that transmits the Zika virus, under the bleachers of the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, which will be used for the Archery competition in the 2016 summer games. More than 145 public health experts signed an open letter to the World Health Organization on Friday, May 27, 2016 asking the U.N. health agency to consider whether the Rio de Janeiro Olympics should be postponed or moved because of the ongoing Zika outbreak. The letter calls for the games to be delayed or relocated ¿in the name of public health.¿ (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

A group of almost 150 public health experts have written to the World Health Organization calling for August's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, citing recent evidence the virus causes severe birth defects.

Scientists the Francis Crick Institute in London are now preparing with the first embryos set to be modified later this year. Up to 120 donated embryos will be used initially in the study of four genes.

Dr. Judith Wright, from Chicago, explains that 'pre-sexual programming' occurs at a very young age and children learn about relationships 'based on the way we are treated by their primary caregivers.'

Students at John Hopkins University have created a prosthetic foot for women that accommodates fashion footwear. 'Prominence' has an adjustable ankle to adapt to heels up to 4in high.

Overweight mother says she now has an 'old lady body' with saggy excess skin

Carolyn Docherty, 35, a stay-at-home parent and carer, said she still wears the same loose, baggy clothes as when she was a size 24 (left) and even feels less confident now (centre) than before she lost the weight. The 35-year-old, from Woolton, Liverpool, had an NHS-funded gastric bypass to lose the weight and is now crowd funding for surgery to remove the excess skin (right) as this procedure is only available on the NHS for medical reasons. She said: 'I absolutely hate it and I still never look in the mirror because I feel disgusting.'

Dermatologists say spending too long staring at a screen can cause fine lines, wrinkles and sagging skin, while drinking too much coffee can cause skin to become dry and dehydrated.

This undated photo provided by Braeburn Pharmaceuticals shows the Probuphine opioid implant. Federal health officials on Thursday, May 26, 2016, approved the innovative new option for Americans struggling with addiction to heroin and painkillers: a drug-oozing implant that curbs craving and withdrawal symptoms for six months at a time. The implant is essentially a new, long-term delivery system for an established drug, buprenorphine, which has long been used to treat opioid addiction. (Braeburn Pharmaceuticals via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

The inch-long Probuphine implant, designed to drip feed the drug buprenorphine into the bloodstream over a six-month period to combat opioid and heroin addiction, has been approved by the FDA.

Stretch marks arise when deep layers of the skin are stretched and torn, essentially creating a miniature wound, and a wide variety of ointments claim to reverse the damage.

Scientists from the University of South Florida found people who dine in restaurants with bright lighting are 16 to 24 per cent more likely to order healthy food, because they are more alert.

State Sen. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, urges passage of his emergency legislation that would allow a man with HIV to receive part of his HIV-positive husband's liver, Friday, May 27, 2016, in Sacramento, Calif. California law prohibits authorized transplants of HIV-infected organs, but the passage of Allen's bill will allow the procedure to be performed. Both houses of the Legislature approved the measure which now goes to Gov. Jerry Brown. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Lawmakers have rushed through emergency legislation to allow a man with HIV to receive part of his HIV-positive husband's liver, before the surgery becomes too dangerous.

Electric toothbrushes can be useless and you might be doing more harm than good

In our quest for the perfect pearly whites, our bathroom cabinets are stocked with whitening toothpastes, floss and mouthwashes. But when it comes to oral health, a top dentist has revealed our best intentions could in fact be potentially damaging to our teeth. Dr Tariq Idrees, dentist and owner of Carisbrook Dental Clinic in Manchester, said millions of people are unwittingly destroying their teeth with everyday habits, they think would be beneficial. Here, he reveals the ten things which you make think are good for your teeth but are not.

A clinic in Virginia Beach, Virginia, claims it can help men grow beards, sideburns, eyebrows and mustaches by transplanting hair from the back of heads.

Colourful and healthy creations prove that vegan food doesn't need to be boring

Taline Gabrielian is debunking the theory that vegan food is boring, bland and only consists of fruit and nuts, creating some amazing treats and sending social media into a frenzy. The 33-year-old from Sydney's Northern Beaches has become a phenomenon on Instagram, showcasing her colourful, tasty and healthy creations to more than 370,000 followers.

Yale University researchers say a brain scanning technique could help doctors distinguish between patients in a vegetative state and those with hidden signs of consciousness.

Figures released today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre showed the number of deaths attributable to smoking fell to 78,000 in 2014, down from 89,000 in 2004.

Contradictory messages by doctors and health experts can leave us confused about what we should be eating. Here, Professor Tim Spector, of King's College London, debunks 7 dieting myths.

The adage goes that 'you are what you eat', and according to a team of experts that is true when it comes to boosting your skin's appearance, banishing wrinkles and looking younger.

Mumpreneur signs £2 million deal with Tesco, Waitrose and Morrison's

Mumpreneur Shauna McCarney Blair, 36, from Co Tyrone has signed a £2 million deal with major supermarkets to stock the healthy baby food range Heavenly Tasty Organics (inset) she developed as a single mother to two young children with severe allergies. Shauna began making her own food from scratch (left) when her children Joe, now 11, and Cara now 10 (right) were babies as she couldn't find suitable products in the supermarkets. She turned her recipes into a business and her products are now sold in 14 countries.

Chris Kolba, a physical therapist at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, coined the term to explain when the gluteus maximus muscles are not functioning properly, causing strain elsewhere.

Wives who pester their husbands are more likely to regulate their heath behaviours, according to a national study led by Michigan State University university.

A report by the British Lung Foundation said though lung conditions are among the UK's six most lethal diseases they are poorly understood and underfunded.

New research from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute has discovered the brain circuit that controls how certain memories are consolidated in the brain overnight.

Victoria Derbyshire reveals her mastectomy scar in candid video diary

The BBC presenter, 47, (left) discovered she had breast cancer in July last year. She made the video to dispel misconceptions about what a person's body will look after such an operation. Speaking to the camera in the 11-minute film, she said: 'Okay, I am going to show you the scar from my surgery. Last October, seven months ago I had a mastectomy. The reason I want to show you is because some women, and some men, some men have mastectomies too, worry about what the area, the skin, will look like after having a breast removed. That is it, that is my scar (top right). The reason it's slightly, mildly, pink, that's from the radiotherapy, five weeks' worth of radiation (bottom right) can turn your skin pink or red or maybe even burn.I hope you'll agree that scar is minimal, and that's because the consultants, the staff in the NHS, are so brilliant.'

The protein that builds up in the brain, and is the key sign of Alzheimer's accumulates as a result of fighting infections, such as salmonella, scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital believe.

A 49-year-old woman from Pennsylvania, who presented with a urinary infection, tested positive for the mcr-1 gene, that causes bacteria to become resistant to all antibiotics, including colistin, the strongest of the drugs.

Californian dermatologist Dr Sandra Lee, known as Dr Pimple Popper, wipes away bubbles of blood with a tissue after pricking the man's face with a knife. Then, she squeezes out reams of white sebum.

Claire Rostron, a senior lecturer at The Open University, reveals how alcohol affects the body, helps you overcome inhibitions as well as easing pain and sending you off to sleep.

Video shows woman who collapses and fits up to NINE times a day due to disorder

Leanne Sayers, 21, from London, suffers from refractory migraines - a form of chronic migraine that is still under clinical research. It means she has a constant headache and when this peaks into a migraine she can black out and have a fit (main image). In the past, she has fallen down flights of stairs and collapsed in the middle of the road - dislocating her shoulder and ending up on crutches in the process. Being constantly in danger of having a seizure meant she had to leave university - where she was studying to become a marine engineer - and now has to live at home with her mother, Angela Sayers, 46, and cannot leave the house alone. She is sharing the video of her having a fit to raise awareness to her bizarre disorder. She said: 'People think of migraines as just a bad headache that you take some painkillers for but a seizure is a seizure.'

Scientists at Johns Hopkins developed a model predicting the risk of breast cancer by analysing records on more than 17,000 women with the disease and 20,000 without.

Researchers in Lausanne, Switzerland, found vaping hash oil gave patients medicinal benefits with fewer harmful components than they would get through smoking cannabis.

A new report released earlier this week suggested that low-fat diets are doing more harm than good. Here, a FEMAIL expert reveals the fats you should be eating - and which ones to avoid.

Mother holding her newborn moments before she suffered a brain aneurysm

Nicola Landsdown, 38, from Buckinghamshire, was put into a medically induced coma just minutes after this photo of her and daughter Lexi was taken (left) after suffering a potentially lethal bleed on her brain. More than a fortnight later, doctors are still waiting to bring her out of the coma and reunite her with the baby she had always dreamed of (Lexi is pictured, right). Tragically, doctors fear she may have been left badly brain damaged and may not even remember giving birth to the child she so desperately wanted.

Phoebe Campbell, from North London, 31, has a condition called nocturnal lagophthalmos - meaning she cannot fully close her eyes when she sleeps. It can cause distressing health problems.

Daniel Carter, from Hull, was diagnosed with a huge neuroblastoma - a cancer of the cells that form the nervous system - that had spread from his chest to his spine.

The Manchester Royal Eye Hospital said it will offer the pea-sized implant as treatment for patients with the most extreme cases of age-related macular degeneration.

Ripple Foods have created legume-derived milk, which contains protein from yellow peas. The dairy-alternative contains half the sugar and a sixth of the saturated fat of dairy milk.

Indian man with enormous 20kg arm is forced to leave his home

Bablu suffers from local gigantism and was cruelly dubbed a 'devil's child' by his neighbours who didn't understand why his arm had developed in such a way. He was forced to flee his hometown to start a new life for himself in Mumbai. It is not known exactly where in India Bablu, who is now 25 years old, was previously living. A local journalist recently followed Bablu around the streets of the city and explained that not only is he still receiving prejudice, he has also been unable to secure a job of any kind.

British scientists have discovered that a green algae, similar to those that cause scum to form on ponds, produce a sugar-like chemical to protect it from harm which could be used in foods.

Scientists at York University in Toronto say sweeteners, particularly aspartame, can trigger type 2 diabetes, because they are broken down by bacteria in the gut.

Just 55 per cent of all prescriptions for the drugs are given to patients suffering depression, while doctors are increasingly giving them to treat conditions for which they are not approved, McGill University experts warned.

Weight lifting and interval training can also strengthen bones and muscles, boosting quality of life, the European Menopause Society's journal reports.

The care home taking dementia patients back in time: Vintage train carriage funded by

The railway room at Scarlet House, near Stroud, features luggage racks, a table and opposite-facing seats and is designed to look just like an old-fashioned steam locomotive. A 60-inch TV screen sits where the window should be playing footage from a real journey - meaning 'passengers' can watch the English countryside roll by. Staff say the nostalgia rooms improve the quality of life for dementia patients, allowing elderly residents to forget their surroundings as they're whisked away to a bygone era.

Child development experts in Canada tested 808 children aged 12 months and found more fruit eaten during pregnancy directly correlated with better performance in the tests.

Scientists at Duke University have discovered how breast cancer cells use the bone marrow to lie dormant and safe from chemotherapy, leading women to relapse up to 15 years later.

Dr Mahiben Maruthappu, of Imperial College London, said patients in countries such as the US and Russia - where healthcare must be paid for by employers or people themselves - fared the worst.

Elderly patients in Britain are losing the equivalent of ten years of life by being stuck in hospital unnecessarily, a report says - and the bedblocking crisis is costing the NHS £2million a day.

Mother gives birth to the 'heaviest girl ever born in the world' weighing 15 lbs

Nandini, 19, (pictured bottom right) who goes only by her initial name, welcomed her first child on Monday evening at a hospital in Hassan in the southern state of Karnataka, India. Dr Venkatesh Raju, the local health officer, said: 'In my 25 years of experience, I had never seen such a big baby. She is a miracle. I believe she is not only the heaviest baby born in India but the heaviest baby girl ever born in the world.' The baby, who yet-to-be named, (left) surprised everyone including her mother and medics with her sheer size. While the mother's weight hinted at high sugar levels, doctors have confirmed she is not diabetic, which usually causes obesity in new-born infants.

Norwegian scientists say taking work to the extreme could be a sign of deeper psychological or emotional issues, leaving people prone to ADHD, OCD, anxiety, depression and other psychiatric illnesses.

A National Institutes of Health funded study found women who underwent acupuncture for six months saw a 36 per cent reduction in their menopausal symptoms, that lasted up to a year.

Is your Toilet Duck making you ill? Firm that makes cleaning products including Mr Muscle

SC Johnson, which makes Mr Muscle, Glade and Toilet Duck brands have released a list of the ingredients in the fragrances in its European products. The company says this is part of its long-term efforts to 'transform ingredient transparency' - but experts have voiced concerns the chemicals in some fragrances could be linked to health problems. For example, limonene, used in the products to give them a citrus smell, can react with gases in air to form form formaldehyde, according to Professor Alastair Lewis, of the University of York. Formaldehyde is a compound which is linked with cancer and neurological problems in high concentrations. Certain Mr Muscle products (bottom left), Duck products (top left and bottom right) contain limonene, as do some Glade candles (top centre). SC Johnson also makes other brands, including Pledge (top right) and Goddards (botton centre) which do not contain this fragrance.

In a complaint lodged at Multnomah County, Oregon, the man said his scrotum swelled to 80lbs (5.7st or 36kg) and 54" in diameter, 'greatly interfering with his normal lifestyle'.

Researchers from Flinders University, Australia, have found letting babies cry themselves to sleep may not cause the attachment issues many worry about and can reduce stress for everyone.

Health leaders warned that overprescribing antibiotics means that bacteria are evolving to become immune to the drugs, with new breeds of untreatable superbug emerging all the time.

IVF family reveal they spent £30,000 to have FIVE children including two sets of twins

All five of the Neugebauer children have been conceived using IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation) after Anja, 35, and her husband Stuart, 48, a plasterer from Stevenage, Kent, spent nearly three years trying to start a family naturally, before seeking medical help. Their daughter Torance (left), now seven, was born first, followed by four-year-old twins Boston and Breeze (pictured with Stuart), and their second set of twins Ever and Rain (pictured with Anja) were born just two months ago.

The £250 headband, which tackles migraines by sending mild electrical pulses into the forehead just above the eye, will now be available on the NHS.

Ingrida Radevic, 30, from London, had dreams of becoming a fitness competitor before she fell pregnant in 2014. But within four months she was back in the gym six times a week.

Vocal fatigue is also twice as common in teachers in comparison to any other profession - potentially harming students and their education, warn scientists from Michigan State University.

The 29-year-old was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in 2012. He was terrified but educated himself, and now wants to spread the word with You Don't Know Jack About MS.

Obese man loses 13st after ditching 3,000 calorie diet to become weight-lifting champion

Randy Meilbeck, 24, from Ann Arbor, Michigan, weighed 25 stone (350lbs) at his heaviest after years of fast food and minimal exercise. He was often bullied over his 'man boobs' and huge frame. Three years ago, warned he was eating himself to death, Mr Meilbeck vowed to change his lifestyle. Doctors warned he had worryingly high blood pressure and diabetes, and he quickly realised he needed to be more healthy. As a result, he ditched his huge portions and marathon TV sessions for motivational videos and after daily gym sessions. To date, he has lost more than half his body weight - and now weighs just 12st 5lb (176lbs). He has also become a personal trainer and fulfilled his ambition of being a bodybuilder. Last weekend, after coming third-place in his first contest, he qualified to compete nationally. 'When I'm outside I even get people wolf-whistling me now and checking me out a lot - I can't even walk down the street without it happening multiple times a day It's very surreal getting so much attention as I still have "ugly duckling syndrome" because I never would have thought people would find me attractive - so now it's amazing.'

The FODMAP diet is based on cutting out foods that contain certain carbs and fibre that trigger embarrassing and painful gut symptoms, explain University of Michigan experts.

Heather Grant, 23, from St Helens, Merseyside, suffered complications after surgery to remove part of her bowel. She was fitted with a colostomy bag which she said now wears with pride.

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Californian dermatologist Dr Sandra Lee, known as Dr Pimple Popper, says the lipoma - a benign growth of fat cells - is the biggest she has ever seen.

Desiree, believed to be from LA, had 'ski-slope boobs' after undergoing a breast enhancement operation before her wedding and went on to the E! show Botched to have them fixed.

Bangladesh baby's skull is the size of a football because of excess fluid

Emon, from southern Bangladesh, has a head that weighs 20 lbs (9kg) - the same weight as an average one-year-old boy (left and right, with his father). He suffers from hydrocephalus - a build up of fluid inside the skull - which could lead to brain damage if left untreated. The huge weight of his head leaves the toddler unable to talk, walk or even move his limbs - meaning his parents have to take care of him constantly (left, being fed). Doctors have told Emon's parents if he is taken abroad for foreign treatment, medics could help him. But they say they are too poor to go to another country, so their son's future is 'hopeless'.

Weight loss expert Dr Sally Norton reveals how stress triggers a rush of hormones, which can increase our appetite for junk food, and causes fat to accumulate around our middles.

Dozens of organisations - including Diabetes UK and the American Diabetes Association - said bariatric surgery is a cost-effective option and should be recognised as a standard treatment.

University of Oulu researchers identified a 'strong link' between pollution and stillbirth. They said telling a pregnant woman to move to a greener area would be 'wise advice'.

Anorexic gym addict whose weight fell to 6st finally hit a healthy weight

Kat Manzullo, 27, from Florida, developed anorexia ten years ago after years of childhood bullying left her with a low self-esteem. Her weight plummeted to little over six stone (left) and was hospitalised seven times with the condition (inset). Her emaciated figure made nurses confuse her with a cancer patient, prompting her to get the help she needed. 'When a nurse believed I was a cancer patient it was really shocking, that was one of the triggers that made me realise I had to battle to get my life on track,' she said. She is now a healthier 7 stone 7lbs (right) but admits the urge to lose weight will always be with her. She said: 'I'm hoping to return to school soon so I can help other people with eating disorders and for that I need to be well.'

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