Wellbeing
Hot tip
Combat fat: eat spicy food
A spice-rich diet can limit the negative effects of high-fat meals, research shows.
Erectile dysfunction
Are his mates coming between you?
Your closeness to his friends can kill your sex life, say researchers.
Research
Long hours tied to alcohol abuse
Long working hours can triple the risk of alcohol addiction, New Zealand study finds.
Chew On This
In defence of potatoes
Paula Goodyer Potatoes have topped the list of foods most likely to put on weight - so do they still deserve a place on the plate?
Stress at work
Middle-age single parents at highest risk of work stress
Kelly Burke WORK is making more than one in 10 people ill, with high levels of stress prompting 13 per cent of employees to say they fear for their emotional or physical safety in their job.
Training session
Fitness lessons learned
Michelle Bridges Michelle Bridges reveals the best training advice she ever received.
The heart of health
Love and sex are good for both mind and body. Even better if you have both, writes Rachael Oakes-Ash.
Hooked on health
We know we should eat more fish but the benefits are only just becoming clear, writes Shelly Horton.
Sing me a song, mum, in the key of love
Alicia Wood BABIES do not care what their mothers sing or how bad their voices are - as long as they do it with feeling.
Women's health
Fit and Mrs
The first, heady days of falling in love can be a dizzying experience, with flushed cheeks, skipped heartbeats and sweaty palms at the mention of our flame's name.
Nutrition
Fish: the ultimate superfood
Shelly Horton Got a health problem? Oily fish can probably help.
Variety is the spice of life - especially if you're a 78-year-old mermaid
Aaron Cook AS the Productivity Commission and the federal government wrestle with the problems of an ageing population, slowing down is the last thing on the mind of 78-year-old Beryl Driver.
Healthy eating
Kids and vegetables: no more food fights
Heidi Stevens A dietitian's tips for making vegetables fun food for kids.
Research
Secret to long life in genes, not lifestyle, study suggests
Drink more, exercise less to replicate findings of a new longevity study.
Bang a drum
Gyms take the work out of work-outs
Go ahead and bang a drum, hang from the curtains and spin that hula hoop. US gym instructors say it's good for you, even if you don't realise it.
Experts at odds on vitamin D tests for pregnant women
Julie Robotham SPECIALIST doctors are divided over whether to screen all pregnant women for vitamin D deficiency, amid questions about the test's medical value and government concerns about a rapid escalation in its use and cost.
Chew On This
Eating to beat inflammation
Paula Goodyer Chronic inflammation is linked to heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
Micro exercise
Fitness one minute at a time
New research shows micro-bursts of exercise - even as short as one minute - can improve health and fight obesity.
Big problem
Appetite for self-destruction
Helen Greenwood Fat is the new slim as feasting obsession turns catastrophic.
Pet project
Farrah Barbie for a good cause
Farrah Fawcett's cancer fight lives on with a new fund-raising Barbie doll.
Futile effort
Obesity campaigns 'waste of cash'
Kate Hagan An obese person's body is programmed to regain any weight that is lost and authorities are wasting money on campaigns urging people to exercise and eat healthy food, an obesity expert says.
Ain't it grand: when parenting goes better the second time around
Adele Horin JUDY and Geoff Turner were in their mid-60s and had been married for 42 years when they became parents again - to the five-year-old granddaughter they had met only once.
A lot on your plate
It's not so much what we eat but how. Helen Greenwood looks at our obsession with feasting.
Fears over seaweed wrap used for sushi
Mark Russell CONSUMING more than a handful of the seaweed used as a wrap for sushi rolls or in soups and stews each week could affect the thyroid gland.
Craze for quinoa outflanks the supermarkets
Rachel Browne A TINY seed that has become a favourite among the health conscious and food enthusiasts, has fallen victim to its own popularity.
Racing to the top of the class
Heather Quinlan GOING to school on a Sunday would make most children cringe.
Left out? That's right
It's no barrier to success - just ask Michelangelo or Obama - but it isn't easy being sinistral in a world that favours the dextral, writes SUE WHITE.
Game on
Fighting diabetes with just a Wii bit of exercise
Max Mason Australian researchers look to computer games to combat diabetes.
