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Veggies and protein: a Pete Evans paleo offering.

Paleo diet linked to digestive and sleep problems

Rebecca Gredley

A guide to when you should get the lumps and bumps on your body checked out.

Common lumps and bumps on and under the skin: what are they?

H. Peter Soyer and Katie Lee

Being valued by your partner is more important to your health than you might think.

Feeling valued in relationships improves your sleep, says study

Sarah Wiedersehn

Why you shouldn’t want to always be happy.

Why you shouldn’t want to always be happy

Frank T McAndrew

With a range of devices to choose from, how do you decide which one is the best for your sleep needs?

What the nap apps can really tell you about your sleep

Thuong Hoang and Bernd Ploderer

Steven Wells at the Royal Talbot Rehab Centre.

Talk to discuss the healing power of plants

Megan Backhouse

Federal opposition leader Bill Shorten preparing for the 2016 City2Surf in Hyde Park.

Shorten hits back at 'man boobs' body shaming

Jenna Clarke

Fruit farmers Katie and Hugh Finlay on their property, Mount Alexander Fruit Gardens, at Harcourt.

Fruit farmers on a mission to boost our backyard bounties

Megan Backhouse

Tara Wells says people have stopped walking just "for the hell of it".

The demise of walking

Peter Munro

Your refillable water bottle could be as dirty as a dog toy.

Your refillable water bottle could be as dirty as a dog toy

Adam Boult

Kylie Evans on <i>Survivor Australia</i> with teammates Flick, Matt and Sam.

How a lead fire-fighter, PT and mother of three gets ready for Survivor

Amy Croffey

"We're really in a pussy generation," Clint Eastwood recently said, and now science seems to be backing those claims.

Clint Eastwood was right, science confirms weaker generation

Benefits: Mediterranean diet.

Mediterranean diet also good for the brain: new research

Professor Lorimer Moseley

Could something free be the answer to solving one of our biggest and most expensive health burdens?

Natasha Boddy

Anyone asked the same question over and over will eventually respond impatiently, which is not good for the person with ...

How to talk to people with dementia

Claire M O'Connor and Lee-Fay Low

Ian Thorpe, pictured winning gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, was admitted to rehab for depression in 2014.

An athletes' biggest rival is often depression

Steve Dorfman

People born with Moebius syndrome cannot smile or frown.

How it feels to have never smiled

Effy Redman

Laziness is now a trait of higher intelligence.

Being lazy could mean you're highly intelligent

Jenna Clarke

American star Michael Phelps was covered in cupping marks during the 4x100 metre freestyle relay in Rio.

Michael Phelps is the Gwyneth Paltrow of the Olympics

Jenna Clarke

Body dissatisfaction is so prevalent that some academics have referred to it as “normative discontent”.

How your body image can change in two minutes

Kevin Brooks

City2Surf Ambassador Sylvia Jeffreys is training hard for the big race.

Sylvia Jeffreys using City2Surf training to get wedding ready

David Murphy and Marika Pedrioli in one of the gardens at Rushall Park housing community.

Melbourne's original communal housing project thrives

Megan Backhouse

The study found that the brains of overweight people age faster than those of thinner people.

Obese people's brains 'age faster'

A very simple trick could help with shoulder strain at work.

Shoulder strain? Consider moving this desk object

Alison Bowen

From women being asked to cover up or leave when feeding in public places, to others feeling that they are being looked ...

Breastfeeding older children might be uncommon – but that doesn't make it wrong

Amy Brown

There's little proof that flossing works.

Medical benefits of dental floss unproven

Illustration: Greg Bakes

Scientists ponder an evolutionary mystery: The female orgasm

Carl Zimmer

Eating more regular, smaller meals may do nothing to curb your appetite.

Stop listening to 'food grazing' advocates

Carrie Dennett

Looking forward to retirement? Some of us may never reach it.

Working in the office as bad as smoking

Laura Donnelly

Former AFL star Chris Judd is showered in Powerade.

Do sports drinks fuel or fool young athletes?

Casey Seidenberg

Intermittent fasting: Does part-time dieting help weight loss?

Intermittent fasting: Does part-time dieting help weight loss?

Christy Brissette

Taryn Brumfitt, founder of the Body Image Movement.
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Embracing the right body image message

Karen Hardy

Feverfew, one of graphic designer Caz Hildebrand's images from <i>Herbarium</i>.

Can herbs really heal us?

Megan Backhouse

Nothing compares to avocados according to health and shopping experts.

The cheaper alternatives to superfoods

Anna Magee

Two studies examined the link between hormonal changes in the body and the biological age of cells in blood, saliva and skin.

Tough menopause can speed ageing by two years

Laura Donnelly

Stressful job? It might help you fight off Alzheimer's

Stressful job? It might help you fight off Alzheimer's

Patrick Foster

This won't clear your sinuses: new research says.

Steam inhalation won't help your sinus congestion: research

Molly Levin does some yoga in Henley Park in Enfield.

Mum says make yoga a school sport

Cassandra Morgan

Do women's periods really sync when they spend time together?

Do women's periods really sync when they spend time together?

Alexandra Alvergne

A glass of water from the tap just isn't cutting it any more, as Australians guzzle more bottled water than ever.

7 of 34 bottled water brands just 'purified' tap water

Esther Han and Emily Smith

Roxy Jacenko urges all women to "be vigilant with self-examination" after her breast cancer diagnosis.

Roxy Jacenko's one regret after breast cancer diagnosis

Amy Croffey

Ashy Bines at her World Booty Tour at Sydney Olympic Park.

Thousands gather as Booty World Tour lunges into Sydney

If you're known as "independent", it can be hard to ask for help.

If you're known for being 'strong' and 'independent,' how do you ask for help?

Erinne Magee

'Fitspo' may be just 'thinspo' with more toned abs.

Why the 'fitspo' movement is damaging to women

Elise Holland

Roxy Jacenko has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Jacenko's breast cancer diagnosis will raise awareness

Amy Croffey

No, bread is not the enemy. It's time to get out of the extremes and learn to enjoy it in a balanced, healthy and ...

How to eat bread the right way

Ellie Krieger

Daniel Macnish's experiment at Space Tank Studio inflicted some horticultural torture on one of two mint plants.

Far from mint condition

Megan Backhouse

Chef and paleo advocate Pete Evans.

Pete Evans defends calling sunscreen "poisonous"

Swetha Das

Fish, fruit, vegetables, cereals, beans, and olive oil are typical of a Mediterranean diet.

Mediterranean diet may cut breast cancer patients' risk of disease returning

Laura Donnelly

Two thousand people living in 40 countries crowd-funded the drug AdVince.

The people's cure for cancer

Alexander Masters

Hormones are involved in overeating, but scientists say it's not as simple as just turning them off.

Why we can't stop overeating

Evelyn Lewin

You can do resistance stretching alone, using your own bodyweight, or with resistance bands.

The better way to stretch

Evelyn Lewin

Highly Sensitive People can be easily overwhelmed but also feel more deeply and see life in brighter colours.

The upside of being a Highly Sensitive Person

Evelyn Lewin

Human connections are the single most important factor for our wellbeing.

Why you need to stay connected in a big city

Elizabeth Clarke

Being out of doors is good for the body, mind and stress levels.

How nature can be the best form of therapy

Elizabeth Clarke

"We need to support the system to better respond to children and not place them at further risk."

Intrusive parents make kids self-critical, anxious and depressed

Cassandra Morgan

James Raxworthy, Ben Anderson and Blake Leonard are climbing to the peak of Mount Kosciuszko in winter wearing only ...

Kossie in Cossies: five mates to tackle Kosciuszko in budgie smugglers

Cassandra Morgan

Keeping up your social life may be more important to banishing winter blues than getting enough sunlight.

How to stave off winter blues

Lissa Christopher

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'Cake culture' ruining workers' teeth and fuelling obesity epidemic

Tammy Compton restocks the tampon shelf in a store in Sacramento.

'They're as necessary as toilet paper': New York approves free tampons

Katie Mettler

Monash University says 90 per cent of women experience at least one symptom of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) every month.

New study could explain PMS

Rania Spooner

To make exercise a pleasure rather than a chore, get outdoors.

Location is everything if you want to be fit

Elizabeth Clarke

Helen Walker has participated in 40 City2Surf races, and is running this year with her son, her daughter-in-law and two ...

82-year-old to rack up her 40th City2Surf

Francesca Wallace

Most Canberrans want the sale of alcohol in pubs, bars and clubs to end at 3am, a new poll shows.

Canberrans want 3am last drinks: alcohol poll

Natasha Boddy

Dr Bill Silvester, former director of Respecting Patient Choices, at the Austin Hospital.

Assisted dying 'Catch-22' for dementia sufferers

Chris Johnston

Up to 90 percent of people who use computers extensively have one or more symptoms of computer vision syndrome.

Tear your eyes away from the computer

Jane Brody

Guaranteed obsolescence has worked well for the pharmaceutical industry – until now.

The real drug problem that could cause a global catastrophe

Peter Martin

The cosmetic surgery industry is unregulated and 'ripe for financial exploitation', experts warn.

Payday lenders to offer surgery loans

Georgia Wilkins

Ironwoman Harriet Brown on the Gold Coast.

Ironwoman Harriet Brown to compete in City2Surf

Francesca Wallace

Anxiety can be terrifying, but you don't have to fight it all by yourself.

Clementine Ford: How I deal with this particular demon

Panic stations
Clementine Ford

Australia continues to face challenges to its plain packaging laws in the World Trade Organisation.

How we fought big tobacco - and won

Peter Martin

Indulge with a few hours of joy with a treatment at St Kilda's Aurora Spa.

St Kilda for the healthy hedonist

Jayne D'Arcy

Your garden can provide natural deterrents to unwanted dinner guests.

Six natural steps to win mozzie war

Jason Hodges

Kids Smart probiotic choc balls promise better digestive health and wellbeing.

Are you wasting your money on probiotics?

Julie Power

A new study across West Australian intensive care units could save lives - not to mention millions of dollars each year.

Low vaccination rates in older people causing major concern

Jorge Branco

Pregnant French women to be paid $460 to stop smoking.

Pregnant French women to be paid $460 to stop smoking

Rory Mulholland

Warm welcome: Charlie Buchner, 20, his sister Maddy and mother Lisa were welcomed warmly by Suat Ter, longtime ward ...

New book about sibling carers 'pretty sick', says brother

Carolyn Webb

Refried black beans.

The fast and easy way to eat healthy

Teresa Cutter
Teresa Cutter

Eleni Pinnow, right, with her sister at a family wedding.

I told the truth in my sister's obituary, so that others might choose to live

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Eleni Pinnow

Why are some of us taking advice from "wellness" gurus instead of medically trained professionals?

How smart people are being fooled by wellness gurus

Alternative medicine
Samantha Selinger-Morris

Affordability is a big problem for health insurers.

Women being 'upsold' into labiaplasty cosmetic labia surgery

Amy Corderoy

#TheHomelessPeriod addresses the monthly misery faced by homeless women.

How do homeless women deal with their periods?

Period Project
Kathleen Lee-Joe

Brigid Schulte.

Brigid Schulte: Why time is a feminist issue

Brigid Schulte

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What it's like to take the abortion pill

RU486
Lydia Kae*

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Is sleeping in underwear bad for us? A definitive answer at last

A definitive answer
Ali Benton

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9 things every woman should know about her period

Positive periods
Anea Bogue

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Inside a psychiatric ward

Mental health
Kasey Edwards