Wellbeing

Stand up to cheer up.

Getting up can cheer you up

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

Light and noise affect our sleep

How good are your sleeping habits?

Olivia Parker

Eating breakfast is one of four easy habits that may prevent middle-age spread.

Four simple habits to prevent middle-age spread

Sarah Berry

Can you stop at a little?

The eating disorder more common than anorexia, bulimia

Evelyn Lewin

Happy... or naive?

The downside of happiness at work

Rex Huppke

Being overdue can be a problem.

Can an overdue pregnancy raise the risk of stillbirth?

Paula Goodyer

Bare your soul.

Kick off your shoes: the benefits of going barefoot

Lindy Alexander

Mess can be overwhelming, but it's manageable when we break it down.

Why are some people messy?

Sarah Berry

Can we feel each other too much? Yes, argues Paul Bloom.

Is empathy overrated?

Paul Bloom

Stress or challenge?

Who needs stress? We all do. Here's why

Leslie Barker

Overfat is not the same as 'skinny fat'.

Move over obesity, the new problem is 'overfat'

Evelyn Lewin

Turn-around: From fat-shamer to apologiser.

Fat shamer apologises after he struggles to lose weight

Sarah Berry

Reducing stress could have an important physical as well as psychological benefit, researches say.

Region of the brain linking stress to heart disease and stroke identified

"It doesn't help for fighting, but personally I like the look," says Richy Burkett, an Arakan instructor.

From muscle man to puny in two minutes

Sarah Berry

Moments that matter are often simple.

Finding a passion for purposelessness

Sarah Berry

Regular breaks can make you work and feel better.

Work. Walk five minutes. Work.

Gretchen Reynolds

PMDD affects women more than PMS, and researchers may now know why.

Possible cause of severe PMS discovered

Melanie Eversley

Icing an injury: There's little good evidence for it.

Cold therapy? Maybe better to save your money

AARON E. CARROLL

Bipolar can be hard to recognise.

Bipolar disorder: Hard to recognise and harder to treat

Arlene Karidis

Surviving suicide: Coming out of the dark.

Surviving a loved one's suicide

Jason Nark

Cigarettes: Every little counts.

Forget those occasional cigarettes: There is no safe smoking level

Laurie McGinley

Turn it around in the new year and have more fun.

Lessons in wellness from 2016

Sarah Berry

One theory is that the difficulty in gaining release for a woman attracts her to a partner who is capable of providing it.

The female orgasm: a way to create social control?

Sarah Berry

Compensatory cues such as voice, the way people walk and distinctive features help sufferers of face blindness to ...

Living with face blindness

Evelyn Lewin

"We estimate that approximately 32,000 fewer patients would die if male physicians could achieve the same outcomes as ...

Are women doctors better?

Sarah Berry

Showering certainly wasn't conducive to good health for Janet Leigh in the film Psycho.

Is cleanliness harming our health?

Sarah Berry

Excessive worry seems to be more a product of imbalanced brain circuitry and genetic factors than of inborn personality. ...

How breathing affects our brain

Sarah Berry

Too much of a good thing? There can be a fine line between positive traits, like creativity, and disorders.

Personality trait or mental disorder? The same genes may weigh in on both

Melissa Healy

Not your neck?

Bad posture not a pain in the neck: study

'Strong' mums get depression too.

Fashion girls don't get depression... do we?

Ginnie Chadwyck-Healey

How much you feel you have invested influences your decision to stay or go.

Why people stay in unhealthy relationships

Sarah Berry

Danielle LaPorte.

'Truthbombs' from the rebel of wellbeing, Danielle LaPorte

Sarah Berry

A comfortable relationship? Bring it.

8 times when being mediocre is more than just OK

Jeremy Glass

Contributing to the world around us can change our biology.

The surprising power of purpose

Sarah Berry

Planned Parenthood supporters attend a September rally in Los Angeles to campaign for access to reproductive health care.

Women are preparing for changes to reproductive health care access under Trump

Jordan Rudner

You don't need a holiday to take a break.

Seven ways to slow down so you can actually get more done

Susie Moore

Our phones are leaving us mentally aroused and unable to sleep.

Sleeping with the enemy: Australians struggling to sleep as we take tech to bed

Sarah Berry

Get dirty for good health.

The benefits - psychological and physical - of getting dirty

Linda Blair

Running towards better mental fitness.

How exercise might keep depression at bay

Gretchen Reynolds

There are links between sexist behaviour and mental health problems.

Study reveals sexism is bad for men's mental health

Charmed and dangerous?

Charm offensive: A surprising red flag for domestic violence

Paula Goodyer

Remembering her power: Zoe Kazan.

Zoe Kazan on overcoming an eating disorder

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Down: But it's not down to serotonin.

Depression: does it originate in the immune system?

Anna Magee

Annette Baker is a finalist for the 2016 Australian Mental Health Prize.

'I had to become brave': how Baker shone light on darkness

Sarah Berry

Dr Arne Rubenstein says rite of passage ceremonies can play an important part in preparing us for the next stage of life.

The missing link in the making of good men?

Sarah Berry

Happy rats like being tickled.

What happens when rats get tickled for science

Sarah Kaplan

The HPV vaccine is helping to shrink the numbers of Australians carrying the virus.

The vaccine that can stop cancer in its tracks

Paula Goodyer

Worrying too much is not only bad for sustaining focus, it is also seriously bad for your health. Which is another thing ...

Do you have sleep anxiety?

Evelyn Reich

Golden glow: Sunshine can help us feel happier.

The sun matters more for mental health than we think

Sarah Berry

Sex: One way to activate your body and your brain.

How to think yourself young

Boudicca Fox-Leonard

Dalai Lama: "The more we are one with the rest of humanity, the better we feel."

An emotional hunger is feeding our anxiety: Dalai Lama

Sarah Berry

These skills can be learned if you change your mindset.

How to adopt the mindset of successful people

Susie Moore

Forget something? Memory loss is caused by a variety of factors.

Forgetfulness, stress or memory fail?

Linda McSweeny

Getting it right: Making the connection, without distraction.

This is why older Australians are happier than younger ones

Sarah Berry

Rubber ducks are used to help children express their fears.

What rubber ducks can teach us about well-being

Sarah Berry

Catriona Pollard at play. Her weapon of choice? Basketry.

Why adults should play for health's sake

Sarah Berry

People take part in 'FreeTheNipple' campaign in front of the Parliament House on June 13, 2015 in Reykjavik, Iceland.

What is life really like for women in Iceland, the world's most woman-friendly country?

Jane Searle

Thrilled or frightened? For some people fear is not a negative experience.

Why some of us crave fear

Deborah Netburn

Spraying a 'natural' aroma? unlikely.

'A problem of hidden hazards': Common fragrances a public health problem

Sarah Berry

Khalil Rafati: From addict to wellness warrior.

From addict to wellness warrior: The Malibu juice magnate

WALTER KIRN

The changing faces of ourselves.

Why 'finding yourself' is so hard

Dr Tim Sharp

Work it out early: Good habits can change the rest of your life.

The 8 health habits experts say you need in your 20s

Tara Parker-Pope

Kindness is often in what we know.

How to tell if someone is kind? Ask how rich they are.

Karen Weese

Love releases healthy hormones for your heart.

From sleep to sex, the new rules for healthy hearts

India Sturgis

Activated charcoal: Fab or fad?

Activated charcoal: hot stuff for your insides?

Exercise: A game-changer.

Prediabetes no 'doomsday message'

Gabriella Boston

Caitlin Thwaites.

Caitlin Thwaites battled depression and anxiety at the height of career

Sarah Berry

Friendly advice: Draw on the wisdom of those around you.

Build your own ‘A-team’ – a personal advisory board

Dr Tim Sharp

When the body doesn't know friend from enemy.

Why do autoimmune diseases affect women more often than men?

Marlene Cimons

The children of obese mothers have shorter telomeres

Obese mothers risk shortening lives of children by up to 17 years, study suggests

Sarah Knapton

Happiness is common sense: it depends on our social connections and relationships. Photo: iStock

Americans obsessed with happiness overlook the key ingredient to a good life

Neda Semnani

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Most vitamins are useless, but these are the ones worth taking

Erin Brodwin

Nervous system speeding up? Slow down the way you move.

Don't let stress derail your weight goals

Jae Berman

Stressing makes you miss the ride... and the sleep in.

I wish I'd let myself enjoy these 4 things more - but it's not too late for you

Susie Moore

A beautiful gift: Express gratitude.

A gift better than gratitude

Dr Tim Sharp

The rules of water? There's only one.

Don't drink eight glasses of water a day - do this instead

Sarah Berry

Withdrawal: dementia or depression? Photo: iStock

Combating depression

Roberta B. Ness

From bag to back pain? Possible.

How your everyday movements can lead to trouble

Marjie Gilliam

Breathing: the part you can control.

The breathing trick that can make you more productive

Seth Porges

The pill: a downer.

New study links birth control to depression

Katie Mettler

Tully Smyth was 15 when her mother's younger onset Alzheimer's was diagnosed.

It was a fate worse than Tully Smyth could imagine

Sarah Berry

We are happy to help, but not by as much as we thought, researchers say.

Kindness makes us happier, but not by much: researchers

You'll get better at the games you play.

'Brain-training' games train you in only one thing: Playing brain-training games

Sarah Kaplan

A happy challenge.

Getting happy isn’t hard, it's staying happy that's the challenge!

Dr Tim Sharp

Yawn contagion: fact or fiction? Photo: iStock

Is yawning really contagious?

Rachel Feltman and Sarah Kaplan

Younger skin: it could be as simple as eating dark chocolate. Photo: iStock

How to keep age at bay without surgery

Eleanor Steafel

Stands by her research: Psychologist Amy Cuddy.

Power poses do not work, study co-author says

Fat shaming: the effects of a lifetime of stigma can be profound. Photo: iStock

The shame of fat shaming

Gina Kolata

Everyone agreed on one point: nothing can replace a condolence note. Photo: iStock

The art of condolence

Bruce Feiler

Alicia Machado (centre) at the 1996 Miss Universe pageant, where she was crowned the winner.

What Donald Trump's 'Miss Piggy' comment shows us about the sin of weight gain

Danielle Paquette

John Welch with Onyx.

How a dog 'saved' one suicidal man

The risk was three times higher among those who used non-oral products.

Danish study of contraceptive pill finds link to depression

Health is not a given: it's something that can be lost or gained. Photo: iStock

Beyond BMI: The other health markers you should be watching

Carrie Dennett

The message: You are not alone. Photo: iStock

The women's health issue no one talks about

Jenny Gold

Forget crunches: Sleep is first, stress is second for fighting belly fat.

To fight belly fat, prioritise sleep

Gabriella Boston

Even though it doesn't feel like it, we always have a choice. Photo: iStock

The 7 biggest lies holding you back from happiness

Susie Moore, Greatist.com

No size fits all.

Why women are sharing their clothing size on social media

Sarah Berry

Love: A right everyone deserves.

The psychology of forced decisions and the same-sex marriage debate

Dr Tim Sharp

The problem: doctors are ill prepared and unwilling to treat obese patients. Photo: iStock

When doctors fail to see past weight, other problems lurk

Gina Kolata

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