Gain five years of your life by giving

Cynics argue that benevolence primarily benefits the giver; that it is less about helping others as helping ourselves because it's inherently selfish if the giver receives pleasure from giving and all that.

Wilson: Anxiety should be embraced and seen as beautiful

It is a nuance of the human condition that we can be full of contradictions, with each apparent discrepancy equally true. We can be as strong as we are fragile, as connected as we are lonely and as joyful as we are despairing.

When my life spun out of control, I stopped eating

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When her life started spinning out of control, Sarah Berry did the only thing she could think of to stop running scared: she stopped eating. Here is her story of despair and hope.

Focus on sugar to prevent obesity a 'recipe for disaster', expert says

We are barking up the wrong tree by blaming sugar for the obesity epidemic, says Professor Jennie Brand-Miller of the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre.

Watch birds and be in nature for better mental health

It's a routine that's familiar enough to most people: You wake up, eat breakfast inside, hop on a bus or in your car, go straight into an artificially lit office where you sit for the duration of daylight hours before going straight home in the dark. 

Fragranced products are making us sick, study finds

From our handsoap to our surface spray, our body wash to our perfume, air fresheners and candles, household cleaners and laundry liquid; scents are all around us, but using them makes little sense according to new research.

The best fertility diet may be low-carb, research finds

Dietitian Melanie McGrice had seen too many women in her clinic in tears after a miscarriage, or another failed IVF cycle.

Olympian Greg Louganis on how he survived and thrived after a HIV diagnosis

Greg Louganis was once the darling of diving. The American made a worldwide splash when he went on to win his fourth Olympic gold at the 1988 Seoul games after smacking his head and concussing himself on the springboard during the preliminary rounds.

New intermittent fasting studies reignite debate about its benefits

Intermittent fasting is a spiritual practice of many religions, while before supermarkets served our every whim at godly and ungodly hours, humans did not eat three (or more) square meals a day.