Taryn Brumfitt on stripping down to shape up

Stripping off in front of strangers might seem terrifying, but Taryn Brumfitt insists it's "so much fun".

Yoghurt may help some forms of depression, study says

Not only can we improve our mood with food, researchers believe yoghurt may be able to help depression. 

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.