Lifestyle
Health & wellness
I was a Christmas binge drinker, now, apparently I'm boring
Don't believe the hype about alcohol making the festive season better, here's how to get through it with your liver in tact.
- by Jill Stark
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Opinion
Mental health
What if we started talking to each other?
None of us are immune to the insidious spectre of loneliness, which is increasingly being seen as a serious public health issue.
- by Jill Murphy
Opinion
Diet
It's not 'naughty' to indulge over the holidays and this is why
The season has barely begun but the preparations for post-festive guilt are already in full swing.
- by Sarah Berry
Why it's healthier to lose it, than bottle up emotions around the kids
'Children pick up on suppression, but it's something a lot of parents think is a good thing to do,'
- by Rosa Silverman
Wellbeing
My day on a plate: Candice Warner
Athlete Candice Warner shares her day on a plate.
- by Compiled by Nicole Economos
Food
Why consuming a 'rainbow plate' is vital for your health
"By eating a colourful range of fresh produce regularly, these phytonutrients work with the cluster of vitamins, minerals and fibre to benefit our health."
- by Elli Jacobs
Food
The changing face of Chinatown's food scene
Redevelopment in Chinatown is attracting savvy new operators and causing existing business owners to rethink their food options.
- by Callan Boys
Health
No, McDonald's touchscreens are not contaminated with poo
There are bacteria, though - a lot of them. These are the same bacteria that live in people's guts, intestines, nose, skin, mouth, throat and, yes, stool.
- by Kristine Phillips
This may be the best way to eat for your brain's health
A low protein, high carb diet may be the key to a longer life, and a new study, published in Cell Reports, has found it may also be the key to better brain.
- by Sarah Berry
Skincare
Nanotechnology in sunscreen unlikely to be toxic: Australian study
Sunscreen is safe to use, and should be used, say researchers.
- by Mary Ward
Social media
Is your phone telling you it might be time for a micro-detox?
By 5pm, by no means a long work day in my world, I had looked at my phone an astonishing 97 times. By bedtime, I had clocked up five hours and 36 minutes.
- by Melissa Singer