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Yoga has troubled teens breathing calm into chaos

Yoga has troubled teens breathing calm into chaos

'They’re really not out of that fight or flight state often in their lives.'

  • by Sarah Berry

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How domestic violence affects women's mental health
Mental health

How domestic violence affects women's mental health

Physical and emotional abuse is not only distressing, it’s psychologically damaging and increases women’s risk of developing a mental illness.

  • by Rhian Parker
Teen girls influenced by fathers' heavy drinking
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Drinking

Teen girls influenced by fathers' heavy drinking

Teenage girls are more influenced by their fathers’ drinking habits than boys of the same age.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
My day on a plate: Yolanda Powell
Wellbeing

My day on a plate: Yolanda Powell

Director of Running Bare, Yolanda Powell shares her day on a plate.

  • by Nicole Economos
They say laughter is the best medicine, but can it cure illness?
Wellbeing

They say laughter is the best medicine, but can it cure illness?

Laughter can boost your immune system, decrease blood pressure and improve mental health, among other outcomes

  • by Evelyn Lewin
Your weekly horoscopes, February 17-24
Horoscopes

Your weekly horoscopes, February 17-24

Free weekly horoscope for each star sign from renowned astrologer Kelli Fox. Forecasts for the week ahead in life, love and career.

  • by Kelli Fox
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Leaf of faith: why Hollywood is going vegan
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Leaf of faith: why Hollywood is going vegan

Holier-than-thou posturing by over-indulged A-listers? Maybe, but the new wave of “compassionate celebrities” typifies a deeper global trend.

  • by Greg Callaghan
Fifi Box's inspiring journey to motherhood
Opinion

Fifi Box's inspiring journey to motherhood

She is one of a growing number of women who refuse to have their reproductive lives dependent on men and are taking control of their desires and destiny.

  • by Wendy Squires
Life lessons from a day on the beach
Opinion
Opinion

Life lessons from a day on the beach

As I lay on my towel, the calming ocean sounds helped me escape my mental worries – family stuff, global problems, confusion over whether you should or shouldn’t put parmesan on a seafood pasta...

  • by Danny Katz
Childhood gastro linked with coeliac disease, 15-year study finds
Illness

Childhood gastro linked with coeliac disease, 15-year study finds

Infants who have been sick with a common intestinal virus are more likely to be allergic to gluten later in life, a study has found.

  • by Anthony Colangelo
My advice to the Pope: take the million dollars and go vegan
Opinion
Veganism

My advice to the Pope: take the million dollars and go vegan

If the Pope has any sense, he'll take the money and spend it on the poor.

  • by Melanie McDonagh