Lifestyle
Health & wellness
Hand sanitiser or soap: What's better to protect against coronavirus?
As coronavirus panic spreads, we are being told we must wash our hands more thoroughly and regularly. But what's better between hand sanitiser or regular soap and water?
- by Sarah Berry
Latest
Opinion
Satire
When the coronapocalypse is over, I’m never washing my hands again
I’ve washed them so many thousands of times the last few days that I have scrubbed off every loop and whorl of my fingerprints and clogged up every pore with soap.
- by John Birmingham
Opinion
Coronavirus outbreak
Are you worried about coronavirus?
People on the streets of Chatswood share their concerns about coronavirus.
Coronavirus outbreak
Hello 'foot-shake'? The new rules of etiquette in a time of coronavirus
France and Italy are cautioning against kisses on the cheek, Germany is ditching the hand-shake and the WHO recommends trying the "foot-shake". With the spread of the coronavirus, the ritual of greeting others is changing.
- by Sophie Aubrey
Opinion
Women's health
The power of calm: Elizabeth Gilbert's steps for 'radical' relaxation
Bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert argues that even when we have good reasons to be stressed, we need to make the radical decision to try to relax. She shares her three steps.
- by Kasey Edwards
Diet
The FODMAP diet is everywhere, but experts warn it's not for weight loss
While weight loss may occur with the FODMAP diet, strictly following the diet long-term could lead to adverse consequences.
- by Jane Varney
Wellbeing
'It was life changing', what you can hope to gain from a health retreat
Health retreats have many obvious physical benefit, but the also help achieve the five basic building blocks for good mental health.
- by Evelyn Lewin
Wellbeing
My day on a plate: David Strassman
The puppet master shares how he keeps his body fueled while preparing for his Australian tour.
- by Nicole Economos
Wellness
The choir that takes cancer patients away from life and death struggles
The feel-good music that floods the foyer of Chris O'Brien Lifehouse every Thursday lunchtime is therapy in many different ways.
- by Garry Maddox
Coronavirus outbreak
The correct way to wash your hands
You may think you're washing your hands correctly, but the the most hygienic way involves 12 steps.
Nutrition
Why we need to 'overhaul' our attitude to weight
There are a few surveys out there that it’s something like 60 diets by mid-lifetime that women and men have been on,
- by Sarah Berry