Lifestyle
Health & wellness
Bring your garden to life with a water feature
Make the most of rainfall when it happens by redirecting rainwater pipes to nearby beds, rills and ponds.
- by Megan Backhouse
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Opinion
Parenting
Nothing funny about hearing loss - as my child knows
Hearing loss isn’t a comedic act, nor does it only affect older people. It’s time to represent it for what it is.
- by Megan Blandford
Parents’ health habits, even before birth, may influence a child’s wellbeing
Physical activity and diet might have long-lasting effects on a child’s health, a new animal study suggests.
- by Gretchen Reynolds
Why our fastest growing drinks category is now non-alcoholic wine
Non-alcoholic wine is far beyond the days of simply mixing grape juice and sparkling water, and women and young people are said to be driving the craze.
- by Sue Williams
Do eggs deserve their bad rap?
For decades, the brekkie favourite has carried a reputation it can’t quite seem to shake off: that it leads to high cholesterol, heart disease and early death. So what does the science really say?
- by Sophie Aubrey
‘A pretty dark place’: fitness titan Michelle Bridges on the hardest time of her life
The celebrity trainer made millions spruiking “body transformation” before her life was rocked by a devastating break-up and a drink-driving charge. Now 50 and a single mother, she’s embracing a different kind of overhaul.
- by Jordan Baker
The key traits that turn you into a ‘super ager’
The term refers to people in their 70s, 80s and beyond whose ability – whether it be their memory, way of thinking, or even aerobic fitness – is of the standard of someone at least 20 years younger.
- by Evelyn Lewin
Want to make the most of your garden? Remember to look up
Taking in the larger landscape of sky and surroundings expands our horizons.
- by Megan Backhouse
I struggle to get enough sleep. So I tried the ‘five S’s’ for babies
Having tried everything else, I tested whether the “five S’s” used to calm fussy babies — swaddle, side or stomach position, shush, swing and suck — can also help grown-ups snooze.
- by Jessica Grose
Opinion
Healthcare
Hurts so good: a welcome return to post-lockdown bliss
An hour of kneading, pummelling, pressing and pinching is just what I need in these stressful times.
- by Susan Murphy