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‘Botox kisses’: how injectables became an open secret

‘Botox kisses’: how injectables became an open secret

Anti-ageing injections in your 20s and 30s is no big deal – just ask those who get them. But can we really call it ‘preventative Botox’?

  • by Julia Naughton

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A sound-healing massage finally stopped the chatter in my brain

A sound-healing massage finally stopped the chatter in my brain

“I lie on the table and as she begins to massage it all seems straightforward. But at the first ring of the large bowl she has placed on my lower back, something astonishing happens.”

  • by Catherine Marshall
Plant-based milks: which one is better for you and the planet?

Plant-based milks: which one is better for you and the planet?

The milk aisle of the supermarket is a very different place to what it used to be, but not all milk alternatives are equal.

  • by Sophie Aubrey
True brew: the beer tapping into the booze-free boom

True brew: the beer tapping into the booze-free boom

For a long time everyone agreed: low-alcohol beer tasted terrible. But rising sales are turning that assumption on its head – and riding the new sobriety movement in the process.

  • by Michael Harry
‘He’d probably have a heart attack’: The secret I can never tell my partner

‘He’d probably have a heart attack’: The secret I can never tell my partner

From lying about their sexual history to keeping a covert “marriage bail” bank account, three women reveal the secrets they can’t share with their spouses.

  • by Dilvin Yasa
Feelings

Feelings

Startled by her daughter’s cries, Carmel rushed outside – only to discover Betty’s tears were falling for a dead skink.

  • by Paul Connolly
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Your ability to focus may be limited to 5 hours a day. Here’s how to work around that

Your ability to focus may be limited to 5 hours a day. Here’s how to work around that

To maximise focus, do your work in chunks, schedule breaks in between, protect your most creative time and reduce distractions.

  • by Keri Wiginton
Evening may be the best time to exercise for metabolic health

Evening may be the best time to exercise for metabolic health

A new study found that late-day workouts moderated the undesirable health effects of a greasy diet, while morning exercise did not.

  • by Gretchen Reynolds
He’s among the biggest celebrity gurus. And he wants to ‘craft your destiny’

He’s among the biggest celebrity gurus. And he wants to ‘craft your destiny’

What is it about Sadhguru that has not only grabbed the attention of millions of Instagram followers but that of Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra and Tom Brady?

  • by Sarah Berry
The doctor who wants you to rethink how you view emotional eating

The doctor who wants you to rethink how you view emotional eating

The way we judge body weight and diet has shifted during the pandemic, and Dr Joshua Wolrich is here to challenge that.

  • by Sophie Aubrey
Is it time to face the facts about alcohol and cancer?

Is it time to face the facts about alcohol and cancer?

With booze so wedged in Australian culture, many adults are unaware – or in denial – about just how damaging alcohol, even at low levels, can be for our risk of developing cancer.

  • by Sophie Aubrey