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Exercise doesn’t just benefit your body, it also strengthens your brain

Exercise doesn’t just benefit your body, it also strengthens your brain

Physical activity improves cognitive and mental health in many ways. Here’s how to reap the benefits.

  • by Dana G. Smith

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Should you really eat your vegies before your carbs? Health experts weigh in

Should you really eat your vegies before your carbs? Health experts weigh in

The order in which we eat what’s on our plate can have an impact on our blood sugar levels.

  • by Nikki Campo
I thought not Googling everything would set me free. Instead, it ruined my garden

I thought not Googling everything would set me free. Instead, it ruined my garden

I’m not sure if having the answers would have saved my nasturtiums, but not knowing didn’t help me either. Somehow, my fantasy didn’t bring peace or protection.

  • by Wendy Syfret
‘An espresso and some peanut slab’: What a chocolate executive eats in a day

‘An espresso and some peanut slab’: What a chocolate executive eats in a day

For chief operating officer Matt Whittaker, an afternoon energy hit is non-negotiable. He shares his day on a plate.

  • by Nicole Economos
Alexandra has been in pain for eight years. New treatment is helping her cope

Alexandra has been in pain for eight years. New treatment is helping her cope

The emotional side of chronic pain is often overlooked. Now, a new approach to treatment is attempting to address the oversight.

  • by Sarah Berry
Making sense of health headlines shouldn’t be so difficult – or dangerous

Making sense of health headlines shouldn’t be so difficult – or dangerous

Recent coverage of new research on time-restricted eating was a reminder of how easily the media – and health experts – can get it wrong.

  • by Sarah Berry
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Tonight is the last night to help your kids adjust to the end of daylight saving

Tonight is the last night to help your kids adjust to the end of daylight saving

Find out how to ensure your little ones get the sleep they need without waking the household at dawn.

  • by Nell Geraets
Why I’d rather my kids smoked ciggies than used a smartphone
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Why I’d rather my kids smoked ciggies than used a smartphone

Why do people throw children into the scream chambers of misery and self-loathing that come with smartphones?

  • by Michelle Cazzulino
Not all medication is ‘pregnancy-safe’. So how do you calculate the risks?

Not all medication is ‘pregnancy-safe’. So how do you calculate the risks?

For those dealing with chronic health conditions, the choice to continue or stop taking medication during pregnancy can be complicated.

  • by Wendy Syfret
In a fat-phobic world, Ozempic is hardly the easy way out

In a fat-phobic world, Ozempic is hardly the easy way out

The backlash labelling the drug akin to cheating is one of the most blatant examples of medical gaslighting to date.

  • by Hannah Vanderheide
Are artificial sweeteners helpful or harmful? Even experts are torn

Are artificial sweeteners helpful or harmful? Even experts are torn

New research just adds to the confusion about the controversial ingredient, included in diet soft drinks and yoghurts.

  • by Sarah Berry