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The best way to use heat on sore muscles, according to experts

The best way to use heat on sore muscles, according to experts

Does heat actually speed up recovery or does it just feel good? Well, it depends.

  • by Emma Yasinski

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Yes, an ‘ADHD tax’ is a real thing. I know because I pay it every day
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Healthcare

Yes, an ‘ADHD tax’ is a real thing. I know because I pay it every day

We work and strive to live normal lives. But our financial, workplace, education and legal systems are all designed for neurotypical people. And that comes at a price.

  • by Caroline Zielinski
‘Dark chocolate, a chamomile tea and some CBD oil’: An artist’s day on a plate

‘Dark chocolate, a chamomile tea and some CBD oil’: An artist’s day on a plate

Hannah Fox’s plant-based diet is reviewed by dietitian, Dr Joanna McMillan who gives top marks for her intake of fermented foods.

  • by Nicole Economos
How fat hidden inside our muscles is ‘critical’ to health outcomes
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Fitness

How fat hidden inside our muscles is ‘critical’ to health outcomes

According to new research, a specific kind of fat plays an important role in our health and the way we age.

  • by Sarah Berry
Sore teeth, unpaid taxes and a possible melanoma. Am I in denial?

Sore teeth, unpaid taxes and a possible melanoma. Am I in denial?

The old Anson has it coming.

  • by Anson Cameron
How the Olympics helped a generation of girls fall in love with skateboarding

How the Olympics helped a generation of girls fall in love with skateboarding

Female skaters like 14-year-old Chloe Covell are inspiring more girls than ever get into skateboarding.

  • by Gyan Yankovich
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You can experience more than one type of anxiety. Here are tips to cope

You can experience more than one type of anxiety. Here are tips to cope

There are many ways in which anxiety can manifest, and many people’s experiences don’t fit neatly into a category.

  • by Christopher W.T. Miller
Feeling tense? The best ways to loosen up pesky muscle knots

Feeling tense? The best ways to loosen up pesky muscle knots

Those painful bumps can be tough to ignore. Experts recommend the best way to soothe and prevent knots.

  • by Danielle Friedman
The exercises you should be doing to lower blood pressure

The exercises you should be doing to lower blood pressure

Experts agree that one of the best way to prevent and lower hypertension is by working out.

  • by Amanda Loudin
I’ve fathered five children in NSW. If I lived in Victoria, I’d probably have none
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Parenting

I’ve fathered five children in NSW. If I lived in Victoria, I’d probably have none

The state government’s donor recruitment drive may have good intentions, but without a review of family limits the idea of donating sperm feels too risky.

  • by Gary Nunn
Yes, we love to hate them, but here’s some sparkling news for dentists

Yes, we love to hate them, but here’s some sparkling news for dentists

Sure, they extract quite a bit of dosh from us, but when it comes to our teeth doctors, the haters should just build a bridge.

  • by Jo Stubbings