Health & Wellbeing
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Beach Bodies
Online personal trainer Andrew Cate shows you how to make the most of the great outdoors while helping to springboard your fitness routine this summer.
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The Five Worst Foods in Your Fridge
Feeling sluggish? Lacking concentration or fighting flab? The contents of your fridge may be to blame. The quantity stored there and their position directly influence what you eat and drink. What does your fridge say about you?
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Tomato: The Everday SuperFood
Eating more tomatoes daily could make you healthier, protect your skin from sun damage and lower your risk of contracting modern diseases, according to a review of more than 100 studies.
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12 Secrets to Beating a Tobacco Addiction
Adrian Webster
Want to kick the nicotine habit for good? Adrian Webster offers 12 suggestions that can help you to succeed.
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Going Dairy-Free
If you suffer from symptoms like eczema, colic, acne, loose stools, bloating or sinus problems, you may have an allergy to dairy products-a condition that can be life-threatening for some.
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Soy and Breast Cancer
Soy has been hailed as a potential anticancer agent in healthy people, but could its phytonutrients increase the recurrence of breast cancer?
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Staying Motivated this Winter
Health and fitness writer Andrew Cate looks at ways to stay in shape and motivated this winter.
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Banish Fussy Eating
Does your child reject food, especially vegetables? Is he or she easily distracted or refuses to sit at the table while eating? Don't be worried-get motivated!
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Omega-3 for Vegetarians
While vegetarians may have generally lower intakes of cholesterol and saturated fat, are they getting enough omega-3?
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Teen Health and Acne
Many adolescents believe that eating chocolate or fatty and sugary foods will give them a "crater face."
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Nature's Laxatives
Chronic constipation can cause a lot of discomfort. An even greater concern is the elevated risk of colon cancer.
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Stress Out!
Christopher Pitt
Health coach and family physician Christopher Pitt shows us how we can all take control of our stress.
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Living Well with PCOS
If you're a woman who's put on a bit of weight and finding it difficult to lose, or if you're struggling with facial hair, acne or irregular periods, chances are you have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
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Fats: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
How do you discern between good and bad fats? A simple way is to check their origin. Are they plant- or animal-based? And how processed are they?
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Jeff Kennett Beats the Blues
A 20 year veteran of politics, Jeff Kennett sees his not-for-profit work addressing depression in Australia as more important.
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Foods for Mums-To-Be
What you eat during pregnancy influences your baby's future risk of developing obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
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Understanding Breast Cancer
October is recognised in many parts of the world as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Melody Tan shares some facts about this disease.
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Magic of the Mediterranean diet
Western diets are making us sick, but certain traditional eating patterns can deliver both health and flavour on the one plate.
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Heal the Planet
Victor Parachin believes we can all help heal the planet by simply becoming vegetarian.
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Grocery Shopping on a Budget
Market research suggests that most shoppers take only three seconds to choose various foods in the supermarket, which is hardly enough time to consider value, nutrition and convenience equally.
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You Don't Have to be an Olympian
You don't have to train like an athlete to enjoy the many benefits of exercise. Personal trainer Andrew Cate shows that the meaning of fitness is different for everyone.
