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We all know that eating fibre helps to keep bowel habits regular, so it comes as a surprise to learn that up to 27 percent of the population of Western countries regularly experience constipation. Apart from being uncomfortable, chronic constipation predisposes you to colon cancer, possibly because, if the stools remain in the intestine for […]

You already know that certain vitamins and minerals — notably the B-group and magnesium — help to support brain health and mood. Now a study by researchers from Northumbria University in England, published in Human Psychopharmacology, has found that taking a multivitamin supplement is also of specific benefit to the mental performance of women who […]

When it comes to nutrients for cancer protection, the antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E get most of the press. Now a very large study from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre of over 20,000 people, published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, suggests that a less well-known mineral, selenium, is also strongly associated with […]

Conscious evolution healer and author Dana Mrkich talks to Anna Warwick on using intuition to make some very powerful new year resolutions. Checking in with ourselves “The start of a new year is a perfect time to take stock of our lives,” says Dana. “Too often we find ourselves at the end of yet another […]

He has sung with some of the biggest names in the music industry, appeared on Oprah’s show six times and just released his fifth album. But there is a lot more to Josh Groban than meets the eye. The 29-year-old Los Angeles-born singer, who got his break singing a duet of ‘The Prayer’ with Celine […]

If you answered in the bathroom cabinet or on top of the fridge, then you are probably compromising their nutritional value. According to a study from Purdue University, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, high humidity (which is certainly a common feature in bathrooms, but can also occur in “hot spots” in […]

“I had always been 15-20kg overweight, but the kilos really piled on while breastfeeding my youngest daughter, Hallie. But even when Hallie turned two, my weight wouldn’t shift. “Then in February 2009 my weight problems hit crisis point when I suddenly started to notice numbness in my hands and feet. I was chronically fatigued, couldn’t […]

“In the past six months I’ve lost 15kg – the last 4kg on the Woman’s Day diet, which I thoroughly enjoyed road testing. It’s really family-friendly, so I didn’t have to cook separate meals for the kids, and there was even a hamburger in one week. You can still enjoy a few wines and some […]

John Laws opens up to Glen Williams about his amazing life, his great love, and why he’ll never be contented. On the eve of his return to radio, John Laws is in a reflective mood, gazing intently at the lapping waters of Sydney Harbour as they ebb and flow beneath his plush Woolloomooloo apartment. “I’m […]

Their weight-loss achievements inspired us – now we catch up with past contestants to see how they’ve survived after the show. Many thought they’d go back to their old ways once they left the house, but all our contestants say there’s no way they’ll ever return to their former selves – unhealthy, unhappy and uncontrollable. […]