Now to Love

Losing a child is the worst nightmare for most mothers … but a few, such as Karen Matthews, have sacrificed their kids for so-called ‘love’. Until last week, Karen Matthews was one of the most pitied mums in the UK. Now she’s easily the most hated. Karen, 32, had the entire nation behind her after […]

By Annette Campbell Have you been to see your GP lately? We all get busy and time flies by, so chances are that unless you’ve had a particular illness you might not have seen your local doctor for a while. So we decided to check-in with Melbourne-based practicing GP, Dr Vicki Kotsirilos, to discuss some […]

**Dear Judy, I noticed that you suggest eating grain bread. I was under the impression grain bread is made from white flour which is very processed. Is not the wholemeal variety a better option? And is wholemeal pasta considered a reasonable substitute? — Mel** Dear Mel, Wholegrain bread is made from brown flour with grains […]

As Mariah Carey releases her 11th album, E=MC², the pop diva talks about life, love and weight struggles. How have you learnt to be more relaxed? You become more relaxed, if you’ve made mistakes. Mistakes make us wiser. We all make a lot of bad decisions in life, sometimes we learn from this, sometimes we […]

When I was at uni, I was just about to turn 21 and my best friend Pete asked me to move into a share house with him and his mate Ben, because their other housemate was leaving. I was a bit hesitant because, until that point, it had been an all-boy household. But Pete convinced […]

The high fibre diet was one of the most successful diets to do the rounds in the ’80s and today the message to eat more fibre holds true. Nowadays it’s easy to get your recommended daily intake of fibre with the many varieties of excellent canned legumes and pulses available in supermarkets. Legumes are antiviral, […]