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Shedding those extra kilos after giving birth will be easier with Sophie Falkiner’s proven tips. When Sophie Falkiner gave birth to her lovely daughter Isabella, the weight she wanted to lose wasn’t baby weight. She needed to shift the extra kilos she’d put on while leading an “indulgent” life as a reporter for The Great […]

I met Tom in a taxi line outside a night club at 2.30am on a cold and wet morning. He asked the crowd if anyone wanted to share a taxi to the suburb next to mine. I eagerly waved and shouted, “I do!” I had been waiting for over an hour and just wanted to […]

Question: My miniature shelty has a really bad flea allergy. Other vets said he might be allergic to a number of things. It’s got to the stage were he’s ripping his hair out near his backside. I bath him every two days but there are still lumps and he’s constantly scratching and also has anxiety […]

By Judy Davie For further information about food and nutrition, visit Judy Davie’s website at www.thefoodcoach.com.au **I urgently need some advice. My son Michael has knocked out three teeth riding his bike and I need to swap his diet to some softer foods. My problem is that the softer the food is, the worse it […]

There’s no excuse for porking up. Stay slim with these hot tips With the weather cooling down, it’s easy to reach for comfort foods such as creamy pastas and stodgy roasts. Sydney-based company Eat Fit Food, which helped actor Brandon Routh stay in shape for the made-in-Oz movie Superman Returns, has great ideas for keeping […]

My best friend Claudine and I spent every spare moment together. One night we even got matching navel rings after a big night out. We always swore that we would be best friends forever and that nothing would split us up. I met Geoff on a night out with Claudine at our favourite club in […]

Say hello to Australia’s boy in the bubble — a playful toddler who is allergic to the rest of the world. Since he was 10 months of age, Harrison Saunders has needed to be cocooned from the sort of life everyone else takes for granted. Even a loving kiss from his doting mum Tammy is […]

Swap cheddar cheese for fetta. Fetta has fewer kilojoules and less fat per serving than cheddar cheese and it tastes just as good on a pizza. Swap orange juice for tomato juice. Tomato juice is better for weight loss as it contains less than half the kilojoules of orange juice and has a lower GI. […]

Barbara Finch, 55 Before: 107kg After: 56kg When Barbara Finch weighed more than 100kg on Christmas Day, 2003, she knew she had to change her diet. “I had Type II diabetes and high blood pressure,” remembers Barbara, 55. “I thought, ‘I have to do something about it’.” So, on Boxing Day, she began a walking […]

Sarah and I had been friends since Grade Four. We spent heaps of time together, even after I went off to a different school, and often slept over at each other’s houses. We were close to each other’s parents. Hers were a bit old-fashioned and mine were “modern”. We called both sets “Mum and Dad” […]