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A while back in my early 20s I was working in a very large corporation headed by a very serious and uptight CEO. Thomas was a distinguished looking man in his mid 50s and seemed like the type of person that had never done anything out of line or remotely spontaneous in his life. He […]

Question: I have recently flown overseas and my skin and hair is very dry. I have exfoliated and used moisturising cream — what else can you suggest? Patsy Answer: You may need a professional facial as it sounds to me like your skin has some dry surface skin build-up or you may be using the […]

By Annette Campbell To coincide with the AMA’s Family Doctor Week, we asked Dr Rosanna Capolingua — a Perth-based practicing GP, and chair of the Australian Medical Association’s Ethics Committee — what she thinks most doctors would really like us to know. So the next time you phone to make an appointment to see your […]

Exclusive extract from Those Garrison Women by Louise Shaffer, published by Bantam. The newspaper could have been hers. Hank had been toying with the idea of selling it for a couple of years, and Peggy had offered to buy it for her. Peggy Garrison had been her friend, as were the two other members of […]

Question: When I wake up I have extremely puffy eyes! I moisturise the night before, and do not want to stop doing this, but I do think this might be the problem. Any quick and easy solutions? Clare Answer: You may be using a moisturiser nightly, which is great, but you really need to keep […]

At school I was skinny with braces on my teeth and fairly average in looks. I wasn’t even able to find a date for the school dance, so I feigned illness and didn’t attend. Secretly I longed for one particular guy, Mike. He was a super-cool surfer type and lived quite close to me. Although […]

MATERIALS Kunin rainbow shaggy plush felt in antique white Kunin rainbow plush felt in smoky brown 25cm x 20mm ribbon Small quantity polyester wadding Sewing cotton to match felt colours, plus basic sewing patterns Anchor stranded cotton colour 905 – Very dark brown INSTRUCTIONS Pre-wash felt following manufacturer’s instructions before cutting. Download and print pattern […]

Wouldn’t it be great if there was a personal Mr Motivator in your sub-conscious? You know, the one to help drag you out of bed for that power walk on a winter’s morning. And the one to help you say ‘no thanks’ when the dessert menu arrives. While motivation is a hard thing to harness, […]

Folate is involved in more than 100 different processes within the body. It’s essential for the formation of new cells and tissues and the health of the blood, brain, nervous and immune systems. Most people think of B vitamins giving them back their b..b..bounce. And it’s true that B vitamins are required to release energy […]

New research at the Australian Institute of Sport is focusing on the best way to test for suboptimal iron status and the findings will follow through to all people, even sports fanatics of the spectator variety. Sports scientists are honing a new, super sensitive blood test for iron status known as serum transferrin receptor. Why […]