August 1-7 is National Healthy Bones Week (www.osteoporosis.org.au), and — seeing as one in two women and one in five men over the age of 50 will suffer a broken bone as the result of osteoporosis, or brittle bone disease — it makes sense to learn how to reduce your risk. Here’s what you need […]

Daffodil Day is coming soon, the largest national fundraising event of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, providing essential funds for cancer research, prevention and support programs. Through it, the Cancer Council aims to raise over $9 million. The daffodil was chosen as the international symbol of ‘hope’ for those affected by cancer — it […]

Have you ever decided to get fit? But then you found you really couldn’t be bothered? This often happens when you don’t set a specific goal. Without a reason to exercise, most people struggle to get started. Heidi Howard, a 30-year-old Brisbane mum, had vague notions that she wanted to get fit and lose weight […]

In a study published in Diabetes Care, a Yale University team of researchers asked men and women with type 2 diabetes to eat approximately 60g of walnuts daily for two months. At the end of the test period, the subjects’ endothelial function (blood vessel tone) was measured and was found to have improved significantly. This […]

Music act La Spina might be a family affair but if you’re expecting Partridge style harmonies and Von Trapp family matching kitchen-curtain outfits you’re way off- the brother-sister music act say music from their first collaboration will “smack you in the face.” While Anna-Marie, 36, had an established career singing with pop megastars Savage Garden […]

Turning to comfort food during these cold days is the worst thing for your waistline. But you can stay warm this winter on our fantastic reduced energy weight loss plan. It’s comforting, delicious and easy, and you’ll love the results. And the best thing is, if you are feeding the family they can enjoy the […]

You already know about the powerful disease-fighting antioxidants found in green, black and white tea. Now a study from Germany, published in Nutrition and Metabolism, has revealed that, compared with other types of tea, white tea helps prevent new fat cells from forming, and also breaks down the fat content in those already present. Lead […]

There are many benefits to exercising in the cold. You use more energy in winter, which equates to burning more kilojoules. And as you’re burning more energy, you sleep better at night. Regular exercise is also one of the best ways to boost your immune system and fend off wintertime colds and other illnesses. But […]

Detective Anna Travis’ worst nightmare comes true when a sadistic killer she helped put behind bars claims he can help her with a murder investigation. A redhead, clad in snappy suits and starched collars, Lynda La Plante’s Detective Inspector Anna Travis has crime investigation in her blood. Her late father was a detective chief superintendent […]

HITCH 22 BY CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS, ALLEN & UNWIN, $35. A memoir from the thinking woman’s crumpled crumpet, the dishevelled but always wildly articulate Christopher Hitchens. The younger son of a British naval officer and an effervescent beauty, he overhears them plotting his future: “If there is going to be an upper class in this country, […]