Plant sterols (also known as phytosterols) are natural substances that can help lower your cholesterol. They exist in wood pulp and leaves, but are also found naturally in certain foods such as vegetable oil, nuts, legumes, corn, fruit and vegetables. You can obtain higher levels through enriched margarine spreads. How do they work? When consumed, […]

Starting your day with a good breakfast is one of the best health decisions you can make. Breakfast literally means “breaking your overnight fast”. Remember it could be at least 10 hours since your last meal, so it is important to refuel your body ready for another day. Enjoying breakfast can help lift your mood […]

Next to checking e-mail and chatting to friends, the third main reason Australians use the Internet is to find information on health-related topics like diseases, treatments, nutrition, stress management, and drugs. However, health websites can contain information that is, at best, biased towards the sponsoring manufacturer’s products and, at worst, downright dangerous. Here are 10 […]

Forget hours in the gym or trying to find the time to squeeze in an hour-long yoga session, the new Sudoku diet promises to keep you slim and trim without having to leave your chair. But is it all it’s cracked up to be? Research has now found that the time spent doing a difficult […]

In a study published in Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, Hong Kong researchers have discovered that tai chi can significantly improve quality of life in survivors of stroke. Stroke victims are often left with balancing problems which may not be addressed by conventional physiotherapy. However, the particular skills taught in tai chi — especially the ability […]

Chickpeas are a creamy, golden, mildly flavoured member of the legume family. High in protein and fibre, chickpeas are low in fat and have a low glycaemic index (GI) value. If you don’t think you have ever eaten chickpeas, chances are you have and just didn’t know it. They are the basis of hummus dips […]

Download your exclusive extract from Complicit by Nicci French here. A story of friendship, desire and murder that moves backwards and forewords in time, drawing you in deeper and deeper. It’s a long, hot summer and carefree Bonnie falls madly in love with a gorgeous but dangerous man, only to plunge into a sticky web […]

There’s no denying that radio king Alan Jones, AO, is contrary, cantankerous and combative, with his no-holds-barred approach to life winning listeners across the country, as well as every radio ratings survey in history. An equally tough, get-on-with-it attitude towards prostate cancer and then a brain tumour have earned him the respect of prime ministers, […]