Nicknamed the ‘sunshine vitamin’ because your body makes it from sunlight, vitamin D is essential for overall health. However, even in sunny Australia, you might not be getting enough, says Pamela Allardice. Bone densityVitamin D (which is technically not a vitamin, but a hormone which your body produces in response to UVB rays) builds a […]

Exclusive extract from The Hunter’s Wife by Katherine Scholes, the Great Read in the February issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. Mara peered intently ahead as she steered the Old Land Rover over the trackless terrain, avoiding the honey-badger holes and termite hills. The two Manyala Land Rovers had set off a little earlier and […]

When any of these rice grains are eaten, the body rapidly converts them to glucose in the blood stream causing a burst of energy followed soon after by an energy slump. It may fill you up, but before long you’ll feel hungry again, and therein lies the problem — after a rice meal we often […]

When times are tough, don’t despair. It is possible to change the way you see things, and expert help is always at hand… Looking back over recent headlines you could be forgiven for thinking the world is about to come crashing to an end. The only uncertainty seems to be what we will ruin first […]

Ah, summer time — sunshine, clear skies, long days, swimming, parks, picnics and public holidays. While there’s much fun to be had, it’s easy to forget the risks — our beloved warmer months can be a health hazard, and not just to our skin. So we’ve asked an expert for tips on how to stay […]

By Jenny Brown Remember the cute kid who starred as Arthur MacArthur in Hey Dad..! and sold everything from cars and cookies to pizza and super-soft toilet paper in commercials? Back in the ’90s, Matthew Krok was everywhere — tucking into baked beans, beaming, braces gleaming. And then he disappeared, as suddenly as he shot […]

Issue on sale Monday December 29, 2008 Kate’s mum tells: She’ll never marry Wills The mother of the princess-in-waiting hints that Kate is sick of putting her life on hold and playing second fiddle to William’s royal duties… Poppy Montgomery exclusive: How I got my body back after baby The TV star is thrilled with […]

By Jenny Brown Pictures: Mark Harrison The former member of the smash-hit group ties the knot with his soul mate Tash in an enchanting English country mansion. It was a big, white wedding — in every way — when former Hi-5 star Tim Harding married his “best friend and soul mate” in England’s glorious Lake […]

Extract from January’s Great Read:The Other Side of Starsby Clemency Burton-Hill. He had gone to the gala performance of Phedre at the Theatre du Chalet as part of a British Embassy delegation; he couldn’t even remember now what the occasion had been. A fuss had been made before the curtain went up, though, because due […]