Lisa Oldfield wants to see the elderly cared for by their loved ones rather than the hospital system. My grandparents and my mother and father-in-law, whom I love very dearly, have been very sick of late and have relied on care. They’ve lived through the Depression and worked so hard to carry Australia through that […]

Biggest Loser contestant Michael Hinde talks to Woman’s Day about his time on the show. **Starting weight: 165.2kg Elimination weight: 145.7kg** Were you surprised to be eliminated? It was a shocker and quite hurtful. They said I wasn’t a team player which was a surprise considering all the sport I’ve played. I don’t mean to […]

By Annette Campbell Around the world, thousands of different martial arts are practised every day. And while they all have different origins, techniques, benefits and theories, there is one thing they all have in common … timelessness. “Martial arts are the best form of exercise and fitness,” says Master Phil Monaghan, a black belt multi-discipline […]

By Judy Davie **”I recently detoxed then changed my diet to minimise animal and plant fats/oils, dairy, sugars, processed foods and wheat. However, my cholesterol is higher than ever. The bad cholesterol is up to 4.5 and the good cholesterol is down to 1.9. My doctor said to cut meat to only 480g of red […]

I have quite a bit of weight to lose and I have just started. I want to be slim by my big 30 next year. I have realised that I am using too many calories on milk. As I like about a cup on my breakfast plus two or three cups of coffee or tea […]

Kelly Donaghy-Lewis talks to Woman’s Day about her friendship with fellow Biggest Loser contestant Michael, and about how things are going with her estranged husband now she’s been eliminated from the show. **Starting weight: 117.1kg Elimination weight: 108.7** What led to you being eliminated? Mel was jealous of my friendship with Michael and she’d told […]

Do you regularly get the night-time nibbles or the midnight munchies? A little evening snacking is normal and can fit into a healthy, balanced diet, but if you overdo it or regularly get up in the night to eat, you may in fact be suffering from night eating syndrome. What is it? Night Eating Syndrome […]

Even though mushrooms are generally regarded as a vegetable, they actually contain unique nutrients not found in vegetables and are technically a fungi. With such a huge range now available to suit different dishes and cuisines, it really is time to bring them out of the dark and say “caps off to mushrooms!” Nutrient know-how […]

Natural foods and pure water help detoxify your body — but that’s only half of the story. Many contaminants come from household products that you use every day. Send pollutants packing with these four easy steps. Lose toxic trash Paint, oil, and batteries contaminate soil and ground water, as well as old computers which contain […]

About 1.3 million Australians suffer from serious anxiety conditions like obsessive-compulsive disorder and social phobia, and virtually everyone else deals with less debilitating but still harmful levels of anxiety. While severe cases require medical supervision, herbs and other natural supplements can provide safe and effective relief for short-term anxiety, such as the type related to […]