Peppermint tea provides relief by promoting digestion and helping to expel wind. To make, pour one cup of boiling water over two teaspoons of dried peppermint leaves. Cover and let sit for 15 minutes, then strain. Give the baby half a teaspoonful as often as needed.

My Nanna’s syrup of figs is still the best remedy. Combine half a cup each of chopped dried figs, raisins and pearl barley, and a quarter of a cup of chopped liquorice root (from health food stores) in a saucepan with one litre of water. Bring to boil and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes; strain. […]

Shopping has long been a guilty pleasure of Australian women, but a new survey shows they needn’t feel bad about the habit at all. The UK study, led by Wall’s Solero Exotic, found that women cover the equivalent of seven marathons per year during their shopping expeditions, burning off as much as 15,000 extra calories. […]

Eating disorders and behavioural disorders like autism are two of the biggest health issues plaguing teenagers, and researchers at the University of Cambridge may have found a link between the two. A new study has found teenage girls with obsessions with food and calorie counting share an above-average number of autistic traits — a neurodevelopmental […]

The government’s smoking tax has been criticised as a cash grab, but after losing her grandmother to cancer sticks, Zoe Arnold explains why taxation is one of the most effective tools in the fight against smoking. My Grandmother was the epitome of elegance in her youth. We have a picture of her in her 20s: […]

New research says fennel can do more than flavour our meals – it’s now said to be able improve women’s state-of-mind and wellbeing during their menstrual cycles. The aniseed-tasting herb is said to relieve pre-menstrual syndrome, after a test group of 36 women in Iran who took drops made from fennel seeds reported feeling less […]

Elle Macpherson has posed naked for a magazine cover as she approaches her 50th birthday. The supermodel recreated her famous 1994 Playboy cover for the Australian edition of Harper’s Bazaar magazine. Elle looks stunning in the cover shot, but she’s far from the first big star to strip off for the cover of a magazine. […]

Shedding all that weight has changed the irrepressible Aussie entertainer – both outside and in. For Christine Anu, losing an impressive 24kg on reality show Excess Baggage was only the beginning. Since then, the My Island Home singer has shed an incredible 16kg more. But in the process of getting back the slim physique she […]

As the radio favourite begins her post-pregnancy slimdown, she reveals the real motivation behind it to. Overwhelmed with love for her beautiful baby girl Trixie Belle, Fifi Box found herself in an uncharacteristically serious mood. Suddenly, the popular star – a woman who’s long been making us laugh with her inimitable take on life’s highs […]

Melissa Doyle has never looked or felt better as she reveals the real reason she left Sunrise – and the secret to her amazing new body. As she laughs about the speculation, intrigue and conspiracy theories surrounding her shock departure from Sunrise and “break-up” with TV partner David Koch, Melissa Doyle has never sounded more […]