It is something almost every woman has in common – not enough hours in the day. But what is making us rush everything? Nutrition specialist and weight loss expert Libby Weaver says the feeling of constantly rushing is only getting worse for women. “Never before in my work have I witnessed so many females in […]

Juggling might seem like something best left to professional clowns, but a new study has found it can increase the size of your brain. Research conducted by the Department of Clinical Neurology at Oxford University, found activities that test the mind and body at the same time seem to increase the brain’s ‘white matter’ — […]

Many people consider vitamin supplements a waste of money, but a new study has found they can actually make you smarter. Research from British scientists, published in not one, but three prestigious journals — the British Journal of Nutrition, Psychopharmacology, and Human Psychopharmacology — concluded that popping a daily multivitamin supplement boosted brain power and […]

Jessica Simpson gave birth to baby Maxwell Drew just over a week ago, but she already has a plan in place to shed her baby weight. The 31-year-old has signed a lucrative $3 million deal with Weight Watchers in the US to lose her baby weight and show off her new body, ABC News reports. […]

Who would have thought that an all-purpose medicine could smell so lovely? Well-known for its use in making perfume, soaps, and scented sachets, lavender — either as a tea, tincture or ointment, or essential oil — has been used in healing for centuries. Infection fighter Along with garlic and cloves, lavender was an ingredient of […]

Working nights may lead to more than just sleep deprivation, according to a study published in the American Journal of the National Cancer Institute, which reported a startling 60 per cent...

Slow jogging for as little as an hour a week increases life expectancy by five years in women and six years in men, a new study has found. The Copenhagen City Heart Study observed 20,000 people over nearly 40 years and found that gentle jogging increased longevity more than running or other more vigorous forms […]

Actress Sofía Vergara has arguably one of the hottest bodies in Hollywood, so what’s her secret? Sofía’s son, Manolo Vergara, who clearly inherited his sense of humour from his mum, has shared his mother’s eating habits with the world by posting a video of her online. “She eats like a crazy lady,” he reveals in […]

No one relishes the prospect of a visit to the dentist and the potential risk factors of bad oral hygiene are scary, so why do so many Australians neglect to properly look after their teeth? A study by the Australian Dental Association in conjunction with Oral-B found that while most Australians (87 percent) believe oral […]

The Australian Dental Association have cited a current ‘epidemic’ of child tooth decay in Australia. In a recent study, it was found that 48 percent of children suffered from untreated tooth decay, but only 10 percent had seen a dentist. This means that almost half of Australian children under the age of four are suffering […]