Ask Magda Szubanski her greatest accomplishment of the past year and the answer won’t be losing 25 kilos and five dress sizes, a feat which has arguably saved her life. Not that she isn’t thrilled with her weight loss – she is, and rightfully so. It’s just that Magda knows that her real success isn’t […]

With a new celebrity diet on the front of every second magazine and a seemingly endless line of new weight loss supplements promising unbelievable results, it’s hard to escape stories of amazing weight loss. There are many parts that play a role in successful, long-term weight loss and finetuning these components in our lives is […]

Australian adults eat an average of 8g to 10g of salt each day, which is equivalent to more than one-and-a-half teaspoons! The body only needs about 1g of salt to function — anything extra is simply increasing our risk of high blood pressure and other adverse health outcomes. Research shows that reducing our salt intake […]

The risk of miscarriages and fertility problems increases with age in both men and women, says geneticist Dr Judy Ford, author of a new e-book Starting your family after 30. But that doesn’t mean parenthood isn’t possible for older couples. To increase your chances of a successful conception and healthy pregnancy — particularly after age […]

Do you know which disease kills four times as many women as breast cancer? If you don’t, you’re not alone – heart disease in women is often dangerously overlooked. This is something young Aussie Olympian Cate Campbell hopes will soon change. “Normally when I hear the words heart disease I think of a middle-aged man […]

Do you typically start your day with white toast or refined cereals? If so, you might want to switch to wholegrain. There is now strong and growing evidence that regularly eating wholegrain foods can play a powerful role in preventing cardiovascular disease and promoting health. The recent Grains and Legumes Health Report released by GoGrains […]