A button sized sticker is the latest snore reducing device that is set to revolutionise bedrooms around the world. A button-sized sticker is the latest snore-reducing device that is set to revolutionise bedrooms around the world. The Provent filter is essentially a valve that does not affect breathing in but slightly inhibits breathing out through […]

Rice is the staple food for roughly half the world’s population and it is eaten daily by more than 300 billion people. Like wheat and other grains, rice is a good source of carbohydrate, which supplies the body with energy. It is low in fat (less than 3g of fat per 100g uncooked rice) and […]

Do you always feel hungry, or do you feel as if you’re always eating? Hunger is a complex feeling which can be easily influenced by many factors. Read on for practical tips to help you curb your appetite without starving. Understanding when we are truly hungry is important not only if we want to lose […]

Once upon a time, it was only the famous and very rich who enlisted the help of personal trainers to help keep them in shape. But these days, personal trainers are popular with a wide variety of people. “Personal trainers are now very accessible and are considered to be effective,” says Lauretta Stace, Chief Executive […]

In some countries they’re banned. In Australia, our federal government is advocating the reduction of them in our food supply. So what are trans fats? And why do we need to avoid them? Trans fats are formed when an unsaturated fat (a good type of fat) undergoes a process called hydrogenation. This changes it from […]

A sweet tooth can be harder to tame than a nicotine addiction, says Pamela Allardice. Here’s what you can do about it. The average Australian eats over 27 kilograms of sugar a year; and that’s without counting added sugar, courtesy of sweeteners like high-fructose corn syrup, which is found in many processed foods. This avalanche […]

Love your heart. It seems a spoonful of strawberries makes the cholesterol go down. According to a new study published in Metabolism, eating strawberries daily caused a significant reduction in LDL (‘bad’) cholesterol. Even better, the participants’ LDL levels were less prone to oxidation, the chemical process that really damages your heart and arteries. Another […]

Sweet… Dark chocolate can help you eat less by curbing your cravings for sugary, fatty, or salty foods, say researchers from the University of Copenhagen. Their study set out to find whether eating milk or dark chocolate had any effect on hunger levels and on the amount of food eaten. Sixteen men were enrolled in […]

More than half of the nation is not healthy, with 54 percent weighing in at an overweight or obese level, but one in six obese Australians believe their weight is in the healthy weight range, a new study had found. Researchers commissioned by the Heart Foundation and insurer Zurich interviewed 1200 respondents aged 20 and […]

In my teens, I was slightly overweight, so my mother offered to send me to a well-known weight loss centre in an attempt to lose approximately 5-10kg. I was placed on a strict diet, and had to visit the centre regularly to use their exercise equipment. I was losing weight steadily, until one week my […]