I hate cooking and don’t like vegetables. Would I lose weight by taking those meal replacement drinks? Theoretically, yes, but in practice it’s most unlikely. Why? Because you, like the other 99.9 percent of quick-fix dieters, will most likely get bored with the same meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner and give up. Once you […]

I’m a nurse who does a lot of shift work and very often I feel tired. I find that I tend to eat a lot of sugary things as a ‘pick me up’. I am slightly overweight but would love to learn more about healthy eating and incorporate changes that will lead to my mental […]

With so many sweet treats, party pastries and those extra glasses of bubbly, the silly season is certainly the key time of the year that challenges your healthy eating goals. The key to keeping in shape over summer is to tweak your daily eating and exercise habits to allow for the extras – not miss […]

Yogic breathing techniques teach you to expel as much air as possible so that inhaling is, in fact, the reflex action – not the other way around. This exercise adds an easy spinal twist to awaken your energy and release physical and emotional tension. For an even more invigorating experience, try practising it outside in […]

One way to keep in shape this summer is to keep active during your holiday break. You can still enjoy the holiday feel-good factor while you improve your fitness.

One way to keep in shape this summer is to keep active during your holiday break. You can still enjoy the holiday feel-good factor while you improve your fitness. Spa reviver Check out Golden Door www.goldendoor.com.au Fitness resorts Check out Fitness Escapes www.fitnessescapes.com.au Walk on by Check out Intrepid Travel www.intrepidtravel.com Sun, sea and surf […]

Who would have thought that the humble herb pot at your back door could be growing such a powerful health story? A sprinkle of chopped chives on a baked potato, rosemary on a rack of lamb and ginger with chilli on baked fish, hardly adds up to much in the way of nutrition. Or does […]

Hollywood mums give their tips on shaping up after your bundle of joy has arrived …

By Annette Campbell One rainy day late in 1985, Kelly McCann’s life changed forever. “Mum was just driving home from the shops when the car went out of control and into another car,” Kelly explains. “My older brother Kevin died and I suffered severe spinal injuries. I’ve been a ventilated quadriplegic ever since.” Kelly was […]

In the following food plan please note that days are interchangeable but the meals are not. Drink no more than two caffeinated drinks a day and as much still and sparkling water as you like. Weekly diet plan Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday Monday On waking: 300ml […]