Like the mother on the cover of last week’s controversial Time magazine cover, our beauty and health director Kelly Baker breastfed her son until he was three. Here, she defends her decision and urges other new mothers to ignore “expert advice” and go with their gut. I breastfed my first-born son until he was 15 […]
The Duchess of Cambridge never met her mother-in-law, but that hasn’t stopped her from following in Princess Diana’s fashion footsteps. Like Diana 30 years before her, Catherine is transforming her personal style, ditching her trademark conservative dresses in favour of sexy new numbers. Catherine’s glamorous makeover was particularly evident when she attended a gala at […]
Queen Elizabeth might seem like a sweet old lady, but Prince William says his childhood taught him one thing: you don’t “mess with” the 86-year-old monarch. William, 29, has given a rare television interview to celebrate his grandmother’s Diamond Jubilee. Related: William traumatised by ‘Rottweiler’ Camilla In a preview clip, William is captured talking about […]
Emily Seebohm is one of Australia’s most promising Olympic medal prospects, but she’ll always be a cheeky little girl to her mum Karen. Here, Karen shares her favourite pictures of her superstar daughter. “Being Em’s mum is incredible,” Karen says. “She’s had to sacrifice a lot to follow her dreams. For six or seven years, […]
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 […]
Karen Seebohm reveals the lonely life of a professional swimmer and gives her tips for raising an Olympian. Emily Seebohm is one of Australia’s most promising Olympic medal prospects but to her mother Karen, she will always be the cheeky little girl who loved nothing better than beating her big brothers in a bicycle race. […]