August 1-7 is National Healthy Bones Week (www.osteoporosis.org.au), and — seeing as one in two women and one in five men over the age of 50 will suffer a broken bone as the result of osteoporosis, or brittle bone disease — it makes sense to learn how to reduce your risk. Here’s what you need […]

Daffodil Day is coming soon, the largest national fundraising event of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, providing essential funds for cancer research, prevention and support programs. Through it, the Cancer Council aims to raise over $9 million. The daffodil was chosen as the international symbol of ‘hope’ for those affected by cancer — it […]

In a study published in Diabetes Care, a Yale University team of researchers asked men and women with type 2 diabetes to eat approximately 60g of walnuts daily for two months. At the end of the test period, the subjects’ endothelial function (blood vessel tone) was measured and was found to have improved significantly. This […]

Question: There are so many hair brushes on the market and I’m a little confused about what brush I should use to style my hair. My hair is curly and very frizzy. Julie, via email Answer: As a general rule, you should use natural bristle brushes. Beyond this your hair will determine the type of […]

You have just mortgaged your life and bought a house — with garden. Or you are paying rent on a house, and a garden comes with it … Or you have had a garden for years but “garden” is a bit of an exaggeration, as it’s mostly weeds, lawn that has to be mowed and […]

Talk on the red carpet was about the law suit filed hanging over former David Jones CEO Mark McInnes, but the designers (mostly) kept tight lipped and let their clothes do the talking. With Miranda Kerr missing (on her honeymoon with new hubby Orlando Bloom) DJs pulled out all stops with Aussie supermodels Abbey Lee […]

Scottish singing superstar Susan Boyle is reportedly living on £500 per week with no access to the millions of dollars in royalties she made from her debut album I Dreamed A Dream. The singer also does not have a credit card and is not able to furnish her new five-bedroom home, her brother Gerry claims. […]

Midwinter is the time for feasts — not just around the table, with friends on long cold winter nights, but in the garden, too.. Summer’s harvests often have to be picked fast, before the fruit fly get into the apricots or the lettuces go to seed. Winter harvests are more gentle, and more generous too. […]

You already know about the powerful disease-fighting antioxidants found in green, black and white tea. Now a study from Germany, published in Nutrition and Metabolism, has revealed that, compared with other types of tea, white tea helps prevent new fat cells from forming, and also breaks down the fat content in those already present. Lead […]

Hands up if you would like a holiday? Wouldn’t we all! For those of you taking time out this year to jet overseas, drive up the coast or go to the local holiday park with the kids, there are a few must-haves that you shouldn’t leave home without. Leaving on a jet plane If you’re […]