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Lose weight, the French way

I’m a 27-year-old female from Melbourne. I have just read French Women Don’t Get Fat by Mirielle Guiliano and it’s by far the best book about food/diet that I have ever read. I have put the author’s philosophies into practice and have noticed results in only two-three weeks. For starters, I have reduced my portion […]
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Cranky cockatiel

Question: How do I stop my cockatiel from biting me or anyone that comes near him? He is eight months old and beautiful. Mary Nelson Answer: Biting birds are certainly not unusual. They usually do it if they feel a little frightened or out of control. They also do it for play reasons, so it […]
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Healthy hearts

By Annette Campbell To coincide with this year’s World Heart Day on September 25, we’ve gone to the experts for some advice about keeping our hearts healthy. “Being overweight and carrying that excess weight, particularly around the abdomen (being ‘apple-shaped’), is a major risk for heart disease, reducing the likely age of your first heart […]
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Annie tipped the scales at 89kg: now 71kg

When Annie Bristol — a 36-year-old registered nurse and mother-of-three from Springfield, near Brisbane, Qld — tipped the scales at 89kg, she knew she had to do something about it. “I remember thinking that the only time I’d been this heavy was when I was pregnant with my twins, who are now four, Thomas and […]
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Does coffee make you fat?

It may not be what you eat but what you drink that’s making you fat. I had a client who recently told me that she couldn’t understand why she wasn’t losing weight. A food diary audit revealed that she consumed 2980kj a day in coffees alone. That equates to more than half the average recommended […]
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I slept with my boyfriend’s best friend

It was just another beautiful weekend; waking up beside my man of a year-and-a-half — except something was different now. Every morning that I woke up with him from this day on would now be a lie. I had done the worst thing. Tom and I met through a mutual friend and we hit it […]
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Losing weight: what am I doing wrong?

I find myself asking more often than not, what am I doing wrong? We are told to cut out fat, exercise, walk, eat vegetables. Well, I have weighed 135kg since I had my first son. I lived in an area then that was populated with fast food outlets and I admit that when I went […]
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Judy Davie
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Not eating properly: a very common complaint

“I spend my days running around looking after the kids. At night I’m so tired, I don’t even sit down to a proper meal. I really need to lose some weight — can you help?” This is a very common complaint. For many mums who spend their days looking after the family, it’s usually the […]
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Gwyneth Paltrow
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The Greek Doctor’s Diet

Celebs are ditching Hollywood starvation diets and turning to a more satisfying way to lose weight — the Greek Doctor’s Diet. Diet expert Dr Fedon Alexander Lindberg set up his first clinic to treat obesity, diabetes and heart disease six years ago in Norway. These days the Athens-born doctor has more than 12,000 clients throughout […]
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About Neil Perry

Neil Perry is one of Australia’s leading and most influential chefs. He has managed several quality restaurants in Sydney and today concentrates on his flagship brand, Rockpool restaurant in Sydney, XO restaurant in Surry Hills and Rockpool Consulting. Neil heads a team of six consultants to Qantas Airways. Menus are developed quarterly for International First […]
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