The latest heartbreaking case of dangerous advice from an alternative health advocate has raised serious questions about the virtually unregulated world of wellness .

Listen to disgraced wellness advocate Belle Gibson who opened up about her cancer controversy and her fall from grace in this audio special from The Australian Women's Weekly.

A national body for GPs has condemned homeopathy, telling doctors to stop prescribing these remedies and pharmacists to strip their shelves of them, as evidence shows they have no effect on patients.

Who would have thought that an all-purpose medicine could smell so lovely? Well-known for its use in making perfume, soaps, and scented sachets, lavender — either as a tea, tincture or ointment, or essential oil — has been used in healing for centuries. Infection fighter Along with garlic and cloves, lavender was an ingredient of […]

Although there are hundreds of different essential oils, all you need are the following three — calming lavender, stimulating eucalyptus and delectable rose — to create a variety of natural health and beauty treatments and recipes for your home. Lavender A versatile all-purpose remedy and an ideal choice for treating burns, bites, stings and other […]

According to a study from the Universities of Bristol and St Andrews in the UK, published in the Journal of Primatology, we regard people with a pink or yellow tinge to their skin as being the healthiest. Researchers used computer software to tweak the colour in photos of Caucasian faces, and they found that upping […]