Health

Julia Roberts has been branded one of the bravest ladies in Hollywood after brandishing her ‘mummy midriff’ in a skimpy bikini in Hawaii recently. View our picture gallery featuring our favourite heroines of real women On holiday with her husband, cinematographer Daniel Moder, 40, and their children, the 41-year-old Pretty Woman (1990) star showed her […]

Question: Are fresh vegetables better than frozen ones? Answer: Ideally, we would all be growing fresh vegetables from our flourishing vegetable patch in the back garden. For most of us, this scene is unfortunately far from reality, instead relying on our local supermarket for fresh and even frozen vegetables. This week we aim to clarify […]

There must be something good in the air Down-Under — according to a recent survey, at least two-thirds of Australians believe they hold the key to being happy. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) tested 22,000 people as part of its 2007/08 National Health Survey and found that around a third of Australians exhibit some […]

Can you really lose weight without ‘dieting’? long term and keep it off? In a healthy way? Yes if you know what it takes to lose weight: creating an energy deficit. Energy or kj’s work like this; you intake energy from food and you use it to sustain your body (all functions such as breathing, […]

The bioflavonoid nutrient quercetin is best-known for its anti-cancer prowess and its ability to optimise the body’s utilisation of vitamin C. Now, according to a study from the University of Utah, published in The Journal of Nutrition, it appears that taking a daily supplement of 730mg of quercetin can also significantly lower both systolic and […]

If you feel as though you need to be a professional negotiator and full time chef just to get through dinner time with your kids, you’re not alone. Getting your kids to eat what you’ve made is a common struggle amongst parents. And, doing it with little fuss or complaint seems to be equally as […]

An anti-inflammatory diet If we could take a sneaky peak into the ‘inbox’ of scientists throughout the world, chances are the most common word would be inflammation. And whilst we may think of this as your knee swelling when you cop a knock in sport, this kid is a little different. The correct terminology for […]

Research shows that colours have a profound effect on your mood, emotions, and behaviour. They can energise you, making you move and think faster, and they can also help you feel more relaxed and improve your concentration. For example, experiments show that pink helps to calm anxiety; it has also been discovered that blood pressure […]

When thinking about food we sometimes look at it as a simple necessity of life. A great way to value food and the essential relationship we have with it we can is by “falling in love” with the food that we eat. So, what does it mean? And why is it important to love what […]

Your Heart: What is it Hungry for? May 3rd marks the beginning of National Heart Week – a good time to think about looking after our hearts so that we can enjoy a happier, healthier life. Most of us know the things to avoid for a healthy heart, like saturated fat and smoking. But what […]