Health

  • Caffeine Alternative

    Caffeine Alternative

    Many find that caffeine drinks, including softdrinks laced with the drug, will keep them awake at night and make them twitchy
  • Nature's Pure Drop

    Nature's Pure Drop

    Rather than water, too often we choose carbonated, high-sugar or caffeine-laced beverages. We also confuse thirst with hunger and eat instead.
  • Drink More

    Drink More

    It is also possible to overhydrate, which has its own side effect.
  • Dieting Pitfalls

    Dieting Pitfalls

    All-or-nothing approaches to dieting don't work in the long run. They can even be dangerous in the extreme. Better to try something that allows success over the long term, proposes nutrition expert Kelly James-Enger, keeping a balance and with higher prob
  • Detox Dilemma

    Detox Dilemma

    "Detox" diets are a dime a dozen, but are they worth that much?
  • Back Pain Again

    Back Pain Again

    For the few who suffer severe nerve-root pressure, sore backs and legs, chymopapain back injections once gave some relief.
  • Fit to Marry

    Fit to Marry

    Everyone wants to lose weight. And what better motivation than your wedding? Exercise expert Andrew Cate gives a plan to look and feel your best on that special day.
  • Kitchen Gadgets for Healthier Cooking

    Kitchen Gadgets for Healthier Cooking

    Healthier eating begins with the right choice of foods. How you prepare it determines how healthy it remains.
  • Medicinal Fruit

    Medicinal Fruit

    Mandarins have a variety of medicinal qualities.
  • No Ifs, No Butts - Take control and quit smoking

    No Ifs, No Butts - Take control and quit smoking

    You know all the facts: smoking kills and you need to quit. But how do you break the habit? Victor Parachin gives 8 ways to help you quit.
  • Screen Test

    Screen Test

    Many feel miserable and fear they are headed for serious depression and need treatment.
  • Secrets in the Bottle

    Secrets in the Bottle

    Behind the flash ads for alcohol, there's a shocking downside. John Ashton pulls the cork, letting a genie out of the bottle.
  • Natural Relief

    Natural Relief

    Stemetil, or prochlorperazine, has been used for years as an anti-nausea medication, and often gives relief.
  • Family Meals Matter

    Family Meals Matter

    A regular family meal brings a thread of cohesiveness in our fast-paced society.
  • Salads for Satiety

    Salads for Satiety

    Eating a low-fat salad as your first course may significantly reduce your overall kilojoule intake during a meal, an effective strategy for weight management.
  • Galling Problem

    Galling Problem

    They can affect anybody, but more commonly the obese.
  • Time to Tackle Obesity

    Time to Tackle Obesity

    Health and fitness expert Andrew Cate looks at the current and growing problem of obesity, as not so different to the smoking debate of three decades ago.
  • Aching Back

    Aching Back

    It can be excruciating, as it may also press on nerves and blood vessels.
  • Healthy, Not Hyper, Kids!

    Healthy, Not Hyper, Kids!

    Is the epidemic of hyperactive and ADD kids, at least in part, the result of what we're feeding them? Quite possibly, if the experts are to be believed.
  • Drooping Mouth

    Drooping Mouth

    Bell's palsy is temporary paralysis of a nerve on the side of the face, which weakens and may droop
  • B12 for Vegetarians

    B12 for Vegetarians

    Strict vegetarians could be putting themselves at risk of a type of anaemia as well as irreversible nerve damage if they don't include a regular supply of vitamin B12, available in eggs, dairy products, fortified foods and supplements.
  • Grit in Your Eyes

    Grit in Your Eyes

    Staring at a computer monitor for hours means you blink less often.