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Keen to hone your vision? Here are seven foods that just might help. Fish, avocados and oysters are on a list of foods that keep your eyes bright and clear – and they contribute to your long-term eye health potentially preventing thieves of sight, macular degeneration, cataracts and glaucoma. Your diet directly effects the quality of […]
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The Skinny On Fats: Fat Facts For many years Australia’s obesity and weight loss story has featured ‘fat’ as the villain. Not anymore. With a growing stable of scientific evidence differentiating between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ fats, it has become increasingly clear that all fats are not created equal. Rather than heeding the decades-old ‘no fat,
Training The Invisible Woman by Michelle Wright Looking at images from the fitness industry, one is inundated with beautiful images of young women. Scattered here and there one can find an image or two of a much older woman enjoying the benefits of exercise with friends. However, women of the age of mid-40s to late
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By Nat Kringoudis, Natural Fertility Specialist Prepping your body for fertility and conception can be as simple as starting with what you do day-to-day. In fact, laying a solid foundation for me as a natural fertility expert, is a must. Here are my top five natural ways to boost your chances of getting pregnant. 1.
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This article was updated in April 2023. It’s widely accepted that running can have numerous benefits for overall health, but it’s important to take proper precautions to avoid injury. Seeking advice from a podiatrist before beginning any running or training regimen can help prevent foot and leg pain and minimise the risk of long-lasting injury.
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Article updated March 2024. Did you know that Menulog, Australia’s number one service for online and mobile takeaway, launched a world-first program to identify the healthiest takeaway options, by partnering with prominent nutritionist Dr Joanna McMillan? The program, called Healthy+, identifies healthy options on takeaway menus across Menulog website-listed restaurants. Are there healthy takeaway options?
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I Was Saved By The Wild… By Di Westaway I first went wild 15 years ago, as a 40-year-old mum who desperately needed to get out of the house. I had been miserable and grumpy. With three little kids, there was no time for me. It was a roller coaster of emotions: the highest of the
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Article updated July, 2023. With an increasing number of Millennials and Gen Z’s leaning away from alcohol and a noticeable trend towards non-alcoholic beverages and low alcohol options, we thought it was time to explore the latest offerings on the shelves. The Australian wine industry has outdone itself when it comes to meeting the shifting
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Every year more than 10,000 eager stair climbers tackle some of Australia’s most grueling stair climbing challenges on the planet, and Australia hosts more than 10 events all over the country! These unique challenges take you up the 88 floors of Melbourne’s Eureka Tower, the 1,506 steps of Sydney’s Centerpoint Tower and let’s not forget
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Article updated June 2023. The Aussie ski season is underway and hopefully, you’ve done some preparation in the gym, fetched your snow gear out of the garage, and even taken on the crazy ski gear sale at Aldi for that spare pair of thermals. One thing it’s worth thinking about before you head off is
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Teresa Cutter, the Healthy Chef, provides her pre and post-workout nutrition tips When I was working as a personal trainer, not a week went by when I used to see people virtually collapsing on the floor half way during their workout and not being able to complete their full session, due to not fuelling their
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The idea of a ‘life transformation’ is often perceived as a huge, monumental event where everything changes permanently in an instant. However in reality life transformations happens over time and, in many cases, the changes that affect us the most come from within. While life transformations are immense, and the benefits are long-term, they do
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