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Our team of experts bring you evidence-based health advice you can trust, covering everything from food and nutrients, specific health and medical topics to exercise, weight loss, diet trends and mental health.

Preventing diabetes: Six lifestyle changes is all it takes

Preventing diabetes: Six lifestyle changes is all it...

Type 2 diabetes is NZ's fastest growing chronic disease –...

At-home exercises to boost muscle mass

At-home exercises to boost muscle mass

Finding it hard to get up those stairs? Follow these...

In the garden: It’s time for peas

In the garden: It’s time for peas

Enjoy the sweet taste of summer with somefreshly-picked peas. Peas are...

Health assessment follow-up: Steele

Health assessment follow-up: Steele

Have those healthy habits been maintained, or has the going...

Creating new habits

Creating new habits

Easy tips to help you break bad habits and create...

Everyday shopping: Snack bars

Everyday shopping: Snack bars

We show you what to look for when it comes...

How to boost your immunity for winter

How to boost your immunity for winter

As winter takes hold across the country and we are...

Joining up to slim down: SureSlim

Joining up to slim down: SureSlim

We took a look at SureSlim to find out: Is...

Fats and oils: Your questions answered

Fats and oils: Your questions answered

Fat is one of the most talked-about nutrients but one...

Try this: Spice mixes

Try this: Spice mixes

Make up these spice mixes and use to season meat...

Extreme makeover: Roast dinner

Extreme makeover: Roast dinner

This classic Kiwi favourite is, in theory, a healthy meal;...

Incidental snacking: How to beat it

Incidental snacking: How to beat it

Found yourself suddenly at the bottom of a bag of...

10 ways with pesto

10 ways with pesto

Niki Bezzant suggests easy ways to make good use of...

Health assessment: Prue

Health assessment: Prue

Our nutrition and exercise expert looks at Prue's eating and...

What to do with ginger

What to do with ginger

If you haven't tried fresh ginger yet, these ideas will...

Fact or fiction: Your blood type affects the food you can eat

Fact or fiction: Your blood type affects the...

This diet plan became quite popular – but is it really...

How to use avocado

How to use avocado

This rich, creamy fruit is used for everything from guacamole...

Help: My toddler won’t eat

Help: My toddler won’t eat

Most toddlers go through stages of eating less food, but...

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