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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.

3 incredible Christmas gift jars

3 incredible Christmas gift jars

Gift jars are the perfect homemade present for friends, colleagues...

How many kilojoules in alcoholic drinks?

How many kilojoules in alcoholic drinks?

Many of us enjoy a social drink this time of...

Christmas dinner on a budget

Christmas dinner on a budget

Christmas is a wonderful time to get together with family...

20 festive recipes for special diets

20 festive recipes for special diets

Catering for guests this Christmas who follow special diets? Don’t...

10 ways to retrain your brain for weight loss

10 ways to retrain your brain for weight...

A new approach to weight loss puts your brain in...

How to Konmari your kitchen

How to Konmari your kitchen

Healthy cooking is so much easier with the right staples...

How to lower high blood pressure

How to lower high blood pressure

High blood pressure is a major contributor to heart disease,...

5 humble health foods we can eat more of

5 humble health foods we can eat more...

HFG dietitian Melissa Meier shares five humble foods that bestow...

Six vegan meat swaps that aren’t ultra processed

Six vegan meat swaps that aren’t ultra processed

Whether you’ve got a converted family member or a vegan...

5 tech traps that harm your health, and how to avoid them

5 tech traps that harm your health, and...

We can’t live without technology these days. But have you...

Takeaway shockers

Takeaway shockers

Everyone buys food on the run, sometimes. With a little...

How do I beat bloating naturally?

How do I beat bloating naturally?

Do your pants fit a bit more snugly around your...

A time to reflect

A time to reflect

Looking back, it’s difficult not to get nostalgic over how...

Breaking through your barriers

Breaking through your barriers

Fitness expert Sarah Cowley talks us through the best ways...

Optimise your body clock

Optimise your body clock

Most of us aren’t aware of how much effect sleep,...

Five rules for a plant-based diet

Five rules for a plant-based diet

‘Plant-based’ might not mean what you think it does. If...

30 ways to make a meal gluten free

30 ways to make a meal gluten free

Just found out you or a family member has coeliac...

The lost plot: How to grow feijoas

The lost plot: How to grow feijoas

Many households in New Zealand grow feijoas, and so unfortunately...

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