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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.

Open wide: We’re looking at mouth ulcers

Open wide: We’re looking at mouth ulcers

Lots of us get them, but it’s often unclear why....

Menopausal symptoms… talk about a hot topic!

Menopausal symptoms… talk about a hot topic!

For any woman enduring the double trouble of hot flushes...

Fussy eater to foodie: How to turn an unadventurous eater around

Fussy eater to foodie: How to turn an...

It’s not just toddlers turning up their noses at your...

It’s a wrap!

It’s a wrap!

Stop worrying about lunches, wrap your laughing gear around these. Tuna...

Eat slowly and lose weight

Eat slowly and lose weight

Are you a speed eater? Tim Crowe explains why slowly...

Are ‘healthy’ sweet treats really healthier?

Are ‘healthy’ sweet treats really healthier?

Registered nutritionist Nicola Jackson looks at the merits and pitfalls...

Recovery after exercise

Recovery after exercise

Bounce back faster with these simple post-workout steps. Optimising your recovery...

Let’s call time on energy drinks

Let’s call time on energy drinks

“Would you give your children 12 teaspoons of sugar and...

Supplements: Are they worth it?

Supplements: Are they worth it?

Do you need supplements to stay healthy? Dietitian Karissa Woolfe...

What your face says about your health

What your face says about your health

“You’re the picture of health!” It’s a common compliment based...

Does coffee dehydrate you?

Does coffee dehydrate you?

We often hear that coffee and other caffeinated drinks will...

Evolution of nutrition

Evolution of nutrition

Science hasn’t always been, well, exact. Healthy Food Guide senior...

What’s the deal with seaweed?

What’s the deal with seaweed?

What is it? There are hundreds of edible varieties of seaweed...

Autoimmune disease: What to do when your body fights itself

Autoimmune disease: What to do when your body...

An autoimmune disease is a condition where our own immune...

Living Below the Line: a lesson in having not quite enough

Living Below the Line: a lesson in having...

$2.85 is not much to make a meal from. It’s...

From burnout to balance: Beat the blues with ‘blue zone’ social dining

From burnout to balance: Beat the blues with...

Companion: Middle English: from Old French compaignon, literally ‘one who...

Rethinking health and weight

Rethinking health and weight

Recently on TV, there was a piece looking at the...

Beginner’s breakthrough

Beginner’s breakthrough

It’s never too late to take that first step towards...

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