Life stage - Seniors' health

Expert advice on keeping fit and healthy during your senior years.

Tea and coffee may lower stroke and dementia risk

Tea and coffee may lower stroke and dementia...

Tea and coffee lovers have another great reason to enjoy...

$Falls and fractures reduced by upping dairy intake$

Falls and fractures reduced by upping dairy intake

Eating more protein and calcium-rich foods, such as milk, yoghurt...

Foods to boost immunity and help recovery

Foods to boost immunity and help recovery

Including the following in your diet will help your immune...

Quiz: How breast cancer aware are you?

Quiz: How breast cancer aware are you?

Breast Cancer Awareness month is a good opportunity to check...

Why being able to stand on one leg is a sign of good health

Why being able to stand on one leg...

Research shows that people’s ability to stand on one leg...

How to eat during cancer treatment

How to eat during cancer treatment

Chemotherapy and radiotherapy kill cancer cells, but also cause nausea,...

COVID vaccine: What to expect and how to prepare

COVID vaccine: What to expect and how to...

If you’ve decided to take the step to help protect...

5 surprising ways to lower your risk of dementia

5 surprising ways to lower your risk of...

Healthy Food Guide founding editor Niki Bezzant looks at the...

12 steps to a healthier heart

12 steps to a healthier heart

Heart disease accounts for around a third of deaths each...

50 easy ways to eat more fruit and vegetables

50 easy ways to eat more fruit and...

Eat more vegetables and fruit. Yes, we know — we’ve...

Centenarians’ gut bugs make disease-fighting acid

Centenarians’ gut bugs make disease-fighting acid

People who live to 100 and beyond seem to be...

Boost your brainpower with swimming

Boost your brainpower with swimming

It’s no secret that aerobic exercise can help stave off...

Whole grains may help keep middle-age spread at bay

Whole grains may help keep middle-age spread at...

Eating three serves of whole grains every day may help...

10 ways exercise is the best natural medicine

10 ways exercise is the best natural medicine

Healthy Food Guide founding editor Niki Bezzant takes a look...

How exercise protects against anxiety and depression

How exercise protects against anxiety and depression

As with many other physicians, recommending physical activity to patients...

Plant-based diets may protect against severe COVID

Plant-based diets may protect against severe COVID

Eating a plant-based or pescatarian diet may lower your risk...

How to have strong muscles at any age

How to have strong muscles at any age

Building strong muscles isn’t just for 20-something gym buffs. Dietitian...

Why do lips get dry, and does lip balm work?

Why do lips get dry, and does lip...

As we head into the colder weather, many of us...