How to supercharge your soup this winter
Soup is like a warm hug: it’s good for you, it’s comforting and it’s the antidote to a cold winter’s night. And soup doesn’t have to be boring! Here’s how to make your soups even more nutritious and exciting. How…
How to talk to someone about diabetes
One person is diagnosed with diabetes every 5 minutes in Australia — which makes the condition one of the biggest challenges the healthcare system faces today. However, it is possible to delay or even prevent type 2 diabetes by knowing your risk and tweaking…
Is alcohol ever good for you?
It’s a long-held belief that some types of alcohol, such as red wine, offer health benefits. But a new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology has ranked alcohol as the number-one most harmful drug in Australia. So, if alcohol is bad…
Bowel cancer in young people on the rise — here’s what to look out for
While bowel cancer more commonly occurs in older people, rates of the deadly disease in people aged under 50 are going up. A recent study in medical journal The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology found that in Australia, between 2004 and 2014, the…
How colds and flu impact blood donations — and how you can help
The Australian Red Cross Blood Service is in urgent need of blood donations as more people cancel their appointments because they’re sick. On an average day in Australia, more than 5,000 people give blood. But an early start to the cold and…
How to get the most out of your doctor’s appointment
Just like taxes and laundry, medical appointments are inevitable. Unless you’re a superhero, you’ll probably need to see a health professional now and again. It is fair to say that seeing the doctor — or a dentist, specialist, allied health…
6 New Year’s resolutions worth keeping
New Year’s resolutions — do you make the same ones nearly every year? Join a gym! Quit sugar! Stop smoking! They’re all worthwhile lifestyle changes, but sometimes they can be really hard to stick to. So, here are some practical…
6 myths about cerebral palsy
Around 34,000 Australians live with cerebral palsy – and 1 in every 500 babies is diagnosed with it. But cerebral palsy (or CP) is often misunderstood and stigmatised. Not all people with CP use a wheelchair, have an intellectual disability or are…
Why 4 in 10 mothers stop breastfeeding by 6 months
Most parents of newborn babies have heard that ‘breast is best’. But although 96% of children are breastfed soon after birth, only 15% of mums are still breastfeeding exclusively 5 months later. So, what’s preventing some parents from continuing to breastfeed,…
Women don’t need to ‘put up’ with heavy periods
Caroline battled heavy periods for more than 25 years. At times she would have to sleep with a towel underneath her and there were days when she couldn’t leave the house. It was going for her black belt in Taekwondo,…