Wellbeing

New brain research could reshape our understanding of ADHD and the most common drugs that treat it.

ADHD drugs work, but not the way experts thought

New brain research could reshape our understanding of ADHD and the most common drugs that treat it.

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Exercise won’t help you lose weight but here’s where it helps 

Want to lose weight? Here’s why exercise probably won’t help

Exercise won’t help you lose weight but here’s how it helps your health.

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I Love LA is the Gen Z successor to shows like Friends and Sex And The City.

You need these three kinds of friends to be a happy person

Do I have enough friends? Do they like me? If you evaluate your friendships on these metrics, you’ll feel lonelier.

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There’s growing evidence dietary changes can help mental health.

Could changing your diet be the key to mental health?

There’s growing evidence dietary changes can help mental health.

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No, you can’t just exercise off calories.

All snacking is NOT bad: These food myths have got to die

If you want to live longer and feel better, stop following food fads.

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Knocking on death’s door.

Should we believe people’s near-death experiences?

Neuroscientists have come up with an explanation for out-of-body experiences. Now they’re arguing about it.

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Controversial US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled new food pyramid.

Sarah Di Lorenzo: The truth about RFK Jr’s new pyramid

Sarah Di Lorenzo analyses the radical new US food pyramid and her take on which parts Australia should adopt

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Experts have revealed the true key to living a happy life ... and it’s not money or professional success.

The secret to happiness? Experts say it comes down to this

A happiness researcher and a relationship expert teamed up to deliver their verdict on true bliss.

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Just a few more steps to better health.

What science says we’ve been getting wrong about exercise

Regularly taking the stairs — including going down them — can lower your risk of dying.

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Act now to shield your brain.

Six daily habits to slow ageing, from a brain expert

WASHINGTON POST: Harvard scientist shares his plan for brain health and ageing well, including habit for sleep, stress and social interaction.

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Take a long walk.

Why you need to stop focusing on counting your steps

A recent study has found a certain type of walking will boost health benefits, and it isn’t really about the number of steps.

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The New York Times Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advised a reader who is seeking closure after a tumultuous childhood.

I was bullied for being gay. Why didn’t my parents do more?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Older kids called me a gay slur when I was as young as 7, and I can still vividly picture my mother’s shock when I asked her what it meant.

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Some people are wired to put the safety of complete strangers first.

Why some people risk their lives to help strangers

THE WASHINGTON POST: Some people have brains hardwired to put the safety of others first.

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Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy require a lifetime commitment. Stop taking them, and you’ll almost always gain back the weight you lost.

Why quitting the fat jab means gaining weight

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy require a lifetime commitment. Stop taking them, and you’ll almost always gain back the weight you lost.

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