Wellbeing

Make a list, check it five times.

Five tiny to-do’s that can boost your mood

Here are five tiny tasks experts recommend if you’re looking to increase your happiness today.

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Is the answer in DNA?

Inside the scientific quest to reverse human ageing

THE WASHINGTON POST: Hoping to avoid death? So are scientists who are making progress on slowing down the ageing process.

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These foods are all rich in fibre.

The secret weapon for good health most people are missing

If you’re experiencing blood sugar spikes, high cholesterol, weight gain you may not be getting enough of this ingredient in your diet. 

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A boy has faced court accused of breaking through a fence and taking a shotgun onto a Jetstar plane.

Infected Jetstar traveller sparks urgent health alert

Health officials have issued an urgent alert after a traveller arriving on a Jetstar flight into Australia, disembarked and moved around a major metropolitan city whilst infected with measles.

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A Princess Cruises ship has been hit by a norovirus outbreak.

Cruise nightmare as more than 80 struck by vomiting and diarrhoea

The outbreak comes less than two months after the vessel was hit by the same virus.

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Follow these rules for better conversation.

Want to gain the gift of the gab, follow these rules

TALK your way to better conversations by following four these four rules

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This “digital drug” addiction, as Lembke calls it, can create distance between two partners in a relationship. 

This 30-second task will improve your marriage

Avoiding marriage breakdown could be as simple as breaking the grip on digital drug addiction

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A measles out break in the US continues to rise.

Measles outbreak now in the hundreds of cases

Health officials say there has been a steady increase in a measles outbreak that has now spilled over 200.

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Justin Hailey Bieber have become parents of a baby boy, named Jack Blues Bieber. (AP PHOTO)

The good and the NAD of celebrity anti-ageing fad

Nutritionist Sarah Di Lorenzo takes a deep dive into the supplement that promises to stop ageing in its tracks.

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You’re never too old, too young or too weak to start resistance training.

The bone-afied path to ageing well can start at any time

Women in particular face loss of muscle mass and bone density as they grow older — but you’re never too old, too young or too weak to start resistance training

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Living with time blindness.

Struck out by time blindness?

There is no formal diagnosis but the phenomenon is widely shared

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Why you should DASH diet not crash diet

SARAH DI LORENZO: The best eating plan for overall health and wellness can lower blood pressure too.

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Victoria has issued urgent measles alerts.

Urgent health alert as measles outbreak spreads locally

A list of 19 exposure sites has been released as health authorities warn two measles cases were likely acquired within the local community.

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Six ways to nurture friendships.

Six ways to make friendships easier — and more fun 

Strengthen your relationships and build more joy in your days by nurturing true connection

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