Wellbeing

Regular flossing may save you a trip to the dentist.

Dentists reveal correct technique to floss your teeth

Everyone knows they need to floss. But when should they do it, how often and what technique should they use? We asked the professionals.

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Happiness tips from a Buddhist Monk. Lotus flower

Stop making life more difficult: Tips from a Buddhist monk 

Ways you can lighten your load and take control of some outcomes by using your energy wisely

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Keen to ‘future proof’ your relationship? These are the six questions couples must discuss by middle age.

Questions for mid-life couples (if they want to stay wed)

Keen to ‘future proof’ your relationship? These are the six questions couples must discuss by middle age.

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Carnivore diet proponents believe we are apex predators

Nothing but meat: What’s this carnivore diet trend?

Carnivores, as advocates of the diet are known, have a core belief that we need to live like our ancestors did because we are apex predators. But is it really all its cracked up to be?

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How much time are you losing to bad habits?

Bad habits are killing us one sip, smoke or bite at a time

From a single cheeseburger to that extra glass of wine, the sobering science that reveals the habits that are slowly killing us

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Want to get more sleep in 2025? Try these science-based tips

Of all the resolutions you pick this year, improving your sleep may be the most enjoyable - and long-lasting - here’s how to do it.

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Unlike conventional weight-loss diets, there’s nothing self-denying about this at all.

Diet tips to reduce stress and banish your ‘cortisol belly’

Feeling wired but tired? Struggling to control your weight? - Unlike conventional weight-loss diets, there’s nothing self-denying about this at all.

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Severe menstrual pain costs women nearly nine productive days a year, according to a report.

‘Game-changer’: New leave for Aussie workers could save $26b

A new report reveals the staggering impact of reproductive health problems on productivity, feeding calls for extra leave entitlements.

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The good news is we can lower our cholesterol and have it in a healthy range with diet and lifestyle changes. 

Cholesterol: The good, bad and completely misunderstood

Cholesterol is not a bad word, nor is it bad for us — in fact we can’t live without it. 

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Some may question why any new mum would add toilet training to the long list of chores but one mum who trained her son by six months of age believes it’s ‘lazy’ not to.

Why parents whose kids are still in nappies at four are lazy

Some may question why any new mum would add toilet training to the long list of chores when disposable nappies can minimise the burden, but one mum who trained her son by six months believes it’s ‘lazy’ not to.

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Australia’s baby boomers are living a rock’n’roll lifestyle

Why Boomers are the new problem generation

Risky drinking by baby boomers is on the rise. The sex, drugs and rock‘n’roll generation are now the most likely Australian generation to drink at dangerous levels.

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Make the choice to spark happiness.

Five phrases mentally strong people use to spark happiness

Drawing joy from the world around you can help you thrive in the face of challenges, distractions and current events. The key is choosing to do so.

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Stevie Bond is fighting for his life in a coma.

Aussie father fighting for life after being bitten by mosquito

‘It’s unimaginable to think how a bloody mosquito can do this to this beautiful country boy with a heart of gold.’

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Sisters Katie and Ashleigh Isenbarger with their non-alcoholic beverages.

The six health trends set to make waves in 2025

These are the trends and innovations set to define the year ahead.

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