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No, you don’t need to worry about ‘balancing’ your hormones

No, you don’t need to worry about ‘balancing’ your hormones

TikTok’s latest wellness trend says paying attention to your hormones is key to everything from weight loss to clear skin.

  • by Lauren Ironmonger

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Is breathing through your nose the secret to reaching peak fitness?

Is breathing through your nose the secret to reaching peak fitness?

Don’t try it at home, but there is one takeaway from Iga Swiatek’s mouth-taping exercise.

  • by Sarah Berry
Is it safe for your dog to lick your face?

Is it safe for your dog to lick your face?

Dogs often want to lick the ones they love, but what exactly are the health risks?

  • by Trisha Pasricha
You might think you take good care of your teeth. But do you really?

You might think you take good care of your teeth. But do you really?

A healthy oral microbiome affects our overall health and doesn’t take much to maintain, but most of us aren’t doing it.

  • by Sarah Berry
How you should change your workout once you hit 40

How you should change your workout once you hit 40

Strength training can be a veritable fountain of youth if you approach it strategically, boosting longevity and your quality of life, experts say.

  • by Danielle Friedman
‘A cup of hot water with cinnamon before bedtime’: How this actor finishes her day

‘A cup of hot water with cinnamon before bedtime’: How this actor finishes her day

Bollywood star Malaika Arora begins her day with yoga, then drinks some hot water with lemon and honey.

  • by Nicole Economos
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At 38, Catrina had a stroke. These are the signs she ignored

At 38, Catrina had a stroke. These are the signs she ignored

The fit and healthy mother of two thought she was developing a migraine. But it was something much worse.

  • by Evelyn Lewin
I quit booze for a month, can’t vouch for the makeover
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Alcohol

I quit booze for a month, can’t vouch for the makeover

After a month of none-days, your correspondent is a glass-half-full kind of guy. Sorry to poop the teetotal party.

  • by Michael Koziol
New York to New Farm: How Big Apple life and Irish cakes brought Aiko’s business home

New York to New Farm: How Big Apple life and Irish cakes brought Aiko’s business home

After tasting the pace of New York, which “never fully felt like home”, New Farm yoga studio owner Aiko Neligan brought her big ideas back to Brisbane.

  • by Courtney Kruk
Had Barbie aged like the rest of us, here’s what she’d look like today
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Ageing

Had Barbie aged like the rest of us, here’s what she’d look like today

Having been frozen at the age of 19, Barbie has no context for what it means to age — no knowledge of the prejudices and stigmas that come with ageing in the real world.

  • by Briony Dow
How this chef balances his diet after doing dessert tastings all day

How this chef balances his diet after doing dessert tastings all day

Chef and TV presenter Dan Hong tastes every dessert at Mr Wong restaurant for quality control.

  • by Nicole Economos