About one in five women suffer from high blood pressure – which can lead to serious health conditions. Dr Cassy Richmond explains how simple lifestyle changes can help reduce your risk of developing hypertension
Time to think about having a baby? Financial constraints, health, career and lifestyle choices and sheer timing can all impact on when or whether you decide to start a family, writes Susanna Nelson
Why can’t you commit to a morning run or ditch that afternoon chocolate bar? Angela Tufvesson investigates the psychology of habits and shows you how to change your not-so-healthy ways
Suffering from skin problems, mood swings or poor energy levels? The liver detox diet might be the way forward
Celebs wax hysterical about ‘therapy’ to heal their latest heartbreaks, conquer addictions and resolve family rifts, but for the rest of us, ‘seeing a shrink’ is more hush-hush. Linda Smith sets aside stigma and discovers the wonders of hired help for the head
It’s shamelessly bandied about between friends with hopeful new year’s abandon, but the word ‘colonics’ describes a practice dividing the medical industry. Hannah Blamey and Rebecca Long flush out the facts on personal plumbing.
Few things beat a festive glass of bubbly, but it’s a fine line between tipsy and toxic. Charmaine Yabsley explores the dangers of ‘doing drinks’
Depression is likely to affect one in five women in the course of their lifetime. It is a complex and serious illness, but there is medical evidence that regular exercise is as effective as other treatments, including medication. Susanna Nelson reports
The latest statistics show brain cancer has the second highest mortality rate in young and middle-aged women. Dr Cassy Richmond investigates progressive new treatments and whether mobile phone use affects your risk
You’re probably familiar with the usual line-up of sugary, fizzy suspects putting junk in your trunk and muffins on your waist. Erin Kisby investigates the not-so-common culprits to be on the lookout for
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