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Colonics The Bottom Line

Colonics The Bottom Line

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.

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Toxic Tipples

Toxic Tipples

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’

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Chase the blues away

Chase the blues away

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

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Grey matters

Grey matters

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

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Winning the war on sneaky weight gain

Winning the war on sneaky weight gain

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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The culinary quest

The culinary quest

An inspiring foodie culture is taking over Australia and we’re eating and cooking like never before. Jennifer Kang explores our new gastronomic habits and whether they’re making us healthier or contributing to our expanding waistlines

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What a headache

What a headache

We all suffer from them to various degrees, but not all headaches are the same. David Goding investigates the different types of pain and the importance of fast and accurate diagnosis

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Not-so-super foods

Not-so-super foods

Not all ‘superfoods’ are so super. David Goding separates the true superfoods from the pretenders

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Frozen vs fresh

Frozen vs fresh

To freeze or not to freeze – that is the question. Diana Timmins puts the veg to the test to determine whether fresh really is always best

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Fusion Fitness

Fusion Fitness

From cardiolates to koga, hybrid exercise classes are all the rage. Jay Bonaretti takes a look at the unique benefits of combining the best bits of your favourite exercises

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