Health

Living in our sunburnt country offers only minimal protection from vitamin D deficiency with 35% of males and 58% of females in Australia at least mildly deficient in vitamin D, according to a new Australian study.

In health, as in many areas of life recognising a problem early and being able to start the appropriate treatment straight away can make an enormous difference.

Meditation, in all its forms, is not just for the yogis out there.

There has been plenty of talk over the years about meditation and its many benefits on career and work life balance.

Pregnancy brings all sorts of life, emotional and health changes.

As we write this week’s tips the wind is howling, the rain is pelting down and winter has very definitely arrived.

Power Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Bikram – these are the terms we often hear when people talk about their weekly yoga routines.

We’ve all heard about the benefits of yoga for reducing stress, but can it directly benefit your career? The founder and principal teacher of Adore Yoga, Nikola Ellis, says yoga has the potential to improve your confidence and performance in the workplace – and not just because it makes you feel less stressed.

Have you just been through a tough six months? Well, half the year is almost done! For some, a time to celebrate achieving results within deadlines and, for many, end-of-the-financial-year madness.

It’s the ground-breaking diet with a global following: eat what you like five days a week, fast for two, and get healthy.

Thanks to a handful of publicity-seeking Hollywood stars along with our own ex-Olympian Lisa Curry, the middle-aged pregnancy phenomenon has been hitting the headlines recently amid much fuss and fanfare, but the skewed media frenzy is not to everybody’s liking.

If you were given a $100 note and told to spend it in the way that would make you feel the happiest, what would you do with it? Shop? Take a chance on the lotto? If you’re like 50% of Australians, according to a recent study, you’ll have opted to save it.