Health

Want to know more about Australian bush medicines? We explore Aboriginal healing.

Pollen may impair students’ exam performance due to pollen allergies.

Want to improve your sleep as well as your memory? Accompany your ZZZs to the soothing sounds of pink.

Sugary beverages are associated with accelerated brain ageing, stroke and dementia.

Colder and less sunny regions of the world have higher rates of alcoholic cirrhosis, a disease caused by excessive drinking.

Exposure to traffic-related air pollution may increase risk of developing cardiovascular diseases through its effects on good cholesterol or HDL.

Watch as Carla Oates, natural beauty expert, author and founder of The Beauty Chef shares what you should be eating for healthy skin, hair and nails as well as ways to increase your healthy gut flora.

Lee Holmes shares the low-down on quinoa, a complete protein full of iron, B vitamins and essential good fats. Watch and learn.

Grey hair is linked with increased heart disease in men.

In this 24-hour, fast-paced world, “stress” is ever-present and left unchecked it can develop into anxiety. Unfortunately, anxiety has many negative health outcomes, but there are lifestyle, diet, herb and nutritional options to nip anxiety in the bud.

Exposure to common pesticides in the environment can cause boys to reach sexual maturity earlier.

Sugar is addictive and can wreak havoc with your health but it is possible to give it up. Here are some tips to help.