Health and nutrition
Better out than in: The surprising links between gas, fibre and exercise
Holding in can create problems that only letting go can solve.
- Dr Joanna McMillan
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- Life & relationships
I traded my knee for a lifetime of telling people how brave I am
How to yelp with just enough stoicism to secure a sympathy snack.
- Richard Glover
Students are flocking to this VCE subject. Use our interactive to find schools teaching the best life skills
A state school in Melbourne’s outer east has the most perfect scores in food studies, as the VCE subject becomes increasingly popular statewide. Search our interactive to make the best school choice.
- Jackson Graham and Craig Butt
The collapse of the vegan boom
It appears the vegan revolution is running out of steam, with some joking on social media that life has just become too depressing to swear off meat.
- Tom Haynes
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- Parenting
A cookbook author, dietitian and GP on what they’re packing in their kids’ lunchboxes
Choose options they’ll actually eat – and remove the pressure.
- Rachael Gavin
The ‘bombshell’ science that casts doubt on claims about microplastics
New findings have some scientists concerned about the technology used to detect tiny pieces of plastic in the body.
- Sarah Knapton
Tempted to do a new year body cleanse? Do this instead
With the promise of quick results, detox cleanses are once again all over social media. There’s just one problem – they don’t work and they are potentially harmful.
- Lindsey Bever
What’s the one big standout in the health trends for 2026? We asked the experts
What exciting and wacky health trends can we look forward to in the year ahead? These five health and fitness experts share their take.
- Sarah Berry
Can you live well – really well – past 80? Five tips from super agers
It’s more than maintaining a healthy body, ageing well in old age includes maintaining levels of cognitive ability of people at least 20 or 30 years their junior. These people are living proof.
- Washington Post staff
- Opinion
- Health & wellness
It would be a Christmas miracle if we can stop talking about this
What’s on my naughty list? This all-too-popular seasonal tradition.
- Sarah Berry