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Take steps towards better health
We often hear 10,000 as the golden number of steps to strive for in a day.

Wine before beer or beer before wine: What's best to prevent a hangover?
Researchers have found that having beer before wine doesn't in fact, help you feel fine.

What really happens when you fail at your diet
After a week of holiday indulgence, week seven kicked me in the behind.

Doctors who worked 70 hours a week labelled 'emotional female'
Junior doctor Yumiko Kadota has detailed the ugly side of becoming a surgeon in Australia.

Fad diets that actually achieve results
Nutritionist Susie Burrell reveals the ones which ones actually work.

Is early rising really better for your health?
While early birds get the worm, night owls a having more fun according to Kyle MacDonald.

Incredible health benefit of smoking cannabis discovered
A study by Harvard University suggests an amazing health benefit for men.

How the next five minutes could change your life
Want to be more creative and improve focus? This one simple change could help.

Brave Kiwi's West Auckland wedding after cancer diagnosis
The 25-year-old intends to "keep on grinding" and has an important message for Kiwis.

'Urgent action is needed': A third of severe illnesses in pregnant women were potentially preventable
"The ethnic disparities are unacceptable."

Choking on everything he ate, his hunch led to the truth
A few bites into his favorite short ribs, Larry felt a wave of fatigue engulf his jaw.

Supermodel's six tips she swears by for a perfect sleep
'The Body' shares how she went from four hours of sleep a night to seven.

What Kiwi mums need to know about sack races
And the other kids games than can cause serious injuries for adults.

Saving Micheline: Yachties' rescue mission
Last month Nicole and businessman Tobias Janke found 10-year-old Micheline Warri close to death in a mud-floor hut on Pentecost Island. Video / Chris Tarpey

Should tickling children be banned?
It was a heated debate on a morning TV show, what do you think?

Are you confused about good and bad carbs?
Not all carbs are created equal. Niki Bezzant explains why you shouldn't avoid them all.

Does intermittent fasting actually work?
Are late breakfasts and early dinners the secret to weight loss? Heath Moore finds out.

Niki Bezzant: Should we stop drinking water?
Comment: Nitrates could be contributing to New Zealand's very high rate of bowel cancer.

Tauranga doctor joins fight against Bay's meth epidemic
The mother of two wants to do what she can to help.

Rachel Grunwell: the wellbeing rituals to keep you grounded
Comment: I'm a mum so life is not always cool, calm and collected.

Will Johnston: How I lost 20kg in five years, without Instagram
Comment: Main thing is that I'm making a choice to actually have a crack at being fitter.

Two surprising ways to shed stubborn kilos easily
Knowing what to eat and various diets are confusing.

Bisexual teen: Liking boys was 'a weight off my chest'
A teen tells Simon Collins about realising she was bisexual.

Find time to choose wellbeing
Staff value wellbeing options but may not use them, writes Val Leveson.

What you didn't know about Marie Kondo
From family to a nervous breakdown: The woman behind the worldwide tidying revolution.

The problem with meal prep that nobody talks about
Five weeks in and Stacey Hunt feels like she's drowning in meal prep containers.

Graduate turns down job from CEO who was like an 'abusive ex'
The young woman alleges she was subjected to a "brutal" two-hour interview.

Teacher's sick 'naked hide and seek' game
A school teacher has been accused of preying on students, inviting them to play sick game.

Kiwi toddler keeps smiling through cancer battle
Family fundraise as little Grayson relapses.