Think twice before using your toothbrush... it's covered in millions of different germs - including faeces.

It's never too late to trim your waist - you just have to be smarter, says Maria Lally.

Here are the easiest ways to reorganise your kitchen in a way that will support both healthy eating and weight control.

If you were looking for an excuse to share that bit of juicy gossip, a group of psychologists might just have provided it.

While there's no miracle cure, what you eat and drink can help to get rid of those pesky dimples, according to an expert.

But they still cope with the symptoms better than men do. Here's how.

COMMENT: Savoury yoghurt. 62'C eggs. Pork cheek with carrots, langoustine, almond and gingerbread. We're overcomplicating our food choices in 2017.

COMMENT: I always find around the summer holidays there are two quite different, yet equally vivid, realities going on in my head at the same time.

Here are six ways to boost your fitness without spending a cent.

Your child may have made it through an itchy battle with chicken pox, but what about the scars they've been left with?

A Bay of Plenty doctor says skin cancer diagnosis is on the rise, especially in Baby Boomers. The Bay of Plenty has the third highest rate of skin cancer in New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

It's the world's favourite chocolate spread, but a report claims one of Nutella's main ingredients is carcinogenic.

Already bored of setting goals for the new year? That means you're extremely likely to fail and given we're well into the first week of January, maybe you already have.

Electronic cigarettes could damage men's fertility through toxic chemicals in the flavourings, a study has revealed.

Nick Harding, a 47-year-old gym-goer, had to sign his life away before being allowed to do Flatline - but is extreme fitness good for you?

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COMMENT: Not everyone is long and lithe - it's time adverts celebrated a range of body shapes and sizes and recognised beauty is diverse.

Emma Thompson dropped two dress sizes and could still drink wine, finds Radhika Sanghani.

We all know how depressing it is to put on weight. This doctor has some tips of his own.

People who walk briskly for more than 30 minutes a day were found to have lower BMIs and smaller waists than everyone else involved in the study.

Researchers believe no diet is perfect for everyone, and the key to picking the right one depends on hormones, genes and psychology.

Magazine breaks new ground in going behind the scenes with identical twin Emmie Smith during her medical transition.

COMMENT: Ditch the post-partying detox diet and let your incredible intrinsic cleansing system do the work it was made to do.

Greg Bruce's wife is a yoga teacher. She thinks him taking it up will change his life. Is she right?

It is a mysterious science: why do some farts smell worse than others?

For women embarking on dry January, it's not their own ability for self-restraint they have to worry about - it's their partner's.

A woman collapsed and suffered multiple seizures after taking a New Year detox to combat stress.

Sugar-free and diet drinks are not helpful for weight loss and could even cause people to pile on the pounds researchers claim.

OPINION: Methods of detoxification have existed in different cultures for thousands of years, and science has started to catch up with traditional wisdom.

Kiwis' use of antibiotics has soared, indicating widespread inappropriate use for viral coughs and colds, experts say.