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5 of the best apps to train your brain

Playing online games that 'train' the brain can help older people to perform significantly better at such everyday tasks.

Why you shouldn't eat burnt toast or crispy spuds

Well-cooked potatoes, chips and toast contain high levels of dangerous chemicals, study shows.

Your health: Plant medicine for a better sleep

Hi Sandra, I have trouble sleeping. I don't want to take sleeping tablets but I am not able to sleep a whole night through, mostly waking at 3am - can you help?

Niki Bezzant: Drill deep for truth on cooking oils

This week's alarming health headlines are about new research showing vegetable oils release toxic chemicals when heated, which cause cancer.

The foodies changing the way we eat

Jane Phare meets the fashionable foodies changing the way we eat.

Happiness not as simple as unplugging

The latest prescription of this sort comes from a Danish think tank called the Happiness Research Institute, which this week published a new report on the connection between Facebook use and basically every negative emotion a human can feel.

Time to be sun smart

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in New Zealand but a large number of Kiwis are still failing to be sun-smart in the summer months.

Sudden change of humour could signal dementia - study

Developing a sudden liking for slapstick comedy could herald the onset of dementia up to nine years before the illness is diagnosed.

Experts urge Labour to sweeten policy

Nutrition experts say Labour's policy to reduce sugar in foods is a good move, but a sugar tax on fizzy drinks is an essential step.

Fillings 'do more harm than good'

Fillings may do more harm than good, senior dentists have warned, as they called on colleagues to ensure they use up-to-date techniques.

Stoptober - Diary of a Quitter: Day 31

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Stoptober - Diary of a Quitter: Day 28

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Ten reasons you are overeating

Do you find yourself overeating and always hungry for more?

Sniffer dogs can spot diabetes danger signs - study

Dogs can be trained to sniff out health problems in the sweat of patients with type 1 diabetes, according to a new study.

Morning workout may lower risk of becoming overweight

Exercising first thing in the morning may lower a woman's risk of becoming overweight.