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Louise Thompson: Flight mode - disconnected rest
This third category of rest is increasingly important. We are not meant to be connected 24/7.
This third category of rest is increasingly important. We are not meant to be connected 24/7.
Roll-your-own tobacco is ''more dangerous'' than factory-made cigarettes and should be banned, says Professor Richard Edwards.
Almost three quarters of of New Zealanders don't eat the recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables, new figures show.
The exercise “high” is real and research backs this up. Fitness writer Rachel Grunwell talks to a university expert on the topic.
IVF babies have every chance of growing into healthy adults, according to a study that brings reassuring news.
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Health expert, Dave Shaw, reveals some so-called 'health' foods that aren't as healthy as they seem.
Taking on a world champion in a test of fitness is a futile way to spend Valentine's Day.
A young Australian woman who posted graphic photos of her post-cancer body on Facebook says those who complained just don't get it.
For every day we survive on this earth, we in New Zealand can expect our lives on average to extend by six hours.
Acupuncture, chiropractic, herbal medicines, massage, and other therapies known collectively as complementary and alternative medicine, are big business.
Under nutrition is a major problem among dementia sufferers, which can impede maintaining their health, a new report shows.
Only one in three patients is alive after three and a half years, according to study that has surprised researchers.
Erectile dysfunction can be an early warning sign of chronic health conditions, but many men and some doctors still don't appreciate this.
A new international study appears to have put to rest the question over whether cellphones cause cancer.
If you exercise at a gym for over 30 minutes a session you could be "wasting your time". So says Monique Rana, co-founder of BodyTech gym in Grafton.
Nearly 40 per cent of cases in which pregnant women are admitted to intensive care in New Zealand because of severe illness are potentially preventable, according to a University of Otago study.
A group of New Zealand scientists is gearing up to emulate the success of anti-tobacco campaigners by getting rid of sugar-flavoured soft drinks by 2025.
Scientists suspect that fermented dairy products are beneficial because of the probiotic bacteria, as well as a special form of vitamin K produced during the fermentation process.
Being born first in a family has historically conferred special rights but it has now been linked to increased health risks in middle age.
Consuming too many sugary sweets, desserts and drinks can triple your chances of dying from heart disease.
Some mouldy foods should simply be discarded (ideally, to compost). For others, though, you can salvage.
Which diet works? Perhaps all of them, according to new research which claims dieting is all in your genes.
What's all the talk behind cutting it out of our diets? Dave Shaw considers the evidence behind some popular wheat beliefs.
This concept of being mindful has been used in recent years to unlock the problem of persistent weight gain, emotional eating and overeating.