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![Experts pour scorn on tea diet](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Experts pour scorn on tea diet
A new fad diet, called "teatoxing", is gaining popularity in New Zealand and prompting concern among dietitians and eating disorder advocates.
![School lunch box packing tips](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
School lunch box packing tips
School starts across most of Australia this week, so parents and carers are breaking out the lunch boxes once again.
![Bad news for 'exergamers'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bad news for 'exergamers'
Exergaming has been shown to increase energy expenditure under lab conditions, but there's still little evidence to support the long-term benefits.
![Genetics behind schizophrenia just got more complex](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Genetics behind schizophrenia just got more complex
An international team of researchers has found that the cause of schizophrenia is even more complex than already believed.
![Five wacky ways to keep fit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Five wacky ways to keep fit
Who says getting fit has to be a bore? Rachel Grunwell reveals five wacky ways to keep fit.
![Why to avoid sleeping pills](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why to avoid sleeping pills
Adding to the already serious concerns about these drugs, there are now alarming reports linking all hypnotics with premature death and cancer.
![Louise Thompson: Do you need a digital detox?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Louise Thompson: Do you need a digital detox?
Louise Thompson share her top digital detox challenges.
![Vitamin D fails in study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Vitamin D fails in study
Vitamin D supplements provide little - if any - health benefits, a study shows.
![Men forget far more than women - study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Men forget far more than women - study
No matter how old they are, men are much more forgetful than women - research reveals.
![Kiwis ponder fertility puzzle's next piece](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwis ponder fertility puzzle's next piece
Kiwi scientists who helped to pinpoint the 'microchip' in our brain that can control fertility are now working on the next crucial piece in the puzzle - how to influence it.
![Kiwis 'dying of embarrassment'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwis 'dying of embarrassment'
Kiwis are 'dying from embarrassment' because of a reluctance to speak with doctors about bowel cancer symptoms as NZ tops a report into global bowel cancer rates
![When does fertility decline?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
When does fertility decline?
It's said that "40 is the new 30" and "50 is the new 40". But, when it comes to female fertility, 40 is still 40.
![Boys' body image issues overlooked - expert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Boys' body image issues overlooked - expert
Male teenagers who perceive themselves as too thin or too fat when they're actually a perfectly healthy weight are more likely to develop depression, according to a new study.
![Top workout tracks (+playlist)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Top workout tracks (+playlist)
Having the right songs in your playlist can make all the difference when working up a sweat, said sports psychologist, Dr Costa Karageorghis.
![Simple, colourful labels = healthy food choices - research](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Simple, colourful labels = healthy food choices - research
Colourful labels with simple images are more effective at prompting people to pick up healthy foods than traditional ones with detailed information, new research has found.
![Blog: How I sorted my life out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Blog: How I sorted my life out
On the eve of the launch of her new book, Suzanne Dale meets Louise Thompson in her kitchen where she’s very comfortable sharing recipes ... for life.
![Coffee's brain-boost effect](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Coffee's brain-boost effect
Scientists find first clear evidence of caffeine’s memory-boosting effect, and shown that it lasts for at least 24 hours.
![The best mozzie repellents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The best mozzie repellents
Want to know which are the best mozzie repellants? Volunteers bravely exposed their arms to 50 of the pests for this Consumer NZ survey.
![Fit teens cut heart attack risk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fit teens cut heart attack risk
Keeping fit as a teenager can halve the risk of heart attacks much later in life, a study has found.
![Does bad sleep make you fat?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Does bad sleep make you fat?
Few people would argue with the idea that sleep is good for us, but not many of us know that a lack of sleep can cause weight gain.
![The worst diets of 2013 revealed - expert poll](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The worst diets of 2013 revealed - expert poll
Aussie experts have voted the two-week water, lemon juice, cayenne pepper and maple syrup fad as the worst diet for the third year in a row.
![Where do disorders start?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Where do disorders start?
We've all felt sad, anxious or down at one time or another, but where does the normal experience of emotion end and the clinical picture of a mood or anxiety disorder begin?
![Cameron Diaz wants women to keep hair down there](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cameron Diaz wants women to keep hair down there
Cameron Diaz says she's not in to the popular beauty habit of removing pubic hair.
![Gwyneth Paltrow reveals new year detox plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gwyneth Paltrow reveals new year detox plan
If you overindulged this Christmas and are looking to jump on the New Year diet bandwagon, A-list health guru Gwyneth Paltrow is here to help.
![Tips for a bright new year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tips for a bright new year
For many, last year was difficult. Danielle Wright finds ways to make the most of whatever hand you’re dealt this year as she talks to people with very different ways of coping.