Lifestyle
Health & wellness
Not just for bodybuilders: Creatine as a women’s health supplement?
Elite athletes have been using it for years, but new research suggests women could get the most benefit from using creatine.
- by Sarah Berry
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Does the body keep the score? Our brains and bodies are more linked than we knew
When something traumatic happens to us, is the memory stored in the body or the brain? New research suggests it’s both.
- by Sarah Berry
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Architecture
From blah to bloody gorgeous: How a Newtown street corner became a happiness hub
Laurel Hixon’s brief was simple: “I just want someone to smile when they walk down the street.”
- by Julie Power
The comedian who eats the same thing for lunch every day
Jake Howie finishes the day with a scoop of icecream topped with “posh Nutella”.
- by Nicole Economos
Those confusing feelings that first-time mothers get? There’s a word for it
It’s called matrescence, and like adolescence, it’s a pivotal transitional period.
- by Evelyn Lewin
The place where women go to dream of being mothers
“If anyone is ever going to tell me that my baby doesn’t have a heartbeat, I want it to be Liz or one of her team.”
- by Kate Jones
How ‘perfect’ do we have to be to age well?
Some genetic outliers can live past 100 with unhealthy diets, but the rest of us don’t have that luxury. So how can we live longer?
- by Sarah Berry
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Illness
‘That sounds a bit made up’: Why frozen shoulder is real (and painful)
First comes the pain, then the immobility. Here’s what experts know about this mysterious condition.
- by Jackson Graham
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Specsavers
Why you should keep an eye on eye health
In a cost-of-living crisis, Australians are looking for new ways to save. Skipping regular health checks shouldn’t be one of them.
- by Michelle Bateman
The opposite of triggers: They’re ‘glimmers’ and they calm you down
Everyone is very aware of mental health triggers these days, but what about the things that make you feel better, not worse? They’re called ‘glimmers’.
- by Bryony Gordon