Yesterday
Is there any point in drinking decaf coffee?
Many studies show that the polyphenols in regular coffee are beneficial, but the health effects of decaffeinated version are less well researched.
- Lauren Shirreff
Broken your New Year’s resolutions already? Here’s your next move
If you’ve failed to live up to your saintly intentions, don’t despair: you can still get back on track, the experts agree.
- Luke Benedictus
This Month
It’s important to do things that scare you, says this brewery founder
DJ McCready loves the adrenaline rush of mountain biking, a pastime he notes requires fast decisions and 100 per cent focus but finds ‘strangely relaxing’.
- Life & Leisure
Is it really such a big deal to skip breakfast?
It’s fine to not eat in the morning, as long as you do so thoughtfully and find other ways to get enough fuel to get you through the day.
- Elizabeth Passarella
How intermittent fasting helps you lose weight and live longer
A systematic evaluation of 40 trials concluded that intermittent fasting works, with a typical weight loss of three to five kilograms over 10 weeks.
- Suzy Walker
Hyrox is sexy, loud and coming to a sports arena near you
The functional fitness brand is surging in popularity as regular gym-goers embrace a new way to test their overall fitness.
- Euan Black
Is busyness a cure for ADHD?
Recent research suggests periods of remission from ADHD symptoms are more likely to occur during demanding times of life.
- Christina Caron
How to know if you have ‘wine face’, ‘cheese face’ or ‘sugar face’ – and how to fix it
If you’re currently bothered by a puffier face and dull skin, the problem is largely due to inflammation, nutritionists and skin experts say.
- Alexandra Friend
The profound effects of power napping
Research shows that having a kip can not only take the edge off a night of inadequate sleep but also boost your cognitive and learning capabilities.
- Richard Sima
Inside the Melbourne wellness clinic that proved the cynic in me wrong
Want a facial, some yoga and nutritional advice? A new generation of spas, led by Melbourne’s Trinity Curated Wellness, has a full panoply of therapies for body and mind.
- Lauren Sams
‘We’re married but don’t live together – we’d drive each other mad’
One couple describes in detail what it’s like to be together while living mostly apart. It’s worked for 30 years.
- Suzy Walker
Racing against time to beat a family’s dementia curse
Linde Jacobs and her sisters watched their mother suffer from the effects of frontotemporal dementia. They know they’re heading the same way, and want to save their daughters.
- Virginia Hughes
The healthiest types of coffee – and the ones to avoid
The benefits swirling around your cup may be dictated by how it’s prepared. Experts reveal the benefits and potential pitfalls of your go-to order.
- Emily Craig
- Opinion
- Alcohol
Dry January is driving me to drink
I don’t care if you abstain, but I reject the cultural politics of being clean and sober when I have never been dirty and I have never been an addict.
- Tressie McMillan Cottom
What a year without beer really does to your body
You might lose a few drinking buddies, but this 52-year-old reports the pros of not drinking alcohol far outweigh the cons.
- Nick Harding
‘I do 500 push-ups and my wife walks three hours a day. And we’re 80’
An octogenarian couple have found Instagram fame for their remarkable fitness regime.
- Lauren Shirreff
These are the fitness trends the experts hate
Obsessing about exercise data and Zone Two heart rates in particular are two no-nos. Cold plunges are another.
- Talya Minsberg
‘My husband’s triathlon obsession killed our marriage’
At first I felt as though I’d failed, but then I realised that it was both of us who had stopped trying.
- Anonymous author
How a slowdown in business led to this executive’s new passion
Smartvisit co-founder Laura Rieveley picked up a tennis racquet to stay connected with friends during the pandemic. Now she’s upping her game.
- Life & Leisure
- Opinion
- Alcohol
I quit drinking four years ago. I’m still confronting drinking culture.
People who stop drinking are constantly quizzed about why.
- Charles M. Blow
This woman took a mid-life gap year (and left her family behind)
Fed up with waiting for her life to restart after a lifetime of caring for others, one Sydney woman escaped instead.
- Michelle Bowes
Why ageing experts are obsessed with health span
There are two main ways experts think we may be able to extend the time we enjoy a quality of life.
- Dana G. Smith
Eight ways to create the perfect morning routine
Staying hydrated, exercise, stretching and breakfast all play a role. So do tea and coffee.
- Emily Craig
This one exercise will tell you how fast your back is ageing
If you fall short of your age target, there are simple ways to improve.
- Emily Craig
I lived a 1950s lifestyle and got fitter, slept better and lost weight
The food wasn’t great and no one would want to go back to washing sheets in the bath, but there were some surprising upsides.
- Miranda Levy
