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Four essential ways to stay healthy at home
If we’re spending most of the next few months inside, it won’t help any of us to emerge from our cocoons fatter, weaker or less
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A message for these times, and for all time
When author Liz Gilbert recently visited Australia, she had a big and probably unexpected message for women. R-E-L-A-X, she said. What was especially sobering was
Coronavirus and us oldies
We’ve heard a lot about older people being the ones at risk from this virus, so let’s look at some facts. Older people aren’t more
No, age is NOT a ‘condition’
A few months ago American writer Julia Hubbel published an article entitled Age is NOT a ‘condition’.
Risky drinkers? Us? Older women and alcohol
Many of us might be surprised to know that Australian women aged 50 to 74 are more likely than younger women to exceed the safe
Why the promise of better health mightn’t be enough to keep us exercising
As much as we all think our health is important, when we’re busy it can easily slide into the background. So if that’s not enough
More evidence on exercise and dementia risk
If, despite the summer weather, you’ve either started or kept up a walking (or other exercise program) here’s more evidence that it’s a smart thing
Little things that make for a healthier brain
It’s easy to feel as though brain health is something beyond our control, so it helps to know there are things we can do to
Why cholesterol is so darn confusing
Last month the British Medical Journal published a study on the relationship between LDL (aka ‘bad’) cholesterol and dying among very high-risk heart disease patients.
What dementia research is teaching us about diet, exercise and stress
In a segment on ABC TV’s 7.30 program this week dementia was described as ‘the tsunami that’s bearing down upon us’. So what are we
