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How the share economy is changing our lives

In Australia’s biggest cities there should be little need to own your own car – you can share with neighbours on your street, pick one up by the hour, or ride-share to work. If you need a lawnmower or drill, just head down to OpenShed. Plus, there are all sorts ...

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Week-old pyjamas are germ havens

Nothing beats slipping into a pair of comfy pjs before bed but how often do you actually wash them? It seems not washing your pyjamas for more than a week could mean you’re sharing the bed with the bacteria from the skin cells that you have shed. This leaves you ...

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What’s trending: Birch Water

In Eastern Europe, Russia and Scandinavia, people have used birch water as a herbal pick-me-up for years. Recently, it’s appeared in cafes and health-food stores in the US, and now it’s reached Australia. The “water” comes from birch trees that grow predominantly in the northern hemisphere. One major producer has ...

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“Sugar in ‘health foods’ almost killed me”

“Like many men, I wasn’t aware how food affected the way I felt about myself and my world until I met my girlfriend, actress Zoe Tuckwell-Smith. Before that I smoked, drank Coke and loved Tim Tams. When Zoe fell pregnant, healthy eating became even more important and I noticed how ...

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Will food ratings help us make the healthier choice?

Walk down the cereal aisle of your supermarket and you might notice something a bit different. There’s now a smattering of stars in the corner of many food packages that look similar to the energy ratings on appliances. Some Weet-Bix and Uncle Tobys Oats products are twinkling away with five ...

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The fight to avert a dementia crisis

One Australian is diagnosed with dementia every six minutes. By 2050, about 900,000 of us are likely to be living with this progressive disease and experts say we’ll be facing a social, health and economic crisis if we’re unprepared for this imminent spike in the illness. “It’s becoming more prevalent ...

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How safe are plastics?

Now that I have your attention with this headline, I’d like to apologise for the fact that there are no “good” plastics – after all, how could I endorse a material that ends up in landfill and our waterways, and contributes to the ever-growing garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean ...

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