How often do you take holidays? Not often enough it seems. A 2012 Roy Morgan study found that Aussies have 128 days of annual leave accrued – that equates to 350 000 years of holidays! It also found that 1 in 4 of full time employees are leave stockpilers. So ...

Survival rates for breast cancer sufferers have never been better and scientists are optimistic of continuing medical breakthroughs in regard to treatment and understanding. But the rates of diagnosis continue to rise and the unavoidable truth is there’s still no cure. Each day, about 40 women are diagnosed with breast ...

While there’s no evidence stress causes breast cancer, new research suggests it can play a major role in the spread of tumours to other parts of the body. While it sounds slightly new-age, there’s evidence that adrenaline and other stress hormones can physically change the environment tumours are growing in; ...

The damaged hair checklist: Do any of these seem familiar? Split ends Dry to touch Easily knots Hair is fragile and dry Difficult to comb Diagnosis: Hair rehab, stat! Know what’s causing the damage (so you can manage it) Clive Allwright, hair director for KMS California Australia says there are ...

Does hair really benefit from treatments? Yes, as long as you’re choosing the right one. It’s like sending your car in to have the oil changed when you’ve got an issue with the brakes. Not really going to fix the problem is it? Hair stylist, Marc Armstrong from RAW Anthony ...

New research has shown that only 11 per cent of teenagers and young adults are smoking, which is a 4 percent drop from two years ago and the lowest rate it has even been. A study by the Cancer Institute of New South Wales tracked more than 6,000 young people ...

1. Avoiding saturated fats Excessive intake of saturated fats – such as the fat on meat, the skin on chicken as well as many snack foods – can result in weight gain or difficulty shifting excess baggage. It can also cause increases in the levels of ‘bad cholesterol’ in your ...

Does the weather wreak havoc on your hair? You’re not alone! We’re especially susceptible to the elements in Australia, where temperatures can soar and humidity levels are high. You can only imagine the damage this can do to your hair. It’s important to give your hair some TLC to keep ...

1. You make green smoothies for breakfast, because you know they are full of nutritional goodness and fibre. 2. You love strolling through health food stores to see what newsuperfoods or raw bars you haven’t tried yet. 3. Your favourite thing to do on the weekend is go to your ...

When all you want is long hair, growing your hair out can be as painful as listening to a Justin Bieber CD over and over again while hungover. In other words: you just desperately want it to be over. But it needn’t be a tough time, not if you know ...