Advice

Our team of experts bring you evidence-based health advice you can trust, covering everything from food and nutrients, specific health and medical topics to exercise, weight loss, diet trends and mental health.

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Don’t get sidetracked by coughs and sneezes

By supporting our immune system we can give ourselves the best chance at...

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The essential facts about essential oils

Niki Bezzant finds that the latest health craze doesn’t smell so sweet. Social...

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Rise to the challenge

Fitness expert Sarah Cowley Ross explains how setting targets can inspire and motivate...

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Empty nest? 5 weight traps

House prices might be holding them back, but your kids will move out...

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Are you skinny fat?

You might look like you’re the picture of the health but do your...

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Oral health: How to help bad breath naturally

If you’re scared to exhale in close quarters, dietitian Katrina Pace is to...

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Food for body and soul, in troubled times

In the aftermath of the Christchurch mosques terror attack, Niki Bezzant looks at...

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Myth buster: Are your hormones to blame?

‘Hormones’ have been blamed for a lot of health concerns in recent years,...

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How to be plant powered

Science is just scratching the surface of the benefits of eating as wide...

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Could you swap your medication for trainers?

GPs prescribing exercise and other non-clinical activities is on the rise. Health writer...

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The lost plot: How to grow raspberries

It used to be thought that raspberries wouldn’t grow north of Auckland but,...

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From burnout to balance: The benefits of baking

In what seems to be a golden age of vegetables and protein, I...

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The lost plot: How to grow leeks

A vegetable that used to be served cooked to a mush and covered...

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Digital detox: How to free yourself for better health

Being online through every waking moment is becoming the norm, but does that...

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Cold sores – causes, treatment and myths

Dietitian Angela Berrill looks at causes, triggers, treatments and remedies for oral herpes...

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How to help when eating is scary

Extreme picky eating, or ARFID, is an eating disorder that has very real...

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The power of simple actions

The other day I bought a new dress (well, a vintage dress, but...

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Recipe for success: Find what you love

Exercise doesn’t have to be a chore. Fitness expert Sarah Cowley looks at...

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