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.

ADVICE

10 years of nutrition trends

Nothing in science stands still, and that’s certainly true of the science of...

ADVICE

Explore the Mediterranean

Dip into this traditional cuisine and reap lifelong rewards. Stephanie Osfield reports on...

ADVICE

The allergy epidemic

About one in 10 New Zealand children has a food allergy. New research...

ADVICE

Too healthy for your own good

There’s an increasing trend to stick to a rigid ‘healthy’ food regime. Sounds...

ADVICE

10 things I’ve learnt

Healthy Food Guide is 10 years old this year. I’m lucky enough to...

ADVICE

How to choose potatoes

Potatoes are inexpensive, readily available and one of the most popular vegetables in...

ADVICE

Shopping for cooking oils

Which oils should you use for what cooking, and which ones are the...

ADVICE

Gut and mood: The surprising connections

Boasting a huge network of nerve cells, your gut literally has a mind...

ADVICE

10 years of nutrition myths

An interesting feature of the past decade has been the persistent popularity of...

ADVICE

Chewing the fat

With supporters of popular diets such as Paleo and LCHF (low carb high...

ADVICE

New mums: The first weeks, how to stay healthy when your world changes

Is there anything more life-changing than caring for a new baby? First-time mum...

ADVICE

Beware of the bubble

How can the average person decipher science-ish sounding information in a world where...

ADVICE

A guide to antioxidants

Heard all the chat about antioxidants and free radicals and wondered what it...

ADVICE

Feed your mind

These days there is more awareness that what we eat and drink can...

ADVICE

A matter of taste: 10,000 things that drive our food cravings

Our taste buds are tiny, but they have a huge impact on our...

ADVICE

Boy… can he eat!

His appetite is insatiable and he’s eating you out of house and home,...

ADVICE

A fine old time

Whatever your age, what you eat and how you exercise now is an...

ADVICE

Beyond broccoli: A guide to fresh Asian produce

Ever marvelled at the wonderful array of fruit and veges at the Asian...

To add My Everyday Wellbeing to your homescreen

Device specific instructions
Shopping list saved to go to meal plans
×