Life stages

Expert advice on health and nutrition for women including weight loss, exercise, hormones and motherhood.

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How to eat out on a low-FODMAP diet

Eating out at a restaurant while on a low-FODMAP diet can feel like...

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Bloating – does what you eat make it worse?

That full, uncomfortable and cramped feeling that makes you covertly unbutton your jeans...

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Iron deficiency

April has been the busiest month I’ve had in a very long time!...

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Endometriosis: Can food make a difference?

Endometriosis is a common disease that affects around one in 10 women. It occurs...

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Are your hormones playing havoc with your health?

Do any of these sound like you? Finding that whatever you do and...

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Ask the experts: The candida diet

Q. “I've been told I have candida and I've been given quite a strict...

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Ask the experts: Endometriosis

Deborah Bush of Endometriosis New Zealand explains a common — and commonly misunderstood...

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Ask the experts: Candida

HFG senior nutritionist Rose Carr answers your questions about candida. I’ve been told I...

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When your body turns against you

Ageing brings with it biological changes that can, at times, prove to be...

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Eating for breastfeeding

Breastfeeding can provide optimal nutrition and health benefits for both mum and baby,...

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Food and sex: Can certain foods lift libido?

Senior nutritionist Rose Carr investigates so-called aphrodisiac foods.AvocadoThe Aztecs saw the avocado fruit...

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Fact or fiction: Cellulite is a build-up of toxins from a bad diet

Don't we all hate this statement? Cellulite isn't even a disorder! It's just...

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Women’s health checklist

Do you know if you’re getting all the nutrients you need? Ever wonder...

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Seven eating traps for new mums

Advice for new mums who find themselves with changed eating habits. Life's pretty busy...

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Stopping the weight gain: To have and to hold

How do you avoid the weight gain that seems to happen as soon...

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Stopping the weight gain: Menopause

Menopause is well known as being a time when weight is gained. Eating...

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Breastfeeding mums: Eating for maximum energy

When it comes to feeding and nurturing your baby, nutritionist Jenny Bowden shares...

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How your hormones affect your health

Eating well, exercising and still struggling to slim down? If you have trouble...
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