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Dietary tips to help ease the pain during your period

Trepidation to relaxation.

For many women, ‘that time of the month’ is met with a conditioned response of dread and anticipation. Here, JESSICA SEPEL outlines some holistic dietary tips to ease the cycle. ...

Creative thinking with Edward de Bono

Are you happy?

If you answered yes, it’s most likely because your mind knows how to be happy. According to creative thinking genius, Edward de Bono, happiness is a thinking habit that can be learnt. Diana Timmins explains. ...

Post-gym make-up tips

Achieve a natural glow

Go from sweaty haze to natural glow in a flash with this quick and simple post-workout make-up routine. ...

Not so sweet…

When we think of sugar and the foods containing it, we tend to think of a treat. A chocolate biscuit with a cup of tea, an ice cream on a hot summers day, a slice of birthday cake or a cold, refreshing can of soda.

We don’t so much consider, that refined sugars are present in large amounts in many of the foods we consume on a daily basis. Liz Nowosad looks a little deeper into the implications of high sugar levels on our health. ...

Get laughing, get healthy

The simple act of laughing does far more than merely make us feel good.

In fact, the next time you have a good belly laugh, consider that what you’re actually doing is giving yourself a complete mind and body workout. David Goding discovers that laughter may really be the best medicine. Seriously. ...

Meditation: a simple way to detox your mind

But you need to practise!

Q. What are some simple ways to detox your mind after the stressful Christmas/New Year period? ...

Flaxseed oil linked to premature births?

New research comes to light

Listen up if you are pregnant and using flaxseed oil. ...

How long should you keep make-up?

Know the shelf life of your beauty products!

Since natural beauty products don’t contain the preservatives regular cosmetics do, they tend to break down quicker and can develop bacteria. Keep your eye on the expiry date of these types of products: ...

Joan Borysenko: Healing begins by taking your power back

"You’re not a victim of illness or of life"

Joan Borysenko, a renowned speaker in integrative medicine and the mind/body connection, is a firm believer in mind over matter. ...

Mango & pineapple-glazed ham with a stonefruit relish

Big on flavour and low on naughty stuff.

Make this Christmas ham the centrepiece at your Christmas feast. Find Martyna Angell's recipe below. ...

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