Body & Fitness

While most of us are celebrating the arrival of the warm weather and looking forward to spending time outdoors in the sunshine, there’s one group of people for whom this time of year is not a lot of fun. They suffer from hay fever, and pollen-filled air can make their lives a misery.But you don’t need to just put up with it – help […]

Your mother was right. Carrots really can help you see in the dark! Carrots are an excellent source of beta carotene, the plant form of vitamin A which is needed for healthy vision. In fact, the first symptom of vitamin A deficiency is often night blindness – when the eyes can’t adjust to dim lighting […]

If you’re anything like me, you keep promising yourself you’ll change your diet to include healthier food. But after a while, you find yourself slipping back into your bad old habits because you simply run out of ideas. Now, a Kiwi couple who have spent years developing delicious recipes using nutritious ingredients have put together […]

The list of possible symptoms of an underactive thyroid is frighteningly long, and there’s bound to be at least a couple of signs that everyone can relate to. But if you are suffering from any of them, it’s worth getting your thyroid levels checked. The good news is if you do happen to have an underactive thyroid, you don’t just have to like it or […]

Answer the following questions to see if you are likely to develop heart problems. Are you a woman over 55? Are you a man over 45? Do you smoke? Are you of Maori or Pacific Island descent? Are you overweight? Do you have high blood pressure? Do you have high cholesterol? Do you have a […]

The best way to treat heartburn or acid reflux is through your stomach A friend of mine, expecting her first baby, recently asked what I had enjoyed least about being pregnant. Without hesitation I said, “Having heartburn.” I’d never had it before, but from just a few weeks into the pregnancy I suffered almost non-stop […]

**How to recognise and deal with angina attacks **It’s not a pleasant feeling – the squeezing pain snakes its way across your chest, sometimes into your shoulders, neck and jaw, and you feel as if your veins have filled with concrete. You have to stop whatever you are doing and wait until the feeling passes […]

If you are a smoker, you’re no doubt sick of hearing about how bad cigarettes are for you. You know that they can cause cancer and contribute to other disease and that each puff you take is reducing your lifespan. You probably try to avoid reading all the scary statistics about how many people die […]

Exercise is crucial to keeping our hearts healthy, but so many of us put regular physical activity in the too-hard basket. Exercise expert Kay Lindley has heard all the excuses, and with over 30 years experience in the fitness industry, she has the answers to helping anyone make exercise a part of everyday life. Think […]

His wife’s medical crisis was no laughing matter for Kiwi comedian Paul Ego Now I don’t want meat pies to get a hard time over this,” says stand-up comedian and radio presenter Paul Ego with mock concern. His wife Janine Jones looks over at him with a wry smile and shakes her head. After 20 […]