From menopause to mood lighting:The biggest health lessons of 2024

From menopause to mood lighting:The biggest health lessons of 2024

We’ve rounded up the biggest things we learned about our health this year – and what the experts had to say about them.

  • byLauren Ironmonger andSarah Berry

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‘Like a faulty speedometer’:What sleep trackers can actually tell us

‘Like a faulty speedometer’:What sleep trackers can actually tell us

Sleep tracking devices are not always accurate,but they can still be useful.

  • bySarah Berry
Germans get it. We need to stop being so hung up about our naked bodies
Opinion
Body image

Germans get it. We need to stop being so hung up about our naked bodies

Like many Australians,I had anxieties about my body. Getting nude in front of strangers has made all the difference.

  • byLiam Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier
Do you really need to throw out your black plastic spatula?

Do you really need to throw out your black plastic spatula?

According to recent headlines,black plastic cooking items can be dangerous for your health. Here’s what the experts say.

  • byEmily Schmall
The homemade snack that gets a dietitian’s tick of approval

The homemade snack that gets a dietitian’s tick of approval

Singer Bonnie Anderson shares her day on a plate.

  • byNicole Economos
Taller,stronger,smarter:The baseless claims used to sell ‘toddler milk’ powder
Investigation
Diet

Taller,stronger,smarter:The baseless claims used to sell ‘toddler milk’ powder

Australian parents are told not to buy the ultra-processed powdered milk products,but the government is helping fund a boom overseas.

  • byPatrick Begley
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When it’s not my back aching,I’m aching for conversations like we used to have about love and lust
Opinion
Health

When it’s not my back aching,I’m aching for conversations like we used to have about love and lust

I can’t resist a test,and one I recently had outside my local Baker’s Delight has taken me down a rabbit hole.

  • byKate Halfpenny
The ‘1 per cent challenge’ that’s getting me through December
Opinion
Fitness

The ‘1 per cent challenge’ that’s getting me through December

Sure,it’s the most wonderful time of the year and all that,but it’s also the most stressful. Doing this small activity can reclaim some mental space and counter the chaos.

  • bySarah Berry
The ‘Uber Eats of fitness’:What your $10 gym class is really costing
Investigation
Trends

The ‘Uber Eats of fitness’:What your $10 gym class is really costing

Fitness app ClassPass makes booking group classes such as Pilates more convenient,and often cheaper. But studio owners say it’s killing the local industry.

  • byMelissa Singer
You just woke up hungover. Will exercise help you feel better?

You just woke up hungover. Will exercise help you feel better?

It’s the season of holiday parties and hangovers. Here are the benefits of pushing through the pain.

  • byTalya Minsberg
‘Chicken-flavoured two-minute noodles’:how a dietitian rates this mum’s diet

‘Chicken-flavoured two-minute noodles’:how a dietitian rates this mum’s diet

Vocalist,performer and busy mother Tayla Thomas shares her day on a plate.

  • byNicole Economos