'My vegan diet ruined my health'
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'My vegan diet ruined my health'

Despite reading glowing reports from other vegans of how their energy had increased,I was tired for hours every day.

  • byFlic Everett

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It's only breathing - but how you do it is more important than you think

It's only breathing - but how you do it is more important than you think

A sigh is just a sigh – or is it? Research shows that changing the way you breathe may have wide-ranging health benefits.

  • byFenella Souter
A lesson in tolerating dining intolerances

A lesson in tolerating dining intolerances

Now that the singular pleasure of dining out has been taken from us all,I have a heightened sense of compassion for anyone with “dietaries”.

  • byTerry Durack
My Day on a Plate:Shannon Burns

My Day on a Plate:Shannon Burns

The dancer and choreographer shares how she keeps herself energised throughout a rehearsal day.

  • byNicole Economos
My day on a plate:Melissa Tkautz

My day on a plate:Melissa Tkautz

The ambassador for Coeliac Awareness Week shares the way she keeps her body fuelled on the go.

  • byNicole Economos
Are our picky eating habits putting too much pressure on the dining industry?

Are our picky eating habits putting too much pressure on the dining industry?

Most chefs know dietary restrictions are part of the deal. Sometimes,though,they crack.

  • byTerry Durack
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Brisbane allergy sufferers warned of record-breaking pollen season

Brisbane allergy sufferers warned of record-breaking pollen season

Residents of south-east Queensland who thought this allergy season was mild are being warned it has only been delayed,and will hit bigger than ever before.

  • byIndigo Kuss-Patterson
Frustration as life-saving EpiPens sit in warehouses,pharmacists out of stock

Frustration as life-saving EpiPens sit in warehouses,pharmacists out of stock

Parents of children with allergies say they cannot get their hands on an EpiPen Junior,despite the distributor having"an abundance of stock".

  • byDana McCauley
First peanut allergy drug approved by authorities in the US

First peanut allergy drug approved by authorities in the US

The drug has the potential to change the lives of children and families who live with the fear of accidental exposures to peanuts.

  • byCarolyn Y. Johnson
Older version of whooping cough vaccine could prevent food allergies

Older version of whooping cough vaccine could prevent food allergies

A dose of a phased out whooping cough vaccine could hold the key to helping protect children from developing food allergies,new research suggests.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
$20,000 on allergy meds:Families ask for help with'astronomical'costs

$20,000 on allergy meds:Families ask for help with'astronomical'costs

Ashley Wong has spent almost every day of her 18 years battling severe allergies,and it's come at a high cost.

  • byDana McCauley