Health & Wellbeing

Answers for Dr Allison Lamont's Brain Quiz!

Helpful advice on how to get your cholesterol down through exercise, diet, and treatments.

Four out of five New Zealanders will suffer from Back Pain during their lifetime, costing ACC more than $300m per year and being the second most common cause of sick days off work.

According to 'Eat right by your blood type', there are some people whose bodies prefer a semi-vegetarian lifestyle.

Despite much research and development to formulate hypoallergenic skin care products there is always a small percentage of the population that presents with skin irritations and allergic contact dermatitis.

This Queens Birthday Weekend marks the launch of Bowel Cancer Awareness Week and was today celebrated in right royal fashion; educating New Zealanders on how to test for bowel cancer from the comfort of their own throne.

Winter poses special challenges for mature skin. The biggest challenges result from being exposed to several different climates and temperatures every day.

With the current trend to all things natural, it is not surprising that herbalism or "the study and use of medicinal properties of plants" is becoming more commonly accepted and popularly used.

Did you know that the number of nutrients we need from our food actually increases as we grow older?

Many of us have heard something about homeopathy but what is it, really? Over the last 10 years, homeopathic remedies have increasingly come into the mainstream. You may have even tried one without realising it.