Nutritional surveys have found New Zealanders have inadequate intakes of several key ‘wellness’ nutrients including vitamins ...
Health & Wellness
Articles about our health and wellbeing, mind, emotions, keeping fit, your hearing, eyesight and dental needs, natural remedies and keeping vital.
In defence of tears: The science behind a good cry
When tears are streaming down your cheeks and you feel like you can’t breathe from sobbing, ...
Harnessing the placebo effect
Often censured as the power of nothing, the placebo effect is a concept that’s mesmerised cognitive ...
Silver hair and silver linings: the unlikely perks of ageing
For most people, ageing goes hand in hand with a bathroom full of anti-wrinkle cremes, and ...
Socialising for brain power
We humans are highly social beings. We don't survive well, let alone thrive, in isolation. Relationships with other people stimulate our brains-in fact, interacting with others may be the best kind of brain exercise of all.
15 psychological facts
Psychological facts which will blow you away. Take them with a grain of salt, however, several ...
12 reasons why sex is like driving a car
Sex is like driving a car - one wrong move can cause an accident!
Brain Food: Sweetcorn mushroom & quinoa pilaf with macadamia mayonnaise
Author Delia McCabe has a master’s degree in psychology. However, after researching and discovering that what ...
Changing taste buds: What to expect as you age with grace and taste!
Were you one of those people who hated wine, up until one blustery winter’s night when ...
4 tips to reduce brain fog
Where did I put my keys? Who is that woman again? When did I last go ...