5 Disease-Fighting Plants You Need To Be Eating

It all started one day when Elizabeth Millard was feeling tired and worn out from working the farm she co-founded. She grabbed a couple of leaves of holy basil off a nearby plant and popped them into her mouth. Moments later, she says, she felt surprisingly energised. "That's when I really started to recognise the potency and medicinal…

ByRobyn Foyster10/09/20240Comments

Diabetes In Australia Reaches Emergency Levels

Doctors are using the National Awareness Week campaign to let the nation know it’s time to get serious about the crisis. It’s now so bad that every day there are 12 amputations on diabetes sufferers, costing Australia almost $1 billion annually. Diabetes Australia chief executive Greg Johnson says the health system is struggling to cope. "Worryingly, surveys show…

ByThe Carousel14/07/20160Comments

7 Foods You Should Always Eat Together

But experts now believe that choosing the right combinations can also add more nutritional punch to your diet. There are foods that when paired correctly, not only taste great, but help you absorb nutrients more effectively. “There are definitely advantages to mixing and matching healthy foods,” says Johannah Sakimura, MS, the writer behind the Everyday Health column,…

ByThe Carousel14/04/20160Comments