Natural therapies
Poisoned apple: Inside Netflix’s must-see Belle Gibson show
Apple Cider Vinegar interrogates the troubling side of wellness influencer culture.
- by Michael Idato
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How a piece of tape could help treat snoring and sleep apnoea
The trend has made its way across social media as a way to improve sleep. Here’s how to do it safely.
- by Lindsey Bever
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Crime
Deborah spoke out about her abuse. Then the texts urging her to stay silent began
When a wellness business owner learnt a woman was about to go public about being sexually abused by his ex-staff member, he tried to pressure her to remain quiet.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
A vitamin through the vein? Why IV drips are surging in popularity
Vitamin infusion drips promising “biohacking”, hangover cures and stress reduction are surging in popularity amid a dire global shortage of intravenous fluids.
- by Amber Schultz
The Sydney clinic barred from treating patients
The state’s healthcare watchdog is cracking down on alternative clinics offering a controversial medical procedure banned by regulators in the United States.
- by Angus Thomson
The best way to use heat on sore muscles, according to experts
Does heat actually speed up recovery or does it just feel good? Well, it depends.
- by Emma Yasinski
The quiet country town twice thrust into the spotlight this month by death
The busiest Clunes typically gets is during its annual Booktown festival in March. Now tragedy has left it swarming with journalists.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Melissa Cunningham
Natasha died after taking frog toxin. She didn’t know it could kill
The 39-year-old fell unconscious moments after the poisonous secretions were dabbed into burn marks on her skin in a healing ritual in Mullumbimby.
- by Megan Gorrey
Spiritual retreat’s leaders ill-equipped for psychedelics emergency, inquest told
Jarrad Antonovich, 46, died at a week-long retreat after consuming an illicit substance. Now an inquest has heard its leaders appeared unsure of how to respond.
- by Steven Deare
Jarrad took frog toxin at a wellness retreat. Hours later, he was dead
The 46-year-old man was groaning in pain hours after a purging ritual at a wellness retreat in northern NSW, an inquest has heard.
- by Megan Gorrey
Leech facials, eating dirt and Gwyneth Paltrow: Todd Sampson’s quest for wellness
In his new two-part series, the advertising creative also tried to confront Miranda Kerr over the model’s promotion of potentially dangerous remedies.
- by Bridget McManus
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