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Deanne Mathews advertises her healing workshops online.

Woman charged with drug trafficking after suspected mushroom death at retreat

The “healer” linked to a wellness retreat where a woman died has been charged with trafficking psychedelic drugs.

  • Sherryn Groch

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Kaitlyn Dever as Belle in Apple Cider Vinegar.

Poisoned apple: Inside Netflix’s must-see Belle Gibson show

Apple Cider Vinegar interrogates the troubling side of wellness influencer culture.

  • Michael Idato
Man mouth breathing Bed, snore, mouth open, breathe

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.

  • Lindsey Bever
Business owner Johannes Egberts, Deborah Sarah and the texts from him. Composite.

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.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
Director of The Vita Drip Richard Phanic said demand for vitamin and nutrient IVs has surged in the past few years amid a wellness craze.

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.

  • Amber Schultz
The Ozone Clinic in Castle Hill, which is subject to an interim prohibition order.

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.

  • Angus Thomson
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If you have sore muscles, heat can provide instant relief.

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.

  • Emma Yasinski
The town of Clunes.

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.

  • Lachlan Abbott and Melissa Cunningham
Natasha Lechner, 39, started taking kambo for chronic back pain.

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.

  • Megan Gorrey
Jarrad Antonovich, 46, has been remembered as a “very friendly, beautiful man”.

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.

  • Steven Deare

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