Anti-ageing, AI and psychedelics: The wellness trends to know
From mind-altering medicine to hi-tech health, these trends will shape the world of wellness in 2024.
Wellbeing
The best alcohol-free cocktails and spirits
I used to write New York’s hottest column about bars – now I’m off alcohol altogether. Here’s what I drink instead.
Fans, celebrity, scandals: what life is really like at 110
Supercentenarians – or humans aged over 110 – are late arrivals to the world of celebrity. But as they age they attract intense attention from experts, investigators and internet superfans alike.
Dog tired? The six rules of healthy sleeping
As you get older, you’ll sleep for fewer hours, and those who are deprived of it may be prone to dementia. What do the experts recommend?
Want to avoid Australia’s aged care mess? Just live to 100
We can’t stop the biological clock, but according to a new TV show we could be just a few servings of sweet potato away from cracking triple figures.
Where wellness springs from a billabong
Take a break at this tranquil retreat carved out of bushland close to Sydney.
The B vitamins that boost your mood and fend off anxiety
People who eat vegemite are less likely to become stressed or depressed than those who don’t.
Smokers, apnoea a fatal mix
Smokers who suffer from sleep apnoea spend longer than non-smokers at ‘dangerously low’ oxygen levels during their sleep, increasing their risk of cardiovascular death.
Diagnosed with insomnia? Here’s how I get more sleep
In my quest for beauty sleep, I’ve tried everything from aromatherapy and melatonin to acupressure and camomile tea. But alas. Each temporary fix has been exactly that: a passing relief.
Rich and rare: Lowy takes stock
Even for Australia’s richest, not everything is attainable and for Frank Lowy, one commodity has eluded him.
Longer lives may not go swimmingly
Of the gains to our life expectancy in the past three decades, a disproportionate amount has been in years of less than full health.
How to live well in your final decade
Health-adjusted life expectancy tells us how many of our final years we can actually expect to enjoy.
What would you do?
Neil O’Riordan helped his beloved partner Penny die on a Thursday because ‘it’s a s–t night on TV’.
Inside rushing woman syndrome
A new book, Rushing Woman’s Syndrome, argues that working women are suffering from overload. Is is fact or fiction?
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