‘SkinnyTok’ exposed: Inside toxic unhealthy eating trend
A dangerous social media trend that has emerged under the name #SkinnyTok, promoting unhealthy eating and weight loss habits, sparking fears of the impact it could have on vulnerable youths.
Health
Full List: Shock safety scores of aged care homes revealed
Aged care residents have revealed how safe they feel in their facility, with people in more than 200 Australian homes claiming they ‘never feel safe’. See where and how yours rates.
Why I’m not telling anyone the name of my baby
In this chapter of Imogen’s pregnancy diary she reveals how her baby shower went and also why she’s keeping her son’s name a secret until he is born.
Do this 20-second exercise if you look at your phone a lot
If you look at your phone multiple times a day then experts say you should do this simple exercise to avoid a common problem being seen in people aged 16 and up.
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Why doing this may beat calorie-counting for weight loss
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‘Get vaccinated’: Cases surge in Australia
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Fake Ozempic seized at Aussie border
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Try this to improve your balance
Clinical exercise scientist Bill Dooley shows you some ways to improve your balance.
Lean back
Do this to work your stomach muscles.
Leg cycling
Try this exercise for your core, kind of like you’re riding a bike.
Chin tuck
This exercise is good to avoid “tech neck” caused by looking at our phones all day.
Side plank
This is how to do a side plank, which works the obliques, which are the muscles on the side of your torso.
Warning after measles case visits busy pub
A measles outbreak in one Australian state has expanded, with chemists, a pub, prisons and hospitals all listed as exposure locations.
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