Body image
Millionaire injects himself in attempt to ‘age backwards’. His face then ‘blows up’
Bryan Johnson wanted to restore volume to his face to counteract his strict vegan diet, which had left him looking gaunt.
- by Benedict Smith
Latest
‘Ozempic alternatives’ are everywhere. Here’s what you should know
Supplements promising similar results to Ozempic have taken over social media, but the TGA and health experts have concerns.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
‘I knew what sex looked like for me’: Love and dating with Crohn’s
Living with a chronic illness can shroud intimacy and dating in feelings of shame and fear. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
‘I’m done being insecure’: Olivia Munn bares mastectomy scars
The actor has spoken about her decision to show her mastectomy scars in the latest campaign for Skims.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Opinion
Pregnancy
No, Margot Robbie hasn’t ‘let herself go’. She’s pregnant
From “pregnancy nose” to bump size, why are we still judging pregnant bodies in 2024?
- by Shona Hendley
Opinion
Opinion
Why Demi Moore’s body-horror movie is so compelling, despite the truth it’s missing
The Substance exposes brilliantly the tortures women put themselves and their bodies through. It is bleakly true, but there’s a bigger, and happier, truth for all women.
- by Julia Baird
Exclusive
Healthcare
School nurses to weigh and identify kids at risk of obesity under contentious plan
The Australian College of Nursing is also calling for the “normalisation of collection and discussion of height and weight data of all children” as part of it contentious plan to curb rising obesity rates.
- by Henrietta Cook
Testosterone boosters are popular among fit men. But are they safe?
Many healthy middle-aged men also see testosterone boosters as an anti-ageing strategy to restore their lean muscle, strength, sex drive and energy. They come with risks.
- by Sarah Berry
Opinion
Opinion
How to overcome the distaste we have for our middle-aged bodies
Poor body image and disordered eating in middle age is more common than you think. We can recover, but it doesn’t involve diets or more self-control.
- by Sarah Berry
Opinion
Olympics
Even better than gold, these Olympians have shown Aussie girls anything is possible
Until recently, girls have been dropping out of sports at record rates once they hit puberty, but this year’s Olympics are giving parents like me hope.
- by Shona Hendley
Opinion
Film & TV production
What makes Bridgerton so bingeable? It holds men to women’s beauty standards
The one thing we’ve learned over decades of watching actors arrive on the world stage and be labelled heartthrobs is that the burden of attractiveness rests much more easily on men than it does women.
- by Zoya Patel
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