Today
The five-day diet that cuts belly fat
Professor Valter Longo’s eating plan called “Pro-Lon” was awarded the first patent for “promoting longevity and health span”.
- Jessica Salter
Yesterday
Popular beauty brand Wrinkles Schminkles seeks strategic partner
The beauty brand has appointed global advisory firm ANKURA Consulting to find it an investment partner after a decade of private ownership.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Why this executive finds diving so addictive
Sharks, whales, submarines and shipwrecks – scuba diver Emma Burdett has encountered them all. It’s a sport that never gets boring.
- Life & Leisure
This Month
The alcoholic drinks making you anxious – and what to have instead
There aren’t any tipples that benefit mental health, but when it comes to the post-booze jitters, some beverages appear to be better than others.
- Susanna Galton
Bill Gates believes the world is at a dangerous tipping point
The philanthropist has been fighting global disease for 25 years. He is now wrestling with the optimist’s dilemma.
- Jason Cowley
Four minutes that can halve a woman’s risk of heart attack
Non-exercising women could almost halve their risk of an adverse cardiac event by doing just 3.4 minutes a day of vigorous activities such as climbing stairs.
- Euan Black
Will Ozempic crush the junk-food business?
Developers inventing products for big food companies are trying to work out how to sell convenience food to those who suddenly crave fresh fruit.
- Tomas Weber
- Christmas Gift Guide 2024
- Life & Leisure
Seven of the best wellness gifts for Christmas
You can’t go wrong with these gifts for mind, body and soul to get your new year off to a stellar start.
- Eugenie Kelly
One long holiday or multiple short breaks – which makes you happier?
Most people save up their leave to take a long break over summer, but psychologists say there might be a better approach.
- Lucy Dean
November
I ate like Trump for a week. I don’t understand how he is still alive
Donald Trump’s diet is that of a child, just a bland bonanza of beige – and it properly affected my body.
- Gareth Davies
Inside your body, ageing unfolds at remarkably different rates
New research shows ageing is not a uniform process. Parts of our bodies start ageing earlier than others, right down to our organs and cells.
- Gretchen Reynolds
Money, lifestyle, hair: why this executive was drawn to tennis
But now it’s the proximity to bars and coffee shops that keeps business adviser Michael Paidoussis on the court.
- Life & Leisure
Meet the lawyer who set up his own cannabis company
A potential career crisis sparked the founder of this medicinal cannabis company, which comes in at No9 on The Australian Financial Review Fast Starters List.
- Richard Pullin
Just five minutes of exercise can help you beat this silent killer
Even a small amount of additional activity is associated with slightly lowering blood pressure, resulting in health benefits.
- Vivian Ho
Six tricks to focus like a Formula 1 driver
McLaren’s team driver, Australian Oscar Piastri, along with a sports psychologist and an attention expert share their tips for staying on track.
- Adam Bluestein
What science says about sleep trackers (and beware of orthosomnia)
Most sleep trackers are good at measuring whether somebody is asleep or awake, but perform less well at determining which stage of sleep they’re in.
- Euan Black
‘Stop locking up the hotties!’: Why dating apps are dying
Growing cynicism among singles is reflected in tumbling share prices, but the founder of Hinge is one of many businesspeople trying to bring romance back.
- Lucy Dean
This HR executive is always striving for a better position
Ilona Charles finds time on the yoga mat improves her physical strength and mindfulness.
- Life & Leisure
My day as a guinea pig in one of the world’s most expensive gyms
New York’s $15,000-a-month fitness centre, Continuum, aims to boost members’ longevity. But is it really worth it?
- Susie Coen
Dispatches from a midlife crisis summer camp
Ice baths, soul readings and conspiracy theories: inside the growing men’s wellness movement.
- Joshua Peach
Millionaire’s face blows up after injecting himself to ‘age backwards’
Bryan Johnson wanted to restore volume to his face to counteract his strict vegan diet of 1950 calories a day, which had left him looking gaunt.
- Benedict Smith
Your standing desk’s probably damaging your health. Here’s an easy fix
Those hours avoiding sitting have their own downsides, increasing people’s likelihood of developing serious circulatory problems.
- Gretchen Reynolds
I’ve tried 20 different fad diets, but this is how I finally lost 31kg
A former actor and model reveals how she slimmed down in a healthy way – and became an online health and fitness coach.
- Tara Dixon
What fizzy drinks really do to your body – and the worst ones for you
A single can of Coca-Cola or Monster Energy will put you over the daily recommended sugar limit. But artificially sweetened beverages may not be much better.
- Sue Quinn
It turns out gin and tennis do mix
Four Pillars co-founder Matt Jones plays competition twice a week and believes there’s a parallel between the ways you can improve in sport and business.
- Life & Leisure
