Caffeine

Strange brew

Too much caffeine can bring more Bing than zing

Aaron Cook DEPRIVE coffee addicts of their morning fix and you will soon hear about it. But give them too much caffeine, and it turns out they will be the ones to start hearing things.

Power nap

Bring back the nap

Nap time: proof it's good for you.

Amy Gray Now that the weather is cooler and we’re all giving our tracksuits a very frisky eye, our senses long for warmth and indulgent luxury.

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True or false

Do detox diets cleanse your body of toxins?

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By Nicky Phillips There's nothing new about detoxing, people have been doing it for centuries.

Coffee high linked to low baby weight

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One cup of fresh coffee a day significantly increases the chances of giving birth to an underweight baby, research has shown.

Why toast and coffee won't cut it

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There are many good reasons to eat breakfast and make it a substantial and nutritious meal, writes Elaine Gordon.

Disaster diets

Worst diets of 2012

Little lemon puddings

Sarah Berry What made these three diets the biggest lemons of the year, according to dietitians around Australia?

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For those looking for a healthy kick, coffee leaves a lot to be desired in one's tea

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Richard Gray ONCE it was a simple question: tea or coffee? Now, after a scientific breakthrough, that choice will become rather less straightforward.

Activated attitude

Dissecting Pete Evans' diet

Chef Pete Evans.

Sarah Berry Are these foods going to make you that much healthier or are they just going to make you broke?

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Shedding light on jet lag

Paula Goodyer JHet lag is price you pay for an overseas trip - but you can reduce its effects

Chew on this

Making up for lost time

Jetlag alarm bed time

Paula Goodyer Melatonin, sleeping pills, hydration: how to beat jetlag.

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Secret success

Secrets of dieting success are in your genes

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Sarah Berry Paul Castran was enduring fatigue, muscle aches and stiffness. None of it could be explained and, in all other ways, the 52-year-old was fit and healthy.

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From the couch to a coach

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In physics, they say a body at rest tends to stay at rest. I know this first-hand. When on the couch watching Glee, I am likely to remain on the couch watching Glee.

Eat your weeds

Once were weeds - now superfoods

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Graham Osbourne Put down the poison, those "weeds" are nutrient-rich herbs.

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On the nose

Diet in a bottle?

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Daisy Dumas The latest 'miracle cure' when it comes to losing weight, or just another diet scam?

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Mood food

How to eat your way to happiness

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Graham Osbourne Can't sleep? Feeling low? You may be suffering from a vitamin or mineral deficiency.

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Uphill battle

Tired but wired: why you can't lose weight?

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Sarah Berry It's very likely stress, not calories, that underlies your weight problem, says nutritionist.

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The Sleep Diet

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Paula Goodyer How a good night's sleep can help keep your weight down.

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Health news

Chocolate really is good for you

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Daisy Dumas Welcome news for the sweet-toothed as bars of chocolate may soon come stamped with health claims.

Possible benefit

Study links coffee with warding off cancer

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WASHINGTON: Coffee has been shown to reduce the risk of skin cancer by helping kill off damaged cells that could otherwise turn into tumours, according to a new US study.

Breeding success

How to boost your fertility

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Emily Dunn Protect your reproductive health to give yourself the best chance of conceiving.

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