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Improving overall health and wellbeing is at the forefront of most people’s minds, and a natural approach is one way to do so. In celebration of Australia’s only Nautral Medicine Week, 23-29 May 2022, we’ve collated a guide to help you udnerstand what natural medicine is, how it works, the different types of therapies available and why it’s so important for Australians. 

Your thyroid gland produces hormones that impact such fundamental aspects of your life as sleep, body temperature, metabolism, fertility and mood. With one in three Australians suffering from low thyroid hormone levels, we dig into how your thyroid works and how you can keep it healthy.

Zinc is a biologically essential beauty mineral that has been used as a therapeutic agent in dermatological conditions for centuries. The skin is the third most zinc-abundant tissue in the body, so making sure you’re including this micronutrient in your diet is key to ensuring optimal skin integrity.

In this special, in-depth report we look at the natural ways to treat insomnia, improve your sleep and boost your quality of life.

Want to learn how to make a difference to the planet with your diet? We take a look at plant protein for an eco-friendly diet and the links between climate change and ageing.

Building your muscle through resistance training does much more than allow you to flex in the gym — it has many important health benefits, not the least of which is that it keeps you young.

WellBeing’s resident holistic practitioner details one patient’s struggle with heartburn and how she treated the condition naturally.

Pilates can help your body balance better, tone up and align. It is a great exercise to develop physically and mentally. Why not try it for the coming season?

A strong metabolism helps keep weight off, but it also maintains health, supports immunity and prevents premature ageing. Here are five foods to include in your diet to give you a metabolism boost. Metabolism is the process of turning calories from the foods you eat into useable energy for all the chemical reactions that take […]

Eating a diet low in FODMAP foods is highly recommended for people with irritable bowel syndrome. However, low-FODMAP eating is not ideal for everyone. In this article we look behind the acronym to discover exactly what FODMAP dieting is and who it can help. Most of us have heard the expression “You are what you […]

These nutritious, delicious and (most importantly) portable picnic foods will give your picnic a tasty, healthy edge.

Eating on the go can be a challenge when following a low-FODMAP diet. Vanessa Hutchinson, founder of Fodbods, has a solution.