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Winter Sick Days Are Costing Your Team More Than Winter Colds It's mid-July, the heaters are on, and somewhere in your office someone is powering through a meeting sounding like a foghorn. They think they're being a hero. The numbers say otherwise. Let's talk about...
The Magic Pill That Already Exists Imagine a pill landed on the market tomorrow. One pill, taken once a day, proven to lower your risk of dying from any cause by close to 50 percent. No side effects, no prescription, no cost. How many would you take if you could. That...
If your skimmed milk making you fat?
Jane and Jean: Two Women, One Choice, Very Different Futures Meet Jane and Jean. They are both 52, live in the same suburb, and on paper their lives look remarkably similar. Same age, same stage, kids mostly grown, busy jobs, mortgages winding down. But look a little...
Help or Hinder? What New Zealand's Wearables Survey Really Tells Us Smart watches, rings, and even smart clothing have quietly become part of everyday life. A decade ago, real-time heart rate and sleep scores belonged to elite athletes and sports labs. Now they sit on...
Not All Fat Is Created Equal: White Fat, Brown Fat and the Hidden Fat That Matters Most Fat has a bad reputation, but the truth is more interesting than the headlines suggest. Your body fat is not one single thing. You carry different types of fat that behave in very...
Get Up, Get Up, Get Up… Drink Enough Water and Your Bladder Will Do It For You Let's be honest. You already know sitting all day isn't great for you. You've heard it. You've nodded at it. And then you've sat there for another three hours without moving because you...
A High Protein Grocery Haul for Under $40 — A Kiwi Shopping List Eating more protein does not have to mean expensive supplements or complicated meal prep. Here are five dietitian-approved, high protein picks you can find at Woolworths, New World, or Pak'nSave for...
The Uncomfortable Truth About Fibre (And Why It Matters More Than Ever) There's a statistic that should make all of us pause. Colorectal cancer, once considered a condition of older adults, is increasingly being diagnosed in younger people. Researchers are still...
Is Your BMI Lying to You? Here's What Actually Matters You've been told your BMI. Maybe it put you in the healthy range and you breathed a sigh of relief. Maybe it put you in the overweight category and you felt unfairly judged. Either way, there's a good chance that...