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Health And Wellbeing

SEPTEMBER 2013

"I'm obsessed with my pregnancy weight gain. And it needs to stop."
This one's for everyone who's bored with their workout routine...
"I come from a long line of extremely successful alcoholics".
“My boobs aren’t healthy” said 14,940 women this year.
Challenge: A little less emailing, a little more running.
24-year-old told she needs $17,000 worth of cosmetic surgery.
Raising a female footballer.
"I first started losing my hair in my 20s..."
A contraceptive pill that you only take once a month. But there's a pretty big catch.
Every woman who watches this will think "that could be me".
54 per cent of us never exercise. Will you make the change?
This is what happens when adults play eye spy...
'You are not your body' and 5 sure ways to boost your self esteem.
Dress to impress this October.
"Marijuana makes me a better and more creative parent."
5 tried and tested ways to distract kids during vaccinations.
Louis CK thinks smart phones are killing kids (and he's very convincing).
Challenge 6: The body-shaming comment I won't let bother me anymore.
This will actually make you fitter. No, really.
Challenge: A little less indoors, a little more outdoors.
5 simple ways you can support Aussie business.
"I would wake in the night and find her standing over me."
Three Australian women are diagnosed with this cancer every day.
"This is the most common emotion I see in parents."
"Would I have had my son if I knew he was going to be autistic?"
There's a 99.999% chance you're using your treadmill wrong.
MIA: Why this woman's new job could kill babies.
The adult sports team that allow players to leave and breastfeed.
Imagine relying on old rags, newspapers, and leaves to manage your period.
Women only come in 2 sizes: Plus and minus.
KATE: For weeks, his mum refused to look at him.
Need help falling asleep? These 5 things are better than counting sheep.
Welcome to the new level of parental over-sharing.
"I avoided exercise for so long - simply because of how it made me look."
Why finding a Fitness Buddy could change EVERYTHING.
The 5 stupidest fitness trends.
We need to watch for women who may be suffering.
Challenge: A little less catching the bus and a little more riding my bike to work.
Pucker up for Bright Pink Lipstick Day.
Authorities told this mum not to breastfeed. She did it anyway and now she's been charged with murder.
I told him he'd kill me if he didn't let go. His response: "I don't care."
It has a higher mortality rate than breast cancer. So why aren't we talking about it more?
Three little words. And they have the potential to save someone's life.
The drumming grandma video you have to see to believe.
The unhealthy habits you desperately want to break.
Welcome to the taboo world of poo transplants.
Why I feel sorry for the parents of ‘those’ twins.
What kind of God would let a 10-year-old girl die?
Monday morning coffee catch-up: Did you watch The Bachelor?
24 post-baby bodies you won't see in glossy magazines.
"I don't have time to exercise." So now what?
Inside the mind of an anorexic. This story is chilling.
Challenge: A little less Candy Crush, a little more cardio.
Can you help save Locky's dad?
This is the upside to being bigger that nobody tells you about.
The most commonly asked questions about Meningococcal, answered.
It's Fertility Week. Let's bring the blokes into the picture.
Five ways to make yourself feel better about your body right now.
3 critical health changes for teens moving out of home.
Fernwood Fitness: Our second reality road test.
Little less, little more challenge: stop sleeping in and start up yoga.
How to make a fun run ACTUALLY fun. (Or at least less painful.)
Beautiful: Post natal depression, from a dad's perspective.

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