Welcome to Ask Doctor Zac, a weekly column from news.com.au. This week, Dr Zac Turner explains the benefits of human touch. QUESTION: Hi Dr Zac, They often say laughter is the best medicine, but I feel hugs are even better! There’s something about hugging someone for twenty seconds that makesContinue Reading
Welcome to You Got This, news.com.au’s weekly fitness series featuring stories and ideas from real Aussies who’ve experienced it all. An Aussie who fell in love with running marathons after he needed something to get his mind off of a family tragedy, has now set a lofty goal to runContinue Reading
A woman who was obsessed with tracking her exercise and calories would cancel plans to work out – and felt “guilty” if she didn’t move. Dani Fernandez, 25, had always been sporty growing up but began to develop an unhealthy obsession with exercise and calorie counting as a teenager. TheContinue Reading
A woman who suffered a traumatic birth has revealed how the experience led her to signing up to Miss Universe Australia. Emily Becca, 32, had a fraught pregnancy with her second child as she was told from the first scan her daughter was in the smallest two percentile. “I wasContinue Reading
Virgin Australia was the first Aussie airline to provide a tracking service for luggage — and now it has expanded the tool across its entire network. The technology previously allowed passengers flying on some domestic routes to take advantage of the bag tracking program via the airline’s smartphone app. However,Continue Reading
Fast carving out a reputation as an incredible antidote to stress, sleep problems and burnout, breathwork is making a rapid rise as one of Australia’s newest wellness trends. It even made the cut in the latest season of Real Housewives of Sydney, in a scene where Bondi vet Kate wasContinue Reading
A newborn baby is fighting for life after a freebirth southwest of Melbourne. A woman in her 20s and an infant were taken to University Hospital Geelong earlier this week, with reports suggesting the pair were from Ocean Grove. “A female in her 20s was transported by road to UniversityContinue Reading
A bizarre new sport that is now more popular than tennis is taking over the world and it is bringing huge health benefits, including improved mental health outcomes, according to a new study from Apple. Pickleball brings together the best of tennis, table tennis, and badminton. It is played onContinue Reading
A bizarre new sport that is now more popular than tennis is taking over the world and it is bringing huge health benefits, including improved mental health outcomes, according to a new study from Apple. Pickleball brings together the best of tennis, table tennis, and badminton. It is played onContinue Reading
Jackie “O” Henderson has finally broken her silence on reports she’s in a relationship with 29-year-old model and tradesman, Jack Tyerman. The pair were spotted sharing a glass of wine on the balcony of her swanky home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs earlier this month, just days after hinting that sheContinue Reading