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Nutrition

The Best Plant-Based Protein Sources for Vegetarians and Vegans

The best plant-based protein sources for vegetarians and vegans, how much protein you need a day, and how to get enough essential amino acids from plants.

Hormones

Foods That Increase Libido: What the Evidence Actually Says

Can food boost your libido? What the evidence says about aphrodisiacs, which foods support sexual health, and when to see a doctor about low libido.

Hormones

Men's Health Checks by Age: What You Need in Your 20s, 30s, 40s and Beyond

Men's health checks by age: what to check in your 20s, 30s and 40s, when to start bowel cancer screening and PSA tests, and which tests you don't need.

Women's health

Nutrition for Bone Health: How to Build and Keep Strong Bones

Nutrition for bone health: how much calcium you need, the best food sources, why vitamin D and exercise matter, and the habits that weaken your bones.

Seasonal

Healthy Snacks for Work: What a Dietitian Always Carries in Their Bag

Healthy snacks for work: what a dietitian always carries in their bag, the best portable snacks, why sugary snacks backfire and how much water you need.

Digital health

What Is Precision Medicine? How Personalised Healthcare Works

What is precision medicine? How personalised healthcare uses your genes and data, where it's already used in Australia, and what it could mean for dementia.

Heart Health

Foods That Lower Cholesterol: What Works and How Much to Eat

Foods that lower cholesterol: how oats, legumes, nuts, soy and plant sterols lower LDL, which fats to swap, and how much diet can really bring it down.

Heart Health

How to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally: Diet and Lifestyle Changes That Work

How to lower blood pressure naturally: how much salt is too much, the foods that help, the DASH diet, and how exercise and alcohol affect your blood pressure.

Heart Health

The Mediterranean Diet for Heart Health: What to Eat and Why It Works

The Mediterranean diet for heart health: what the evidence shows, what to eat more and less of, a sample day and easy swaps to start, from a dietitian.

Weight & metabolism

5 Weight Loss Myths It's Time to Let Go Of

Weight loss myths, busted: does fat make you fat, are low-fat foods better, does skipping meals slow your metabolism, and should you weigh yourself daily?