Vitamin B6 products are set to be restricted. Here’s what you need to know
On Tuesday, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announced a raft of changes to how products containing vitamin B6 are packaged and sold.
The TGA decision is based...
15 ways drinking water can boost your health
Water is the essence of life. It makes up around 60% of the adult human body and is involved in nearly every vital function,...
How plant-based diets lower heart failure risk
Heart failure is a serious condition where the heart can't pump blood as well as it should. This can make everyday activities very tiring...
Beetroot juice may help lower blood pressure, study finds
Scientists from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences have found that drinking beetroot juice may help reduce blood pressure.
Their findings, published in Advances in...
Coffee may slow aging in people with mental illness
Drinking a maximum of 3–4 cups of coffee a day may slow the 'biological' aging of people with severe mental illness, by lengthening their...
From blood sugar to gut bacteria, how beans can improve your health
Celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley‑Whittingstall and Tom Kerridge have backed a new campaign that is putting the spotlight on beans. The Bang In Some Beans campaign...
A low-carb breakfast could help control blood sugar in people with diabetes
Scientists from the University of British Columbia have found that eating a low-carbohydrate breakfast may help reduce blood sugar spikes in people with type...
Foods that can help naturally lower high blood pressure
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is often called the “silent killer” because it rarely causes noticeable symptoms until serious damage has already...
A high-fiber diet could help reduce the risk of dementia
Scientists from the University of Tsukuba in Japan have found that eating a diet rich in fiber may help lower the risk of developing...
Study finds the metabolic roots of memory loss
For many years, scientists have known that what harms the body can also harm the brain.
Problems like obesity, high blood pressure, and insulin resistance...