This Month
Over-40s can benefit from moderate alcohol consumption
Research published in The Lancet found consuming small amounts of alcohol – between a half and two standard drinks a day – could reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
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- Gus McCubbing
Why this CEO brainstorms while sitting on a surfboard
Cynata Therapeutics boss Dr Ross Macdonald likes to think outside the box when solving problems. Where better to do so than off the coast?
- Life & Leisure
Could taking this vitamin keep your brain sharp?
Vitamin B12 is an often overlooked vitamin which is essential to keep our brains sharp.
- Madeleine Howell
This exec takes his mind off work when he’s doing 260km/h
Villawood Properties executive director Tony Johnson is a self-confessed petrol head, never happier than when he’s going flat-out at Bathurst.
- Life & Leisure
Atlassian’s Farquhar saves man’s life in Vegas club
Atlassian co-founder and co-CEO Scott Farquhar has urged the public to seek out first aid classes after saving a man’s life in a Las Vegas nightclub.
How to fix forgetfulness and brain fog
Forgetting words, woolly thinking and a poor attention span are becoming increasingly common, but what’s behind it?
- Marianne Power
June
Why does a hard workout make you less hungry?
In a new study, an international team of scientists suggests the answer lies in the actions of a single molecule produced after exercise that blunts hunger.
- Gretchen Reynolds
This exec cultivates a positive mindset by swinging a racquet
Viatris Australia country manager Sylvain Vigneault says Roger Federer “is an example of what can happen when you have the right attitude”.
- Life & Leisure
Omicron sub-variant surging as mandates end
The BA.4/BA.5 sub-variant of omicron is set to become Victoria’s dominant infection strain of COVID-19.
Failure to stand on one leg for 10 seconds can increase risk of death
Researchers found volunteers who struggled with the simple balancing test were 84 per cent more likely to die in the next decade.
- Simran Vaswani
Why this exec would love to play golf with the former treasurer
Avacare Health Australia director Raj Singh took up the game two years ago and has forged many new client relationships since.
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Almost everything you’ve been told about breakfast is wrong
Gut health guru Professor Tim Spector has advised that you delay your first meal of the day if you want to stay healthy and lose weight.
- Sam Rice
Breathing is more dangerous than smoking and drinking
Air pollution cuts global average life expectancy by 2.2 years, more than drinking’s 1.9 years and eight months for smoking, the Air Quality Life Index shows.
- Claire Parker
How many hours of sleep you really need (and it’s not eight)
A major new study has found you should be aiming for exactly seven hours’ sleep, from your thirties to old age.
- Flic Everett
This fitness-mad CEO would like to take on Rafael Nadal. Here’s why
Propertybuyer boss Rich Harvey admires him above all other tennis players, so the executive would have no problem with being thrashed by him.
- Life & Leisure
Coffee could reduce your risk of death by 30pc
Those who drank 1.5 to 3.5 cups a day, even with sugar, were that much less likely to die during this study’s period. The finding is “huge”, say researchers.
- Dani Blum
This fintech exec makes waves before the working day has begun
Till Payments chief customer officer Tanya Green never regrets a swim, despite being in the odd tricky situation. “The ocean is definitely medicine for me.”
- Life & Leisure
Psychedelic retreats target stressed-out corporate executives
Businesses are setting up in places where drugs such as psilocybin and ketamine are legal, hoping to expand as substances are made legal elsewhere.
- Tiffany Kary
Pandemic has changed winter virus patterns, study finds
Case numbers for flu-like illnesses are soaring and both NSW and Victoria have launched free flu vaccine initiatives.
- Hannah Wootton
