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Setting goals isn't just a productivity hack — it can be a powerful part of a healthy lifestyle. Research suggests that effective goal setting can support better health outcomes, particularly when people are working to manage chronic health conditions or make long-term lifestyle changes. A 2023 systematic review and meta-analysis of research published between 2000 and 2020 found considerable evidence that goal setting was associated with improved health-related outcomes among

Who Needs Muscle Growth & Strength Training? Everyone — from children to great-grandparents. Strength training has become essential rather than optional for one simple reason: most of us no longer work physically demanding jobs that require us to lift, carry, push, pull and move throughout the day. A century ago, everyday life provided plenty of natural resistance exercise. Today, many of us spend hours sitting at desks, driving, or working from home. Without regular muscle-s

POLITICS AND HEALTH Politics may feel distant from daily health choices, but the country and policy environment you live in can shape both quality of life and longevity. Governments influence the safety of workplaces and roads, access to healthcare, education, housing, public trust, clean environments and people’s ability to respond when systems fail. The strongest evidence concerns democracy versus authoritarian rule, rather than simple labels such as “socialist” or “conserv

LOVE LANGUAGE FOR RELATIONSHIPS Good relationships are not simply “nice to have”—they are a health and longevity strategy. Strong social connection sup ports resilience, stress regulation and healthier behaviour. A major meta-analysis of 148 studies involving 308,849 people found that those with stronger social relationships had a 50% greater likelihood of survival than those with weaker connections.[pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih] You may have heard that loneliness is “like smoking 15 cig

Fasting is not a new health fad. It has been woven into human life for thousands of years—through food scarcity, cultural traditions and major religions including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism. Modern research is now examining where fasting can be useful, where the claims go too far, and who needs extra care. Fasting is simply a planned period without calorie-containing food. The main approaches include: Time-restricted feeding (TRF): Eating within a set

As Australia moves into spring and summer, sunlight becomes easier to find—and more important to manage intelligently. The goal is not to fear the sun or to “bake” in it. It is to get enough light and ultraviolet exposure for health while avoiding the one outcome we know is harmful: sunburn. Australia has one of the world’s highest skin-cancer burdens, and excessive UV exposure is a real risk. But it does not follow that all sunlight is bad. Skin cancer risk is strongly linke