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The other weekend I found myself in a scenario that was REMINISCENT OF MY PRE-MUM LIFE: I was at a nightclub, positioned right in front of the speakers after working my way through the crowd, dancing (read: vigorously jumping around) to techno. It was so much fun that I didn't want to leave and my husband had to drag me home at 3am on this rare night off from parenting. You know what wasn't so much fun? The hangover the next day. Yuck. But the cool thing is, there are already a bunch of people who have cottoned on to the wellbeing benefits of dancing and a re RECLAIMING RAVES for those of us who love the clubbing scene but “need to be sharp and useful at the weekends”. Picture:…
Is My Discharge Normal? ANSWER “It's normal for vaginal discharge to be heavier during pregnancy, while you're sexually active or if you're using hormonal contraception,” says Dr Jo Bailey, a consultant gynaecologist, adding that it also changes during the menstrual cycle due to hormonal fluctuations. “Before ovulation, your oestrogen levels increase, which alters cervical mucus from non-fertile (thick and sticky) to fertile (clearer, wetter, stretchy and slippery). After ovulation, oestrogen levels fall and progesterone levels mucus become thick and sticky,” she explains. However, if your discharge becomes smelly, changes colour to green or yellow or becomes thick and white, check in with your GP. ON OUR RADAR What's firing up the wellness world? FACEGYM COMES TO OZ Cult skincare brand FaceGym is set to launch here in Jan, bringing its…
WARM UP NUTRITION 56 WHEN STUDY PARTICIPANTS ATE THIS MANY GRAMS OF ALMONDS DAILY, THEY ENJOYED AN INCREASE IN LEVELS OF BUTYRATE - A SHORT-CHAIN FATTY ACID THAT SUPPORTS GOOD GUT HEALTH. PLUS, THEY SCORED MORE NUTRIENTS INCLUDING FIBRE. SOURCE: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION WH SNACK HACK RAISE THE BAR Struck by the 3pm slump? Herbalife 24 Achieve Protein Bars pack 2og of protein - we'll have a choc chip cookie dough, please. $7.80, herbalife.com.au A mainstay of Eastern healing practices for millennia, adaptogenic mushrooms are popping up in coffees, energy bars, you name it. So, do the potential benefits actually stack up? Adaptogens are herbs, roots and mushrooms used in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine that are thought to help your body ‘adapt' to physical, chemical and biological stressors (think:…
01/ BEER FEAR “Alcohol increases the stress hormones that make depression worse,” says Professor David Nutt, author of Drink? The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health. He notes that while withdrawal can temporarily lower mood further, you should start to experience better mental health around the two-week mark. 02/ DREAM ON Booze actually boosts slow-wave sleep (the deep kind) for the first few hours, as it increases production of the sleep-inducing chemical adenosine. But when that subsides, you're more likely to wake up ahead of schedule. Swap to a G&free, though, and your sleep pattern will thankfully begin to stabilise. 03/ SEEING RED That rosé flush, is the result of vasodilation, “the widening and bursting of blood vessels under the skin,” says Nutt. Alcohol's dehydrating and inflaming properties also…
WHY WE LOVE IT It's hard not to feel love for a move that encourages your major muscle groups to fire on all cylinders. Kick-throughs get extra bonus points for being a trainer favourite, too: “I love that they challenge my entire body and I'm forced to move in a coordinated manner,” says strength coach Kehinde Anjorin, who demos the drill here. The real, ahem, kicker, though, is that because the move engages your upper body and lower body and requires you to balance on one hand and leg at times, it's going to do a lot of pretty fab things for your core - like working it from all angles. Start off slow to master your form, then pick up the pace to gain heart-pumping perks. HOW TO DO…
WARM UP BEAUTY 28 THE PERCENTAGE BY WHICH THE MORTALITY RATE FOR MELANOMA IN WOMEN IS PREDICTED TO FALL BY 2044, LARGELY THANKS TO AN INCREASED FOCUS ON SUN PROTECTION. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK BY WEARING SPF DAILY, AS WELL AS SEEKING SHADE AND DONNING COVER-UP CLOTHING, HATSAND SUNNIES. SOURCE: THE DAFFODIL CENTRE - CANCER COUNCIL NSW AND UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY WH HACK FLUTTER ON Between lash extension appointments? “Lashes have different growth cycles, so if one of your lashes grows out, then you can cut the extension with small beauty scissors,” tips Kathy Duong, Lash Director of Fancy Lash. “Just make sure you only cut that particular lash without damaging the surrounding ones.” Got it. $30, mecca.com.au…
