Women’s Health Australia's mission is to help Aussie women feel happier and healthier (every single day!) with the ideal mix of fitness, food, nutrition, mindfulness, wellness, fitspo fashion and beauty, plus so much more.
Zen Your Mindset
COOL STUFF WE DID THIS MONTH
Women's Health Australia
THE BIG QUESTION
ON OUR RADAR • What’s firing up the wellness world?
COULD YOU BE OVER-BRAINING?
Muscle Those Brussels • Love a restaurant-style sprout? Well, it’s time to bring them into your kitchen. These gems are packed with vitamins C and K, folate, fibre and carotenoids to boost your health. Get prepping now...
PASS THE BREAD BASKET
Be a Baller • All the gear, no idea? Zadi Training founder Adala Bolto shares what these workout tools are about – and how they can boost your gains.
Pop Quiz! Which tune does Michelle Obama sweat to?
PLEASE EXPLAIN… Planfulness
Count (Skin-lovin’) Sheep
THE NEW WAY TO WORK OUT
A Welcome Meltdown • OMGhee, butter is back! Thanks largely to the keto diet, full fat has reclaimed the dairy aisle. Want to find the best spread for your belly health? These are the churned-out facts to know now:
PAWS FOR THOUGHT
Best Body • Health and fitness inspo to feel amazing all over
Push-up Challenge Accepted • Make 2020 the year you finally master this epic total-body move (for real this time)
The Challenge
Air Time • Forget clean eating – the latest health movement is all about cleaning the stuff we breathe
How Long a Gap Should I Leave Between Dinner and Bed? • Gone straight from washing up to lights out again? Dietitian Laura Tilt asks if there’s a ‘right’ time to eat dinner
AFTER EIGHTS
Head Games • Elite athletes are often a picture of confidence and drive, but can traits like this be a double-edged sword? WH explores the state of mental health in sport
Gold Support • Hit a rough patch? Try these mental wellbeing tips, straight from the Australian Institute of Sport
Hot and Bothered • Inflammation is the hidden culprit behind a host of health issues. Here’s how to hose it down, fast!
EAT TO BEAT THE STEAM
Success in the Fast Lane • OUR TOP ATHLETES PREPARE FOR LIFE AFTER SPORT AT OUR WOMEN’S HEALTH AND TOYOTA WOMEN IN SPORT MENTORING EVENT
Life etc
Timing is Everything • There are optimal times to sleep, rise, eat and sweat – and it’s dictated by your circadian rhythm
Your Bod, on the Clock • See how your circadian rhythm controls you on a 24-hour loop
Meditate Your Way To Better Sex • Embracing the present moment isn’t just for the yoga mat – it’s gold in the bedroom, too
Why We Need To Talk About Dying • Turns out it’s the latest wellness trend helping people live a richer life
“I TRIED A DEATH REMINDER APP” • Here’s what happened when WH Junior Writer Harriet Sim got a five-times-daily mortality alert
How to Help Someone Who’s Grieving
DESTINATION: Wellness • WH’s Digital Content Editor tries energy healing in a Sri Lankan paradise and a luxe escape in Byron – all in the name of bringing mind and body into balance
TAKE OFF • Three Ayurvedic adventures that are definitely worth the far-flung flights
Beauty brief
NewWave • Whether it’s looking after your skin’s microbiome or even clarifying your hair, the new age of micellar is here
WIPE OUT
Tooth Display • From hi-tech brushes to green dentistry (yes, really) sink your teeth into the exciting new world of dental health
track star • SWEATS AND TRACKIES AREN’T SO BASIC ANYMORE. WE BRING YOU THE HOTTEST (AND COMFIEST) NEW ATHLEISURE LOOKS OF THE SEASON
41 SMART SNACKS FOR WOMEN...