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Most of us are busy … crazy busy. It’s not helped by the fact that “busy” isn’t cool any more. We’re realising that yes, busy often means successful, but it can also mean overstretched and less focused. If you, like me, sometimes feel like you’re sta...

I know what Rumpelstiltskin did when his spinning straw into gold deal went bust, he started a line of children’s socks and sweaters. These things have to be stitched by someone with a heart of stone. I was thinking this standing in a department stor...

We hear this often: you are what you eat. The statement is self-explanatory. If you overeat, you could gain weight. If you eat unhealthy foods, you could become ill. If you do not get enough vitamins and minerals, your body will not function at optim...

Dear Heather: I want to sell my house; it is a high-end luxury home. Should I go with a sole or open listing, what is the difference? And do you deal in the luxury home market? — Seller Dear Seller: Indeed we do deal in the luxury home market. We hav...

Dear Dr Nekia, My daughter is beginning to show an increased interest in boys and curiosity in sex. We have a close relationship so I am happy that she feels comfortable enough to talk to me about it, but I am not sure if she is at the age where I ca...

The lovely husband is overseas again and I would like to say things have been going smoothly … yet one Emergency Room trip and a Watlington water overflow would suggest otherwise. Over the weekend I had decided to top up the tank. If only I had looke...

Nurse Rebecca Ronaldson thought there was nothing more exhausting than an Emergency Room late shift. Then she had a baby. As a sleep-deprived mother, she put on winter woollies forgetting it was summer. She put groceries that belonged in the fridge...

Staying healthy this winter isn’t just about having plenty of hand sanitiser and avoiding sick children. Many daily habits, anything from fighting with a boyfriend or husband to staying up late watching ‘Scandal’, can impact how well our bodies fight...

Interesting advice, and exactly what was recommended to a colleague of mine. Lamenting a piece of work that had not turned out quite how she had planned, her highly esteemed mentor interrupted and said, “learn to fail faster”. Failure? Yay! You tanke...

Do not take cardiovascular health halfheartedly The circulatory system is one of the body’s most important systems. The heart pumps blood through blood vessels. The blood vessels then carry oxygen and nutrients throughout the body. The vital organs s...

Dear Dr Nekia, My man friend seems to never be sexually satisfied. I know a lot of women say this because they do not care for sex too much, but I am serious, he just seems to never get enough. I asked him if he could have as much sex as he wants, ho...

Feeding children is a minefield. Mainly because we give them “children’s food” rather than just “food” in general. Do you ever wonder if cave babies rejected the sustenance their parents dragged in? I doubt there were many fussy eaters in our hunter...