Perimenopause Bloating: Why It Happens, What Else It Can Be and What Settles It

Perimenopause can bring bloating: a 2025 review found menopause can alter gut motility and the gut microbiota, though constipation, swallowed air and food intolerances cause it too. In one study of...

What to Eat After a Workout: The Recovery Window, and 16 Foods With the Protein Sums

Eat carbohydrate and protein within one to two hours of finishing, and drink to replace sweat: the window is wider than the 30-minute rule. A 23-study meta-analysis found total daily protein, not t...

Menopause Symptoms: What's Common, How Long They Last, and What Changes Nutritionally After 50

Menopause symptoms come from the swings and then the fall in oestrogen and progesterone around your final period. The most common are hot flushes and night sweats, experienced by around 3 in 4 wome...

Collagen for Skin and Hair: What 26 Pooled Trials Show, and What a Label Can Say

A 2023 meta-analysis of 26 randomised trials (1,721 participants) reported significant gains in skin hydration and elasticity with hydrolysed collagen over placebo across 2 to 12 weeks. Reviewers f...

Health Star Rating Explained: What 5 Stars Means on a Shake Label

The Health Star Rating is a voluntary front-of-pack score from ½ to 5 stars, calculated by the manufacturer from energy, saturated fat, total sugars and sodium, balanced against protein, dietary fi...

Breakfast Smoothie: Five 30g-Protein Recipes, With Every Sum Shown

A breakfast smoothie counts as breakfast when the glass carries protein, dietary fibre and a slow carbohydrate such as oats. A HLTH+ sachet supplies 30g of protein and 7g of dietary fibre, and five...

Weight Loss Shakes in Australia: What's Actually In Them, 17.7g to 34.8g Protein a Serve

A shake sold as a meal replacement in Australia must carry at least 12g protein, 850 kJ and 25% RDI of listed vitamins and minerals per serve (Standard 2.9.3). Five published labels read on 6 Octob...

Lactose Intolerance Symptoms: Five Signs, How It Is Tested, and Keeping Protein In Without Dairy

Lactose intolerance is the small intestine making too little lactase, so undigested lactose reaches the large intestine and gut bacteria ferment it into gas. Healthdirect lists five symptoms: wind,...

Vital Greens Review (Australia): The Range on the Label, and Which One Is Which

Vital's FAQ says Vital Greens is now Vital All-In-One: 78 ingredients in a 10g serve, with no protein or dietary fibre figure on its page. Vital Organic Greens is a separate 5g product with a panel...