The Australian Women\'s Weekly - June 2018

158 The Australian Women’s Weekly | JUNE 2018

Health

GETTY IMAGES.

Not so

#itspo

Images tagged #fitspo (short

for “fit inspiration”) of taut,

toned females are meant as

exercise inspiration – yet a

recent Flinders University study

found that women exposed to

these images had less intention

to exercise compared to those

who viewed messages

encouraging fitness.

Furthermore, exposure to

#fitspo images led to a decline

in body satisfaction and an

increase in negative mood.

BEST-BEFORE

breakthrough

Health

news

EDITEDbySHARON HUNT

The annual Jean

Hailes Women’s

Health Survey

reveals fascinating

insights into

Australian women’s

health needs and

behaviours. The 2018

survey is open now

• head to jeanhailes.
  org.au/survey2018 to
  have your say. The
  more women
  involved, the better
  the results. The
  findings are released
  during Women’s
  Health Week (3-7
  September).The
  Australian Women’s
  Weeklyis a proud
  partner of Women’s
  Health Week in 2018,
  championing the
  importance of
  maintaining good
  health.

HAVE

your

SAY

Are you sick

of weight-loss

programs that

demand stringent

monitoring of every

morsel that passes

your lips? Then the

newly updated Weight

Watchers plan, WW

Your Way, might just

be the answer. The

plan includes 200

Zero Points foods,

all of which can be

enjoyed without

worrying about

measuring or

tracking. So what’s on

the list? Think eggs,

corn, chicken breast,

beans and fat-free

plain yoghurt.

EAT IT OR DITCH IT? IT’S

A QUESTION WE’VE ALL

CONTEMPLATED ABOUT FOOD

THAT’S BEEN SITTING IN THE

FRIDGE A FEW TOO MANY DAYS.

HOWEVER, A NEW INVENTION

FROM ENGINEERS AT CANADA’S

McMASTER UNIVERSITY MAY

SOON PROVIDE A DEFINITIVE

ANSWER. THEY’VE DEVELOPED

A TRANSPARENT PATCH THAT

AFFIXES TO FOOD WRAPPING

AND DETECTS CONTAMINATION

BY ANY NASTY BACTERIA.

Despite commonfolk

lore, toads have

nothing to do with causing warts. The actual reason a

wart forms is due to the highly contagious human

papillomavirus, which enters the body via broken skin.

While warts often go away in their own time, you can

take matters into your own hands by using a topical

treatment. Always read the instructions first.

Warts and all

Bedtime

Is thinking about your to-do list

keeping you awake at night?

Then write it down. A recent

US study that analysed brain

activity during sleep found

that people were better rested

if they wrote a checklist for

the next day before turning in.

checklist

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