Cosmopolitan Australia – June 2017

WORDS BY HARRIET MCCREADY. ISTOCK

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O R S TA N

(OR BOTH!)

ALREADY.

PAYING FOR

CABLE

Drinking

green juices

Put down the Nutri-

Bullet. Sydney-based

GP Dr Brad McKay

says the gut and

digestive problems

lots of people have

are caused by lack of

fibre and when you

juice your vegies and

fruit, most fibre is

removed. So start

chewing the good

stuff for your gut.

17. TAKING MULTIVITAMINS
    ‘They’re bullshit,’ says Dr McKay.
    ‘If you have a proper diet, there’s
    no proven evidence multivitamins
    help at all, so the money is better
    invested.’ See: Acorns.


18. STANDING IN LINE AT THE
    DEPARTURE GATE AT THE AIRPORT
    You have an assigned seat. It’s
    not going anywhere. Why sit in
    an uncomfortable chair (unless
    you’re in business class – or first

• in which case, ignore this) for
  even more time?

12. CREATING YOUR
    ‘PERSONAL BRAND’
    It’s just fancy mgmt speak that
    really translates to: don’t be a
    dickhead and you’ll be right.


13. USING BODY WASH...
    ...especially on your vajayjay.
    ‘Using soaps and body wash on
    your body and on your vagina is
    not good,’ says gynaecologist and
    medical director at Jean Hailes

for Women’s Health Dr Elizabeth

Farrell. ‘The skin is sensitive so

plain water is best, but if you must

use a product, it needs to be very

gentle, such as Cetaphil,’ says

Dr Farrell.

14. PAYING FOR EXTENDED
    WARRANTIES
    Your rights are already covered
    under law so if you pay for this,
    you’re being ripped off.


15. GIVING IN TO CRAVINGS
    Here’s a solution that won’t undo
    your 6am spin class efforts: place
    your finger at your temple and
    then lightly tap all the way across
    your forehead, following your
    finger with your eyes; repeat in
    the opposite direction and just
    continue until craving subsides.
    Weird, but true.

Thinking

you

don’t like

beer

Maybe you just don’t

know what to order.

IF YOU DRINK... T R Y...

Sparkling

Pinot grigio

Sauvignon

blanc

Merlot

Pinot noir

Shiraz

If you’re looking for fruity

flavours and bubbles,

SAISONS are like the sister

sparkling never had.

A LAGER’S unpretentiousness

is quite similar to a pinot

grigio’s crispness.

Say hello to your new

5pm light and refreshing

tipple, a PILSNER.

The chocolatey flavours

of a PORTER make it same-

but-different to a merlot.

PALE ALES are richer than

light beers but don’t

have a bitter finish.

Full of hops, the

flower that makes beer

deliciously bitter, an IPA

is rich and potent. #

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