Womens Health Australia September 2017

POP QUIZ!

WORDS: ALEX DAVIES. PHOTOGRAPHY: STOCKSY; GETTY IMAGES

LOVE

YOUR

LATTE

ANSWER: A

Sorry, Victorians –

31.1 per cent of peeps

there are down on

D, compared to

28.5 in ACT, 13.1

in the NT and 11.5 in

Queensland. We’re

getting less sunlight

than we used to,

say researchers.

Boost your levels

by plating up oily

fish, meat, eggs

and mushrooms.

Source: Curtin

University

Which

Aussie

state is

the most

vitamin D

deficient?

Safeguard your liver

with a cup of joe. That’s

the latest from the

Netherlands’ Erasmus

University Medical

Center, where research

suggests that drinking

coffee may help protect

against liver stiffness

• a state associated

with advanced liver

disease. Not a java

fan? Herbal tea

also made a

difference.

Brew easy.

TA P I N TO S U P P O RT

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medical records,

book Ubers to

appointments,

voice-record

meetings, chat

to family and

friends in your

support network.

A

Victoria

B

Northern

Territory

C

Queensland

D

ACT

ESPRESSO

YOURSELF

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