This Month
Why cold water swimming might be doing you more harm than good
An inquest into a tragic death has highlighted the fact that such activities, while invigorating for many, may be hazardous for certain individuals.
- Boudicca Fox-Leonard
Floating day spas with caviar and champagne? Yes, it’s a thing
Get spoiled at sea with bath butlers who ensure there’s champagne next to your soap, charcoal saunas, and al fresco massages.
- Brian Johnston
September
- Entrepreneurs
- Life & Leisure
WelleCo founder Andrea Horwood is back in business
Crypto’s collapsed. Tech’s troubled. But over in beauty, it’s booming. The Perth entrepreneur reflects on 30 years and her next bet.
- Eugenie Kelly
August
The thin line between extreme wellness and illness
The deaths of wellness influencers shows how disordered eating is being promoted as a path to better health.
- Melissa Twigg
This treatment is good for training recovery (but there’s a catch)
It might not look inviting, but dunking yourself in seaweed yields enough health benefits to win over the average spa sceptic – triathletes included.
- Peter Wilson
July
The Tour de France already has a winner: ice vests
Whether you’re an aspiring Tour de France winner or just a jogger, research shows staying cool is particularly important during endurance exercise.
- Kendra Pierre-Louis
June
10 long reads for the weekend
Welcome to the weekend. To start off your day, we’ve curated 10 great reads to enjoy.
April
In search of serenity on Victoria’s luxury spa circuit
This recently opened spa is an architectural marvel with much to offer, but you have to be prepared to share your bliss moments.
- Rachael Bolton
Bali is overrun by influencers. Locals are fighting back
The island is a magnet for twenty-something digital nomads, life coaches and wellnesspreneurs, but their welcome has grown thin.
- Jenny Valentish
February
He built a fashion empire. Now he’s launching 71 wellness products
“Health nut” Adrian Norris co-founded the clothing label Aje. For his next venture, he’s going into the beauty business with his new brand Ikkari.
- Eugenie Kelly
Celebs tout health benefits of ice baths, but science is lukewarm
Does freezing water really improve your mood, give you more energy, help you lose weight or reduce inflammation? Experts are taking a closer look.
- Lindsey Tanner
This 45-year-old tech bro is making his body 18 again
In his quest to live a long healthy life ultra-wealthy software entrepreneur Bryan Johnson has more than 30 doctors and health experts monitoring his every bodily function.
- Ashlee Vance
- Exclusive
- Entrepreneur
Inside the downfall of ex-Young Rich Lister Robert Bates
He dreamed of a billion-dollar wellness empire but all that’s left are furious investors, unpaid employees and a lot of unanswered questions.
- Jessica Sier and Andrew Burke
January
- Opinion
- Review
Sorry, but mosquitoes are not repelled by vitamins
A “systemic repellent” that makes your whole body unappealing to biting insects certainly sounds good. But if oral repellents sound too good to be true, it’s because they are.
- Matan Shelomi
November 2022
Bad stench wafts in from Wellfully
ASX-listed penny stock Wellfully can’t even muster the courage to disguise its turds in a little glitter.
- Michael Roddan
May 2022
Can you crack the code of this ancient Roman language?
In a remote Swiss valley, a Benedictine abbey houses linguistic secrets, as well as offering superb views of its alpine surrounds.
- Luke Slattery
Wind back your ego: Why we all need more forest time
From “sit spots” to meeting a tree, simple techniques for dealing with the stresses of the modern world can be found in a woodland near you.
- Nina Karnikowski
April 2022
TikTok for gut health? Take these four tips instead
The platform is awash with influencers who clock up millions of views promoting their panaceas. But there is far better advice for a healthier microbiome.
- Dani Blum
February 2022
Why the UK is mad for cannabidiol day spas
Luxury London hotels now offer ‘CBD’ treatments inhouse and Bath, that ancient mecca of wellbeing, is also in on the act.
- Jane Knight
December 2021
Why cannabis producer Dragonfly is alighting on the ASX
The UK maker of CBD oils and lotions, which began life four years ago in a field in Bulgaria, is raising $10m through an IPO and will float as a $97m company.
- Hans van Leeuwen
