In our segment health and fitness expert, Dr Garry Egger, talked about the purpose of hair on the body. The insulating properties of hair Hair keeps us warm, just like a blanket, but it also cools us off. Cooling only occurs when sweat evaporates. If sweat drops off...
Jackie French showed how to make some delicious, sweet, all-natural fruit jellies. Jackie said that once kids get used to a genuine fruit flavour in their lollies, they won’t want to go back to commercial lollies containing food acids, additives, emulsifiers and...
Modern technology has to take some of the blame for making us fat (remote controls, cars, computers, effort-saving devices), but it can also help us trim down. Technological advances have led to the development of home exercise machines that add variety, while...
Just about everyone loves eating chocolate and it’s particularly hard to resist the temptation at Easter time. Rosemary Stanton says that nothing is forbidden in a balanced diet and there’s no need to feel guilty if you indulge occasionally. However, when...
If you love coffee, Dr Rosemary Stanton has some good news. Studies now show that there are many benefits from drinking coffee. Coffee can perk you up, make you more alert, improve your reaction times, help with some types of memory tests and increase your ability on...
You might think that the fastest way to cook steak or sausages is to throw them onto the hottest part of the barbecue. That’s bad physics, according to Burke’s Backyard resident scientist, Graeme Quirk. When you place the meat on the hottest part of...
Yellow spreads like butter and margarine aren’t really very healthy, so many people are opting to use straight oil on their bread. In fact, some restaurants now offer bread with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and salt. In our segment Dr Rosemary Stanton discussed...
Health and fitness expert, Dr Garry Egger, says that weight resistance training will help you to win the battle of the bulge. We’re moving less Modern lifestyles, with all their automated comforts, are making many of us fatter. The biggest change is in just how...
Nutritionist, Dr Rosemary Stanton, discussed the latest scare linking commonly available processed foods with cancer. Recent research shows that when carbohydrate foods are baked or fried at high temperatures, particularly if they are overcooked or double fried, a...
This week’s celebrity gardener was Country music singer and songwriter, Adam Brand. Adam’s new album ‘Built for Speed’ was released just over four weeks ago, and has almost gone gold. It is available at music stores for $29.95. When Adam comes...