Greg Pain: Is it normal for one side of your body to be stronger than the other?
We've all got a dominant side of our body, right hand versus left hand, right foot versus left foot, even your eyes tend to be a bit mismatc...
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Live well and live long with Newstalk ZB ‘s Health Hub.Tapping into New Zealand’s leading practitioners, the Health Hub explores all you need to know about food, sleep, health, fitness and m...
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20 of 364 episodesDr. Michel Neef: How do we future-proof our hearing?
We all know not to listen to loud music, but what actually qualifies as "loud" music? Is the old "60% volume for 60 minutes" still a good ru...
Claire Turnbull: Managing Director of Mission Nutrition on the most important meal of the day
There's an old saying that you may have heard before: "Eat breakfast like a King, Lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper." But is tha...
Bryan Betty: Is the clinic or the GP more important?
Having a family doctor was the status-quo for a long time. They're someone your whole family calls by his or her's first name, your mum migh...
Rob Knight: How screens have changed our muscle structure
Devices like smartphones have become something we almost depend on for day-to-day living. We spend lots of time hunched over our devices, an...
Greg Pain: When do you need to start thinking about bone health?
Bone health often flies under the radar - but it's one of the most important things to keep in mind. Low bone density can shake your body fr...
Martin Hawes: The good, the bad, and the ugly of debt
More and more kiwis are taking on debt to cover costs, and the increasing popularity of buy now pay later schemes has normalised casual debt...
Allyson Gofton: Supermarkets vs specialists
Food waste, costs, health, and time are all factors we may consider when choosing where or how to do our food shop. On today's Health Hub we...
Claire Turnbull: What fruits and veg should you keep an eye out for in winter?
Weight loss drugs are the new meds taking the world by storm. But if you don't want to jump on the bandwagon, what are the bog-standard, tri...
Alex Flint: How do you stay fit after 40?
As we get older, our bodies slow down - it starts to take longer to get back to 100 percent, when recovering from the gym or a sports-match....
Dr Michel Neeff: Hearing loss is totally preventable with better awareness
Everyone's using headphones and blasting sounds at full-volume now; noise-cancelling ear-phones are as common and cheaper than ever; live sh...
Dr John Cameron: Regular check ups with your GP are crucial
Westmere Medical Centre's Dr John Cameron joins Newstalk ZB's Tim Beveridge to talk the important of seeing your GP regularly. They also exp...
Alex Bartle: Bad sleep can be tied to life-shortening conditions
A new study finds poor sleep is tied to rising cancer risk for those under 50, with irregular sleeping patterns and insomnia being three tim...
Gordon Walker: Being fit looks different for everyone
Nowadays our phones have the ability to track our exercise and sleep habits, and if it's not our phones, it's our smartwatches. These tools...
Allyson Gofton: Soup is the secret for nutrition on a dime
The weather is getting colder and the nights are getting longer, that means only one thing... soup season! Soup is a great meal to get in lo...
Dr Michel Neeff: 'Normal' symptoms that could actually be hearing loss
Hearing loss is one of those things that sneak up on you. In most cases, it's not something you notice as a sudden change - but you may catc...
Greg Pain: You're more likely to get injured in winter
The weather is cooling down and winter is almost upon us... That means winter sports will be starting up soon if they haven't already, and y...
Claire Turnbull: Why your GP won't give you nutrition advice
We've been hearing for a while an increasing concern around a lack of information about healthy eating. You head to the doctor for a minor i...
Rob Knight: Warming up isn't enough to avoid injury
For decades we've watched as professional athletes spend a whole lot of time warming up behind the pre-game interviews on game day, from str...
Dr Alex Bartle: Most people are ruining their own sleep
At this stage it's probably more common than not to have some kind of wearable tracker to track your steps, heart rate, and the one we're di...