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Taking thyroxine? Wait before you pour that milk

Why the calcium in dairy is an issue for those who need a daily thyroid hormone boost.

Nice and easy air-fryer recipes perfect for budget meals

Nutritionist and sports coach Élodie Colombel shares 60 recipes in her compact cookbook.

Weekend wine guide: Quality second label wines from top producers to try now

Here's an affordable way to taste wines based on young or heavily cropped vines.

We’ve all heard of the Mediterranean diet, but what’s really in it?

The Mediterranean diet explained, and how to embrace using local ingredients and products.

Tried and true recipes from The Hungry Cook blogger Olivia Galletly

Olivia Galletly loves adapting old recipes for everyday contemporary cooks.

Bumper weekend wine guide: Rich and elegant Hawke’s Bay reds

With its warm climate, Hawke's Bay wines have a lot to offer.

Weekend wine guide: Two family businesses are delivering wines full of character

Family-controlled favourites from Marlborough and Hawkes Bay are worth knowing.

‘Very Hungry Coeliac’ Mel Persson’s latest crowd-pleasing gluten-free meals

Mel Persson's new gluten-free cookbook features 80 sweet and savoury recipes.

If corn syrup can be unhealthy, shouldn’t we avoid eating corn?

Corn products are not created equal, so it pays to know what that means for your body.

Foddies Chrissy Glentis’s top picks for those with food intolerances

Two recipes that follow the low-FODMAP diet for people with food intolerances.

Weekend wine guide: Cyclone Gabrielle’s lasting impact on Hawke’s Bay 2023 chardonnays

These 2023 chardonnays stood out for their quality and/or value.

Food with empathy: Four recipes from Kiwi chef Wendy Morgan

The cordon bleu chef's second cookbook focuses on simple comforts.

Weekend wine guide: Expensive wines are wasted on the average consumer, buy cheap and enjoy

Studies are showing that most people can't taste the difference.

Three Greek recipes boasting comfort and spice

Athens-born chef Carolina Doriti serves up comfort food in The Greek Islands Cookbook.

Weekend wine guide: Five-star NZ wines that are downright delicious

Michael Cooper's picks of "classy, satisfying" New Zealand wines.

Do you really need to take that dietary supplement?

Just because a supplement is available over the counter doesn’t make it safe or necessary.