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Two years on from the start of the pandemic, leading online retailer Healthylife took the nation’s pulse to produce its first Living Healthy Report. Led by Chief Health Officer Simone Austin, the Woolworths-owned business surveyed thousands of Australians on key health factors covering everything from what we eat to how
Origin story: After searching unsuccessfully for genuinely healthy snacks that also tasted great, newly converted vegetarian Petrina Wisniewski began making them herself. She discovered the dehydration process and soon developed Flats: vibrant vegetable crackers without endless additives. Within months of founding Fine Fettle in 2009, Wisniewski struck up an in-flight-snack
When cousins Megan Potter and Amanda Hawtin put their heads together in early 2018, they realised two things. One, they were both passionate about creating a business that delivered the freedom to do something they loved and the flexibility to work around their family. And two, with Megan’s 15 years’
In the world of sweet spreads, there’s honey and then there’s manuka honey. Produced by bees from the flowers of the Leptospermum tree – known by many other names, including manuka trees – manuka honey contains an antibacterial component called methylglyoxal (MGO) that doesn’t appear in regular honey. It means
Although the supply-chain problem that has arisen in the wake of the pandemic isn’t unique to the natural and organic sector, we have been impacted more dramatically than just about any other part of the goods economy. Our broad reliance on imports has made us particularly vulnerable. And, because our
Australia has been dubbed the allergy capital of the world – and for good reason. Not only do one in 10 babies born in Australia develop a food allergy, the rate of hospital admissions for severe allergic reactions has doubled in the last decade. The ‘why?’ question is complex to
The war on plastic isn’t new. Indeed, consumer activism has led to bans on problematic and unnecessary plastic products across Australia. While much of the focus has been on eliminating plastic straws, single-use water bottles and disposable coffee cups, Marie Pallas zeroed in on another plastic-loaded product: chewing gum. “As
Over the past couple of years, that saying about “what’s old is new again” has perhaps never been truer – at least as far as what consumers have been gravitating towards in terms of food. From buying (and baking) sourdough bread to growing their own vegetables, Australians have embraced age-old
Native Australian flora has been used for centuries by Indigenous communities both as food and as medicinal and topical therapeutics. But recently, our native botanicals have gone more mainstream, popping up not just on dinner plates, but in skincare formulations. Here are five reasons why it’s a trend that’s worth
These days immunity is big business – and not just when it comes to supplements. One in two Australians say they’ve started eating healthier lately to boost their immunity, with roughly the same number actively seeking out food with ‘added nutrition’. “Immunity is a big drawcard in our current environment,
