L. Ball

Australians are feeling the pressure of rising grocery prices. At the same time, we throw away huge amounts of perfectly edible food every year. Some food spoils before we can use it. But we waste plenty of food by throwing away parts of ingredients we simply don’t think to use. Many of these leftovers are nutritious, tasty and surprisingly versatile. So using more of what you already buy can help stretch your grocery budget further while reducing waste.

Most people know about “good” and “bad” cholesterol. But few realise there is another type called lipoprotein(a). It can raise the risk of heart attacks and strokes, even in people who do everything right. This lesser-known cholesterol particle, often written as Lp(a), is gaining increasing attention from researchers and drug companies. Lp(a) isn’t included in routine cholesterol tests and there’s currently little we can do about it. That may now be changing. What is lipoprotein(a)?

Injectable peptides are generating a lot of buzz online. One of these is retatrutide, a drug that’s being described as the next big thing in weight loss. Some say it may be even more powerful than Ozempic or Wegovy, two other popular weight loss drugs. Beyond health care, gym-goers are using it to try to get leaner, faster. This trend is sometimes dubbed “leanmaxxing”. But there’s a catch. Retatrutide is still experimental.