Fighting festive stress and conflict

ABC Health & Wellbeing Updates: if you are having trouble viewing this email you can view the online version here. 6 December 2012 Welcome to this week's ABC Health & Wellbeing Updates where you'll find the most interesting and inspiring health stories from across the ABC. What's new follow us on | Fighting festive stress and conflict The festive season is often a peak time for stress, strained relationships and spending. But a bit of planning goes a long way in boosting holiday harmony. Grapefruit: a healthy choice for you? Grapefruit sounds like a healthy food, but if you take certain medications it has the potential to be deadly. Do you know if you are at risk? Meditation challenge finale Our meditation challenge, run with Radio National's Life Matters, has come to an end. Listen to Health & Wellbeing's Claudine Ryan as part of the wrap up on Life Matters earlier in the week. And don't worry, all the meditation audio-guides, explainers and other resources will remain accessible on the Meditation Toolkit for you to use and enjoy. Healthy Living Healthy Eating Vitamins: who needs them? Taking vitamin supplements can be useful - but which ones and when? Read transcript Fattoush salad This refreshing summer fattoush salad is low in salt, dairy free and suitable for vegetarians. It's perfect for a light lunch or makes a great side for your next barbecue. Health focus Risky drinking Excessive drinking is in the spotlight at the moment, with pre-Christmas socialising in full force, students celebrating the end of exams, and new research suggesting a possible genetic reason for some people's binge drinking. Experts say there's been a dramatic rise in risky drinking and plenty of us are in denial about the effects it has on our health. How much do you know about why and how to manage your alcohol intake? Binge drinking expert says genetic explanation is not the solution My year without alcohol Alcohol and teens: a dilemma for parents Blokes, booze 'n' beach don't mix Health IQ: Alcohol This week's health tip Garlic might be natural but it can interact with blood-thinning medications and some cancer drugs. And you should stop high doses a week or so before any surgery. more >> News Mental health sector wants definite targets for improvement (AM - 06/12/2012) Scientists net new red blood cell genes (Science Online - 06/12/2012) Binge drinking expert says genetic explanation is not the solution (The World Today - 05/12/2012) Older brains more vulnerable to fraud (Science Online - 04/12/2012) Brain damage linked to long-term contact sport (The World Today - 04/12/2012) Push to adapt dementia services for younger adults (PM - 05/12/2012) Concern new diagnostic criteria will affect autism services (AM - 03/12/2012) Gillard wants states to sign NDIS agreement on Friday (The World Today - 03/12/2012) Concerns over chemotherapy drug subsidy cut (AM - 01/12/2012) Australians 'lack fertility knowledge' (Science Online - 30/11/2012) Study finds nano-zinc absorption 'very small' (Science Online - 30/11/2012) Genome mapping may cut infection deaths (AM - 30/11/2012) more health news >> Online analysis and opinion International Day of People with Disability; many reasons to celebrate Ramp Up Celebrating IDPwD isn't about becoming complacent or glossing over problems faced by people with disabilities, but recognising and valuing the contributions we make, writes Lucy Daniel. Fanning fear: the wind farm nocebo effect The Drum Most wind farms around the world have no history of complaints, but the few that do have seen the local area targeted by external activists who spread panic. Simon Chapman reflects on the nonsense claims of anti-wind farm activists. more analysis and opinion>> Audio and video The proteins which regulate obesity (The Science Show) Replacing pills with injections of antibodies (The Science Show) NDIS: who will fund it? (Life Matters) Grapefruit-medication interactions increasing (Health Report) The psychology of cults (All in The Mind) Pancreatic cancer diagnosis (Health Report) Response to last week's costs of generic pharmaceuticals (Health Report) The sweet stuff (RN First Bite) Crying (Life Matters) more audio and video >> ABC Science Who, and what, are we sleeping with? It's been two years since we ran our first citizen science project - the 2010 Big Sleep Survey. Now the first scientific results are in, reports Kylie Andrews. more ABC Science >> Contact | Subscribe | Unsubscribe © 2012 Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Privacy Policy Head office: ABC, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia