Bek Day

Sydney

Journalist at Freelance

writer | editor | brussels sprout apologist.

Articles

The huge Parkinson's risk linked to where you live

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Bek Day

For many homeowners, a property surrounded by greenery, open space and a sense of community is the ultimate lifestyle prize. The appeal is obvious: proximity to nature, low-traffic streets, and easy access to outdoor leisure pursuits create a sense of wellbeing and prestige that's hard to match.
Evil child-killer leaves veteran journalist Liz Hayes stunned

2 weeks ago | news.com.au | Bek Day

She has a face that for most Aussies is synonymous with prime time television, and a career in investigative journalism that stretches back 40 years. Liz Hayes has sat across from some of the world’s biggest superstars in her role on 60 Minutes. She’s also sat down with some of Australia’s worst criminals – murderers, rapists and con-artists – and for the most part, nothing much ruffles the feathers of the down-to-earth girl from Taree.
How casual job led to owning multiple restaurants for uni dropout

3 weeks ago | news.com.au | Bek Day

When Manpreet Parmar arrived in Australia in 2012 at age 19 to study a degree in business, he never thought his part-time job would become the biggest business lesson of all. “None of my family back in India works in business - most of them work in Government,” he told news.com.au. “My dad was a lieutenant colonel, and he was always very disciplined. He wanted me to join the army as well, but I was never interested in that.
The terrifying truth about CT scans: Doctors say they are necessary to diagnose illness - yet studies prove they cause cancer... and there is one time you should absolutely say NO | Daily Mail Online

3 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Bek Day

A knock to the head during a football match, a lingering cough that won't quit, or a strange set of symptoms for which you need an answer. For these and any number of other reasons, you may find yourself inside a CT scanner. In modern medicine, it has become a routine and useful way to rule out more serious diagnoses, offer peace of mind to patients, or get to the crux of a health issue more quickly.
Can you live forever with lifestyle changes?

3 weeks ago | mamamia.com.au | Bek Day

"It wasn't just about restoring vision," he says. "It proved that ageing is not a one-way street. "We turned back the clock in complex tissues without causing cancer, which lent credence to The Information Theory of Ageing, the idea that the body ages due to a loss of youthful information, which can be reinstalled, like software. So, if we learn to reboot this software safely, ageing may be reversible in humans too. "Social media has amplified the conversation, for better or worse.
Former Rebels motorcycle gang member reveals all on I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin

3 weeks ago | news.com.au | Bek Day

Shannon Althouse, by his own admission, looks like a pretty scary guy. With tattoos covering much of his neck and face, he told Gary Jubelin’s I Catch Killers podcast that his fascination with ink began when he started using drugs. “I started getting ‘em when I got addicted to methamphetamine,” he explained. “I never had any face tattoos, head tattoos or anything till I started using heavy drugs. And then once I started using heavy drugs, I was just like, I want this face tattoo.
I was on a family holiday when I noticed an embarrassing sexual symptom (and it's not ED). By the time I saw a doctor, it was almost too late - here's what men should never ignore | Daily Mail Online

4 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Bek Day

When 47-year-old Tim Weale felt a niggling pain in his hip, he assumed it was due to sleeping on the hard earth in a tent with his family. It was 2023 and Tim, his wife Bridget and their two children, Clancy and Maeve, then aged six and eight respectively, were ticking a major item off their family bucket list: a 'lap of the map' in Outback Australia. 'Bridget and I, we kind of always had a bit of a passion for outdoor adventure,' Tim tells me.
"How I Travel" with Oliver Ateliers' Kendall Knox

4 weeks ago | qantas.com | Bek Day

Skip to content The importer of antique and vintage homewares at Olive Ateliers, this Los Angeles-based Aussie shares why the South of France has a special place in her heart. You source items from all over the world for your brand, Olive Ateliers. What keeps you coming back to the South of France? The ease of living, the crumbling architecture, the art and the ambience. Everything is cosy and grown-in. It’s a place that knows itself.
Sub-clinical anxiety: Silent epidemic putting Aussies at risk

4 weeks ago | news.com.au | Bek Day

Something sinister is afoot inside the minds of Australians, warn psychologists, but there are limited options when it comes to documenting its spread. According to research conducted between 2020 and 2022 by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), more than two in five Australians aged 16–85 years have experienced a mental disorder in their lifetime, with one in five Australians experiencing a mental disorder in the 12 months preceding the study.
Scientists blow the whistle on alarmingly common habit proven to cause breast cancer in women - as one survivor says she's 'still angry' no one warned her of the risk | Daily Mail Online

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | Bek Day

'You have breast cancer.'There are few phrases more frightening for a woman to hear from her doctor, even though the disease has become alarmingly common with one in eight diagnosed at some point in their lifetime.