Paula Goodyer

Sydney

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Health writer and editor with a special interest in nutrition and fitness. Walkley Award winner and author. Likes lifting weights, even really big ones.

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Too much sleep is more dangerous than not enough

1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Lauran Neergaard |Paula Goodyer |Justin Spike |Illia Novikov

Sleeping for too long is worse for your health than a lack of sleep, a new study has suggested. Researchers found people who regularly sleep for fewer than seven hours per night or more than nine hours per night were increasing their risk of death. The study revealed that those sleeping for fewer than seven hours were 14 per cent more likely to die from any cause than those getting the optimal seven to eight hours of shut-eye.
More young people are getting colon cancer. Here is what you can do to protect yourself

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Paula Goodyer

More young people are getting colon cancer. Here is what you can do to protect yourselfWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Do you want the good news, or the bad news? The good news is that the rates of colon cancer in the over-50s are falling. The bad news?
Forget 10,000 steps. The Japanese walking method is easier and faster

3 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Paula Goodyer

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. As fitness trends go, there’s lots to like about Japanese walking. It’s free, easy, time efficient and suits anyone unused to exercise. While walking 10,000 steps can take up to 100 minutes, the Japanese walking method takes just half an hour at a time – and the payoff could be healthier blood pressure, better cardio fitness and (maybe) better lower-body strength.
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1 month ago | stuff.co.nz | Paula Goodyer
Tom Cruise is 62. How are the Mission Impossible stunts getting more extreme?

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Paula Goodyer

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The latest instalment of the Mission Impossible franchise, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, sees Hollywood heavyweight Tom Cruise reprise his role as Ethan Hunt. He’s maintained his famous commitment to doing his own stunts, upping the ante with each new film.
Tom Cruise is 62. How are the Mission Impossible stunts getting more extreme?

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Paula Goodyer

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Why improving your balance could change your life

2 months ago | smh.com.au | Paula Goodyer

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Balance is something humans learn at a young age because we have to. The ability to stand, walk and maintain a general sense of mobility requires practice. But at some point in our lives, usually in our 30s, it starts to decline. So when is a good time to work on your balance? Maybe when you’re 60-ish? How about 40?
Why iron deficiency is ‘notoriously underdiagnosed’ in women

2 months ago | smh.com.au | Paula Goodyer

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. As a teenager in Scotland, Beth MacLean fought ongoing fatigue to keep up her training as a competitive cross-country skier. But it wasn’t just exhaustion, there were also symptoms like dizziness and tunnel vision that had doctors worried. “They were giving me ECGs because they suspected a heart condition, but the cause turned out to be iron deficiency.
‘Men’s drinking is more forgivable’: Why it’s harder for women to give up alcohol

Jan 29, 2025 | smh.com.au | Paula Goodyer

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Alcohol doesn’t care about gender equality. Compared to men, women get drunker faster, maintain blood alcohol levels for longer and develop alcohol-related liver disease at lower levels of drinking.
‘Men’s drinking is more forgivable’: Why it’s harder for women to give up alcohol

Jan 29, 2025 | watoday.com.au | Paula Goodyer

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