LiveLighter Blog

Men's Health Week 2021

• Jun 11, 2021
• by James Stevens-Cutler

Eating salad, turning down a beer, talking about your feelings, and going to the doctor when you’re sick could all get you called unmanly. And it has to stop!

Soccer dad Tiago reaps benefits of quitting alcohol

• Dec 27, 2019
• by Ben Somerford

North Perth resident Tiago de Sousa quit alcohol and joined the MAN v FAT soccer program earlier this year and is now enjoying a healthier lifestyle with his young family.

4 ways to get more fibre into your diet

• Nov 22, 2019
• by Guest Author

We all know fibre is important, but less than a third of Australian adults get enough.

“As soon as I quit sugary drinks, the kilograms fell off”

• Sep 30, 2019
• by Ben Somerford

Subiaco's Michael Hedderwick reveals his lifestyle change of cutting out sugary drinks led to a major weight change.

Andrew sheds 30kg, cuts type 2 diabetes risk, boosts confidence

• Mar 06, 2018
• by Kelly Eng

Having unsuccessfully attempted diets in the past Andrew readily joined the Life! program, always reminding himself of the reasons why he decided to make long term positive changes to his health.

Mike reaps health benefits of kicking sugary drink habit

• Mar 01, 2018
• by Clare O'Shea

By cutting back on sugary soft drinks, Mike has reduced his risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes and tooth decay, plus a range of other weight-related health problems. And now, with new research from Cancer Council Victoria and the University of Melbourne revealing sugary drink consumption can increase the risk of cancer, it looks like he has reduced this risk too.

An inconvenient truth: Health experts reveal ready meals not so convenient for good health

• Nov 14, 2017
• by Amelia Harray

Time poor West Australians are helping to fuel an increased demand for ready meals on supermarket shelves. Moving from the frozen food aisle, ready meals are now also available in the chilled aisle and considered an affordable meal option for many WA families.

Andrea is resisting unhealthy snacks, making old faves healthy and not giving up

• Sep 28, 2017
• by Shannon Crane

Three weeks ago we introduced you to our healthy lifestyle champion, Andrea. Read on to find out how she’s tracking!

How Laurence broke old habits and made new ones

• Jul 07, 2017
• by LiveLighter

Laurence, a Western Australian postal worker, faced turning 53 and at 102kg decided it was time he put his health and his family first.

Meat and potatoes, please: health advice for dads

• Sep 02, 2016
• by Nick Nation

Are you that dad, that meat and potatoes kind of dad? You know, the kind of dad that reckons greens are for rabbits? Well next time you sit down at the dinner table, take a look around. Your kids could be mimicking your habits.