LiveLighter Blog
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Five things you need to know about sleep
- Jul 16, 2019
- by Clare O'Shea
Want to develop a healthier sleep pattern and set yourself up for sweet dreams? Develop a healthier sleep pattern with the help of LiveLighter's facts and tips
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Fruit: Why drink it? Just eat it.
- Jun 25, 2019
- by Alison McAleese
LiveLighter looked beyond the health and nutrition claims plastered on ready-to-drink juice brands and found some companies aren’t delivering the healthy drink they’re promising to consumers.
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Aussies slip up on their sugary drink knowledge
- May 17, 2019
- by Alison McAleese
We take a look at the latest findings from the annual Shape of Australia survey which reveal Australians’ perceptions of sugary drinks and confirm just how hard big beverage brands’ sneaky marketing tactics are hitting us.
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Kombucha – does it live up to the hype?
- Jan 08, 2019
- by Gael Myers
With more and more kombucha products hitting the shelves, have you been left wondering whether this tangy and quirky tasting drink is actually a healthy choice? To find out, LiveLighter have conducted an analysis of 77 different kombucha products.
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How popular slushie drinks could be piling on the kilos
- Dec 07, 2018
- by Gael Myers, James Stevens-Cutler
While a frozen sugary drink can seem like a cheap way to cool down on a scorching day, these drinks are packed with sugar your body doesn’t need.
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Don’t Be Sucked In – The ridiculous amount of sugar in frozen drinks
- Dec 05, 2018
- by Jo Campbell
While a frozen sugary drink can seem like a cheap way to cool down on a scorching day, these drinks are packed with sugar your body really doesn’t need. There’s definitely better ways to quench your thirst without risking your health.
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Sugary liquid with a healthy spin
- Nov 15, 2018
- by Alice Bastable
At a glance consumers may think they are making a healthy choice by choosing flavoured waters over soft drinks. However, we looked beyond these products’ health claims and promises of functional benefits and found Aussies could be guzzling more sugar than they realise!
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Brain foods - Eat right for exam time
- Oct 26, 2018
- by Gael Myers
Some useful tips for parents on how to improve children's concentration levels during exam times.
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The science of fullness... or why sugary drinks don't fill you up
- Oct 26, 2018
- by Gael Myers
Have you ever heard the advice 'don't drink your kilojoules'? This blog post explores the science behind this claim to help you understand why ditching your sugary drinks habit and switching to water instead can do wonders for your health.
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Spring back in to healthy habits
- Sep 11, 2018
- by Alice Bastable
To celebrate spring LiveLighter Manager, Alice Bastable, shares her top healthy lifestyle tips that you can apply straight away!