Sleeping's something we value more and more as we get older, but when we stay out at night, only getting a few hours of bed-time, how much damage are we doing?

It becomes a tougher issue for some with doing unusual work hours, children keeping them up, or health conditions.

So what can we do get the best rest for our body? How important is good sleep?

Dr Alex Bartle from Sleep Well Clinic joins Tim Beveridge now for the Health Hub...

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There seems to be many health advisories about what we can stop or start to reduce the risk of cancer, and there's always a push for earlier cancer screenings when elections come about.

National wants to lower the bowel screen age, extend breast screening, and make cervical screening free.

But something like cancer can often run in the family, so how much risk can we actually mitigate through healthy-living choice? What signs should we look for?

General Practitioner Dr. John Cameron joins Tim Beveridge for the Health Hub to discuss...

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There's a lot of buzzwords being thrown around in the health-space these days - especially when it comes to diets. There's stuff like macros, calorie-deficits, creatine, protein, intermittent-fasting, clean-eating, super-foods, detox, and the list goes on...

So what's the stuff we should actually consider implementing? What are the products worth the premium, and what might be a bit of a marketing gimmick?

What should we be eating, and how can we keep those cheat-meals manageable to burn off?

Nutritionist Claire Turnbull joins me now for the Health Hub...

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