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MOST RECENT ARTICLES FROM POLLY TAYLOR
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At 33, Sharon felt an ache in her leg. Within two years, she couldn't walk or speak due to a disease that used to be vanishingly rare in young people
02/08/25 02:09
Sharon was playing netball when she first noticed something wasn't right. At first she put the blip down to tiredness and 'getting older and uncoordinated'. Then something odd happened to her right leg....read
Anxiety, ADHD and addiction were killing me. These simple lifestyle changes saved me in a YEAR, I lost 54kg - and finally got off the meds doctors said I'd need for life
21/07/25 11:32My health had seriously declined... I remember thinking, 'If I keep going like this, I'm not going to be around much longer.'
TV backstab as top-secret auditions are held for presenter's dream gig. Plus, Channel Ten finds a new host to save sinking ship - and mags brace for fire sale: INSIDE MAIL
09/07/25 06:29Ten hits the nuclear button on it's flop replacement for The Project. Plus, Seven sharpens the knife for its Gen-Z presenter, and we reveal what SMH hacks think about the 'doomed' Parramatta bureau.
Ten insider blows the lid off news show 'disaster'. Plus, the REAL reason Mamamia didn't cover Lattouf - and unhinged reply-all email rocks Parliament House: INSIDE MAIL
02/07/25 02:41Mamamia has copped a grilling for its radio silence on the Lattouf v ABC trial - insiders have told us why. Plus, an email chain featuring Australia's top political operators proves our lawmakers have lost it.
The common mistakes that always lead to 'Ozempic rebound' weight gain - and the advice I give to my patients after their last jab: DR HARSH SHETH
22/06/25 02:27We've all heard about the 'food noise' roaring back, the intense hunger cravings, the uncontrollable weight gain. It's enough to scare anyone off putting down 'the pen'.
'My doctor couldn't believe it... I'd reversed my biological age by 20 years': How ordinary people are healing liver damage with FOOD - and the telltale signs your 'silent organ' is in trouble
02/06/25 08:03When it comes to bits of our bodies we think about regularly, the humble liver doesn't immediately spring to mind. It's hardly a surprise; the liver doesn't have pain receptors so it often flies under the radar.
How I became stronger than ever after being diagnosed with Parkinson's at 62 - and the revolutionary workout that brings my focus back: CRAIG JAMES
19/05/25 03:22When finance guru Craig James began experiencing strange symptoms, he put it down to work stress. But a shock diagnosis at 62 spurred him into action.
An Ancestry DNA test exposed a secret my mother took to her grave. With cutting-edge science, I now know who my long-dead father is... and understand why she never told me
02/05/25 02:38Linda spent most of her life not knowing who her father was. A DNA test from Ancestry.com began her lengthy journey of recognition.
Three days into a Tony Robbins retreat, my husband confessed to a shocking addiction that had been hiding in plain sight in our garden shed for years...
27/04/25 02:32After seven years of marriage and having their first child, Monica was feeling a disconnect with her husband. She could never have imagined the reason why...
After 15 years of abuse, I finally left my evil husband. Then a conversation with my teenage daughter laid bare the extent of his depravity. I'll carry the guilt forever
18/04/25 02:20Xenia was just 18 when she met her husband and, at first, she didn't recognise the signs of control. After 15 years, she finally escaped - but her nightmare wasn't over.
I was 33 and super-fit when I received a 'death sentence' cancer diagnosis. I had only one symptom - and millions ignore it every day
14/04/25 02:23At 33, Elle was training for a marathon, working in a busy corporate job and enjoying a full social life, when a single, common symptom was the first sign of a deadly disease.
When I saw the school loner on the news after my sister vanished, I gasped. He was pure evil - and a single act caught on camera proved he did it
11/04/25 02:11Kaitlyn's sister was a brilliant law student with her whole life ahead of her. But weeks after Kaitlyn married, the unthinkable happened.
For years I couldn't keep food down but I was dismissed as a teenage bulimic. Then one day a doctor saw me at rock bottom and realised the shocking truth behind my symptoms...
06/04/25 02:19When she was 15, Bella Johnston began to suffer with severe vomiting, violent coughing and low blood pressure. After being misdiagnosed with an eating disorder, her nightmare began.
My life looked perfect - but I was lost to the drug every middle-class woman vows she'll never touch. My husband had no idea until the day he discovered my $200,000 debt...
16/03/25 01:17Six months after meeting her now-husband, Alice Crawley told him she was going for a walk. Instead she raced down the road to meet a dealer in a back alley...
For years, I thought nothing of sharing photos of my son online. Then one day, a stranger approached him at the train station and said something that made my blood run cold
14/03/25 01:35From the moment she gave birth to her son Memphis, Heidi Anderson was excited to share her parenting journey online. As an outgoing person, it just felt natural to her.
I wanted to still be 'fun' after having a baby - but got so drunk on my first night off I humiliated myself. It took four more years of shame for me to realise I had a problem
10/03/25 12:28Victoria Vanstone could hear her baby crying, but couldn't bring herself to get out of bed. Sunshine was streaming through the curtains, but all she wanted was to lie in the darkness.
After my friend did the unthinkable on antidepressants, I knew I had to quit. Here's how I weaned off them for good without side effects - and the simple drug-free changes that helped me get my life back
04/03/25 01:09Ben knew the SSRIs he was taking were only making him sicker - but doctors weren't much use. Instead of helping him wean off, they would instead suggest he increase his dose.
I spent $350k on fertility treatments and was convinced I'd never become a mother. Then I tried a drug no doctor would ever recommend and saw life-changing results
28/02/25 03:09Sonja and Kevin had both always wanted to be parents. They started trying for a baby after the wedding, but nothing happened. What happened next was a painful, expensive journey.
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