We've been hearing for a while an increasing concern around a lack of information about healthy eating.

You head to the doctor for a minor issue that's been bugging you for a while, and you're more likely to head home with a script for panadol and ibuprofen than a few print outs on maintaining a balanced diet.

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For decades we've watched as professional athletes spend a whole lot of time warming up behind the pre-game interviews on game day, from stretching to sprinting and everything in between.

The professionals take it seriously and so do the amateurs - parents will know the rush to show up an hour or two early to make enough time for a thorough warm up on a Saturday morning.

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At this stage it's probably more common than not to have some kind of wearable tracker to track your steps, heart rate, and the one we're discussing today - sleep.

They give you data showing how long you've slept, how much time you spent in each of the sleep stages, and some will even provide you with your heart rate variability and how much sleep you'll need based on your stats for the day.

But are the really as useful as they seem? Or do they provide the every day person with too much insight to stress over?

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Many of us change our diets as with the seasons, thanks to availability and pricing.

But are there health benefits to adopting a seasonal diet? And what should we pick up now before it's gone out of season?

Chef Allyson Gofton joins to discuss seasonal diets, and some recipes to keep you warm as we head into winter.

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Health NZ have had to tell their staff to stop using free AI tools such as Chat GPT for writing clinical notes.

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The popularity of Telehealth GP appointments skyrocketed during the pandemic, and it hasn't gone away since.

Just about every general practice now offers Telehealth appointments, generally as a less costly and more accessible alternative.

But this country has an increasingly urgent primary care crisis, with 50% of GPs planning to retire by 2035 - and Telehealth is just another tool to get more patients seen as GPs leave the workforce.

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Whether you're getting into a good workout routine for the first time, or you've been at it for a while - the niggling thought of avoiding an injury will be in the back of your mind.

You don't want to hesitate while exercising - that could actually make things worse - but you also don't want to risk an injury that will put your routine in jeopardy.

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You may have heard the suggestion that you should train for your body type, that your workout routine should depend on whether you have an ecto, meso, or endomorph body.

Is it true? Do different body types have different exercise needs?

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