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Ask Dr Gary: Use the lowest dose for the shortest time

In a prior article you discussed injecting steroids into joints and said "you can only do this for so long before the cartilage breaks down".

Yvonne Lorkin: The review must get through

Music review: Howling Bells, Heartstrings

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Oily Rag: Overripe? Try freezing

Last week we sent out an SOS to the frugal community on behalf of Ruth from Taumarunui and Shelley from Kerikeri, who had asked about the best place to buy essential oils.

Fashion: Pretty in prints

Somewhere over the past few months, prints have wormed their way into my wardrobe, writes Susan Edmunds.

Jan Bilton: Small sprouts pack big nutrient punch (+recipes)

Those little feathery sprouts usually sold in packets at your supermarket are highly nutritious.

Renaissance lady gives gen on greens

Dennis Greville and Jill Brewis combine their gardening and cooking talents to show you how easy it is to grow and cook your own produce in The Grower's Cookbook.

Recipes: Beetroot Spread and Lemon Biscuits

Recipes from the The Grower's Cookbook: Beetroot Spread and Lemon Biscuits

Renaissance lady gives gen on greens

Dennis Greville and Jill Brewis combine their gardening and cooking talents to show you how easy it is to grow and cook your own produce in the recently released The Grower's Cookbook.

Oily Rag: Lean bean feeding machine

The mailbags are full again, so here are some of the more interesting or titillating tips.

Fashion: Vibrant and fun workwear

Wondering what to wear to work as the weather gets warmer?

Fashion: Stand out or go subtle - but know your palette

Lisa Lyford answers our readers' questions about personal styling.

Superfood recipes for everyone

Moroccan-style quinoa and sweet potato and creamy coffee and orange chia pudding.

Movie review: Housebound

Oily Rag: A manifesto for the frugal

Not to be denied a soapbox, the Oily Rag community has been out on the hustings, meeting and greeting in supermarket aisles, smiling much while saying little.