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We all want to be healthier, but do you know what's good for you?

For over thirty years, Dr Norman Swan has been delivering straight, honest, common-sense health information to ordinary Australians as both a physician and much-loved broadcaster. And when Australia needed clear, scientifically backed COVID-19 facts and advice, it was Norman Swan who stepped up every day to provide the answers we required.

After many years of listening, Norman Swan knows what medical issues people are curious and concerned about. Drawing on the questions he hears time and again, from millennials to baby boomers and all the generations between, So You Think You Know What's Good For You? is a one-stop handbook that will settle fruitless anxieties and allow people to focus on what matters to them. Replace medical myths, half-truths and misconceptions with the information you need to make better decisions about how to eat and how to live to put your mind at ease and ensure your and your family's health is the best it can be.

So You Think You Know What's Good For You? is the new authoritative must-have for every health-conscious Aussie household.

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Read an extract from So You Want to Know What's Good for Your Kids?
Read an extract from So You Want to Know What's Good for Your Kids?
Norman Swan introduces So You Want to Know What's Good for Your Kids
Norman Swan introduces So You Want to Know What's Good for Your Kids
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Quiz: So you want to understand your mental health?
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Quiz: Being more active
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Quiz: Gut Health
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Quiz: Improving your blood pressure
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Here's what you can do in your 30s, 40s, and 50s
Here's what you can do in your 60s, 70s – or indeed 80s or 90s
Here's what you can do in your 60s, 70s – or indeed 80s or 90s
Here’s what you can do in your 20s
Here’s what you can do in your 20s
Here's what you can do if you're a parent or planning to become one
Here's what you can do if you're a parent or planning to become one
So you want to manage your mental health?
So you want to manage your mental health?
So you want to improve your blood pressure?
So you want to improve your blood pressure?
So you want to understand gut health?
So you want to understand gut health?
So you want to be more active?
So you want to be more active?
Dr Norman Swan’s new book reveals the secrets to a longer, younger life
Dr Norman Swan’s new book reveals the secrets to a longer, younger life
Books to curl up with
Books to curl up with
Quiz: Sleep, screens, and social media
Quiz: Sleep, screens, and social media
Take Our Quiz to Test Your Knowledge on Mental Health
Take Our Quiz to Test Your Knowledge on Mental Health
How To Manage Your Mental Health
How To Manage Your Mental Health
Test Your Diet Knowledge With Our Quiz
Test Your Diet Knowledge With Our Quiz
So You Think You Know What's Good For You? Take Our Quiz to Find Out
So You Think You Know What's Good For You? Take Our Quiz to Find Out
So, you think you know...how much sleep you really need?
So, you think you know...how much sleep you really need?
The Social Media Epidemic
The Social Media Epidemic
Dr Norman Swan to Publish His First Health Book, So You Think You Know What's Good For You? with Hachette Australia
Dr Norman Swan to Publish His First Health Book, So You Think You Know What's Good For You? with Hachette Australia
Read an extract from So You Want to Know What's Good for Your Kids?
Read an extract from So You Want to Know What's Good for Your Kids?
Quiz: So you want to understand your mental health?
Quiz: So you want to understand your mental health?
Quiz: Being more active
Quiz: Being more active
Quiz: Gut Health
Quiz: Gut Health
Quiz: Improving your blood pressure
Quiz: Improving your blood pressure
Here's what you can do in your 30s, 40s, and 50s
Here's what you can do in your 30s, 40s, and 50s
Here's what you can do in your 60s, 70s – or indeed 80s or 90s
Here's what you can do in your 60s, 70s – or indeed 80s or 90s
Here’s what you can do in your 20s
Here’s what you can do in your 20s
Here's what you can do if you're a parent or planning to become one
Here's what you can do if you're a parent or planning to become one
So you want to manage your mental health?
So you want to manage your mental health?
So you want to improve your blood pressure?
So you want to improve your blood pressure?
So you want to understand gut health?
So you want to understand gut health?
So you want to be more active?
So you want to be more active?
Dr Norman Swan’s new book reveals the secrets to a longer, younger life
Dr Norman Swan’s new book reveals the secrets to a longer, younger life
Books to curl up with
Books to curl up with
Quiz: Sleep, screens, and social media
Quiz: Sleep, screens, and social media
Take Our Quiz to Test Your Knowledge on Mental Health
Take Our Quiz to Test Your Knowledge on Mental Health
How To Manage Your Mental Health
How To Manage Your Mental Health
Test Your Diet Knowledge With Our Quiz
Test Your Diet Knowledge With Our Quiz
So You Think You Know What's Good For You? Take Our Quiz to Find Out
So You Think You Know What's Good For You? Take Our Quiz to Find Out
So, you think you know...how much sleep you really need?
So, you think you know...how much sleep you really need?
The Social Media Epidemic
The Social Media Epidemic
Dr Norman Swan to Publish His First Health Book, So You Think You Know What's Good For You? with Hachette Australia
Dr Norman Swan to Publish His First Health Book, So You Think You Know What's Good For You? with Hachette Australia
The Greek Paradox: Exploring the best diets for longevity and wellbeing
The Greek Paradox: Exploring the best diets for longevity and wellbeing
Norman Swan introduces So You Want to Know What's Good for Your Kids
Norman Swan introduces So You Want to Know What's Good for Your Kids
Dr Norman Swan

Dr Norman Swan

Trained in paediatrics, Dr Norman Swan was one of the first medically qualified journalists in Australia, with a broadcast career spanning more than 30 years. He currently hosts Radio National's The Health Report and co-hosts Coronacast. He also reports on 7.30 and is a guest reporter on Four Corners; appears on The Drum and is an occasional host of Radio National Breakfast. In addition to being an active journalist and health broadcaster, Dr Swan has a deep strategic knowledge of the Australian healthcare system and is committed to evidence-based approaches to help young people, which is why he sits on the board of the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth. He was also the co-founder of Tonic Media Network, a health channel that plays in GPs' waiting rooms. He is the bestselling author of So You Think You Know What's Good for You? and So You Want to Live Younger Longer?

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