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Read the latest health news and features from our award-winning writers and columnists. From the latest nutrition advice to the best workouts and diet plans, our experts have the guide to a happier, healthier life
Nutrition
What to eat now: The budget veg with more vitamin C than an orange
March 18th 2019
Cauliflower is up there with kale and broccoli for health benefits and if you have a lingering cold it’s a powerful immune support. Nutritional therapist Jackie Lynch gives some tasty cauli inspo >>>
Review
The Readers' Edit: your favourite health, beauty and fashion buys
March 16th 2019
Forget frivolous makeup, March is all about active ingredients for you savvy skincare shoppers. Vitamin C, PHAs and hyaluronic acid all made their way into your bathroom cabinets. You also stocked up on supplements and leg-lengthening trousers >>>
Health
Easy ways to get rid of bad sleep habits: how one doctor fixed his own sleep debt
March 15th 2019
Scary thought: even if you're getting 8 hours', it might not be the right kind of sleep. On World Sleep Day, Dr Rangan Chatterjee reveals what you really need to do to wake up refreshed >>>
Sponsored
Why giving your mum the gift of gua sha will bring more than great skin
March 14th 2019
Beyoncé swears by the jade facial massage tool and it can help to improve sleep and reduce stress as well as give skin a glow. Basically, who wouldn’t want that? >>>
Interview
Helena Christensen: "Why aren't we asking men about ageing?"
March 14th 2019
We sat down with the photographer and supermodel and talked pole dancing, parenting, Victoria's Secret bodies, living to a 100 and what she thinks of the anti-ageing conversation (not a lot) >>>
Health
How your 2am toilet breaks are affecting your health - and what can help
March 12th 2019
Nocturia, waking up at least twice during the night to pee, affects 1 in 10 of us, and has been linked to everything from poor work performance to depression and cardiovascular disease. If calls of nature are constantly interrupting your sleep patterns, here’s how to break the habit >>>
Fitness
The workouts and exercises that Kayla Itsines is doing in pregnancy
March 12th 2019
She’s swapped HIIT for LISS and has some strong feelings on women working out with weights in pregnancy… >>>
Wellbeing
“I’m a Head of Marketing and I spend £230 a month on wellness”
March 11th 2019
From supplements to physio sessions and meditation apps, here’s what Hotpod Yoga’s Beth Beake spends her budget on - and why >>>
Careers
6 successful women on how they cope with a bad night's sleep
March 11th 2019
From inspiring podcasts to supplements and reinvigorating beauty products, here’s how six successful women prevent a bad night’s sleep from ruining their working day >>>
Health
Marine plasma: is supercharged seawater the next big supplement?
March 10th 2019
It’s the ‘super hydrator’ that’s a performance staple of top athletes, thanks to its high level of minerals and electrolytes. Helping boost everything from your workout to concentration levels, here’s why it could provide a marked upgrade on your glass of tap water >>>
Health
Liz Earle: "We need to separate fact from fiction on HRT"
March 9th 2019
The wellness expert and author of The Truth About HRT, busts key myths around Hormone Replacement Therapy and explains why she opted for HRT herself >>>
Sex & Gynae
Cult Beauty just started a ‘vulvalution’
March 8th 2019
It’s the first ‘female sexual pleasure and wellness’ category to be launched by a major retailer in the UK and it’s set to change everything from vulva chat to gynaecological cancer awareness. The vulvalution is coming, quite literally… >>>
Recipe
10 pancake recipes from our favourite chefs and foodies
March 4th 2019
From healthy to quirky, sweet to savoury, there’s a pancake recipe here to please even the fussiest Shrove Tuesday guest. Pile ‘em high... >>>
Fitness
Why you're getting lower back pain - and 5 exercises that can help
March 3rd 2019
If you're struggling with lower back pain, don't be scared of movement - it's a key part of your rehab plan, says top personal trainer David Higgins. These are the exercises that he rates for getting your fitness goals back on track >>>
Health
How you can do your bit to stop period poverty while you’re shopping
March 1st 2019
Liberty London has teamed up with Bloody Good Period from today until 15th March and it’s a bloody good idea. Here’s why and how to get involved >>>
Recipe
Joe Wicks' Lean in 15 protein pancakes from The Body Coach plan
March 1st 2019
The Body Coach star Joe Wicks' protein pancakes recipe is a favourite among his devotees. Here he reveals how to make the perfect stack, for a breakfast that's healthy but that tastes a little bit naughty... >>>
Mind
Are your goals making you happy or really stressing you out?
February 28th 2019
FOMOG or fear of missing out on goals, is turning us into obsessive and unhappy achievers, according to this top productivity expert, who coaches CEOs in how to be happy. Here's how to take the angst out of your life list and set goals that spark joy >>>
Nutrition
10 best foods to eat for thicker hair
February 27th 2019
If you suffer with hair loss or hair thinning, your diet could be key to preventing further fallout. Here are the superfoods you need to feed your hair growth >>>
Fitness
Why treadmill workouts are the fastest growing exercise trend of 2019
February 26th 2019
From luxe gyms launching entirely treadmill based studios to a surge in demand for treadmill classes on ClassPass, here’s how the treadmill is running rings around other workouts. It’s time to stop dreading the tread… >>>
Beauty
Expert Edit: What the trainer who shapes Oscar winners' bodies always has in her kit
February 25th 2019
We caught up with celebrity trainer Simone de La Rue – aka Body By Simone – at her new London studio to talk health and beauty essentials and working >>>
Wellbeing
“I’m a hypnotherapist and I spend £360 a month on wellness”
February 25th 2019
From hot yoga to turmeric supplements and gong baths, Fiona Lamb shares how she allocates her wellness budget each month - and why >>>
Health
Liz Earle's 10 wellbeing tips for a healthier, happier office
February 22nd 2019
If all of your wellbeing aims go out of the window at work, here’s what to do, according to one highly successful wellness entrepreneur... >>>
Nutrition
My Week in Food: Lottie Murphy
February 22nd 2019
The health coach, lifestyle blogger and qualified Pilates pro shares a week inside her predominantly plant-based food diary >>>
Health
7 foods that will help you to sleep better
February 21st 2019
Studies have shown that the trick to getting a good night's sleep might be in your supper - here are the top 7 foods that will help you get the shut-eye you deserve >>>
Nutrition
Why what you thought you knew about frozen food is probably wrong
February 19th 2019
Supermarkets are stockpiling frozen food ahead of a potential no deal Brexit, but despite the bad rep, there are positives to adding frozen food to your plate. Here’s the healthiest frozen food to choose and why the freezer aisle is where it’s at >>>
