Pregnancy: Health and beauty advice and tips for pregnant women
Wondering what skincare to use when you're pregnant, how to keep fit during pregnancy or what to expect from childbirth? Read on for our expert features on everything from pregnancy and nutrition to post-natal depression and breastfeeding, as well as real life stories from mums on how they deal with motherhood
Health
A 20-minute power nap can help with weight management and make you better at your job, according to a top sleep guru
April 14th 2022
Sleep specialist Dr Guy Meadows reveals his tips for supercharging your power nap, and why you don't need to actually fall asleep to reap the benefits >>>
Sex & Gynae
Why taking a break from the Pill isn’t the 'detox' you might have thought
February 22nd 2022
'Clean contraception' and taking a 'cleanse' from hormonal contraception is increasingly touted as the natural option and better for your health. Experts explain why >>>
Health
Why more of us are freezing our eggs than ever
March 24th 2021
How does it feel to embark on the egg freezing process and what are the physical, financial and emotional costs? Three women told us their experiences >>>
Skin
HURRY: Join our cellulite solutions masterclass and get a Legology body care kit worth £90.50
February 18th 2021
Learn dry body brushing and cupping and receive all the kit you need to do it when you sign up. Be quick, spaces are limited ! >>>
Skin
Pregnancy skincare: the best products for face and body when you’re expecting
January 18th 2021
These are the serums, moisturisers and SPFs recommended by experts that are safe to use in pregnancy >>>
Health
The health checks to book in for (even if you think you’re healthy)
September 3rd 2020
The notion of a general check-up has become old fashioned (in Britain at least) but there are some health checks you should never skip, even if you feel fighting fit. There are also a couple you might not need to bother with… >>>
Hair
What it's like to lose your hair as a young woman of 24
August 27th 2020
Journalist Lauren Clark first noticed her hair clogging the plughole in her mid-twenties and was devastated. She eventually found solutions - but looking at Instagram wasn't one of them!. Here's what worked for her >>>
Interview
When the NHS saved her premature lockdown baby, this beauty founder thanked them with £1million worth of skincare
July 10th 2020
Skincare entrepreneur Joy Isaacs, pictured with baby Jax, tells her moving story >>>
Health
Night sweats: when is being hot in bed a health issue?
June 1st 2020
Admittedly there are many reasons you could be hot under the covers, but if you’re waking up drenched, the culprit could be night sweats. Here’s what to do if you’re too hot in bed at night and soaking the sheets >>>
Fashion
Best bralettes and comfy bras that still feel feminine
April 6th 2020
Sales of comfy bras are rising as working from home means we're swapping our underwires and padding for comfier lingerie. Try these for size... >>>
Sex & Gynae
What your vaginal discharge is trying to tell you
February 26th 2020
It’s the topic that sexual health experts are asked about the most, from women of all ages. From smell to post-sex secretions and douching, here’s your ‘no holds barred’ guide to what’s 'normal' and what’s not >>>
Health
How to stop the stress hormone cortisol messing up your day
August 8th 2019
You need it to get out of bed in the morning, but when it's out of whack, cortisol can affect everything from sleep to mental health, digestion, weight, skin and even fertility. Here's how to stop this stress hormone from ruling your life >>>
Health
Diet, hormones and anxiety: what your sweat is telling you
July 16th 2019
Over half of us believe we suffer from excessive sweating, with causes ranging from the obvious (heat waves) to the ironic (your deodorant). If you’re soaked through on the regular read on… >>>
Interview
Cankles and all: Deliciously Ella's most candid pregnancy interview yet
June 4th 2019
From squeezing lemon on her chips, to hormonal acne, fears over scans and hopes for a home birth: Ella Mills opens up about her pregnancy >>>
Fitness
5 things we learned from Jessica Ennis’ new fitness app
May 29th 2019
How do you follow Olympic glory and a damehood? Share your health, fitness and pregnancy secrets with the masses if you’re Jess Ennis Hill. Here’s why ‘Jennis’ is a workout app like no other (and not as tough going as you’d think…) >>>
Sex & Gynae
Why we need to talk more about how menopause affects our minds
May 3rd 2019
We're all more aware of the physical symptoms of the menopause from hot flushes to weight gain, but women are clamouring for greater recognition of symptoms such as anxiety and loss of confidence, according to a new study. Here's what you need to know >>>
Health
Home birth: risky choice or better birth experience?
April 10th 2019
Susannah Taylor had two fuss-free hospital births and mulled over a home birth for her third, as Meghan Markle is rumoured to be doing. She asked 4 women who've been there, what it was really like >>>
Sex & Gynae
What I’m teaching my daughters about periods and fertility
March 31st 2019
Women’s health and fertility expert Emma Cannon on why periods need a rebrand and how frank conversations around fertility can make us all healthier >>>
Sex & Gynae
What Meghan Markle can expect from a doula
March 27th 2019
With the royal baby only weeks away, one person who may well be clearing her diary very soon is the Duchess of Sussex's rumoured doula. Royalty or not, here's what all pregnant women need to know about a birth support partner >>>
Sponsored
Why your period can come out of the blue and how to cope
March 21st 2019
Most of us have been there - you’re going about your daily business and a heavy or unexpected (often both) period decides to make a surprise appearance. Here’s why and how a freeing form of period protection could help >>>
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… >>>
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… >>>
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
The most common fears about childbirth (and how to conquer them)
February 5th 2019
As it's reported that Meghan Markle is breaking with tradition and hiring a birth doula, we asked a hypnobirthing expert how it might help - plus the childbirth myths never to believe >>>
Sex & Gynae
Why your 7 day pill break was designed with the Pope in mind
January 22nd 2019
Not like, your body. With new health guidelines stating that we don’t actually need to take the traditional 7-day pill break, here’s where the Pope figures and what you can do right now >>>
