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Women’s Health is the first UK magazine to bring you health, beauty, fitness, fashion, weight loss, food & sex, all wrapped up in one super-glossy lifestyle title - subscribe for only £19.99 for 10 issues.

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News you can use • Want the latest health intel? We’ve combed the science journals so you don’t have to

Can you feed your brain microbiome? • We all know we should mind the contents of our plate, but science is increasingly alert to the powers of well-nourished microbes on mood and memory

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Press-up to side plank • Reap the strengthening rewards of a classic press-up and the core-stabilising benefits of a side plank with this body-weight multitasker

Weighted vests for full-body fitness • Weights for ankles and wrists are common kit in strength and Pilates classes, but could weighted vests make your walks work harder? One writer finds out, one step at a time

Should I swap out vitamin C for an antioxidant serum?

Ask the Fit Squad • Want to run further, lift heavier or nail your first pull-up? Each month, we put your questions to our team of the finest fitness brains to give you the tools you need to make good on your goals

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Delightfully defiantly Daisy • Embodying the role of a record-breaking swimmer was intense for the 32-year-old actor, physically and mentally. But it was a surprise autoimmune diagnosis – following years of managing both endometriosis and PCOS symptoms – that ultimately led her to finally slow down and listen to her body. Here, she shares what navigating chronic illness has taught her about what it means to be well

Midlife eating disorders are hiding in plain sight • A sluggish metabolism and weight gain are among the symptoms we’ve been told to expect from (peri)menopause – and you’ve been paying close attention. WH chews over the science and asks: does disordered eating have a new face?

Menopause and metabolism – what to know

How food can change your cells • There’s more to food than staving off hanger, of course. But pause to consider that your body is built from food – what you feed it acts like a comms channel that relays vital instructions to cells – and it becomes clear how crucial nutrition is for overall health. In this extract from her bestselling book, Good Energy, Dr Casey Means shows how a quality diet can create a quality life and help protect you from chronic disease. The path to optimal health starts with your fork

How to eat unprocessed for less • The cost of living crisis is biting, particularly when it comes to filling the fridge; the latest figures saw grocery price inflation rise, with fruit and veg among the worst affected – a reality made harder by the affordability of ultraprocessed foods, says Dr Means. ‘It’s a shortcoming of public policy that it’s cheaper to purchase a fizzy drink than a bottle of water at many supermarkets,’ she says. ‘We must change the incentive structures of our food and health system – but, until that happens, we have to do all we can to reject ultra-processed food where possible.’ Here’s her advice for doing so on a budget.

Why your freedom lies on the other side of cringe • The impulse to protect yourself from embarrassment is understandable. But as experts urge us to embrace it, one wince-phobic writer steps outside her cringe-zone

Feel the cringe and do it anyway • The experts share their strategies for leaning into the emotion

The soft power of bouncing back • From Simone Biles to Emma Raducanu, the sporting world loves an athlete who persists. So when life leaves you at a loss, here’s how to use the same rules of...