Your Guide To Healthy Living, Fitness & Wellbeing
Since emerging onto the Hollywood scene five years ago, Dakota Johnson has been a thoroughly modern sex symbol. Of course, this is due in no small part to her role as Anastasia Steele in the film adaptation of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, which served as a rousing introduction to the dynamics of a […]
One of my earliest memories is of pain. My teenage years were filled with hospital appointments, calendars circled with dates for surgery. At 13, over the course of one night, my spine twisted like a plumbing trap to more than 80 degrees. At one point, a piece of hardware from the titanium rods supporting my […]
A rare positive to emerge from the past year is a wave of hi-tech wellness innovations for use at home. Welcome to the future! Clear the air Dyson Purifier Hot & Cool Formaldehyde £599.99DysonShop Now Dyson’s commitment to improving at-home air quality has gone up a level. Along with purifiers updated to capture 99.95 per […]
I’m not really one for virtual exercise classes, partly because the lack of atmosphere puts me off, partly because you’re not actually obliged to show up. However, last year forced everyone’s hand when it came to keeping up with regular exercise classes, and gyms and trainers had to adapt quickly to catering to clients remotely. […]
How to whip our bodies and minds into shape as we finally emerge from hibernation? Many of us are conscious of a few extra lockdown pounds, but this is no time to be hard on ourselves – plus, there are many enjoyable (and sustainable) ways to keep our wellbeing and weight in check simultaneously. “Beach […]
What’s the best protein powder for women? The world of protein powders can, on first glance at least, seem like a daunting one. Historically associated with competitive bodybuilding, brash packaging, and the grunting men you would find in the weights area of the gym (sometimes dubbed the “testosterzone”), protein powders have certainly had something of […]
If your skin has ever reacted to drinking wine, you’re not alone. While many of us experience facial flushing when nursing a glass of chablis, there are numerous other ways drinking wine can negatively impact your overall skin health. Naturopathic doctor and beauty expert Dr Isabel Sharkar, co-founder of the Indigo Integrative Health Clinic in […]
It might seem as though the lockdown would be no match for boxing champion Ramla Ali, the first Muslim woman to win an English boxing title; a refugee who survived war-torn Somalia; and, of course, one of the 15 Forces for Change hand-picked to star on the cover of British Vogue’s September 2019 issue, guest […]
Just when you’d wrapped your head around the dreaded “maskne”, a new mask-related problem has rolled into town – and it goes by the name of “mask mouth”. A blanket term that refers to the state of our oral health now we’re wearing protective face masks over our mouths and noses most of the time, […]
Trigger warning: Different elements of disordered eating and exercise addiction are discussed in this piece. “Complimenting someone on their weight loss can be as harmful as complimenting someone on their weight gain,” wrote Demi Lovato on Instagram Stories in a post discussing recovery from eating disorders. “If you don’t know someone’s history with food, please […]
