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Say cheese • A study by Curtin University found that taking pictures of your meals offers a more accurate idea of your intake over the previous 24 hours than jotting down what you eat from memory. If losing weight to reach a healthy range is your goal, don’t get too hung up on it, though – research in Obesity found that tracking food all the time isn’t necessary to see results.

ASK WH

What’s the deal with sugar substitutes? • Sweeteners have been increasingly sprinkled into our shopping baskets over the past half century. But as a new study questions their health creds, we ask: are we sugar-coating an unhealthy reality?

NATURAL WAYS TO SWEETEN

The kettlebell halo • This move is a triple threat: it strengthens and stabilises your shoulders and improves their mobility while firing up the core at the same time

Glucose monitoring for cognitive longevity • Blood sugar-tracking devices are injecting excitement into personalised nutrition – but could they be protective for someone with a family history of dementia and diabetes?

Should I bother with dermaplaning?

SMOOTH OPERATORS

…I make an age gap friend? • It’s normal to pick up pals who’ve blown out as many candles as you. But it turns out having mates in different decades has life-enriching benefits…

Fit Squad • Want to run further, lift heavier or nail a pull-up? Each month, we put your questions to the Women’s Health Collective panel – eight of the finest fitness brains – to help you make good on your goals

Meet the squad • The team share their go-to move for improving balance

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Strong. Smart. Cool as f**k. …and Jo Whiley is just getting started • From DJing live for crowds of thousands to leg pressing 120kg, the life Jo Whiley lives at 59 is worlds away from anything she could have imagined in her twenties. As she fronts our Fit At Any Age issue, the broadcaster shares how strength training saved her from the maelstrom of menopause, the lessons she learned from losing friends and why there’s healing to be found on the dance floor – whatever your age

High-protein breakfasts • Get a head start on your macros in the morning with these recipes, packing in at least 20g of protein per serving

Bowl goals • Looking for an extra-fast protein fix? Mix together 115g each of cottage cheese and Greek yoghurt (which come in at about 12g protein each, so 24g total), then get creative with toppings. Some of our favourite flavour combos:

Are you heading for an anxious millenopause? • As click-seeking content paints the perimenopause as a non-stop horror show, one writer asks how this notoriously nervy generation can navigate midlife with their emotional wellbeing in mind

THREE EXPERT-BACKED MENOPAUSE POSITIVES • With no more periods to bleed you dry, the postmenopausal years could be the best third of your life

Could tech have prevented my corporate burnout? • As a new raft of digital solutions for employee welfare enters the Slack chat, one writer – for whom burnout led to depression and suicidal thoughts – asks if they could have prevented her suffering

How to beat burnout at every stage

‘I’m part of a lost generation of neurodivergent women who have suffered in silence’ • Early research into ADHD focused on male brains, meaning many midlife women are being diagnosed later in life. One such woman reveals the way she reclaimed her shattered...