Women's Health UK

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

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24 Kate Hudson • The star of all your fave 00s romcoms is a bona fide business mogul and fitspo OG – find out how she manages her empire while still making time for herself, her kids, oh, and filming the odd blockbuster now and then

Repair your muscles with hot chocolate

NEWS YOU CAN USE • Want the latest health intel? We’ve combed the science journals so you don’t have to

Q Can I give myself a hernia if I lift too much?

ASKING FOR A FRIEND

Do you really need to feed a cold?

Now I’m in my thirties, I’m sneezing all the time. What’s up?

What are PHAs and should I be using them?

Has my snacking habit gone too far? • The pursuit has come a long way since you tucked into a Mint Club at morning break. But when does a healthy habit become a nutritional no-no? Dietitian Laura Tilt follows the crumbs

LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE • Claiming that it gives your body a helping hand to bid farewell to any stuff that doesn’t serve you, fans of lymphatic massage report lighter, healthier, more energised bodies. One writer offers herself up for a flushing…

DUMBBELL THRUSTER • Want to get your blood pumping and build several muscle groups at once? Happy to oblige

Free rider

I have a nap • Whether you favour the disco or the cat, if short-lived shut-eye is the secret to making it through your day, a nap is sacred. But what’s happening in your body when you temporarily rest your weary head?

SHOULD I SWITCH UP MY TRAINING? • WH columnist and Third Space PT Alice Liveing on shaking up your sessions like a pro

KATE HUDSON WOMAN ON A MISSION • The actress, entrepreneur and mum-of-three is firing on all cylinders. Here, she chats about balancing a crazy schedule, getting fit and staying happy

EAT SMART

PASS THE PITTA • ONE FOOD, FOUR WAYS | PITTA BREAD

PERFORMANCE ENHANCERS • No dodgy doping to see here. As new research suggests that hacking your PB begins in the kitchen, WH reports on the nutrients you may not be getting enough of…

MICRO-DEFICIENCIES AT A GLANCE • Suspect you’re low in any of the below? Find out what you can do about it

WASTE NOT, WANT IT

Walking away from antidepressants • Science now suggests that tapering off mental health medication may come with a whole host of caveats traditionally underestimated by health professionals. Here, one writer asks what this means for the millions of UK women on repeat prescriptions for antidepressants – including herself

‘Claustrophobia follows me like a shadow’ • When the fear of being unable to escape a small space goes from making you feel uncomfortable on a rush-hour commute to causing you to miss out on huge chunks of your life, it can be suffocating. One woman details her debilitating struggle

Your mental health MOT • Get a head start on the annual spring clean by giving your brain – and, by extension, your emotional wellbeing – a much-needed servicing. It starts with paying attention to what’s going on in your head – then follow our experts’ tips and tricks to make the most of your brain power and use it to fuel a healthier life

Is brain candy legit? • Nootropics – drugs and supplements that purportedly improve cognitive potential, creativity and motivation – are increasingly populating online shopping baskets. Before you buy, brush up on the expert take from Dr Lisa Mosconi, director of the Women’s Brain Initiative at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York

TURN ON AUTOPILOT • You know the feeling: you’re so lost in what you’re working on that you don’t realise it’s just...