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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

Q Can you get rid of calluses?

CAN YOU MANAGE MENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS WITH FOOD? • It’s the inevitable life stage that every woman will have to navigate, but there’s potential for lessening the symptoms by tweaking your supermarket shop. Dietitian Laura Tilt helps you rewrite your shopping list

LAT PULLDOWN • It’s a key strength training move to have in your arsenal, but not everyone knows how to pull it off – or down, as it were. Here’s how to get it right

How should I look after the skin on my hands?

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN… I get older? • Alongside the wisdom that’s said to come with the territory, what goes on in your body – and mind – as you rack up more laps around the sun?

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The standing desk • The daily commute is a rarity, and work is no longer done solely in the office. Now we’re spending more time bum-on-seat, WH investigates if WFH with a standing desk can help you rise above back pain

ASK ALICE • Personal trainer and WH columnist Alice Liveing on what ‘toning’ really means – and why your inner thighs are worth a bit of love

Davina Fit, fierce & full of surprises • She’s as familiar apresence on our television screens as the first bars of the East Enders theme tune and was a bone fide fitness influencer before the term existed. Now 52, Davina is providing women of all ages with an alternative road map to growing older; one that feature schiselled abs, triathlons and a nipple piercing (more on that later). Who better, then, to front WH’s first Fit At Any Age Issue than Davina McCall?

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EAT SMART • As new research suggests the health of 40-something Brits is worse than it was a decade or two ago – meaning age-related diseases could strike earlier – it makes sense to look to nutrition to keep your body and mind fitter for longer. WH goes behind the headlines to find out which ways of eating are really worth it

YOUR LONG-LIFE SHOPPING LIST • The foods to put in your basket

WASTE NOT, WANT IT • Sprouting potatoes, leeks several weeks past their best, chicken that makes you gag when you risk a sniff. Sound familiar? Food writer Victoria Glass helps you cut down your food waste (and your groceries bill) with two recipes made using one set of ingredients

Meet the weight maintenance MISCHIEF MAKERS • Hormones are the chemical messengers in charge of everything from your appetite and cravings to where your body stores fat. Which means understanding how they operate is key to the success of any weight-loss plan. Here’s our handy guide to harnessing yours

TOP MUFFINS

AGE AIN’T NOTHING BUT A NUMBER • Why does growing older make you feel uneasy? Whether you have a ‘scary age’ or deeply held beliefs about what life will look like for you 10, 25 or 40 years down the road, age anxiety is real. Deep breath: it’s time to face up to your fear of future you

YOUR AGE-POSITIVE TOOLKIT

‘My friend took his own life at uni and I hit rock bottom’ • Every four days, a university student loses their life to suicide in England and Wales, with first years among the most at risk. As thousands of young people get ready for virtual freshers’ weeks, one law graduate opens up about her grief

THE EXPERT VIEW • Dr Dominique Thompson is a GP and young people’s mental health expert who’s worked extensively with university students – including as director of Bristol...