Liz Earle MBE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Let’s start the New Year as we mean to go on – strong!
This issue is jam-packed with helpful ways to keep us physically, mentally and emotionally stronger. From easy ways to tone up, shift a few pounds, mobilise and change our shape, to some superb strategies for better success in the gym. We’ve sorted your roadmap for the year ahead, to help change the way you feel about fitness forever.
Fancy giving fasting a try? Lily and I share some of the new benefits – and it’s not what you might be expecting. We review the latest from the experts at the Buchinger Wilhelmi clinics in Lake Constance, Germany, and Spain’s Marbella. We also dial into the latest data to better help our wellbeing for the long term, as well as up-date gut health hacks, so beneficial right now for beating the post-festive bloat.
For our foodie followers, we investigate the power of putting protein on our plates (a personal favourite), alongside some protein-packed winter wellness recipe ideas. Do try my cacao protein smoothie on page 51 – the perfect post-workout snack. Overdone the alcohol recently? We take a look at how best to love a sluggish liver, a fascinating organ of the body too often overlooked.
For beauty boffins there’s help for stressed hair, and we bring you new ways to refresh your face, including a look at semi-permanent makeup, the ultimate beauty time-saver. There’s also tried-and-tested tips to build-up and brighten dull skin, fortifying the face for winter.
With greyer days likely lowering our mood, the spotlight is on more mindful moments, as well as ways to strengthen our relationships with those we love. All this alongside practical help for banishing negativity, as we look at how to balance play alongside productivity.
