Endo

Medical doctor and hormonal health expert Dr Hazel Wallace tells Sally Saunders why women’s health is a feminist issue and we all need to get comfortable talking about it

I’m determined to tell all about what’s happening in my knickers

DR HAZEL WALLACE EXPLAINS WHY WHAT YOU EAT, HOW YOU MOVE AND WHEN YOU SLEEP, AT EACH STAGE OF YOUR MENSTRUAL CYCLE, CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE TO YOUR WELLBEING

I refused to let a scary diagnosis beat me

When Laura Pearce, 52, was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and given weeks to live, she refused to accept her fate. Now, with the help of cutting-edge cancer treatment and a 360 approach to her health, she is in full remission and looking forward to the future.

Sarah Ruggins’s Double End to End record took fortitude forged by an agonising early illness, finds Tom Davidson