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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News you can use • Want the latest health intel? We’ve read the research so you don’t have to

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Well spent • What’s new. What works. What’s worth it

Dark showering • The latest wellness hack to make a splash on socials? Showering in the dark. Fans say the combination of light, temperature and sound helps switch off survival mode – but do the health claims have merit or is this trend better off down the drain?

The ‘smart’ mattress topper • You may be tracking your overnight metrics like a mission circumnavigating the moon, but what good is it knowing that your body temperature is sub-par for snoozing if you can’t do anything about it? One 7/10 sleeper looks beneath the sheets in search of sounder slumber

I follow the cortisol curve • That’s the 24-hour cycle this hormone follows, helping shape your daily behavioural – or‘diurnal’ – rhythm as you move from wake up to workout. So, can tuning in to cortisol’s quirks make for an easier day?

Ask the COLLECTIVE • Want to run further, lift heavier or nail a pull-up? We put your questions to the Women’s Health COLLECTIVE panel to help you make good on your goals

‘Overthinking is stealing your time, energy and health’ • Clinical psychologist Dr Jessamy Hibberd takes aim at the thought pattern that’s framed as a personality quirk or the hallmark of self-awareness, but is actually stealthily sabotaging women’s wellbeing

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‘Seize who you are’ • From her screen presence to effortless charm, it’s no wonder everyone wants a piece of Hannah Waddingham. Now, with the new season of Ted Lasso landing later this summer, she talks to WH about single motherhood, saying a polite ‘No, thank you’ to Hollywood beauty standards and why menopause is a life stage best grabbed by the reins

The big gluten bounceback • Not so long ago, ‘gluten-free’ was shorthand for ‘healthy’, but now food-aware types are relishing forkfuls of rigatoni and big slices of sourdough. So what does this say about the nutritional mood of 2026? WH investigates

Breaking bread? • Think you have an issue with gluten? Heed this expert intel

Proteinflation is coming to a supermarket near you • The cost of the macronutrient has risen more than the rest of your shopping. As global crises threaten to drive costs higher, WH goes in search of affordable alternatives

Coenzyme Q10 • Said to support everything from heart health to fertility, Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is the latest hero supp to enter the stack, but has it earned its place? The experts give their verdict

The curious case of the short sleepers • While most of us are seeking our seven to nine hours, some are surviving (and thriving) on much less. WH meets the researchers studying their every sleeping movement

How to rest better • What insights from short sleepers can tell us about how to sleep more soundly

Is crashing out the new burning out? • As the digital world gifts us another term for the phenomenon formally known as burnout, WH consults the professionals to ask how helpful the memeification of mental health really is

How not to crash out • Crashing out isn’t a foregone conclusion – even when you’re facing big...