Hello and welcome to this bright and beautiful new edition I hope you’re enjoying this lovely new read somewhere warm and sunny. My team and I have packed so much into this issue to help keep us all in the pink – feeling well, happy and strong. For those heading off on holiday, we have the will love. I’m a big fan of the chicken skewers with rainbow perfect ways to stay cool in the sun, from the latest in slaw and pea dip, a terrific recipe that’s a real crowd-pleaser. skin-friendly sunscreens to melt-proof makeup that Plus, there’s four ways with sweetcorn, a fabulous recipe for really lasts. You might also want to check out the latest pickled peaches, and we head to Thailand for a tasty Thai health apps and smart tech to take on your travels, feast, including a yummy papaya salad. For teatime treats, with our review of electronic ways to help improve the rosemary and olive oil cake on page 81 is a winner – not hormone health and physical strength, as well to mention the heavenly strawberry and basil panna cotta. as mental wellbeing. Simply divine. There’s a great article on ways to improve our For travel lovers, we’re exploring the sunny shores of resilience to stress (even helpful advice for those Cornwall and walking the Cleveland Way, with island trips struggling to survive the relationship trauma of a to the Outer Hebrides and the unseen Aegean for more partner’s affair), as well as the latest in nutritional and exotic adventures. Before you head anywhere, check out wellness news. And our award-winning columnist our Bookshelf pages for the best Eleanor Mills heads to Brighton to explore guided holiday reads – from fast-paced breathwork – with some surprising results. thrillers to steamy page-turners. With so much talk around weight management, the Wherever you’re spending your perils of insulin spikes and the importance of blood sugar summer, I wish you a very healthy Liz Earle MBE control, our interview with the Glucose Goddess Jessie and happy one. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Inchauspé is essential and inspired reading. I love her t. sensible dietary wisdom when it comes to weight loss a rr a and health gain. Do make sure you read her five hacks for B PLUS s Don’t miss our fabulous competition os flattening glucose spikes (as well as trimming the tum!). J to win a four-day wellness retreat at Terranam h: At this time of year, it’s never been easier or tastier to eat p a Wellness in sunny Spain, worth over £1,400! r g the rainbow, and my foodie team has excelled in creating o ot Details on page 124. h the most delicious and nutritious dishes the whole family P Editor-in-Chief Liz Earle MBE, Managing Editor Polly Beard, Editor Ellie Smith, Design Director Nicky Acketts, Copy Editor and Lifestyle Editor Camilla Cary-Elwes, Travel Editor and Head of Digital Amy Moore, Image Editor Leni Syndica-Drummond, Junior Designer Holly Rowland, Commercial Manager and Food Editor Betty Beard, Readers’ Desk Annie Darling, Contributors Nathalie Clough, Eleanor Mills, Mira Parmar, James Earl, Recipe Writers Betty Beard, Nico Ghirlando, Photographers Nico Ghirlando, Leni Syndica-Drummond Food Stylist Nico Ghirlando Props Emma Bridgewater, La Redoute Print & Subscription Services Warners Publications Group, Print & Production Management Cliffe Enterprise For advertising enquiries, please email [email protected] For subscription enquiries, please call 01778 395166 or email [email protected] Cover photograph Joss Barrat, Hair and makeup Kerry September using Paul Mitchell and Delilah cosmetics Liz wears dress from Beulah, earrings Liz Earle Jewellery, shoes LK Bennet 3 CONTENTS JULY/AUGUST 2022 9 Postbag Talking points and pictures from the LEW community 10 Wellbeing news The latest research into ways to live well 124 Competition Win a four-day retreat at Terranam Wellness in Spain 126 Liz Loves Tried-and-trusted brands with exclusive discounts 16 Beauty edit Top health and beauty picks for the season 18 Skincare spotlight Why SPF is the ultimate anti- ageing weapon 21 Move of the month An effective Pilates move for tight hips 22 Healing hands Eleanor Mills investigates breathwork and reiki 25 Live well for longer The mind and body benefits of 64 pet ownership 28 Beauty secrets Makeup artist Mira Parmar Raspberry and honey lemonade answers our beauty Qs 4 30 Botanical beauty 96 Spa spotlight DIY skincare recipes from 25 Retreat to recharge at Herb Silvana de Soissons House Spa, Hampshire 34 Smart health Live well 98 Cornish retreat for longer The health apps that can really Ellie Smith heads to St make a difference Michael’s Resort in Falmouth 40 Ask the expert 102 British bucket list Science-based hacks to manage Liz visits the enchanting blood glucose levels Isle of Lewis 44 Mindful moment 104 Wellbeing in the Aegean How to avoid ‘doomscrolling’ Press the reset button with a the news headlines trip to the Greek islands 48 The food edit 112 In conversation with… This season’s food and drink news Become ‘stressilient’ with Dr Sam Akbar 50 Eat the rainbow 86 Objects of desire Embrace nature’s palette for 118 Book club Shake things up with bright colourful midweek meals Six essential summer books pieces for the home to pack for holiday 54 Liz’s larder 88 Meet the maker Pickled peaches to go with meat 122 Relationships Florist Hannah Martin on or cheese Therapist James Earl on setting up Scent + Remedy recovering from an affair 56 In the spotlight 92 Day out Tomatoes – the world’s most 127 Giving back Cleveland Way National Trail versatile fruit How Hattie Hassan MBE – Britain’s best view? 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