Innholdsfortegnelse for 15-Aug-2022 i Woman's Own

We all know you can look and feel great regardless of your age and this issue comes with even more good news – that sex gets even better too! Yes, although we’re led to believe it’s the preserve of the young, on p30 we reveal that it’s actually the over-60s who are more liberated and the ones getting frisky more regularly between the sheets. We’ll drink to that... bottoms up! Once that’s sunk in, there’s plenty more to keep you entertained this week – and if you’re a whizz (or not!) in the kitchen and fancy some new recipes, turn to p32. After all, who doesn’t like something a little sweet! Enjoy, and have a great week! The Woman’s Own Health & Beauty special is on sale NOW! Join…

HEAR US ROAR No matter how many times I’m told that EVERY body is ‘beach body ready’, I still view the annual wearing of a bikini with the kind of dread most folk reserve for having root canal treatment. Without anaesthetic. This year is different, though. No, not because of any ‘worthy’ campaign, but because of a group of amazing, fierce, fit and entirely natural females. Two weeks on from the England women lifting the Euro 2022 cup and the joyous image of the amazing Chloe Kelly running around the Wembley pitch in her sports bra celebrating her winning goal is a thing of beauty. Real beauty. A real woman. An inspiration, not a thin-spiration. Women are all lionesses. Boys, hear us roar! ACTING OUR AGE? It really is just…

Have you heard about? SIMILAR BODY ODOUR BOOSTS FRIENDSHIP Have you ever just ‘clicked’ with someone? While it might sound strange, it could be down to their body odour, says new research*. That’s right – when assessing whether or not someone we meet is friendship-material, we are in fact subconsciously sniffing out if they smell similar to us. But we need to take more than just a quick sniff… By using a special odour sensor called an eNose, scientists conducting the study found that those who had positive interactions had similar scents. It worked for me Penelope Zbornak, 40, Lancashire ‘I was running low on energy and constantly had a cough or a cold – even in summer. I started taking Link Nutrition Immune Support (£19.95 for 60 capsules, link…

Health ask us He sends me explicit texts Q What started as flirting at work has turned into sexual harassment. Despite my being very clear, this man tries to kiss and touch me whenever we are in a room alone. Now he’s started to send me explicit sexual texts. I complained, and my manager asked if I felt scared. I said no because I’m not, but I do want it to stop. Nothing has been done since. What do I do? A With sexual harassment, it is essential to document everything. Write down all details, including when you complained, and take everything back to your manager. Sexual harassment is a form of unlawful discrimination under the Equality Act 2010, and your company should have a policy to deal with it.…

READER QUESTION Q I’d like to start a savings pot for my son. I’ve heard about Junior ISAs – what are they? A ‘Junior ISAs are long-term tax-free savings accounts for children,’ says Martin Shaw, CEO of Association of Financial Mutuals. ‘There are two types: cash-based JISAs and stocks and shares JISAs. And you can contribute up to £9,000 a year until they are 18. The money belongs to the child and they can take control of it when they’re 16 but cannot withdraw it until they turn 18.’ Go green for less ‘Doing full loads of laundry will help you save on energy and water compared with doing smaller loads more often,’ says Paula Quazi of Smol. ‘Try measuring a palm’s width gap between the top of your…

Harry & Meghan HELL AT HOME A huge mansion in one of California’s most prestigious neighbourhoods might sound like a heavenly place to live, but for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, it seems their home life has been hellish of late thanks to a string of security breaches. Harry and Meghan relocated to the celeb-loved area in Santa Barbara County back in July 2020 but now reports have revealed that the couple, who live in the £11 million home with their two children, Archie, three, and Lilibet, one, were recently subjected to two intruder scares in just 12 days. Santa Barbara Police records show that police rushed to the couple’s home on their wedding anniversary, 19 May, in response to a trespasser report, and that a second intruder alert…

£10 AND UNDER BARGAIN BAG A turquoise tote for holiday essentials. Bag, £6, Primark PINK PUMP Up your bathroom game. Soap dispenser, £5, George at Asda GLASS ACT Perfect for a dinner party starter. Bowl, £5.99, Zara LIGHT LUNCH Take this into work for all your snacking needs. Lunch box, £5, Peacocks SODA SMOOTH Skincare just got fizzier. Pink Lemonade Body Butter, £3.50, Primark COLOURFUL CROCKERY Brighten up your kitchen with vibrant accessories. Fruit bowl, £6.50, bowls, £5 each, tray, £8, mugs, £4 each, coasters, £3 each, all Matalan LEAF THROUGH For important thoughts. Notebook, £6, John Lewis & Partners PUNCHY PURSE This bright coin holder will fit neatly in your bag. Purse, £10, Accessorize SHADE BRIGADE Open your eyes to the world of colourful sunnies. Sunglasses, £6.99, H&M HOT…

Flowy trousers Fluid silhouettes are key to avoiding a summer sweat-fest, and wide-leg trousers are a real game changer. Not only are they oh-so-comfy but they have an elegant aesthetic that makes them easy to dress up with heels. These sit high on the waist, helping to elongate your legs. Trousers, £32.99, sizes 8-22, M&Co Hannah Brilliant basics Invest in some premium cotton tees that will survive many washes and wears. This has a boxy, oversized fit. Try just tucking in the front for added structure. Top, £12.99, sizes xs-l, Zara Becky Get shirty An oversized linen shirt is a summer staple. I get extra mileage from mine and use it as a shirt and a beach cover-up. Wear loose over your swimsuit or tie the front to highlight the…

No-bake triple chocolate cheesecake PREP TIME: 1 HR 30 MINSCOOK TIME: 0 MINSSKILL LEVEL: EASYCALS: 658 FAT: 50GSAT FAT: 30G CARBS: 42G TIP YOU CAN MAKE THIS AN ALL DARK CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE OR ONLY USE TWO TYPES OF CHOCOLATE, BUT ENSURE YOU ALWAYS USE THE SAME TOTAL WEIGHT AS IN THIS RECIPE. SERVES 12 What do you get when you combine dark, milk and white chocolate all in one dessert? Perfection! YOU WILL NEED 100g unsalted butter, melted 300g digestive biscuits, blitzed to fine crumb For the filling: 600g full-fat soft cheese, at room temperature125g icing sugar1tsp vanilla extract300ml double cream100g each, dark, milk and white chocolate, melted in separate bowls and cooled slightly To decorate: 50g dark/milk/white chocolate, melted150ml double cream2tbsp icing sugarChocolate curls HOW TO DO IT 1…

‘More than just a horse’ Annie Connolly, 43, lives in Godalming, Surrey. When I first heard about Cherry, no one else wanted her. A thin, flighty horse, she’d been rescued by a friend from a market abroad where she was being sold for meat. And, impulsive as it sounds, I agreed to take her. You see, I had been having a hard time, too. It was 2013 and I’d been suffering from fatigue, hair loss and split nails. I was finally diagnosed with an autoimmune condition, Hashimoto’s disease. But spending time with Cherry got me out of bed each day. As Cherry grew stronger, so did I, and soon I could ride her. To me, she was more than a horse, she was a soulmate. In 2018, she fell ill.…

CLUES & ARROWS Fill in the clues in the direction of the arrows Sudoku To solve the puzzle, each 3x3 box, each column and each row must contain the numbers 1 to 9. Wordsearch Which football club was initially formed as St Domingo FC? The answer is the one missing from the grid. AJAXARSENALCELTICCHELSEAEVERTONFULHAMHULLLAZIO LILLEMILANMONACONICEPORTOROMASTOKE CROSSWORD Put your feet up and have a go at this old classic ACROSS 1 & 4 Across. 2021 sequel to a 1986 classic, starring 12 Across, 19 Across, 21 Down & 22 Down (3,3,8)4 See 1 Across10 Dutch city (9)11 Man-eating giants (5)12 _ Teller, star of the films Divergent and War Dogs (5)13 Complicated in design (9)14 Light shoes with straps (7)16 Fall in drops (4)19 Jon _, star of Mad Men (4)21…

Nicola Walker ‘I HOPE PEOPLE LOVE IT AS MUCH AS I DO’ The actor on new comedy drama Marriage… When she starred in BBC1 drama The Split, Nicola Walker played a divorce lawyer, so there’s a certain irony about the fact that the actor is now starring in a drama about a relationship that has stayed the course for nearly 30 years. ‘MAKING MARRIAGE WAS JOYFUL’ Nicola and Sharpe actor Sean Bean play married couple Emma and Ian in comedy drama Marriage, which explores how they deal with all of life’s challenges. When we first meet them, Ian’s coming to terms with his mum’s death and also coping with being made redundant, while Emma’s career is on the up, but the presence of her handsome younger boss Jamie (Henry Lloyd-Hughes)…

Popping the kettle on, I peered out of the kitchen window. ‘Fancy a cuppa?’ I called to my mum as she pottered around the garden. It was 2000, and my mum Joan, then 76, was always outside, tending to flowers or trimming the hedge. The house had been our family home since 1959, but when my parents had retired earlier that year, I’d bought it from them and moved in with my husband Stephen, then 41, and our son Oliver, 11. ‘SHE DIDN’T SEEM TO KNOW WHO HE WAS’ Mum and my dad Ron, 77, built a little house for themselves in the garden. It was the perfect family set-up. We’d always been close, and Oliver loved having his grandparents nearby. Our back doors were always open, there were no…

Waking up on my 33rd birthday in June 2017, I had a permanent smile on my face. Beside me lay my wonderful partner Michael, then 28, and in the next room slept our beautiful daughter Nia, then two. The three of us lived in our own flat in Hatfield and I loved my job as a special education needs tutor. When I’d fallen pregnant with Nia in May 2014, it had ended two years of heartache. We had been trying for so long, we feared it would never happen for us. Finding out we were expecting a little girl, my love for the life growing inside of me intensified. It was like I could picture her already. But suffering from severe hyperemesis gravidarum (severe pregnancy sickness), I spent most of…

MY EYES ARE SO SORE AND CRUSTY Q Each morning when I wake up my eyelids are stuck together. Plus, I have developed sore crusty eyelids during the day. Could I have developed an allergy to my eye make-up? I have been using the same products for years, but I can’t think of any other explanation. A This sounds like blepharitis. Try cleaning your eyes twice a day using a clean flannel soaked in warm water. Place the flannel on the eyes and hold it there for five to 10 minutes, then clean your eyelids using a cotton bud with a small amount of baby shampoo in water. This isn’t usually an allergy, but I would recommend avoiding all make-up until the symptoms have cleared. His snoring is getting worse…

Don’t neglect them Dina says, ‘Your feet are your body’s foundation – 25% of all the bones in the body are located below the ankle. This helps us to tread approximately three billion steps during our lifetime and put twice our body weight on our feet every time we step.’ Give them an extra pamper after long days of walking by using a soothing mask, like Honey & Almond Foot Nourishing Sock Pack, £1.99, Superdrug. Be consistent As with everything, consistency is key. ‘Once you have given your feet an MOT, it’s important to get into the habit of a regular foot-care routine to maintain healthy, happy feet,’ says Dina. You’ll be more likely to care and pamper feet that look pretty, so use a joy-sparking nail polish, like Barry…

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And… relax 9-15 August 2022 ASK ALEX A ‘WHAT IS MY HOROSCOPE TODAY?’ ARIES 21 Mar – 20 Apr Your talent will see you making money before long. Having faith in your abilities will show someone you’re worth investing in. TAURUS 21 Apr – 20 May Want a bargain? As the sun is in Virgo, look on the high street and online, comparing the prices, and trust your instinct. GEMINI 21 May – 20 Jun There will be a chance to see beyond what a person normally shows. Work towards this great new friendship. CANCER 21 Jun – 22 Jul Treat yourself to some TLC – you deserve it. The little steps you can take will change your life. Create space for the new! LEO 23 Jul – 22 Aug…

THE NIGHT SHIP by Jess Kidd(£16.99, Canongate Books, HB) Although Mayken and Gil were born centuries apart, the fates of both children are deeply intertwined. On board the Batavia in 1629, feisty young Mayken finds herself trapped in the midst of spiralling tensions and dark secrets. It will take all her resourcefulness to face the ominous forces overcoming the ship. In 1989, newly orphaned Gil finds himself on a remote fishing island off Australia, known for its shipwrecks. And while the island appears tranquil, a strange darkness begins to settle over it… Shot through with emotion, this is an achingly beautiful novel about facing up to your deepest fears. SUCH A GOOD MOTHER by Helen MonksTakhar (£14.99, HarperCollins, HB) All Rose wants is to be the perfect mother. Just like…

As I started up my car, the engine hummed as it burst into life. I loved driving myself to and from work and the freedom it gave me, but most people would be surprised to know I had a driving licence or that I was able to work at all. You see, I was born with a genetic condition which affects my muscles, meaning I was unable to walk. I’d used a wheelchair all my life but, thanks to my amazing dad Dan, nothing ever held me back. My parents had known from when I was just a baby that something wasn’t right. By November 1980, when I was one, I hadn’t shown any signs of starting to walk. Five months later, both my little brother Sam and I were…