Platinum

Platinum is the magazine for women in the prime of their lives - and having the time of their lives, too. Platinum is for those women who are up-to-date in both style and attitude and interested in exploring the world around them. In the pages of Platinum, readers will find everything from in-depth reads to the latest from the world of well-being. Platinum magazine inspires you to live your best possible life with fun-loving, informative, uplifting, and motivational articles and features inside every issue. Rekindle your confidence with expert beauty, skincare, and fashion advice, learn how to curb your financial worries, maintain your fitness goals and so much more with Platinum as your ultimate lifestyle guide. Platinum magazine encourages you to try new styles, recipes, exercises plus much more and pushes you outside of your comfort so that you can make the most of your life and celebrate the incredible woman that you are every day. Discover the lifestyle magazine that is redefining the lives of women aged 55 and over and start living your best and most fabulous life every day.

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Inspiration from our contributors • Meet the brilliant experts bringing you energy, creativity and love in this month’s edition.

Life Almanac • April arrives with that subtle, almost secretive shift we feel more than we see. Not a dramatic drumroll - more a soft suggestion that things are loosening. Days stretch, ideas stretch with them, and suddenly the world feels like it has a few more open doors than last month. You might feel drawn to a new place, a new book, a new class… or simply a new way of giving yourself 10 quiet minutes. April’s reminder? Change doesn’t have to shout to count.

‘On my first date with my husband, I knew my life was about to be turned upside down’ • Sunday Times bestselling author Patrick Gale on what makes him most proud, why he’d rather head to bed than out for dinner, and how best to deal with bullies.

BOOKS WE ♥ • From time-slip romance and sweeping wartime drama to gloriously escapist country-house tales and razor-sharp midlife comedy, this month’s reads, recommended by our book editor, bestselling author Adele Parks MBE, delight, transport and tug at the heart – perfect for losing yourself in and sharing with friends.

Re-spinning the narrative: Halle’s next act • In our celebrity profile this month, Caroline Blight examines how Hollywood icon and now health advocate, Halle Berry, is turning personal experience into powerful change and reshaping the menopause conversation.

Choose to thrive! • Feel good, stay strong – health, happiness, wellbeing and ageing brilliantly with Health Editor Rachel Dobson.

Why Your Neighbours Might Be the Secret to Your Fitness (and Happiness) • Platinum’s Health Editor Rachel Dobson on where we live and how it quietly shapes our habits, health and happiness, from binfluencers to Lycra-clad life cheerleaders.

Balancing Act • As blood sugar wobbles become more common in midlife, Dr Rubina Aktar explains why steady energy matters more than willpower.

‘I’ve lost my sparkle’ • Each month, therapist, coach and author Eve Menezes Cunningham helps Platinum readers tackle one big midlife challenge using her Feel – Love – Heal framework.

DR DAWN HARPER’S HEALTH SECRETS • Dr Dawn Harper shares science-backed advice on the supplements that actually matter after 50 – and how to take them wisely.

Giveaway time! WIN a Luxurious Short Break at The Belfry Hotel & Resort, Midlands • Looking to escape to rolling parkland and tranquil countryside in the West Midlands? Here’s your chance to win a luxury stay for two at the prestigious Belfry Hotel &...