Our Winter Issue
JUN/AUG 2026

I don’t think there is anything furthermost from any of our minds every day than food. What are we going to eat, what do we need to buy, what do we feel like eating .. but how nutritious it is for us is another thing. In this issue our feature is on Food + Gut + Brain in which we include interviews with Dr Jim Kantidakis who is a long-term specialist in gut issues and pioneer of Psychogastroenterology; Dr Joanna McMillan who is a nutrition scientist and has written a number of books on how to maintain good health including her latest The Fibre Factor; and we spoke with Bruce Beresford about his experience of living with ulcerative colitis for more than 47 years. We also explain the difference between diverticulitis and diverticulosis, and look at whether eating a little more meat could help people with Alzheimer’s. Lots more health news and research too this issue, including that women are more likely to survive cancer but suffer more side effects (there are more and more examples of the differences between men and women coming out that needs to be accounted for in research); there is a big rise in identified allergens, and we ask if age is more modifiable than we think? Whilst we are getting better at self-care, as more people understand that being ill or being well is largely their lifestyle choices, actually doing it … looking after yourself well is again, another thing. So we have published a 5-Step Approach to Practising Self-Care. And with AI becoming more prevalent in our society, we have shared an article on medical chatbots, which looks like something we will all be accessing more in the very near future. We also have a wonderful Q&A with Rebecca Morton, who is a singer, actor, mother, breathwork practitioner and writer, who says The Arts hold the soul of the world. Isn’t that beautiful? Cosy up and keep warm this Winter and we hope you enjoy this read.