Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 16 i Gathered

What if one of the most powerful tools for living a longer, healthier life isn’t a supplement, superfood, or breakthrough drug, but your own mind? For decades, we’ve been told that to age well we need to eat right, exercise regularly, avoid smoking, and manage our stress. All true. But emerging research suggests there’s something even more fundamental influencing how we age: the way we think about ageing itself. In a culture obsessed with staying young, ageing is often framed as a slow decline. A series of losses, limitations, and “senior moments.” But this mindset may be doing more than dimming our outlook. It could be cutting our lives short. Your mindset matters more than you think Science is now catching up to what many ancient wisdom traditions have long…

Dark circles are very common, showing up after a night of heavy drinking, poor quality sleep or just general exhaustion. The under-eye area can take on a bluish-grey hue, sometimes with visible broken blood vessels, and may become swollen or irritated. These aren’t the only reasons dark circles show up, though, and when there’s no obvious cause, it can be especially frustrating. Often, we’re led to believe that a magic (and expensive) serum will answer all of our problems, yet this is usually not the case. However, the good news is that a lot can be done to improve the appearance of dark circles, and you can start today. The first step is understanding what’s causing your dark circles. Identifying the underlying reason can help you target your treatment and…

As Celebrity Traitors starts filming and contestants including Stephen Fry, Celia Imrie, Alan Carr and Paloma Faith, try to outfox each other in TV’s most deliciously duplicitous show, it’s anyone’s guess who will come out triumphant. Will Olympic diver Tom Daley win the trust of his fellow contestants, including sports presenter Clare Balding and singer Charlotte Church, or will he be callously murdered by his cloaked colleagues? With the line up now official, filming is under way in the Traitors castle in the Scottish Highlands and the series is due to air in autumn on BBC One, with host Claudia Winkleman. All we can say, is we hope the star Traitors are better at lying than legendary Linda, from Series 3. The series has opened up discussions around lying –…

While high cholesterol is often thought of as a condition associated with an unhealthy lifestyle, lack of exercise and one too many pizza and Prosecco nights, you might not be as unlikely to have it as you think. It’s perhaps one of the most common, rarely considered and highly dangerous of health conditions, yet it has no symptoms and could creep up on you without a word of warning. You might be an outdoorsy, exercise-loving type, with the physique to show for it, who feasts on a wholefood diet sprinkled with nourishing seeds, always eating something resembling a rainbow on a plate, and hardly ever touching a drop of alcohol, safe in the belief you’re as healthy as humanly possible. And while all this effort does put you in a…

Vitamin B12, also called cobalamin, is an essential nutrient that plays a crucial role in our bodies, from red blood cell formation and DNA synthesis to nerve and brain function. It plays an important part in the upkeep of myelin, which insulates every nerve fibre, and that explains why some of us will experience pins and needles if we’re low in B12. Regenerative and aesthetic doctor Dr Miriam Adebibe says, ‘not only does Vitamin B12 provide energy, boost blood supply, support the nervous system and help with the production of blood cells, it should also be considered essential for our skin. The problem is that many of us are suffering from low levels of this important vitamin.’ The 'youth vitamin' ‘I think of Vitamin B as a “youth vitamin,“ continues…

Botox… fillers… nowadays they’re viewed in the same way as popping to the dentist. In fact, according to the British Society of Aesthetic Medicine, 9.2 million people had an aesthetic treatment in the last 12 months, and the UK nonsurgical aesthetics industry is valued in excess of £3bn in the next 12 months. But that means it is ever evolving. So, will Botox soon be old hat? Here’s what experts say will be the new innovations in beauty and aesthetics in the next few years. AI will lead the way Dr Dan Marsh and Dr Mo Akhavani, founders of The Plastic Surgery Group say: ‘Artificial intelligence (AI) is making a significant impact on plastic surgery and this is something which is set to become even more prevalent in the future.…

You’re in midlife but you still feel young and so you want to look young. Yet, are the things we’re told to do to stay ‘with it’ actually helping – or making us look worse? Here two fashion experts weigh in with their advice on the things we’re doing wrong…and how to get them right. Wearing trainers with dresses and other Gen Z looks Long hailed as the ‘cool mum’ look, it is now seen as dated by younger people as stylist Lisa Talbot says: ‘While this look works on Gen Z, on midlife women it can come across as try-hard or unflattering, especially if the dress is floaty or dated. The contrast between the delicate and the clunky can feel mismatched.’ Likewise, Lisa says there’s nothing more forced than…

With a massive rise in cleaning influencers on social media, and cleaning products going as viral as the latest make up must-haves, getting your home spick and span has become a trend. But while we are used to whizzing around with a duster, and tackling the obvious areas with a mop, have we forgotten the hidden danger areas that could be damaging our health? Factory Direct Flooring conducted a swab experiment recently in eight different homes in the UK, and spoke to cleaning experts at Homeaglow, and health expert, Dr. Deborah Lee, at Doctorfox.co.uk . The results showed that carpets are a hidden hotspot for mould and that bathrooms have the dirtiest floors overall, though they’re the easiest to clean. They found that bedrooms have the filthiest carpets and that…