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There's a certain excitement that takes hold of me whenever we start working on the November issue. Each month has its own delights, but November has a particular joy to it. Perhaps it's the excitement of knowing that Christmas and the end-of-year ho

Find out what actress CAROLYN STEYN loves the most on page 39. * How would your friends describe you? I’d like to think they’d say loyal and generous. * My girlfriends and  I often... have dinner at a restaurant or go line dancing. Once a year we’re

The other day, my friend Karen turned down an invitation to lunch with a neighbour. The woman had lived across the road for years and, although they were chatty, they’d never got close. Recently, the woman started messaging daily, suggesting they mee

Hats off to H&M for beautiful fashion-forward workwear. The new H&M Studio Collection is a strong yet feminine range that mixes the classic and the avant-garde, with versatile shapes, timeless cuts, and playful prints – perfect for confident, empower

Carolyn, 59, lives in Joburg’s northern suburbs with her husband Douw. They have two Yorkshire terrier dogs, BB and Blondi. LINE DANCING I took it up as it looked like such fun. I have a big birthday looming, and there’ll be plenty of it at the par

GET THE DIARY OUT I am a great believer in checking the next three to four weeks, and making firm plans to spend time with the friends who matter. Faraway friends will need more advance notice if you're going to get together at least once or twice a

1 Flip out of your comfort zone It’s amazing how liberating it is to try a new physical challenge. Whether it’s bungee jumping or zorbing (rolling around in the human equivalent of a hamster ball), all you really need is the ability to laugh at yours

✢ Those smooth-operating Ancient Egyptians aimed for complete body hair removal using pumice, sugar, or beeswax. ✢ Regarding it as ‘uncivilised’, women of the Roman Empire would painstakingly tweeze those short and curlies away. ✢ By the Middle Ages,

“Early-onset grey was the bane of my hair life until root touch-up powders came along (Colour Wow Root Cover Up, R550, is still the best), but I’ve also been known to use a matte taupe eyeshadow. Use hairspray to seal, and it’ll be rainproof, too.” F

How will I be diagnosed? You need to see your GP for a urine and blood test. “Type 2 diabetes is diagnosed by detecting persistently high blood levels of glucose and HbA1c, which reflects blood glucose levels over the past three months,” says Dr Mel

CAROLINE MORGAN is 62 years old. “I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in a routine check-up three years ago, and it was a complete shock – even the doctors couldn’t believe it. I’m at a healthy weight for my age, 1,65m and 64kg – I swim, cycle, ga

In the past decade, sales of gluten-free products have skyrocketed. Despite this, it’s estimated that just 1% of the world’s population has coeliac disease. So why are we frightened of bread? “Those who were plagued by agony after eating gluten genui

“Whether you love eating Cheerios for breakfast or struggle to eat as soon as you wake up, that’s fine because everyone is different,” says Eve. “One of the big breakfast myths picks on the scary stuff: carbs,” says Laura. “If you’re going to eat car

THIS MONTH... • Dealing with joint pain • Avoiding the sun while on antibiotics • Weeing: what’s normal and what’s not? Q I’ve had a run of chest infections recently, and have now been prescribed a course of doxycycline antibiotics. However, it say

Bestselling author Miranda Dickinson’s new novel, The Day We Meet Again (HarperCollins), is a love story we can all relate to on some level. I’m a bit of magpie, so there are always snippets of real life I weave into my stories. Characters are oft

Good-luck planet Jupiter has been onside all year for you. Time to harvest opportunities, especially after the 22nd. November birthdays see a 12-year high. SMS WH Sagittarius* for a daily update Next month sees things begin to lighten up for you bu

Cillian, 43, lives in Ireland with his wife, visual artist Yvonne McGuinness, 46, and their two sons, Malachy, 13, and Aran, 12. My childhood memories We used to go camping a lot. I have fond memories of driving around campsites with all of us in t