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.

Editor’s welcome • What will change this year?

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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 • March arrives with a calm sense of shift. Not dramatic, just a gentle nudge that the season is edging forward. Days feel a little looser, ideas come more readily, and the world seems to offer up small invitations to try something new. Whether it’s a trip, a book, a workshop or a quiet moment to yourself, March is here to remind you that change doesn’t need to be big to matter.

‘One of my readers was inspired to move to the Cotswolds to find a husband!’ • In our author Q&A, we talk to novelist Jill Mansell about her life, loves and what keeps her up at night.

BOOKS WE ♥ • Discover your next unputdownable read with our March books, curated by bestseller Adele Parks. From dark secrets in Irish woods and a taut 1920s love story to a razor-sharp Glasgow noir – these gripping novels celebrate female strength, resilience and the redemptive power of love and hope.

10 Things We Love About…. Reese Witherspoon THE SOUTHERN BELLE WHO RINGS TRUE • She has had success on screen, written a bestselling book and founded one of the most respected production companies in the film industry. Caroline Blight reflects on how Reese, as she turns 50 this March, has moved from Hollywood’s sweetheart to one of its most influential storytellers.

Choose to thrive! • Feel good, stay strong – health, happiness, wellbeing and ageing brilliantly.

Fit for life • Rachel Dobson unpacks why midlife fidgeting, bustling and refusing to stay put might be exactly what your body and mood needs.

Trust Your Gut How digestion shapes hormones, mood and more • Pharmacologist and gut-health specialist Debbie Grayson reveals why digestion gets more temperamental in midlife – and the simple daily tweaks that can soothe bloating, balance hormones and even lift your mood.

‘My relationships FEEL OFF’ • Each month, therapist, coach and author Eve Menezes Cunningham helps Platinum readers tackle one big midlife challenge.

DR DAWN HARPER’S HEALTH SECRETS • Dr Dawn Harper explains why thyroid results can be so confusing and what they really mean.

‘Running was my salvation after my husband of 30 years died’ • When her husband was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, Lisa Jackson’s love for running helped her to cope, but after his death, a debilitating back spasm forced her to stop. Determined to get back on the road, Lisa entered the 2025 Brighton Marathon – and it helped to heal her broken heart.

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