Our top reads this month
WE HEAR YOU
Suit Yourself, page 45
“Pay attention to how geometric lines can create the illusion of a cinched waist and hourglass figure.” – Anja Joubert, WH fashion editor
LOVE YOURSELF!
Tell us
anything
The Other Big C, page 76
“There are more than 100 types of HPV, of which at least 13 are cancer causing.” – Dr Natacha Allan, general practitioner at Intercare Woodhill
Body Of Water, page 64
“Movement in water offers more resistance than in air, which means your muscles get better toning.”
– Botle Kayamba, group fitness instructor and Next Fitness Star 2017 finalist
For Every Body
WINNING LETTER
The September issue spoke volumes to me after discovering the articles on body changes and how they change you. Lindsay’s story about her struggle with Crohn’s disease and her ostomy bag was exactly what I needed to hear as we have very similar journeys. Being a fellow Crohn’s sufferer for the past six years, I recently had my ostomy bag surgery in November 2016. As she states in her story, it is inevitable that your confidence and body image take a huge knock. Forcing myself to take a healthy approach to taking better care of my body and loving the skin I am in are lessons well learnt and I am truly inspired by her strength and bravery! And it is important that awareness
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is created around it and the stigma behind “sh*t bags” is killed. The mind and body are powerful; what we put in, we get out. I’m truly inspired that you are showing that strength comes in different forms issue after issue and we should really be loving our bodies and putting the time and effort into caring for them. It’s the only body you have! Thank you to WH for providing all the tools and the drive to inspire women to take care of themselves! You are amazing for sharing all these inspiring ladies’ stories! Laetitia Somaru, Pretoria
Be Brave Your article “How My Body Changed... And How It Changed Me” was so moving; how you celebrated these three remarkable, brave heroes put the magazine on the top of my list! We as women always feel that we are not good enough, smart enough,
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beautiful enough, thin enough, brave enough... This article made me feel like I am enough! That I should be grateful for my fully functional body, imperfections included. Thank you, Women’s Health, for focusing on women’s physical, emotional and spiritual health and that selfacceptance is key and that we are all a work in progress. Janine Roussouw, Cape Town
Back In The Saddle I have recently been feeling a bit down in the dumps; going to gym
every day, but still gaining weight, until I came across your four-week exercise programme in the September issue. I committed to finishing the four weeks and I can see results! My clothes feel looser and I fit into a pair of gym tights that I bought in a medium, although I usually get a large. After week two, I fit into them, without even following the eating guide. Thanks to WH and the personal trainers who put the programme together. This girl dropped a dress size and is feeling super motivated. Thabisile Monareng, Durban
Drop us a line at TellWH@WomensHealthSA.co.za. Please include your full name and the city in which you live.
WRITE IN AND WIN! This month’s winner will receive an Elizabeth Arden White Tea Fragrance Hamper, including the Elizabeth Arden White Tea 30ml, 50ml and 100ml fragrances and the Elizabeth Arden White Tea Pure Indulgence Hand Cream, valued at R1 870.
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I have SO much praise for the September issue! This magazine in general speaks to such a wide variety of women – and offers such balanced and realistic advice. I LOVE the fact that this magazine also represents “normal women”, as it propagates a much more healthy media representation of what femininity is – cellulite, curves and all! Also the fact that you promote STRONG women, not just skinny, flawless women. I adore the “type” of body that WH promotes – one that is healthy, womanly and fit, without necessarily having to be cellulite-free and stick-thin. In a nutshell, I love that WH promotes strong women in all their shapes and sizes. Thank you! Nadine Hugo, Pretoria
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