Health Plus Magazine
Reviewed By WLR Dietitian
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Fact File - Health Plus |
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Issue reviewed: June 2005
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Circulation: No figures available |
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Pages: 124,
23% Advertising |
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Cover Price: £2.40
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Content
Health Plus includes plenty of health
features, real life, makeovers, beauty and celebrity
interviews.
Overall view
The content is upbeat and informative, and is
clearly aimed at women over the age of 40. The magazine starts
with a round up of news and then heads straight into features,
although these don’t seem to follow any particular structure
and would benefit from being more clearly split up into
sections such as health or beauty.
In Detail
As this is one of the few health magazines aimed
specifically at women over the age of 40, there are plenty of
original features. This issue includes features covering why
more women over the age of 40 are having unplanned
pregnancies, a great guide to covering grey hair, how to boost
spiritual, emotional, physical and mental energy, how to talk
to your partner about the menopause and using fragrances to
feel good.
Having said this, several other features have been
done many times before – for example, how health problems
could be to blame for making you fat, ways to beat cellulite,
toning exercises targeted at problem areas and laser eye
surgery. But on balance, the original ideas win through.
Better still, the models used in features are clearly older
than teenagers and the celebrities featured are all well into
their forties (such as Andie McDowell, Denise Welch and
Arabella Weir). Sadly, the picture on the cover of Denise
Welch is far from flattering and does little to inspire you to
pick it up.
Meanwhile, thanks to a panel of experts promoted on the
first page and constant expert advice throughout, this
magazine really does feel as though it’s the authority on
health issues for women over the age of 40.
Who it will suit
A great
read if you’re in your 40s or 50s and want good, solid health
and beauty advice on issues that are specific to your age.
Juliette's Verdict
A good magazine if you’re over 40 and
want solid health information without any gimmicks 6/10
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