Longevity · Cover story
Is NMN Legal in Canada?Five Clues on the Bottle Solve It
NMN is legal in Canada if the bottle has an NPN. Five clues on the label tell you what it may claim, whether the dose was...
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The new luxury wellness · Issue 14Heart health · Cover story
From a Tokyo Breakfastto a Toronto Counter
Natto is a Tokyo breakfast. Nattokinase is a capsule on a Toronto counter. What changed on the flight home, and the one question to ask your...
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NAD+ Nasal Spray vs IV vs Pill:What Actually Gets In?
NAD+ was first spotted in yeast in 1906. Today it is sold as a drip, a nasal spray and a capsule. Three receipts, lined up against...
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The Fasting Rules WereNever Tested on You
The 16:8 friend, the three-day-fast friend and you, over dinner. Which fast length has evidence in women your age, and which one can cost you muscle.
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Editor's letterIssue 14, October 2026
Wellness has grown loud, all metrics and protocols. This issue is our quiet rebellion: the belief that feeling extraordinary is, above all, a pleasure. The retreats worth the journey, the rituals worth keeping, the objects worth owning.
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Leg by Leg: What Comes After the First Pill Stops Working
When hormone-positive breast cancer outgrows its first pills, a new mutation test now decides the next drug. The three 2026 approvals, and the question families forget.
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BiohackingThe long read · 12 min
The science of feeling extraordinary
Cold plunges, red light, continuous glucose: decoded for the woman who wants results without the bro-science.
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A considered entry point to optimising energy, sleep and longevity, with the rituals and tools our editors actually keep.
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We don't diet here. We feast, beautifully and on purpose.
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Fast food for the woman running a company and a kitchen, refined enough to plate for guests.
Comfort · Vegetarian
Miso Mushroom Lasagna Soup: Love Without the Labour
"I made lasagna" might be the most romantic sentence in a home kitchen, because everyone who hears it knows what it cost. Somebody simmered a sauce all afternoon, boiled the...
High protein
Hot-Honey Bison Bowl: The Seduction Bowl
Seared bison, purple sweet potato, whipped cottage cheese and a hidden layer of kimchi, finished with chilli honey. A 45-minute, high-protein dinner.
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Biohacking Left the Supplement Cabinet: Miso-Glazed Salmon with Beluga Lentils
Miso-glazed salmon, beluga lentils and charred broccolini create a gourmet biohacking dinner designed around protein, omega-3s, fibre and plant diversity.
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Cauliflower “Lobster” Thermidor: The Vegetarian Main That Looks Like a Restaurant Sent It Out
One head of cauliflower, one pan of mushroom and white wine sauce, and a golden Gruyère crust. Twenty-four grams of protein a serving, and nobody has to know how easy...
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Longevity · Long read
You Just Did a Longevity Week. Sort the Results Before You Land.
The longevity-retreat PDF lands at the gate. Sort it before you are home: what to leave on the plane, what to take to your GP, what to act on.
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Supplements · Long read
Your Friend Swears by Colostrum. What We'd Say Over Coffee.
Your friend says colostrum is liquid gold for the gut. The studies were in men on painkillers and athletes in heat. Four claims answered over one latte, kindly.
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Cycle health · Long read
Same Pasta, Two Wednesdays: Why Your Glucose Spikes the Week Before Your Period
Same pasta, same wine, two Wednesdays: why glucose runs higher before your period, how small the change is, and the food-order fix.
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Strength · Long read
The Band That Builds Bone: Blood Flow Restriction Training for Women
How a numb pair of legs in 1966 became blood flow restriction training, and what the cuff can and can't do for your bones in the decade before menopause.
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